AMBERLEY SPORTS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19200, 5 January 1928, Page 12

AMBERLEY SPORTS.

CALEDONIAN SOCIETY'S

GATHERING

The annual sports meeting of the North Canterbury Caledonian Society, held at Amberley, was very successful. Favoured with sunshine and a well-laid-out Domain, the large attendance of spectators had a very pleasant time. There was quite a large crowd of visitors from Christchurch, who patronised the special train,, and the Christchurch Caledonian Band enlivened the proceedings throughout the day. The following are the results of the events: — ATHLETICS.

70yds Open Handicap—First heat: It. McKinnon (7Jyds) 1, C. V. Atyeo (7yds) 2, C. D. Burn (7Jyds) ,'i. Time, 7 2-ssec. Second heat: J. A. Casson (syds) 1, F. Kelly (Syds )2, W. J. Calderwood (6yds) 3. Time, 7 3-ssec. Final: McKinnon 1, Gasson 2, Atyeo 3. Time, 7 3-ssec. 100 yds District Handicap—ll. Smith (4yds.) 1, E. P. King (scr) 2, R. J. Caliill (4yds) 3. Time, 11 3-ssec.

100 yds Primary Schoolboys—R. Taplin 1, J. Tozer 2, C. Saundercock 3. Time, 12sec. 220 yds District Handicap—C. Gordon (Byds) 1, E. P. King (scr) 2, R. J. Cahill (Byds) 3. Time, 25 2-ssec. 100 yds, under 16— R. Taplin 1, R. Smith 2, C. Saundercock 3. Time, 11 3-ssec. 100 yds Open Handicap—First heat: P. Mather (9yds) 1, W. Bradley (7yds) 2. Time, lOsec. Second heat: C. V. Atyeo (.oyds) 1, W. M. Ewart (Byds) 2. Time, 10 l-ssec. Third heat: J. A. Gassou (Giyds) 1. G. P Bradford (4yds) 2. Time, lOsec, Pinal: Mather 1, Bradley 2, Gasson 3. Time, 9 4-ssec.

75yds Canterbury Championship—G. P. Bradford 1, J. A. Gasson 2, A. B. Clark 3. Also startod: J. C. Harbutt. Bradford finished on fast to win by a yard, Gasson coming with a rush to beat Cjark by a foot. Harbutt was well back. Time, Bscc. 100 yds Schoolboys' 'Race —C. Saundercock 1, R. Smith 2, C. Croft 3. 120 yds President's Handicap—J. A. Gasson (71yds) 1, W. Bradley (7yds) 2, W. M. Ewart (9yds) 3. Gasson won by a foot, with inches between second and third, and Burn very close up. Time, 13sec. 220 yds Open Handicap—P. Mather (14yds) 1, W.. Bradley. (syds) 2, C. V. Atyeo (17yds) 3. Time, 23 2-ssec. 880 yds Open—G. L. Austin (10yds) I, L. G. "Willis (40yds) 2. Four started, but only two finished. Austin soon caught the field, and, with Willis, was running neck and neclc in the straight. Austin finished the stronger, to win by a foot. Time, 2min 4 l-ssec.. Mile Open—El H. Barnes (75.vds) 1, 0.. Angus (110 yds) 2, C. Gordon (75yds) 3. Time, 4min 44sec. 440 yds Bracelet—H. E. B. Newton (10yds behind) •1, W. Bradley (10yds) 2, P. Mather (20yds) «. Mather and Bradley wore prominent entering the straight, where Newton came to light with a very strong ■firiiph. Time, 53 2-ssec. Putting the Shot —15. 11. Barnes (scr) 1, F. Kelly. (3ft) 2, G. Mcßeath (2ft) 3, Distance, 34ft lljin. Wrestling, 12st and under—W. Gates 1, R. Rome 2. High Jump—E. H. Barnes (3in) 1, J. Johnston (scr) 2, A. H. Tozer (3in) 3. Height, sft 2in. . Pillow Fight—L. G. Lukey 1, b. Towney 2. Hop, Step, and Jump—F. Kelly (3ft 6in) 1, G. P. Bradford (scr) 2. Distance, 38ft Bin. Long Jump—R. Glendinning (3ft 6in) 1, V. Kelly (3ft) 2, G. P. Bradford (scr). 3. Distance, 21ft 7in. CYCLING. One Mile' District Handicap—F. W. Clinnick (160 yds) 1, M. E. Obery (190 yds) 2, L. G. Lukey (scr) ■3. Won by half a wheel. Time, 2min 31 l-ssec. One Mile Open Handicap—First heat: 1. O'Brien (20yds) 1, D. Richardson (75yds) 2, T.' M. Wilson (100 yds) 3. Time, 2min 28 4-ssec. Second heat: A. J. Lancaster (130 yds) 1, L. J. Pearce (20yds) 2, A. W. Day (20yds) 3. Time, 2min 28sec. linai: Day 1, O'Brien 2, Lancaster 3. Time, 2min 31 l-ssec. » Two Miles Caledonian Wheel Race—First heat: T. O'Brien (4°yds) 1, F J. Grose (scr) 2, H. J. Qui" < 140 yds) 3. Time, smin 43sec. Second heat: G. Lukey (40yds) 1 A. W. Day (40yds) 2, A. J. Lancaster (180vds) 3. Time, smin 33sec. Final: Quill" 1, Grose 2, O'Brien 3. Time, smm ""Three Miles Open Handicap—F. J. Grose (scr) 1, L. J. Pearce (60yds) 2.i Time, Bmin 26sec. ' ■ Five Miles Open Handicap—F, J. Grose ( BC r) 1, T. O'Brien (90yds) 2, L. G. Lukey (90yds) 3. Time, 14min 33 2-ssec. DANCING AND PIPING. ■ Bagpipe Music (marches) —A. Mclntyre 1, A. Macintosh 2, J. Campbell 3. Highland Fling, open—M. Waugh 1, R. Peddie 2. Highland Reel, under 18— B. Peddie 1, M. Neate "2, G. Smith 3. " Bagpipe Music (strathspeys and reels)— A. Mclntyre 1, J. Campbell 2, Chisholm 3. Sword Dance, open—-J. McLauchlan 1, B. Peddie 2. - Highland Fling, under 11— J. McLauchlan 1, M. Anderson 2. Bagpipe Music (marches), for those who have never won a prize—G. Morrison 1, A. Shirlaw 2, J. Hunfer 3. Reel o' Tulloch, open—M. Waugh 1, B. Peddie 2, J. McLaughlan. ' Highland Fling, under IS —M. Pyke 1, M. Neate 2, B. Peddie 3. Sword Donee, under 18— J. McLaughlan 1, M. Pyke 2, M. Waugh and J. Staunton (equal) 3. ' Bagpipe Music (marches, strathspeys, and reels), 20 years and' under—J. Hunter 1, G. Morrison 2, A. Shirlaw 3. Highland Fling, under 14— G. Smith 1, M. Shaw 2, B. Brady 3. Seimn Triubhais, open—M. Waugh I, H. Peddie 2, M. Pyke and J. Staunton (equal) 3 " Irish Jig, open—M. Waugh 1, B. Peddie 2, J. McLaughlan 3. Irish Jig, under 15—M. i<eate 1, J. Staunton 2, G. Smith 3. Best-dressed Highlander—A. Mclntyre 1.