WAIMATE CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10959, 27 December 1911, Page 3

WAIMATE CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

ANNUAL SPORTS

The thirtv-seventh annual sports meeting of th<> Waimate Caledonian Society was held yesterday, in \ tetoria P:uk. 'l'lie g;ite money amonnteel to £77 2s Od. asoompnred with £llO taken hist year.. The smaller attendance was due to the unpromising weather. In tlie morning intermittent dnzzling rani fell, hut the weather improved greatly ab f »ut noon, though the .sky "was o\ercast and tlie wind chilly. 'J 110 sports were well carried out, but there was a decrease in cycling and particularly 111 I'unninir entries. Ihe number oi good class competitors in running was very -mall, and though the handicaps allowed were verv liberal, none of the new men showed very good l'oim. and the back maikers. \\ . Baker and W - *1 • .< won mont of the prix.e money. The cvding events were mainly noticeable tor the good. riding or the St. Andiews cyclist. H. O'Neill, who gave- ;iway considerable handicaps and won two races from the .scratch mark. 'I he entries for dancing. wrestling, tossing the caber, and other ring items were quite up to previous numbers. The biggest items were the fire brigade events;. The first consisted in complex coupling of liose and branch work. The reel and ladders race, for which three teams of'five men each competed, was perhaps more interesting, quick and clever work being done. The third event was of quite a | different style. In this "rescues ' from a platform some twenty feet in height were made. Tossing the sheaf, a new contest for Waimate, drew no less than thirty-one entries, and so keen was the contest that it took up tlie best part of the afternoon to decide. The winning men threw the 171b sheaf equally wetl up to the last throw, when. L. Quinn, Pleasant Point, succeeded in beating his last opponent. During the afternoon the Waimate Brass Band 1 played seleotions, and at the conclusion of the programme the pipers marched round 1 the ring. Thougti the attendance was not so large as that of last year, the gathering from every standpoint was a great success. The following are the results:— Maiden Handicap, 200 yards, 7 starters; 30s, los, 10s. —W. Sullivan 1, E. Scott 2, J. H. Miller 3. Time, 23 4-ssec. Heavy Hammer Handicap, 5 competitors; 40s, 20s, 10s. —M. J. M'Cabe scr, 80ft Gin, 1; A. Dunston, 7ft, 76ft 4in, 2; P. C. ll'Lean, 3in, 75ft sin, 3. Putting Heavy Ball.—M. J. M'Cabe, scr., 32ft 4in, 1; W. A. Dunstan, 2ft 6in, 31ft- lOin, 2; J. Cameron, Ift, 31ft lin, 3. Bagpipe Music (Marches); 40s, 20s, 10s. —J. Cameron 1, D. M'Keclinie 2, D. M'Donald 3. 100 Yards Handicap; 60s, 30s, 10s. — First heat: W. Baker (scr), 1; W. J. Wild (3yds) 2; E. Scott (Byds) 3. Time 10 4-osec. Secondl heat: R. Sutherland (7yds) 1, T.' E. Bermingliam. (2£yds) 2, W. Sullivan (9§vds) 3. Time, 10 4-ssec. Final: W. J. Wild' 1, W. Baker 2, T. E. Berraingham and E. Scott 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. Won by a few inches, jvith Beriningham and Scott a dead' heat a yard away. Light Hammer Handicap, 7 competitors: 40s, 20s, 10s. —J. Cameron (14ft), 99ft 7in, 1; M. J. M'Cabe (scr), 99ft, 2; W. A. Dunstan (lift), 97ft Bin, 3. Bagpipe Music (pibroclis); 40s, 20s, 10s. J. Cameron 1, D. M'Kechnie 2, J). M'Donald 3.

Half-Mile Bicycle Race (local); 4 starters; 60s, 30s. 10s.—W. .O'Neill 1, A. L. Hoskins 2, AV. J. Sullivan 3. Time 4min 7sec. A keenly contested item, AA T . O'Neill (scr) winning, after a tough race, from A. L. Hoskins (185ydis), with W. J. Sullivan (45yds) close behind. One Mile Bicycle Handicap; 60s, 30s, 10s—W. O'Neill (scr) 1, A. S. Hoskins (125 yds) 2, D. Lynch (60yds) 3. Time, 2min 34 l-ssec. The race was run in one heat of nine starters. O'Neill came up early and kept his position throughout.

Boys' Race (under 16), 120 yards; trophies value 20s, 10s, 5s —G. Pearce 1, J. O'Brien 2, P. M'Crossan 3. Fire Brigades' Coupling Event; 20s, 10s; 6 teams competed.-'-Hillside Railway B, time 44 4-ssec, 1; Waimate A, time 46 3-ssec, 2; Hillside Railway C, time 50sec; AA'aimate B, 50 4-ssec; Hillside A, 52 4-ssec; and Timaru Railway, 55 2-ssec, also competed. Putting Light Ball; 40s, 20s, 10s; 8 competitors.—M. J. M'Cabe (scr), 39ft liin. 1; J. Cameron (2ft 6in), 38ft llin, 2; J. L. M'Cabe (4ft 6in), 38ft 4in, 3. Highland Reel, 30s, 10s; 4 competitors. —D. M'Donald 1, G. Anderson 2. 220 Yards Handicap, 60s, 30s, 10s; 4 starters.—W. Baker (scr) 1, W. Sullivan (17yds) 2, JH. Millar (13yds) 3. Time 24sec. Baker won by two yards, Millar half a yard behind* Sullivan.

Highland Fling, 30s, 10s; 4 competitors. —M. M'Keclinie 1, D. M'Donald'2. Two Mile Bicycle Handicap; 60s, 30s, 10s; 7 starters. —W. O'Neill (scr) 1, G. Proctor (110 yds) 2, TN T . .J. Sullivan (58yds) 3. O'Neill and Sullivan lead for the last four rounds, but Proctor came up well in the sprint home, beating Sullivan by half a length. Tossing the Caber; six competitors.— YY. Shea (Ift 6in) 1, P. C. M'Lean (Ift 6in) 2. Shea was the only competitor who succeeded in turning the caber. 440 Yards Handicap; 60s, 30s 10s; four starters. —W. J. Wild (scr) 1, W. Kennedy (13yds) 2, J. H. Miller (22yds) 3. Time, 53 2-ssec. Wild won easily by six yards. Wild was never pushed at_ all. The second and third men finished closely, Millar coming up well in tho sprint. One Mile Walk; 40s, 20s; three starters.—F. Joyce (scr) 1, E. Seagar (30yds) 2. Time, Bmin 23sec. Joyce won easily by 50 yards, the third starter being disqualified. Putting Light Ball; 40s, 20s, 10s; eight competitors.—M. J. M'Cabe (scr), 39ft 1 Jin, 1; J. Cameron (2ft 6in), 38ft llin, 2; J, L. M'Cabe (4ft 6in), 38ft 4in, 3. Running High Jump: 20s, 10s. —H. S. Quinn (lin), 4ft 7in,'l; P. F. Ryan (scr) and AV. Sullivan (lin), 4ft 6in (equal), 2. * Sword Dance, 30s, 10s; four competitors. —J. M'Kechnie 1, D. M'Donald 2. Highland Fling, for residents of Waimate County.—G. Hunter was the only entrant.

Bagpipe Music, Strathspeys, 40s, 20s, 10s; four competitors.—F. "Cameron 1, J. M'Kechnie 2, D. M'Donald 3. Sheaf Tossing, 80s, 10s; 31 entries. — Quinn. (18ft 43in) 1, W. Boyce (18ft 4in) 2,

Putting the Light Ball, 8 competitors; 40s, 20s, 10s.—TV. J. M'Cabe (scr) 39ft Jiin, 1; J. Cameron (2ft 6in) 38ft llin, 2; J. L. M'Cabe (4ft Gin) 38ft 4in, 3.

Firemen's Reel and Ladder Race, 3 teams; 100s, 40s. —Hillside Railway Fire Brigade, 68 3-sseo, 1; Waimate, 73 3-ssec, 2; Timarn Railway, 68 3-ssec, 3. Waimate was penalised five seconds for a technical error.

Half-mile Handicap: 80s, 30s, 20s.— W. J. Wild (scr) 1, S. Lee (scr) 2, i\L Little (50yds) 3. Time, 2min 5 4-ssec. Wild got well away from Lee, and came in four yards to the good, while the nest man was six yards behind.

Three-mile Bicycle Handicap, 5 starters; 80s, 40s, 20s. —D. Lynch (125 yds) 1, G. Proctor (140vds) 2, E. H. Kibblewhite (120 yds) 3. Time, 4min 15 4-ssec. A very good race, though only three finished.

Running Long Jump, 3 competitors; 20s, 10s.—W. Baker (scr) 17ft- lOin, 1; M. J. Harney (Ift) 16ft 7in, 2. Most points in Marches, Strathipeys, and Reels for Pipers of Waimate County; 40s, 20s, 10s. —W. White 1, R. Harris 2, G. Sutherland 3.

Hop, Stop, and Jump. 4 competitors; 20s. 10s. —W. Lumsden (3ft) 3Sft 9in. 1; L. Quinn (Ift Gin), 37ft lin, 2. Highland Fling, boys under IG.—E. Burns was the only competitor. Irish Hornpipe: 20s, 10s. —W. J. Sullivan 1. .T. M'Kechnie '2m.

Sailor'.s Hornpipe: 30s, IDs. J M'Kechnie 1, G. Anderson 2.