CALEDONIAN SPORTS.

Evening Star, Issue 4941, 3 January 1879, Page 2

CALEDONIAN SPORTS.

The following events werp decided vafter ■we went to press yesterday Bagpipe Mcsio-Priios, LlO, L 6, L 4, and li. JFiulayson • . . . -1 Andrew Dickson ' • . . • S - 'V John Grant - - . . .. g .John Mackay • , . ' . . 4 Alex. Dickson also competed. Qwomxo—Prites, LB, L 3, and L2. William Lovo - . . . .1 J Cooper - . . . .2 James M'Rorie - . . .3 Beil op Tdlloch, in Highland costume—Prize*. LS _ , L2, and LX. J Murray, jun - . . .1 J Campbell - * . . .2 . A Dickson - ■ . . . 3 Sword Dance, in Highland costume—Prizes, L 3. L2. • ; and LI. ’ ’ J Murray; Jun - . . . j J Knox - . . . .j A Dickson • . . .... . . 3 Irish Jig—Prizes, LB, L2, and LI. DSwan - - . . .1 J Murray, jun . . . . j Hop, Step, and Leap.—Prizes,' LS, L2, and LI. M Moriarty, 39ft . - . . .1 W Graham, 37ft 9iin - - - 2 1 T Campbell, 37ft (fin • . - , - . g W. Henderson, J, Walmsley, W. Monahan, and R. Dagg also competed. -Phttiko 221j Ball.—Prizes, LB, LS, and L2. John Shaw, 31ft 2in: - - I James Johnstone, 30ft XXln - - . 8 F M’Cluskcy, 29ft Xin - - .3 ; G. Poison, W. Matbeson, and John Anderson also competed, - Pont Race. One mile. Prizes, L 3, L2, and LL -Mr Taggart’s Piebald - j . - - - 1 Mr Taggart’s Little Dorrit - - ‘ . . 2 Mr Stephenson's Sir John Dunn - - • S Ddnbdin Handicap, of two distances—lso yds and 360 yds. Second Distance—3so yards.

t n-ui . v- .Points, J White (9 yds) - . .1 g I J M’Pherson (sor) - - . 2 g F Knox (25 yds) - - - 3 1 J Lukey (10 yds) - . 4 0 ; J. M’Pherson (sor.) won the first heat by half a dozen -yards; D. Duncan (17 yds), second j J. D. Gillies (9 yds), third;. Time, 42$SeC. In the second heat M. Gibbons (10 yds) won easily; J. A. Nicholas (7 yds), second; M. Stanbrook.dS yds), last. Time, 42Jsec, The third heat was a grand race, J. Lukey (10 yds) getting up in the last few yards, and almost making a dead heat with F. Knox (25 yds), Millar (20 yds) and Lorimer (24 yds) were not placed. Time, 41|seo. In the fourth heat J. White (9 yds) ran right away from D. Cameron (24 yds) and F. Stohr (15 yds). Time, 44sec. The run-off produced a great race. Macpherson got off badly, but at 200 yards he had rushed to the front and appeared to be winning easily, but White came with a terrific spurt at the last moment and won by a yard. Knox was a good third. Time, 41£ sec. The result of the handicap is therefore as follows 120 360 Total - e . . yd*, yds. Points. • A Stuart - - . 6 —— 6 J White' - - 0 e S JU'Phersou - - 0 3 8 F Knox ) - -Tl® 1 f TMillar f - -for 2nd 0 f Handicap Walking Match—Two miles. Prizes, L 6. LS, and L2. W Claxton, scratch - - - . 1 J M’Ewen, BBsec - . . . j W Allan, BOsec -' ' . . . g S Brookes (sseo), J Cotton (15seo), M Carr (31sec),Moorehouae (35sec), and Sims (40sec), also started. Cotton gave up in the third lap, Carr in the fourth, and Bade in the fifth; while Brooks was disqualified for “mixing it” in the seventh. Meanwhile Claxton had been steadily overhauling his opponents one after another, and he won easily by fifty yards. M‘Ewan and Allan walked very gamely, and finished second and third respectively. Time, 15min. 3sßec Youths’ Handicap Walking Race—One mile. Prizes L2, LI, XOs, Bs.

R M'Adam - - - , , j G Hutchinson - - . . g D Lee• - - . . -a WNoel I Seven started. Half-hub Handicap—Prize, LB, LS, and L 3. W J Bulk, scratch - - - . i C Cuff, 30 yds - - - . g J Henderson, 85 yds - - - -8 Lukey (40 yds), Gillies (40 yds), Knowles (45 yds), Claxton (45 yds), Duncan (50 yds), Scanlan (70 yds), and Miller (70 yds), also started. A very fine race, Burk making the pace a cracker, soon had all his opponents safe and won easily. Cuff (of Invercargill) and Henderson (of Melbourne) had a hard fight for second place. Time, 2min. 4£sec, Wrestling (All comers). Border Style.—Prizes. Champion Belt and Lls, L 5, L 3. n&ST ROUND. Stood. Fell T Campbell BHoare R Allen sf J O gg J Tyson J J Tiffen J Thomas R Dagg J Uowson was odd man. SECOND ROUND. R Allen J Mowson ' In the first round Campbell quickly disposed of Eoare, and Allen treated Ogg sdmilarly, throwing his big opponent very cileverly. There was some dissatisfaction over the meeting between Tysen and Tiffen. Jifter a lot of fiddling to get a hold, the judges put the men together, but they wriggled feheir heads out repeatedly, and after one of tihese manoeuvres Tyson claimed a fall on account of Tiffen unclasping his hands. This was allowed by the to the great disgust of Tiffen and the general public, amd Tiffen left the ring, Thomas also asserting that ho would not continue in the match. In an hour’s time, however, the a.ffair was patched up by Tiffen’s entering & protest against the fall being given against him, and he and Tyson re-entered the arena. Tiffin then gained a fall by Tyson breaking his hold, but the latter gained the first through Tiffin letting go. Thomas put Dagg down by a clever back-fall, but a fall was given against the Victorian wrestler, on account of his leaving the ring. The final was, however, given against Dagg, because he refused to wrestle again. 'ln the second round Allen very quickly disposed of Mowfion, and then came the meeting of Tyson and Thomas. Both men went to work at once, losing no time in getting hold, hot three or four bouts came to nothing, through the men wriggling out of each other’s grip. At length, however, Thomas made his effort, and by a clever right buttock, threw Tyson cleverly. The applause' at this feat was something terrific, the spectators all round the ring cheering at the top of their voices for several minutes and hundreds of hats being thrown into the air. It was thought that the round would have been finished out, but it appears that Thomas and Tyson had agreed before starting that after one fall the rest of the competition should be adjourned till tomorrow.