ATHLETIC NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5474, 31 December 1904, Page 14

ATHLETIC NOTES

FIXTURES. Jan. 18—North Taranaki Caledonian Society, . Jan. 23—Wanganui Caledonian Society. Jan. 23—Mangaweka Athletic Club. Jan, 26 —Stratford Caledonian Society. Feb. I—Elsthorpe Athletic Club. Feb. 2—Eltham Caledonian Society. Feb. B—Waipawa Athletic Club. Feb, 9 —Toko Athletic Club. Feb. 15—Takapau Caledonian Society. Feb. 16—Egmont Village Athletic Club. Feb. 23—Hawke’s Bay Highland Society. Feb. 23—Tariki Caledonian Society. (By “Advance.”) At a meeting of the Masterton St. Patrick’s Day sports Association, the following programme was decided upon: —Maiden Handicap. 220yds, first prize £2, second 10s; Maiden Bicycle Race, first £2, second 10s: St. Patrick’s Day Handicap, 100, 220 and 440 yards, for each event—first £2 10s, second £l, third 10b; Wrestling (Cumberland), first £2, second 10s; Half-mile Bicycle Race, first £4, second £1 JOs, third 10s; Handicap Hurdle Race, 120yds, first £3, second £l, third 10s; Putting the Stone, first £2, second 10s; Wrestling (collar and elbow), first £2, second 10s; Quoits Match, first £3 10s, second £l, third 10s; Irish Jig. first £3, second £1; High Jump, first £3, second £1; One mile Flat Race, first £5, second £2, third £1; Scots Bagpipe, first £2, second £1; Fiddlers’ Competition (no less than five competitors), first £3, second 10s; St. Patrick’s Day Wheel Race, 2 miles, first £lO, second £3, third £1; Hop, Step and Jump, first £1 10s, second 10s; Sailors’ Hornpipe, first £2, second 10s; Ladies’ Bracelet, on bicycles, first £4, second £2; Half-mile Handicap, first £5, second £2, third £1; Highland Fling, first £2, second 10s; Handicap Hurdle Race, 220yds, first, £3, second £l. third 10s; Throwing the Hammer, first £2, second 10s; Forced Handicap, 220yds, first £2, second 10s; Old’ Man’s Race, first £l, second 10s; Boys’ Race, under 15, first £l, second 10s, third ss; Girl’s Race, first 10s, second ss, third 2s 6d. The total prize money is £129 2s 6d, showing an increase on last year of £34 4s. Dave Smith arrived from Queensland by the Moeraki last week. He journeyed on to Christchurch the same day and will be a competitor at Waimate on Boxing Day and Oamaru on New Year’s Day. Stmith competed at the meetings named last year. He was handicapped for Feiulding, New Plymouth and Wanganui, but evidently preferred the poorer company he would be called upon to meet in the south. Air H. J. Reardon, of the Mangaweka Athletic Club, has forwarded to me a programme for the meeting on January 23rd, 1905. The handicap of throe distances—loo, 220, 440 —is worth £B3, and points prize of a silver cup valued at £8 8s; the half-mile is worth £B, mile £lO, 120 hurdle £6. Other field events make a heavy programme. Nominations close on 3rd January. The Masterton St. Patrick’s Day Handicap of throe distances is worth £35.