BENEFIT SPORTS MEETING.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13359, 26 February 1909, Page 5

BENEFIT SPORTS MEETING.

A boiH'fit sport.-; mooting, organised by tho Christchuroh Cycling Club., was hold at Lancaster Park yostorday afternoon. The weather remained fine throughout, .md the strong easterly wind which prevailed did not seriously interfere with tho various events. The attendance was very good, the sum of £02 heiny takc-n at the gates. The ptc presented was a. capital one ana provided oxoelk'iit sport. Considerable interest was added to it by t.'.c appearance of H. Arn.st. He won his h.'ut in the Dnr.lop Wheel Race and tin:.'lied second to U. A. .Smith in the ii:i:\L aiter a go yd race. Am.st gave an exhibition e.t how he trained tor the niaU-.i against Webb, and concluded with an exhibition <:f rowing on a patent •lionic rower.' an apparatus (•■imilir to the ivntr? j>ort:on ot a Ixiat. .Mr W. K. Thntnpson. on behalf of the Christclmrcih Cycling Club, presented Arnst with a medal suitably inscribed in coiiin;v:iu>ration ot his winning tho I world's sculling championship. The f<; 1 levin;.; were the results: — Open Cycle Hiir.clinip. about Uirec-quari-crs of a :niie. First prize £2. second £1. third IC—-First heat: F. B. Jamioscn, fiOycls. 1; C X Joiiii--. 00yds, 2; L.. Jimw. llttyd.-, :!. K.Vfcn ccmf-;al. Time, limn 32< ;c. ' Kocircl iest: (i. Mv-Olciii, Ttiyd*. 1; G. 11. ! li-.rch. M).vd?. -2; C 11. 'li:n.cr. 30ya s , :!. Five coinittid. Time, 31 J-oth sec. Final: J Derail*. 1; V,. 11. liirch. -2; V.. H. 'luriiei-. Won by ;i l.i:-th acd a hnlf; .Icr.stli "■rrr.cl r.r.d 'thivil. Time, lmin :!o l-3;h tec. Mimical Chairs. Fir.-', prize £I—X. Arnst Isu'.-Ie Ccmpctiticn. First prize £i —C. R. "cvc\e "llandican. ere mi'e sr.d a half. Fit P' ; 7» iX "second XI 10s, liird 15f— Fir". nt?t: A. Bor.i.>, 30va<, 1: «. ii. I H-rrh. !6:i,-u«. i; G. .Mclik:::. 130 yd«, :i. K'-'bt c.-mpcttd. Tim>-. .Imin 27f<c. ~ccoi:d h'-af G. H. Turner. 50yds 1; J. T. Dennis. iii,-,!*, -J; 11. H. U.b.-.ou. lJUyds. 3. Five competed. Time, nmin "-1 3-stli sec. Final: G 11. Turri-r 5U\-ds. 1; J. T. Djiinia, 220 yds, ■2: A. Bonis. SlhcLs. 3. Won by a length, lime. .1::i:u -27fee. , Cyc'.e Ob-tac'.e Haco, one lap. Fir s t prize i'l —F. Graham. 1. T,,0-of-War -Kuupoi Pah Maork, 1; Ckrlstcluircli roliri- Force, 2. Dunlon Wheel Hjce, five milts and a half. First 'o" second *-2. third Xl— First heat. U. Ar:i-t. ?cr. 1 ; O. H. Birch. 270ycis, 2: G. Mc ffloiu, iUlvcTs. .'i. Won ca«i)y by two 'c: - r •rae di-'tance h-tween second and li.-rtl. Time Uniin 51-ec. Second heat: 'I. A. Smith scr. I; G. H. Turner. GOyds. 2. Ji. ' MoTo-MU- CC:iv<ls :J. Won by half :« -.-^el. i Tim- 13.U11. 56=cc. Final: G. A. Smith, sir. 1- It. Arnst. ?.~r. 2: M. McTcague, 200 yds, 3. ! \Von by a lensth. Time. 13min 2-' 2-Eth "Cc. Pi'iovr Fishi. First prize. £I —Keritiana., 1.