CALEDONIAN SPORTS

Evening Star, Issue 22890, 23 February 1938, Page 5

CALEDONIAN SPORTS

HANDICAPS DECLARED ■ ' ■ The annual gathering and sports of the Caledonian Society of Otago will take place at the Caledonian Grounds on Saturday, commencing with the primary schools’ events at 10.30 a.m. Secondary school events will be commenced at 11.30, and it is expected that these will be concluded an hour later. A _ full programme of Highland bagpipe music and Highland national dancing will be carried on between the wrestling, cycling, amateur athletic and field events. The feature of the day will be the business interhouse competitions. There are two sections* this year—one for women and one for men. In addition to the march past, which will take place at 2 o’clock, there will be numerous athletic events. The Hope Challenge Cup will be awarded to the team gaining most points for inspection, marching display, discipline, and command.- The Mayor (the Rev. E. T. Cox) and Mrs R. S. Black will be the judges. In the men’s section the Carlton Challenge Cup will be given to the team gaining most points in the various events. Displays will be given by the Dunedin Highland and McGlashan College Pipe Bands and by the Young Men s Christian* Association. Several running events under the jurisdiction of the Otago Centre or the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association will be included in the programme. The handicaps for these events are as follows: — _ 100 Yards (first and second m each heat will qualify for the final).— First heat: H. D. Ramsay Iyd, W. A. Black 4, R. G. Pilling 4i, J. S.Shephard 5, J. li, W. Gerken 6, C. Keppel 8, A. G. Ockwell 9, A. Martin 10. Second heat: C. McGregor lyd, G. H. Geddes 4, A. E. Churchill 4J, RE. Nauman SJ, V. Idour 6J, B. A. Timms B£, I. J. Templeton 10. Third heat: A. R. Duff IJyd. J. McLachlan 4i, E. Hely 5, G. Davie 6, A. D. Murray 6fc, H. Bindley BJ, R. Martin 1 • 440 Yards. —H. J. Tyrie scr, G. Davie 8 yards, C. McGregor, A. L. Murray 9, G. H. Geddes 10, T. O. Kennedy 11, R. E. Nauman 17. J. S. Shephard, W. A. Black, V. Idour, C. Keppel 20, I. L. McLennan 26. J. H. McLaren 27, A. G. Ockwell 30, H. F. Coombs and D. Arthur (to be handicapped). _ „ 880 Yards.—T. Allen scr, G. H. Geddes 20 yards, D. Foord 40, L. Dickison, H. J. Tyrie, A. L. Murray 45, J. L. W. Gerken 50, I. L. McLennan 55, C. Keppel 65, G. H, Bilborough 70, J. Alcock 95, D. Arthur (to be handicapped). „ „ _ One Mile.—W. A. C. Pullar, T. Allen scr, A. R. Geddes 55, J. H. McLaren, L. Dickison 60, T. E. Taylor 120, J. Alcock, A. C. Dowie 190, D. Arthur, H. F. Coombs and R. Johnson (to be handicapped). 440 Yards Hurdles.—J. L. W. Gerken scr, I. Chandler 20. One Mile Walk.—R. J. Watson scr, L. F. Gerrie 110 yards, L. Munro 325 Women’s 75 Yards.—P. Malone scr, H. Ferguson 1 yard, I. Fogarty, J. Thomson 5, N. Hanlin, F. Carson Baxter 8,