NOTICE TO SECRETARIES

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1507, 17 January 1901, Page 45

NOTICE TO SECRETARIES

feecretafies of Clubs Avil L please forward programmes, also results of meetings to "Advance,” P.Q. Box 75.

FIXTURES—

JANUARY. 16. —Pahiatua Caledonian Society 22.—Wanganui Caledonian Society 22.—Mangaweka Athletic Club 27.—Otaki Athletic Club. 30.—Bannevirke Athletic Club FEBRUARY. 6. —Takapau Caledonian Society 14.—Poverty Bay Caledonian Society 20. —Caledonian Society’s Championship 29. —Thames Oddfellows Fete MARCH. 6. —Hunterville C.S. 27.—Otaki Athletic Club. The Empire City Athletic and Cycling Club will open their new clubrooms. Exchange Buildings, with a smoke concert on Wednesday next. The MangaAveka. Athletic Club hold their second annual meeting on January 22nd. The three distances of the Handicap—loo, 220 and 440 yards—are each worth £3, £1 and 10s, and there is a points prize, value £3 3s. The halfmile is worth £3. £1 10s and 10s. and! the mile £3 10s. £1 10s and £l. There is also a Ladies’ Bracelet. 220 yard* Hurdles and 220 yards Forced Handicap. Bert. Coleman is in no form at present. R. Strickland, brother to the amateur ex-champion, \A-on the three distances of the Wairoa Handicap on December 28th. D. Logan ran third off scratch! in the half and mile to men on long starts. At the Waverley sports on New Year’s Day ~G. Edwards won the 220 yards Hurdles and Quarter, and T. Hotter the half and mile.

■ L. H. Furrie, who showed good form at Feilding and Masterton, is a school teacher at Foxton, and was making his first trip. He did not win the quarter at 'Masterton. being purposely jostled by another competitor, who was running in the interest of a layer of the favourite. Betting should not be permitted at athletic gatherings, as it leads to all sorts of abuses. Furrie would have made a welcome addition to the amateur ranks, but is resident in a district where there is no amateur club.

About twenty members attended the monthly meet ing of members of the Empire City Athletic and Cycling Club, held on Monday last. Mr T. W. Leslie (captain) preaided. Mr D. McKenzie was elected to a vacancy on the committee. It was decided to protest againstthe manner in which the programme for the championship meeting had been ■drawn up. The Aucklanders H. Gladding and W. G. Abbott journeyed to Dunedin from Feilding, hut only won heat money. They intend to do the Napier-Wanganui circuit which opens at Pahiatua on the 16th. '

L. McLachlan (15) ran the half-mile at Hawera in Burins. L. Ward (15) won •the mile'in 4mins 36secs. Kerr (scr.) and Coleman (20yds) finished first and second in the two mile walk in 13min 47s.ec, K. Webster (one of the New Plymouth brothers of that name) won the 220yds and fell in the 120yds hurdles when winning easily. *He" also won the long ‘jump, and was "second in the hop, step and jump. Somers (7yds) won the 220yds Consolation in 22 3-oth se^s.

- G. Me Cofmick, probably the ex-cham- • pion amateur shot putter and hammer ♦ .thrower, was a competitor at the Dunedin Caledonian sports. He did hot corn. : pete in the 161 b hammer event, but would have had to improve on Iris. last .performance (100 ft 3in) to.win off scratch. With the 221bs ball he was beatein a. foot by S. Thornier (32ft 2in), a good performance' Thornley also won the tossing the caber, beating McCormick by : 2ft.

W.. D. Bennett, who entered at Johnsonville oil Boxing Day, but did not com. pete, ran'unsuccessfully at the Dunedin Caledonian Society’s meeting on New Year’s Day. J. J. Q’Dea had a day out at Kaponga . on Boxing Day. He won the 100 yards, 150 yards District, 220 yards, half-mile and mile. - At- the Maurice ville snorts on. December 27th Wirihana (A. E. Wilton) won the l 100 yards and quarter and was third in the 220 yards all off scratch. T. Beat-son, the long distance man, is running well. At Dannevirke on Boxing Day he ran third in the half-mile and won tlie mile off 10 yards in 4miii 44 4-5 th sec. At Ormond ville next day he won the half-mile off 10 yards and was third in the mile. At Masterton on Now Years Day he won the mile off scratch in ' 4min 39 ‘ 2-oth sec. He won £9 at the three- meetings. T. Stubbs, who competed successfully at Feilding, Ormondville and Foxton, won £2O at the places named. 35. J. Furrie won the same amount at Feilding and Masterton. Frank Ford did 44ft 9in in the hop, Step and jump at Edendale on. Christmas Day-; At- Edendale on Christmas Day A. -Bennett- won the Edendale Handicap, 135 yards. At Mat-aura on Boxing Day he won the Sheffield Handicap and 220 yards Handicap. At Dunedin he won two handicaps, and was second in another. His winnings at the three meetings amounted to £42 10s. At Dannevirke on Boxing Day W. Cathro won the 100, 220 and 440 yards. W. Paklowski was second in each event. Luke Ward, who aid a lot- of work on the Basin Reserve, has .heeni running . well. At Feilding he was second in the .mile, off 15 yards, in 4nrin 37 2-sth sec. Next day at Ormondville he ran third in the half, off 5 yards, but got second money through Paklowski being disqualified' for jostling. He won the mile, off 10 yards, in 4min 47sec. (At. Hawera he won the mile, off 15 yards, in 4min-36sec, and ran second in the half and third in the quarter. His winnings amount to £l7 and a gold medal. At the Auckland Caledonian sports on December 29th Constable A. Skinner won the hammer throwing. With a wire handle he put up 156 feet, a record for this colony. He also won putting the 161 b shot, Irish style, 52 feet; tossinb the caber, 37ft j putting 161bs shot, Scotch style, 41ft oin; and the wrestling. At the Mangatainoko sports on Boxing Day “Nina’’ Woods won the 100, 220 and 440. yards handicap, high jump, hop, step and jump, and was third in the half-mile. Members of the Empire City Athletic and Cycling Club met with some success during the holidays. T. Carrig won the Pa tea- Handicap and points prize. E. A. Mickle won at Dannevirke and Masterton. T. Paterson won the Maiden, Handicap, and Club Race at Johnson ville. Mickle and Paterson have- enlisted for the Sixth Contingent. Luke Ward won at Hawera. W. Hughes won at Feilding and Masterton. P. MoColl (walker) won at Feilding and Dunedin. J. J. Taylor won at Clifton and Invercargill. L. McLachlan won the 100, 220 and 440 yards at Normanby, and was second in the half-mile. His winnings amounted to. £l3 3s. The meeting was spoilt by

the ridiculous starts Mr Adamson gave McLachlan. In the half-mile off 56yds he could only get second, but at Hawera off 15 yards, he won in 2min. M. M. Roseingrave has applied for inclusion in the Sixth Contingent. If unsuccessful lie. intends to meet Geo. Smith in the 120yds hurdles a(- the Auckland Amateur Club’s March meeting. Mr Arthur FI. Holder, the well-known athlete, was married on Wesnesdav last at All Saints Church, Palmerston North, to Miss Violet G. Fountain, of Koslyn, Dunedin. Congratulations. W. F. Simpson, who competed successfully at the Commonwealth sports at Sydney, returned by the Mokoia on Thursday, and journeyed on to Christchurch.

L. McLachlan writes from Stratford under date sth instant in reference to a paragraph which appeared in these columns stating t-h a t Mr J. Adamson, hanchcapper to the Normanby AthleticClub, could never have heard of McLachlan before, as he gave him such ridiculous starts a,s 7yds out of 9yds limit in 100yds, 14yds out of 18yds in 220yds, 28 out of 35 in the quarter, ancl 56yds out of 60yds in a half mile. I also stated that the last time McLachlan entered at Auckland he was giving away 10yds in 75, 14yds in 100,'and 95yds in half a mile. McLachlan admits he was liberally treated at Normanby, where he won the 100, 220yds and quarter and must have had great difficulty in losing the half off 56yds as at Hawera on New Year’s Day he won the half mile off 15yds in the record time of 2min. I would like to know from Mr McLachlan or the secretary of the Normanby Athletic Club what performances he sent in to get such starts, also if he signed a declaration that they were correct. At Hawera McLachlan was on soratch in the 100, 220 and 440 yards, giving away starts of 10, 18 and 35 yards respectively. McLachlan 'contradicts the statement- that- the last time he entered at Auckland he was giving away 10yds in 75yds, 14yds in ICO, and 95yds in half a milel To have been geographically correct I should; have said Otahuhu. a- suburb of Auckland. The elate of the meeting was the 20th of October last. McLachlan also entered at. Dargaville on November 9th, and was giving away starts of 12yds in 100yds, in 300, 45yds in a quarter, ancl SOyds in half a mile. The following championship events have been added to the programme of the Caledonian Societies’ meeting at Napier : yards' hurdles. The 120 yards hurdle handicap has been omitted. 1 have to thank Messrs W, G. Haybittle (secretary Feilding Athletic Club) and A. G. Brett (secretary Hawera Caledonian Society) for local paper with account of their sports meetings, also programme of sports. Secretaries please note. *

Perhaps the fastest racing man in the world to-day is Major Taylor, the American champion. The story of his discovery is somewhat an amusing: one, he having taken to cycling in a, peculiar way. Much credit is due to the . coloured crack for the way that he lias succeeded. Some years ago he was picked up on a certain, memorable tour that the old-time cracks made on one of their early western circuits. He was then a waiter in a little restaurant at a onenight stand that the circuit-riders made. His good nature recommended him to the riders, ancl one day, when one; of the trainers’ assistants disappeared, the choice of successor fell on Taylor. He was playfully dubbed “Major,” and has been known by that title ever since. At first- he worked only as an attendant, but all that- time he insisted that he could and would ride a bicycle. One clay he was permitted to- try it, and to the surprise of everyone present he shaped remarkably well. After that Taylor practised on every track where the tourists stopped, and before the tour ended he was a fast rider. More than that, lie was able- to defeat one or two of bis teachers at their own game. The next year he came out as a full-fledged racing man, and he has now reached the climax of his career.

At the Otana annual sports on December 22nd, Mr D. Wilson, ex-cham-pion walker, had a twoi-mile walk against six others, a. fresh man taking up the walk every 220 yards. Mr Wilson put the lot down, winning comfortably. The event was the most amusing one of the day. Was the meeting under N.Z.A.A.A. rules, ancl were the competitors members of an affiliated club ?

The second champion meeting of the affiliated Caledonian Societies of New Zealand will be held at Napier on Friday, February 22nd. The . athletic events appeared in the “New Zealand Times” ctf Saturday last. The full programme is as follows: Running events —440 yards championship, gold medal value £5; one mile championship, gold medal value £5 ; 120 yards hurdle championship, gold medal value £5 ; 100 yards championship, £5, £2 and £1; 880 yards championship, £5, £2 and £1; 120 yards handicap, £lO, £3 and £1 ; £440 yards handicap, £lO, £3 and £1; one mile handicap, £B, £4 and £2 ; 100, 220 and 440 yards amateur handicaps, £5, £3 and £2. Cycling events— One mile championship, £5. £2 and £1; two mile handicap, £6, £2 and £1; five, mile handicap, £5, £3 and £1; two mile amateur handicap, £3, 30s and 10s.

Wrestling Championships—Border, £8 5 £4 and £2; catch-as-catch-cnn, £6. £4 and £2 ; collar and elbow, £4. £3 and £l. . Pipe Music, (championship) — Pibrochs, £6, £4 and £2; marches, £5, £3 and £2; strathspeys and reels, £5, 3 and £2. Dancing championships—Highland fling, £4, £3 and £2 ; Highland reel, £4, £3 and £2 ; reel of Tulloch, £B. £2 and £1; sword dance, £4, £3 and £2 ; Seauutruibhas, £4, £3 and £2. Special prizes of £5 will be given to the winners of most points in the wrestling, pipe music and dancing events. Youths’ dancing events, for boys or girls under 16, £2, £1 and 10s. Sword dance, £2, £1 and 10s. Special prize of a gold medal for the best dancer. Military events—Physical drill (12 men), £6 and £3; night alarm (four men and noncom.), £3 and 30s; bugle competition (boys under 18), trophy. Field championships—Hammer, £4, £2 10s and £1 10s; shot, £4, £2 10s and £1 10s; caber, £3, £2 and £1; high jump, £3, £2 and £1; long jump, £3 and £1; hop, step and jump, £3 and £1; quoits, £3 and £l. Nominations for the 440 yards, one mile and 120 yards hurdles championships, 2s 6d; all other events, 21 per cent, (sixpence in the £) of first prize. No acceptance. Nominations close on Wednesday, February 6th, with Mr Thomas Parker, bon.'secretary, I\o. Box 91, Napier. W. J. S. Hayward, an old-time champion cyclist, and until recently captain of the Pioneer Bicycle Club, has taken up his residence in Wellington.