ENGLISH PARK STADIUM.
BENEFIT SPORTS MEETING. On Saturday evening the English Paris Stadium authorities held a benefit sports meeting in aid of injured competitorsThe main attraction was the match race Fitzgerald v. Carey. Fitzgerald proved the winner in the first two distances, tho quarter and half mile. | A "high ,bike" race with three competitors provided much amusement for tho spectators. These old-fashioned machines made quite a contrast with their modern brothers speeding round the track. The results were: CYCLING. (Amateur Handicap.) (Two laps.) First heat: R. A. Wilkie (90yds) 1, T. Matthews (100 yds) 2, B. McMahon (100 yds) 3. Time, 63sec Second heat: C. R. Symons (70yds) 1, B. Stewart (90yds) 2, D. Broad (20yds) 3. Time, Gssec. Third heat: L. Pither (20yds) 1, L. James (35yds) 2, T. Cook (60ycis) 3. Time, 66sec. Final. Stewart and Wilkie (dead-heat) .. 1 Matthews .. .. .. ..3 Time, 62 4-oseo. OPEN HANDICAP. ' (Two laps.) First heat: J. McGirr (18yds) 1, C. L. Burnand (30yds) 2. Time, 61 l-ssec. Second heat: A. C. Ritchio (30yds) 1, D. E. Spiers (40yds) 2, C. Blyth (75yds) 3. Time, 61 1-5 sec. Third heat: G. \V. Duggan (SOyds) 1, H. Burnside (85yds) 2, C. Bright (40yds) 3. Time, 61 3-ssec Fourth heat: H. W. Birch, (75yds) 1, W. H. Goodman (83yds) 2. Time, 60 4-ssec. Fifth heat-: D. E. Le Fevre (55yds) 1, J. Silvester (85yds) 2.. Time" 59 4-ssec. " . . ... Final. r Duggan .. .. .. .. 1 Le Fevre .. .. .. 2 Birch .. " •• •• 3 Time, 62 4-osec. MATCH RACE.! (Fitzgerald y. Carey.) Quarter mile (unpaced): M. Fitzgerald. Time, 51 2-ssec. . . | Half-mile: M.. .Fitzgerald. . Time, .65 3 ' 9eC " HIGH BIKE RACE. (Two laps.) E. Marra (scr) ... .. .. 1 P. C. Grooke (75yds) and S. E. Crooke (110 yds) (head-heat) .. ..2 Tiino, lmin 62 4-ssec. In an additional scratch race this order was reversed, P. Crooke gaining {he verdict. Time, SSsec. SECOND AND THIRD-CLASS HANDICA1 1 . ' . ' (Tlyeo laps.) : ■ Firßt fieat:'.R. Bullivant, (90yds) 1, H. Burnsidp (60yds) 2, Dewar (10yds) 3. Time, Iniin 39sec. ' See'ond heat: A. E. Gobbe ,(55yds) '3, G.-"H. SiK v eSter (65yds) 2, 'L. 'E Porter (80yds) 3. Time, lmin 35 third \heat: G. W. DUggo.tr (65yds) 1, R. Leggcfcjj (55yds) 2. Time, lmin 38 3-ssec. ' Fina\. Burnside '. ... .. ... ... . . .. . 1 Gobbe .2 Duggan. ... .. . .... .. •• , 3 Timej" Imm 41 ■;-i-ssec<"Yv " '"'o'" AMATEUR HANDICAP. (Three. laps.) First heat: Jamieson (55.vds) 1, B. Stewart (110 yds) 2, C. W. Goode (40yds) 3. Time, lmin 39 4-sßec. Second heat: 4. Pither (35yds) 1, C. R. Symons. (90yds) 2, D. Broad (30yds) 3. Time, lmin 38 2-sseq. Third heat: L. 3?. Hill (10yds) 1, F. Chick (100 yds) 2, T. Cook (90yds) 3. Time; lmin 44 l-ssec. Final. Jamieson .. .. •- .. 1 . Broad .. .. -■ .. 2 Pither .. . ... •• •• 3 , Time, lmin 42sec. SCRATCH RACE. ' (One Mile.) . First heat: A. Leathern 1, R. Cant 2, D. E. Spiers 3. Time, 2min 11 3-ssec. Second heat: F. J. Carey 1, J Bearman 2, H G. Watson 3. Time, 2min 12 4-osec.. Final. Leathern .. .. .» i.. .1 Cant .. • .. •• •• 2 Carey .. .. •• .. 3 Time, 2min 3 3-saec. ' WHIPPET RACING. 120 Yards Jttandicap—First heat:. F. H. 'John's Pepper (7yds) 1, A. B. L. Smith's Young Argyie (2yds) 2, T. H. Owen's (11yds) 3. Time, 8 1-5 sec. Second heat: McCammon and .Long's Good Luck (10yds) 1, F. Xymon's Flyaway (sor) 2, C. H. Taylor's Lynda Lou (9yds) 3. Time, - 8 l-ssec. Final Good Luck ~ •• •• 1 Lady .. .. .. .. 2 Timo, Bsec. 100 Yards Hurdles Handicap—Miss Daphne Moffat's Our Goldie (18yds). 1, Miss J. Johii'B Miss Ruby 2. Time, Bseo. 135 Yards Cash Run—First heat: A. Johnston (12Jyds) 1, C. K. Yeatman (lljyds) 2, G. P. Booth (16yds) 3. Time, 13 2-ssec. Second heat: D. Brackenbridge (SJyds) 1, C. H. Becks (12yds) 2, M A. McDonald (Biyds) 3. Time, 13 l-ssec. Third heat: S."'E. Austin (SJyds) 1, J Atkinson (14yds) 2 Time, 13 2-ssec. Fourth heat: ,N. C. Davies (135 yds) 1, V: Beaumont (121 yds) 2. Time, 13 2-saec. Fifth heat: R. S. Thomson (ojyds) 1. Time, 19 4-osec. Final. ' Johnston .. .. .. «■ I Seeks • •• •••. -. 2 Davies t.. .. •• , 3 Time, 13seo.
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