SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Mataura Ensign, 18 March 1909, Page 2

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

ATHLETICS.

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llio 11 i-h Athletic .Society ol Southland «a» lav ured with ideal Heather for their 2"Jrd aunuul gathering jester, day ul luveicargill. 1 iif »pectuturs inunt have numbered fully .VUUU and the cash takings will l>o well over X"2W. Tho following ui'u the insults oi the sports Quoits (handicap).—Jan. Mitchell 1 Archd. Lindsay U. Knight 3, Ma uric# ltoche 1.

Throwing Stone Uriah style).—iraak Wl , 3 !f- lurd * ul "' Hiu, J, H ui. 1 orde (2ft oin): J&lt ilin, 3.

100 laid. Hat Handicap.—lV. C. Judd lyd, 1; li. OUicer, 2yd#, 2, (J. I. Lindsay, lyd, a. Also ran: L. A. (folding, l\d. Mon by lyd, third close up. Time. 10 3-ssec.

Half-mile Bicycle liace. -C. Belcher, 00yds, 1; t. llannau, Mkds, 2; D Mc•Njiuglitou, tWyd,, 3. Time, i u j n s»ec. Also blurted; T. If. Taylor, 36yd». One Mile i'lut Haudieap.~<j. Brewnli# 00yds, and J. 1\ O'Bnoii, 70yds, dead heat, 1; James Holland, Miyds, 3. This was a most exciting tucv. Hiownlio bad established u good lead when the race was half run, but O'Bneu came u»«v strongly iu the last Up, chased llrownlia iu a magnificent apriiil lrum the bend and caught him just on the tape amidst tremendous entliusittttn.

120 Yards liandioap, lor boy* under l(i years.-Carmichaol l, Uray'j, s»hn. bourno 3. lime, 14 2-jsec. A protest entered against Gray was upheld and second prite awarded to Sherbourne. t atch-as-catch-cau Wrestling.—J. Caultield, Kakahouka, 1; H. H. Dixon. Bluff, 2. Also competed; A. White and S. Morris.

One Mile bicycle Race.—W. Cole, yds, 1; \V. Harris. JOyde, 2; \V. Halliday, 00yds, 3. Time, Uniin M.bsec. A very dote won by a few inches, with scarcely auy more separating second »nd third men.

Highland I'liug, khlm uuder 1G ym». —Stella Ulonuie 1, Beatrice Miller 2. Cumberland W rcstliug, youths under IS years—T. 0. Muir I, A. b. Kwr 2, Sid. KclJ 3.

410 Vnidb lioudiLup, for umateur».~J. L. itobins, 15ydb, 1; 11. UcChobuay, wcr# Uuuedin, 2. Tiuio, 56bcc. Won by ti couple ul inches alter an exciting finish.

Uigli Leap Haudicap.—N. Kauo (wri, ">fl 2iiu, 1; Jus. McDonald (scr), sft Ijiu,

!Sailor'i> Hornpipe.—J. Broom 1. St. l'utriek'b Sheffield Handicap (135 yds), ui jtlo and gold medal preMnted by Sir J. 0. Ward; second, £7; third, M-, fourth, XI 10s.—O. McLeod (Hoiburgh», «{ydn, I; A. S. I'eteiit (Guru), (S)'d», '2; J. Zcpliu" (lnvercargill), 13yds, J; S. •J. Crawturd (lnvercargill), i. I>«ter« broko away twice and wbh penalised a yard each time. A splendid otart. IV lei's looked like (jetting up, but Xlcl.eod drew out and won by a yard, a loot bclweon mm'ouU and third, fourth man a yard mid a-half further away, lime, 13 J-.We.

Boys' Half-mile Mat Haudicap, under Hi yvui'k.—A. C'.irniiehael 1, 11. McLeod J. A protest »as entered iu thin rat?, hich has \ct to bo considered. Irish Jig, open.—N. Macdouald I. J. I'orde 2.

Cumberland UreMling, opeu. -\V loi <b 1, M. lorde 2.

•Schools itvlay Kace, 1 mile, lor team* Horn primary schoolo, composed of t ooys under 14 years of age.—l'irat, tour gold medals (valued at .11 10» Gd each) and I'enuanl to !«• held by School for • lie year. second, lour silver lliedll] * 'Valued at Ijs each'.—Marist School No. I team I, (.'I ill on School 2. Juvenile Irish Jig, under IU- \oars.--ilea trice Miller 1, A. Stewort £ llalt-mile Mat Handicap,—W. 1\ l'i euibath, scr, 1; A. Kay, 2U.vd», 2; O. McQueen, Wyds, 3.

1 browing Hammer, Scotch styla.—l\ I'orde (sen. 100 ft Ciu, t. M. Keun (Kl ■'in), SSft Ciu, 2; W. lorde (lltt), THl't Tin, •I. The distance* given are thow actually thrown, not including handicap*. Uo Vards Mat Handicap.—W. I'. Trmu. oath, scr, I; 1». Sanson, scr, 2; A. SI'etors, 12yds, 3. Tinn, Msec. Won with I little to spare after a keen contett I'oter* led at the bend, but *'aa Challenged by Sanson ami then Trembath forged aheud and won atuid enthusiasm. 7.1 \ ards living Handicap.-U. 8. Strang, J yd, I; It. McTaggart, Jyd, 2; "J. Zeplin," syds, 3. Won by two leet. l ime, 8 4-sscc.

22(1 Y ill-do Flat Handicap.—D. Sanson, •er. 1; O. Slfl.eod, 7yds, i; J. StiMou, •yds. ;l. Time, it 8-s»ec. Won by a ten indie- in a close race.

BOWLING

I E HANOI DEFEATS HIVEIITON

The return nialeli between the RiVcl--1"H le ltmigi Clubs was played oil ilie laller's green yesterday aid roMilted in ji win tor Te It an gi bv JS (HJlllts.