LAND & WATER.

Otago Witness, Issue 1834, 14 January 1887, Page 23

LAND & WATER.

A protest by H. Christie against C. Julian beiug awarded second prize in the running high leap competition at the late Caledonian gathering was sustained at a meeting of the Society, held on the 6tb inst. The basis of the protest was that Juliau had four instead of three tries allowed him. The following amounts were voted :— £s to D. M'Coll, for services as piper; £3 to tho two boys M'Kechuie, for thoir dancing; £1 to JSheehau, for his clog daucing ;£2 to M. Sharp, for services as piper. The settling up with the successful comnotitors at the games took place. The largest sums paid over were :— £36 2s, J. Irvine— first in_ Caledonian Handicap ; £19, G. Houston — second do ' £10 10s, G. Hood— second Maiden Race i and third Caledonian Haudicap; £22 10s, H. Dunn— first in the Border and first in the Cornish and Devonshire styles of wrestling; £14 ss, D.Buchanan — third Highland Reek, first Highland Fling, third Sailors' Hornpipe, first Seauntreuß, second Sword Dance, first Irish jig; £14 ss, J. Knox— First Highland Reels* fitht Sailor's Hornpipe, second Seauntreus, third Sword Dance, second Irish Jig; £8 11s— R. Powley, second Border Style and third Cornish and Devonshire style of wrestling; £8 Us, T. Sonntag, third Border style and eecond Cornish and Devonshire do ; £7 I2s, J. Dunn, first Border style, do for men list aud under; £9, J. Macdonald, first bagpipe mu6tc. Among the successful competitors not present last evening was C. Julian, £10 10s, first for Vaulting, Hop, Step and Leap, putting the 221b ball, aud third for Running High Leap. At the Highland gatheriug at Sydney, F. Woods, the champion of the world ; R. James, the champion of Birmingham; and Rolfe, the ch*mpiira of Australia; competed in a Champion Five-mile Bicycle Race for £50. James cut out the running for the greater part of the distance, the men being all close together. At the commencement of the last lap Rolfe went to the front at a great pare, but Wood soon caught him, and won easily by several yards. The time for the last quarter of a mile was 33 3-ssee, but the time for the race was 15miu 55sec, half of the r» -e being rather slow. Among the through passengers to Sydney by the Zealandia were W. G. George, the famous English long-distance runner, and L. E. Myers, the champion pedestrian of the world. The lafcter is accompanied by Harry Fredericks, an American fleet- foot runner. The former comes to the colonies on a pleasure trip, but he is willing to arrange matches with the Australia champion, T. M. Maloue. Myers would not cuter into any races in New York with George, but is willing to meet him iv Australia. A Router's telegram from Sydney states that Malone, the sprint runner, has challenged Hutchens the English pedestrian in Sydney to run a quarter of a mile race. H Dunn, the champion wrestler, will probably leave on Thursday for Melbourne, where he is likely to challenge Cannon, who recently defeated Miller in a wrestling match in which the latter had a rib broken. A number of prominent members of the Caledoniau Society formed thems-lves into a committee on Tuesday to maka arrangements for a wrestling exhibition to be held in the Lyceum Hall on Saturday evening next, It is intended to induce a number of local wrestlers, including Mr Sonntag, who has already given his consent-, to take part in the exhibition, which will be confined to wrestling in the Grseco-Roman style. Mr H. Dunn has expressed his willingness to be present aud to wrestle with the local wrestlers and give them directions with regard to the art. A competition for prizes will also take place, but Mr Dunn will not be a competitor. Should the exhibition prove successful, there will probably be a series of similar exhibitions. The gentlemen who intend to make the necessary arrangements for the first exhibition are Messrs Kirkcaldy, Wedderspoon, A. Wilson, W. Dawson, W. Owen, T. Cornish, J. M'Gregor, and J. Barron. A meeting of the Games and Grounds Committee of the Caledonian Society was held at j Wain's Hotel on Tuesday, Mr J. Wedderspoon j (president) beiDg in the chair. A letter was re- ' coived. from Mr W. Crow protesting against Mr Steadman being declared the winner of the Five-mile Bicycle Handicap, held on the last day of the annual sports ; and it was resolved that the first place in the race bo decided by Bteadman and Crow beiug requested to run over again under the 6amc conditions as before, and that in the event of either party declining the other be declared tho winner.