SPORTS AT TIMARU

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19816, 2 January 1930, Page 16

SPORTS AT TIMARU

CALEDONIAN SOCIETY'S ' MEETING. | J A LARGE PROGRAMME. | - j (SPXCIAL TO THE PRESS.) j TIMARU, January 1. j The South Canterbury Caledonian Society's annual sports gathering was held in the ! Society's grounds to-day in unsettled weather. ' There was a large attendance of the public, ! and the standard of sport provided was good. ' Entries were well up to those of previous | years, and the events were got off in good j time. The professional cycling attracted i ! great interest, with the veteran, P. O'Shea, as \ I a successful competitor. In two championship | events he secured the blue ribbon. The i j sports will be continued to-day. Results;— j Cycling Events. ! HALF-MILE BICYCLE HANDICAP. I i First Heat —P. O'Shea (scr) 1, h. W. Hill : ! (syds) 2, J. H. Silvester (40yds) 3. Time, I j 62 4-ssec. \ St-cond Heat —S. A. Jordan (30yds) .1. J. I R. I'Anson (syds) 2, E. B. Taylor (15yds) I 3. Time, 59sec. i Third Heat—D. Edgar (75yds) 1. K. O. I Bright (17yds) 2, F. Flanagan (Sojds) ] J :;. Time, 60 2-ssec. Final, i P. O'Shea .. ~ . . 1 ■ L. W. Hill .. ..2 i D. Edgar . . . . S | j Time, 60sec. ONE MILE SOUTH ISLAND BICYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP. First Heat—E. B. Taylor 1, P. O'Shea 2, 1 F. Flanagan 3, It. Chamberlain 4. Time, j 2.15f2-5. i Second Heat—L. W. Hill 1. S. A. Jordan | 2, L. Pither 3, J. R. L'Anson 4. Time. 217 j 4-5. | Final. j I P. O'Shes .. ..I ! I L. W. Hitl .. ..2 ! L. Pither . . . . ;> j One Mile Amateur Handicap—First heat: I P. Sullivan (185 yds) 1, V. Abraham (190 yds) I 2, J. (.'•. Fogarty (scr) 3. Time, 2min 7 ."-5 I sec. Second heat: 11. Cowles (200 yds) 1, ! E. W. Lane (200 yds) 2, H. Dcmpsey (20yds) ' 3. Time, 2min 10 2-ssec. ' Final. ; . P. Sullivan . . ..I. i 11. Cowles . . . . 2 j V. Abraham . . . . 3 Time, 2min 10 2-ssec. j One and a Halt" Mile Timaru Wheel Race— j First heat: H. G. Watson (135 yds) 1, S. A. Jordan (75yds) 2, R. Chamberlain 3, J. H. I Silvester 4. Time, 3min 21 4-ssec. Second j heat: L. W. Hill r 15yds) I. F. Flanagan (80yds) 2. E. B. Taylor (50yds) 3. L. j Pither (35yds) 4. Time. 3min 40 4-s>e<\ A j bad race. ] Final. i Hill .. .. .. l Taylor . . . . . . 2 | Jordan . . . . 3 Time, 3min 17 4-ssec. One Mile Bicvcle Handicap—B'iist heat: S. A. Jordan (55yds) 1, L. W. Hill (10yds) 2. I). Edgar (140 yds) 3. H. G. Watson (90 vds) 4. Time, 2min 7 4-ssec. Second heat: J. V. O'Reilly (130 yds) 1. L. Pither (25 yds) 2. C. Bright (30yds) .'!. F. Flanagan (55yds) 4. Time, 2min 13 2-ssec. ! Final. i Pither . . .. ». ■ 1. I Hill . . . . . . 2 j j Bright ' .'. .. n | j Time, 2min 3sec. j THREE-MILE NEW ZEALAND CHAMPION- j ! SHIP. | I Phil O'Shea ... . . 1 ! L. W. Hill . . . . 2 ! L. PithcT . . 3 The field was spread out in single file I for the first eight laps, O'Shea lying second i last. Hill, Pither, and O'Shea went to the j front over the last two laps. With one to go I O'Shea lay third. In the sprint Pither came j up on the inside, but neither he nor Hill could withstand O'Shea's challenge. ! Running and Field Events. Putting the 161b Stone Handicap—lan j Fechney (36in) 1, W. Davidson (scr) 0. ; Distance, 41ft Oiin. < 100 yds Amateur Handicap—First heat: K. Cordery 1, R. W. Flewellyn 2. Won by a j yard. Second heat: J. F. Bamford 1, H. i F. Berry 2. Time, 10 2-sseo. Won bv two i yards. Third heat: R. H. Neville 1, H. H. j Gibbons 2. Time, 9 3-ssec. Won by j inches. i Final., * H. H. Gibbons and R. H. Neville j i'dead heat) . . . . 1 : R. Cordery .. 3 ! Time, 10 l-ssec. A great finish. j Half Mile Handicap—A. Cormack 1, A. j Gaffaney 2, N. E. Preddy 3.' Time, lmitj 57 2-ssec. ! 120 yds Citizens' Handicap—First heat: J. H. Williams (scr) 1, W. B. Gracie (2yds) 2. Time, 12 2-ssec. Second heat: E. ,!. Croy (4£yds) 1, A-.'J. Ctmeron (4Jyds) 2. Time, 12 3-ssee. Third leaf: W. J. Douglas (6Jyds) J. A. F. Ellis (11yds) 2. Time, 12 3-ssec. Final. William-, . . -^1 Croy . . . . . . 2 Ellis . . . . . . 3 Running High Jump Handicap—P. Keenan (Bin) 1, E. R. O'Neill (2Jin) 2, A. Bourn (6in) 3. Height, sft 7in. Hop, Step, and Jump Amateur Handicap— R. H. Neville (scr) 1, J. L. Delury (6fli 2, J. B. Bamford (2Jft) 3. Distance, 43ft 8 in. Wrestling, Cumberland style—A. Scott 1. B. Opie 2, K. McVey 3. Tossing the Caber Handicap—l. Fechnev (18in) 1, W. Davidson (6in) 2, W. Shea (scr) 3. Distance 37ft 2iin. Throwing 161b Hammer Handicap—W. Davidson (scr) 1, A. H. Opie 2, C. C. Opie 3. Distance, 108 ft 3in. Quoits, 21 up (14 entries) —\\\ Penman 1, J. Heeney 2, W r . R. Grant S. 220 yds Amateur Handicap—First heat: H. H, Gibbons (21yds) 1, R. H. Neville (14yds) 2. Time, 22 3rssec. Second heat: A. Dobbs (13yds) 1, K. D. Poff 2. Time, 28 2-ssec. Third heat: R. W. Flewellyn (17yds) 1, W. E. Bayne (13yds) 2. Time, 22 4-ssec. Final. Gibbons . . « 1 Flewellyn .. 2 R. H. Neville . . .. 3 Time, 22 3-ssec. High Jump Amateur Handicap—F. R. (4in) 1, R. H. Neville (scr) 2. Height, sft lOin. Hop, Step, and Jump Handicap—A. Gaffaney .(45in) 1, G. Rangi (66in) 2, N. McVey 3. Distance, 44ft 4in. 440 yds Amateur Handicap—H.' H. Gibbons (35yds) 1, R. D. Poff 2, C. J. Thompson (Byds) 3. Time, 51sec. 440 yds Handicap—A. F. Ellis (7yds) 1. M. V. Brown (15yds) 2, D. K. Clarke (7yds) 3. Time, 52 2-ssec. Brown made the blunder of looking round within . a few feet of the tape and this cost him the race. Mile Handicap—A. Cormack (105 yds) 1, G. Getson (scr) 2, A. Gaffaney (130 yds) 3. Time, 4min 34 2-ssec. One Mile Amateur Handicap—D. K. Coleman (110 yds) 1, L. A. Wood (scr) 2, W, McLeod (65yds) S.. Time, 4min 36 2-ssec. 880 yds Amateur Handicap—J. G. Barnes (20yds) 1, W. McLeod (35yds) 2. D. K. Coleman (55yds) 3. Time, 2min 38 S-ssec. 220 yds Handicap—First heat: A. J. Cameron (Biyds) 1, J. W. Townsend (4yds) 2. Time, 24 l-ssec. Second heat: E. j. Croy (Byds) 1, M. J. Joyce (20yds) 2. Time. 23 4-ssec. Third heat: A. D. Cameron (Byds) 1, J. H. Williams (2yds) 2. Time, 23 4-ssec. Joyce . . .. .. 1 Williams . . . . 2 Croy .. .'. ..3 Time, 24sec. Music and Dancing—Pibrochs, South Island Championship—A. McMillan 1, G. M. Robertson 2, 31. K. McAteer 3. Bagpipe Music, Marches —G. M. Robertson 1, A. McMillan 2, John McLachlau 3. Seann Triubhais (girls under 12)— Billy Addis 1, Ouna Ford 2, R. Sellwood 3. Highland Fling (girls under 10)—Billv Addis 1. Ouna Ford 2, R. Selwood 3. Boy's under 12—<Jeorge Reilly. Ghillle Galium (girls under 12) —Pat Atkinson 1, Billy Addis 2, Marie Stephens 3. Seann Triubhais, South Island Championship (girls under 18) —Cara Peterson 1, N3ncy Drew 2, Joan Yardley 3. Highland Fling, New Zealand Championship (girls under 14) —Pat Atkinson 1,-Billy Addis 2, Daphne Allan 3. Ghillie Callum (boys under 16). South Island Championship—George Reilly l. Seann Triubhais (girls under 16), South Island Championship—Nancy Spavin i, Valmai Skilling 2, Hazel Mackay 3. Irish Jig (girls)— Joan Yardley 1. Madge Pyke 2, Daphne Allan 3. ! Bagpipe Music, Marches, open tc Timaru Pipe Band members —W. Allen 1, Morrison 2, Young 3.