CLUTHA CALEDONIAN SOCIETIES

Otago Witness, Issue 2650, 28 December 1904, Page 53

CLUTHA CALEDONIAN SOCIETIES

' President,' Mr John Dunne; vice-presidents — Messrs J. W. Mitchell, -J. Fruish, J . .Kinder, f T. R. Mackay, J. Crawford, Simon Wright; I secretary and treasurer, Mr C. C. Spedding; 1 staTtef , Mr J. S. Algie ; handicappers (running j and jumping) — Messrs 'I. R. Mackay, R. B. : Lattimer, and A. Bain ; sawing &ri~. chopping — Messrs W. Hay and H. M\u.echnie'; time- ! keepers — Messrs P. dent and W. Wallen; judges (running and jumping) — Messrs' J. Crawford, H. Clarke, T. R. juackay, R. B. Lattirner, Angus M'Donald; ■wreatling^Messrs Simon Wright, H. Hogg, A. Bain: bagpipe ! . music— Messrs Robert Mi'Neil, S. Corbett; dancing — Messrs J. Fruish, J. Naitghtie; sawing and chopping — Messrs H. Jl'Kecimie, A. Thomas, F. M'Keown, W. E. Burley; ground stewards — Messrs W. E. Burley, J. Hislop, W. E. Sanderson, F. M'Keown, James- Stewart, A. M'Donald, A. Thomas, Simon Wright, A. M'Neil, sen., W. M'lntyre. 1 The fifth annual sports gathering of the Clutha Caledonian. Society was held on the Caledonian Ground, Balclutha, yesterday. The weather was all that could be desired, but the attendance, although fairly large, was not equal to last year's. The Balclutha Brass Band, under Conductor R. M'Neill, played a number of selections during the afternoon, and there were also seven or eig— t. pipers on the ground, co the visitors had plenty of music. The sports were a little slow at first, a sta.rt not being fairly made until half-past 1 1 o'clock, but towards the close of the day a little more energy was thrown into the proceedings. Mr C. C. Spedding made a most efficient secretary and manager, and was well j backed by the president (Mr Dunne) and a , large number of officials; in fact, it was open to question if there were not too many officials. The programme was ■well drawn up, being very varied and embracing all kinds of" sports. The wood-chopping and sawing coni tests were, as is usually the case, the most interesting feature of the gathering. Un*ori tunately, the ground stewards were not very j successful hi keeping the ground clear, and it w*s rushed, and prevented the majority of the i spectators having a good view of the proceedings. This was also the case when the wrest- | ling was going on, 'the large committee ap- • parently being helpless to keep the ground i clear. K. J. Scott, the champion wrestler, being present, had not the slightest difficulty in annexing the principal prizes, but Ms opponents were sufficiently skilful to enable him to give a good exhibition of his style. Nicol, who hails from South Canterbury, won the principal running events, winning every race ! he started in. Two or three minor events -were ! undecided when the train left for Dunedin. Ta&en on the whole, the meeting was a decisld success. Appended are tlie results: — 100 Yards Handicap. First prize 30s, second 10s.— First heat: D. W. Nicol, 6yds, 1; J. Smillie. Byde, 2; C. Humphrey, lyd,' 3. Also started: R. Green 3yds, J±. T. Styles 4yds, James Cbornber 6yds, and W. Dray Byds. A good handicap. Time. lOfseo. Second heat: D. Murray, 6yds, 1; J. M'Cosh I Smith, Byds, 2; T. Sime. 3yds, 3. Also j started: D. Milroy 4yds, W. Mackenzie 6yds, H. M'Kechnie and W\ Kennedy Byds. Won easily. Time, lOfsec. Final: D. W. Nicol, 6yds, 1; J. M'Cosh Smith, Byds, 2; C. Humphrey, lyd, 3. All qualified competed. Nicol came with a fine rush at the finish, and landed home just at the tape. Time, lOisec. Putting the Shot (Handicap). First prize 15s second 7s 6d.— D. Murray (3ft), 34ft llin, 1 ; J . Murray (scr), 33ft 6in, 2. Also competed: R. J. Scott (acr) and W. Murray (3ft). j Hop, Step, and Leap. First prize 15s, second 7s 6d.— A. Allison (3ft), 41ft 9£in, 1 ; R. Haron (2ft), 41ft 9in, 2. lAlso competed: J. Murray (scr), H. M'Kechnie (3ft), F. Petrie (2ft), and W. Deune (2ft). Wrestling, Cumberland style (list and under). •First prize 255, second 10s.— G. W. Johnston 1, T, Meville 2. Also competed: W. Deune and M. O'Connell. Sawing Competition. First prize 40s. second j 20s. — M'lntyre and mate, 6aec. 1 : last and Harper, 9sec, 2. Also competed: Poff and Weir scr, Burney and Do-wling 7sec, and Ewart and Laughton 4sec. Time, 24sec. The handi- . capper is to be congratulated upon the success i of this item, there being very few seconds between the finishes of the leading men. 220 Yards Handticap. First prize 30s. second 10s.— D. W. Nicol, 9yds, 1 ; H. J. Styles, 10yds, i 2; J. Smillie l6yds, 3. Also started: C.

Humphrey 4yds, T. Simie 9yds, I?. Green 10yd$ D. Milroy 10yds, D. Murray 11yds, J. Cornbex 123 - ds, ar»d H. M'Kechnie 16yds. "Won easily, but a good contest for second honours. Time, 24£ sec. Highland Fling. First prize 20s, second 10s. — H. M'Donald 1, "VV. M'Kenzie 2. Four competitors. Boys' Race (under 15). — Fruish 1, Adams 2, Hughes 3. About 30 started. Wrestling, Cumberland style. First priza 355, second 15s. third 7s 6d.— K. J. Scott 1, E. Almond 2, P. Ryan 3. Also competed : E. Dale and G. W Johnston. High Leap (Handicap). First prize 15s, second 7s 6d. — D. Murray (scr), s£t 4iin, 1 ; F. Petrie (-tin), 2. J. M'Lay also jumped. Bagpipe Music. First prize, god media!, second silver medal. — R. Clark 1, D. Bruce 2. A. Grant and D. Lindsay also competed. Chopping Competition (Handicap.). First prize 60s, second 40s, third 20s. — P. Laughton, 18sec, 1; W. Ewart, 20sec, 2; W. Poff, ssec, 3. Also competed- T. Hartnett scr. J. M'lntyre 18sec, 11. Green 20aec, and A. Weir 20sec. The scratch man (a Tasmanian) was out-handi-capped and had a very hard log, but 'showed himself to be a very superior axeman, his coolness and the big soaifs he took being heartily applauded!. Time, 3min sisec 350 Yards Handicap. First prize 355, second 15s.— D. W. Nicol, 12yds, 1; James SiniKie, 18yds. 2; H. M'Kechnie, 3 6yds, 3. Also started: C. Humphrey scr, D. Miiroy 12yds, and H. J. Styles 12yds. Smillie led to the straight, when he was passed by Nicol. who -won easily, M'Kechnie making a strong bid for second, place. Time, 43sec. Wrestling, Catch-as-catch-can. First prize, 355, second 15s, third 7s 6d. — R. J. Scott 1, E: : Mmond 2, G-. Johnston 3. Also competed!: E. Dale and E. Ryan. Scott, as in the previous wrestling, had not the slightest difficulty, in throwing the remaining competitors. Almond, however, when matched with men carrying less calibre than Scott, showed .very good work. Sailor's Hornpipe. First prize 20s, second 10s.— B. Clark 1, W. M'Kenzie 2. H. M'Donald and J. Clark also competed. 880 Yards Handicap. First prize 40s, second 15s.— W. R. Brady, scr, 1; D. Murray, scr, 2; W. H. Woodward, 30yds, 3. Also startedl: H. M'Kechnie 20yds, B. Milroy 25yds, J. M. Smith 25yda, J. Brown 30yds, A. V. Dunne 30yds. and A Allison 30yds. The scratch men had no difficulty in overtaking their field, and won easily, Brady having a distinct advantage over Murray. Time, 2rnin 15sec. Treacle and Bun Race. — Hughes 1, Bishop 2 Thomson 3. Eleven competitors. This even' caused a great deal of amusement.