THE HOLIDAY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10236, 3 January 1894, Page 6

THE HOLIDAY.

(Pee Pbxsb Association. 1 GISBORNE, Jan. 2. The weather was glorious for the polo match this afternoon, and the ground was perfect. The event took place at Tearai, and was between Auckland and Poverty Bay teams. The latter scored fast from the beginning, and had won six goals before Auckland scored. The game re-sulted-.—Poverty Bay eight goals, Auckland two. The teams were : —Auckland, Dr Purchas (captain), W. Bloomfield, Wyuyard and Dr Forbes. Local team, Watson (captain), Evans (2) and Bradley. SOUTH CANTERBURY CALEDONIAN SPORTS. TIMAEU, Jan. 2. ' The Caledonian Society’s sports were continued to-day in fair weather, but the wet morning reduced the attendance. Most of the events to-day were handicaps. Foot Races. —100yds (heats) —Final: E. Hadfield 11yds, lj M. M’Auliffe 7yda, 2; Bell 6yds, 3. Time—lOJsec. Half-mile— M. Mulhern 45yds, 1; J. Fox 45yds, 2 ; T. Cullen scr, 3. Four others ran, and King, scratch, got well up. Time—2min Bsee. 250yds (heats) —Final: M. M’Auliffe 12yds, 1; W. Fenlon 10yds, 2; Hadfield 16yds, 3, Eleven competed. Time—28faec. Half-mile Walk—A. BJissett 60yds, 1; F. Joyce sor, 2; A. Jones 50yds, 3. Time—3mia 2faec. 220yde, (beats)— Final: B. Hadfield, 15yds, 1; B. R. Robinson 11yds, 2 5 M. M'Auliffe 10yds, 3. Time—sssec. Fifteen minutes go-as-you-please—Cullen 1, Moore 2, Hicks 8. Cycling races: One-mile —A. J.. Daly 70yds, 1; J., Currie 70yds, 2,- Boys 120yds, 3. Five others competed. Won easily. Time—2min 56seo. Three Mileo —T. Orr 300yds, 1; W. Oliver 300 yd: s, 2; Boys 360yds, 3. Six others competed. Time 9min 26|-sec. Five Miles—Orr 470yde, 1; Currie 320yds, 2; Oliver 470yds, 3. Thiee others competed. lOJsec... Two Miles Conaolasion Morgan scr, $1 ; Day 20yds, 2 ; Truman 70yds, 3. Time— 6min 30aec. In feats of strength S. Baird won the 221 b Hammer Throwing from six others, and the 161 b from seven others. A. M’Beatfa won the 161 b Stone event from eight others. Bight competed in Cumberland Wrestling —A. Craig 1, W. Earl 2. In Jumping D. Lee covered 32ft 10in in three springs. S. Lindsay scored 9ffc 6ia in the Pole Jump, and Jameson sft lin in the Running High Jump. Pipe Music, strathspeys and rt . e ] a —Thompson 1, M’Kay 2, Malia 3. Reel o’ Tulloch and Seantceaus- -M’Kay 1, Thompson 2, M’Tavish 3. Hornpipe— Thompson 1, Popham 2, Lindsay 3, Sword-dance, boys—Popham 1, M’Tavish 2. Irish Hornpipe—Fitzgerald 1, Thompson 2, Angland 3. The sports passed off very well, and in the evening there waa a fairly good house at a repetition of the society's entertainment. OAMAEU, Jan. 2.

The attendance at the two days games was the largest on record. The following are the results of the principal events : One-mile Bicycle—Letbaby 155yds, 1; Barker 35yds. 2; Lilly 25yds, 3. Time — 2min 46|sec. Two-mile Bicycle—Ledez 150yds, 1; Joss 100yds, 2; Raps on 135yds, 3. Time—smin 41sec. Tnree-mile Bicycle —Lilly 95yda, 1; Barker 50yds, 2; Anderson 345yds, 3. Time 9miu. Lewis, Clarkson, Barker and M’Tay garb fell in a bunch. Test Bicycle Race, two distances, two and three miles—Barker and Lilly, 5 points each, tied for first and second; Lewis and Wilson, 4 points, tied for third and fourth. Mila Flat Race—R. May 1, W. May 2, D. Gilchrist 3. Time—4min 57aec. 300yda Handicap Murdoch 1, Olarke 2, M’Lauchlan 3. Mile Walk—P. Joyce scr, 1. M’Kechnie took the principal prizes for bagpipe music. DUNEDIN, Jan. 2.

To-day was almost generally obseivod as a holiday. A smart shiwar fell at two o’clock, and shortly before six the rain came down hard. About six thousand persons attended the Caledonian sports. The brothers M. and E. Powley won the three wrestling events. T. Tarpey, 16yds, won the 220yds distance of the Dunedin Handicap; H. Petrie ISiyds, 2. Time—23|sec. • Mile Walk—A. Crichton9syds, 1; ■W. Brown 90yds, 2, Time—6min 24scc. The 440yds distance of the Dunedin Handicap was wonby Morrissy, syds; Brospahaa 24yds, 2. Time—32sec. . Hall (Timarn) won the -Three-mile Bicycle Race; R. Crow 50yds, 2. Time—Smin 38aec. Twomils Race—Livingstone 20yds, 1; Bmnie 60yds, 2. A. Marshall, 500yds, won the Ten-mile Bicycle Race; Hall scr, 2. Time—2Bmin 25sec. INVERCARGILL, Jan. 2. Pine but cloudy weather prevailed all through the holidays till this afternoon, when light raiu fell. The attendance at the Caledonian sports and the Bluff regatta was the largest on record, the latter especially taking a leap of from two to three thousand over last year. Fully ten thousand people went by rail to the port. The regatta was a very poor affair, showing great lack of spirit. Only one cutter of euy tonnage entered for the vessels’ race, and as the wind was scant, that and the other sailing races were little more than drifting ma’.chas, while two events did not take place. In the inrigged four-oared race one of the Port Chalmers boats was fouled at tbe start, and the lot were recalled; but three went over the course. Two more attempt!! were made to get the race off, and finally it was left to two Otago boats, the Wairema winning.