THE DUNEDIN CA.LEDONIAN SOCIETY'S SPORTS. t

Otago Witness, Issue 2860, 6 January 1909, Page 31

THE DUNEDIN CA.LEDONIAN SOCIETY'S SPORTS. t

A MOST SUCCESSFUL GATHERING, j The weather on January 1 was not just what might have been desired for the first day of the Otag o Caledonian Society's sports, but tne Tain, which was threatening to fall ' the whole of the afternoon, kept off until r the last event had been finished. A 00-d morth-east wind blew, which did not make matters too comfortable for tb>3 public, and ■which interfered to some extent with the-; competitors, especially those engaged, in the cycling events. The attendance appeared to be about as Trig as last year, which means that it was large; but from J the takings it seems to have bsen even ; larger despite a gj»omy-looking afternoon. The s takings reached £226 16s. as against £202 Is for last year. AH the officials were kept busy attending to their duties during the afternoon, and a special word of praise is duo to \\vi press steward (Mr W. E. CHeid) for the unremitting" attention which he gave the press representatives. No one could possibly have acted in the capacity better than Mr Reid did. Mr C. E. Keast was also of great assistance in coMMotion. with the meeting, and cheerfully gave all the information he oonld. Both the Dxtnedin Pope Band and the Kaikorai Brass Band were in attendance, and their playing went fax to enliven the proceedings. All : ■the events wexe got off very promptly, the last race being concluded by 5 o'clock. The wrestling was in .active progrees. throughout th» afternoon, and was watched •with been interest; and, though the competitors were not perhaps quite as numerous as usual, those engaged in tfee contests gave a good exhibition, notably in Border wrestling. P. A. M'Coll, of Wellington, walked away in great style from W. Craik in the Mile Champion Walk, but Craik put on wonderful pace, and caught «uid passed his opponent when within a _ . very short distance of the tape. Unforrunately come trouble arose over the finish. • It is alleged that Craik, intentionally or otherwise, put out his arm. and prevented M'Coll from repasskbg him, and M'Coll caught him by the shoulder a few yardsfrom home. After deliberation by thoso j controliipg the race, Craik was disqualified ' and .first pjace. given to M'Coll. R. D. Chalmers, of Dunedin. distinguished himself in leng-distaaice running. Be won the Italf-mile Championship m good time, and { .from a back mark carried off the Quartermile in 546ec. Running from scratch in the Half-mil© Handicap, and giving away 40yds, be was only beaten for first place by J. Butler, a Southland competitor, who got and maintained a flying start from the j 30yds mark. He started, again from scratch, j in the Mile Race, but his earlier efforts must have tired him, for though catching the leaders he dropped out after goins: half the distancs. Ho ruus prettily, ar.d "boars the marks of useful and consistent training. The n-umber of entries received and competitors forward in_tbo cyclLng races must have proved surprising to those who believe that that class of competition is a decadent eport. There were more cyclists forward than has bsen the case for many years, and although their numbers included few who ihad previously won glory on the track, their performances furcrieihed much of the day's entertainment. The handicapper proved himself a wise and far-seeing man, for close and hotly -contested finishes were the order of the day. And, more pleasing still, there was a notable absence of the too common features of cycling : every man and machine on the track was out to win. Only one© did a competitor come to grisf, and he, with conspicuous wisdom, fell harmlessly on the sre-s. D. Stevenson •was the only cyclist who won many prizes ; and he was apparently a " dark horse," who had been placed on limit marks. A noticeable, and to come extent, a disturbing feature of the majority of the competitions was the smai? proportion of these who entered who actually placed themselves •before the starrer. This was, for imstia.nce the case in the 100 yds Championship. The names of nine runners appeared on -tin© programme, and those interested jubilantly anticipated a hotly contested race. Instead, only two were forward, and the first prizeand the Athletic Union's championship were easily won by H. H. Brinkman, a premising Christchurch runner. This inconsistency on the __par^ of athletes as peculiarly disapnointii),^ in view of the 'fact that the Athletic Union's championships are this year , Leing competed for locally. Instead' of a very few local entrants, one might wieil have looked for 3aTge fields from at least the chief sporting centres in the South Island. The championships are New Zealand cTi«inip]on.s.hips, and ar© annually eorrmeved for in one or other parts of the Dominion : but if the coveted cards axe to be carried off with little * competition the term " championship " loses much or all of its fcignficance. It was suggested on the l*t, and seemingly /with timeliness, that the local Caledonian Society might greaiQy improve matters in this respect by pucung on ite programme a big. Sheffield handicap, thus attracting a- larger number c 5 competitors from far afie&d, jwho, if they did not stimulate more ■interest among the spectators, or affect the gate, would at least, at a. time like the present, give the championship card an added value. Tnis remark, of course, applies particularly to running-events. There •waa better all-round competition in other ibranehes of the games in which championship occurred. Four strong and skilful ■men attempted" to beat Frank Forde. the lnvercargiil athlete, who has for long held «L record for throwing the 161b hammer mft. Needles to cay, they failed. Forde ;

aid«d by a strong ■wind, tßnew his hammer a. distance o£ 121 ft 2£in, and none of the others came within earns feet of his mark. There was also fair competition in the Highland fling aha* 6eaufiTtreus events, in connection with boSn of which there was a championship, held in each case by Campbell Smith, of Pahiatua. The latter was not present, and the honours ware yesterday given to Mr 3. Stewart, of Inverear.giU, "who seemSS to win without great difficulty. , ! Following are tiie results : — GRAND WRESTLING COMPETITION, 12st 41b and under (Border, Cornish, and Catch-as-catch-can). The best three falls in each style. Prizes: £7, £3 10s, and £1 10s. ! Bobdeh Style. First Round. Stood Fell. D. Tweedie W. Guy J. Crawfield Jas. Ballach M. Cameron J- Riordan J. M'Rae a bye. Tweedie and Crawfield both obtained two falls right away, but there had to be a. deciding bout between Cameron and Riordan. Second Round. Stood. Fell. M. Cameron J. M'Rae D. Tweedie J. Crawfield Cameron got his two falls in succession, and with one fall each Tweedie and Crawfiald had to try a third bout, the fall going to Tweedie. Third Round. Stood. Fell. M. Cameron D. Tweedie Tweedie gained the first fall, and the ■ second went to Cameron. The deciding bout also "went to Cameron, and left him. ] winner of the style. Crawfield and M'ilae j then wrestled for third place, the former gaining two falls in suoces&ion, the placed men thus being: M. Cameron 1 D. Tweedie 2 J. Crawfield 3 Cobnish Style. First Round. Stood. Fell. W. Guy J- M'fiae D. Tweedie J. Riordan J. Balloch a bye owing to J. Crawfield retiring. Tweedie and Riordan had to meet a third' time before the contest between them could be decided. The final struggle was a protracted one, and lasted half an hour, and the third bout was alao lengthy. 'Second Round. Stood. , Fell. M. Cameron > J- Balloch D. Tweedie W. Guy With one fall eech, Cameron and Balloen had to engage in a decider. \ Third Round. Stood. Fell. D. Tweedie M. Cameron In wrestling for second and third places Cameron gained ,the first fall, but the' two succeeding ones went to Guy, leaving the mcc placed : '. D. Tweedie ..»- x AY. Guy | M. Cameron 6 CATCH-AB-C ATCH-CAN. Eiret Round. Stood _ Fell. D. Tweedie J- M Rae M. Cameron \ V. ' Guy fj. Riordan J- Balloch Riordan and Battoch. were together for f ully half an hoyr before the former gained his first fall, which was followed by a eecond. Cameron obtained his two falls quickly, and T,veedie had no great difficulty in obtaining his victory. Second Round. Stood. „ Jell M. Cameron D. Tweedie J. Riordan a bye. Cameron gained both his falls in rapid succession. Third Round. c + qJ Fell. M. Cameron J- Riordan The first fall went to Cameron and the second to Riordan, Cameron coming out wTnner in the third bout. Tweedie retired in favour of Riordan, this style resulting: M*. Cameron 2 J. Riordan Z D. Tweedie •„•• •- — The points were: M. Cameron fj? D. Tweedie J. Riordan , J. Crawfield * W. Guy ° BVGPIPE MUSIC (Championship). la.) Pibrooha (A. Duncan. Tapanui, 1908 () cbainpSn). First £4, second £2, third £1. „ , A. Duncan (Tapanai) .., -. ... Duncan Cameron A. C Dickson .•• — 6 Abo compel^: R. M'Keehnie. (b) Marches (R. Thomson, Oamaru, 1903 champion). First £4-, second £2, third £1. A. Duncan (Tapanui) 1 R. M'Kechnie f? Duncan Cameron — 4 ATeo competed: A. Maxwell, George Gray, and A. C. Dickeon. 100 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP. s: Fi«t £4 and championship, second £1. H H B.rinkman (Christ-church) 1 J. Shnaa , 2 , Of the nine runners who entered only two faced the starter, and Brinkman won easily. Time, llsec. BICYCLE HANDICAP. Ha.lf - mile. Prizes: First £2 15^, second £1 15s, third £1 ' Fir«t h<=,it : Joe Carnesrie, 80yds, 1 ; Cha=. Hales". 100 yds, 2; D. Stevenson, 65yds, 3; F. Moir, 60yd>, 4. A!*=o started : C. Smit>n scratch. A. Carnegie lOvds, J. Keen 25yds, H. Holmes 45yds A strong wind made it a fight between the two limit men, Car-nc-?ie jv.st winning on the tape. Time, Imin 7sec. ; Second beat: S. E. Jameson, 45yds, 1; J. j Walquist. 75yds, 2 ; H. Withev, 20yds, 3 ; 'H. D BrundeH. 70yd*. 4. Also started: : F. Docherty 30vds, A. King oOyr'e. S. Ferry I 65yds. A "much better rac«. Kintr retired 1 during the first round, at the conclusion of I which th& competitors were bunched. ' Jameson got a lead comin-!? into the straight, 1 and won comfortably. Time. Imin 4 2-ssec. Final. Joe Carnegie ~ 1 S. E. Jameson 2 Charles Hales 3 Also started : D. Stevenson, J. Walquist, and H. "Withey. Carnegie led all the way. ' Coming into "the straight, be was challenged by Jameson, who had ridden prcmiaingly throughout, but the latter made

his effort too late and was beaten by half a wheel. Time, lmin 6 l-ssec. YOUTHS' MAIDEN HANDICAP (350 yds). For youths under 16 years of age. Prizes : £1 10s, £1, and 10s. L. Hanan, 4yds _« ... .... _^ 1 A. Cameron, 6yds **. 2 W. Elder, 4yds * 3 Also started: W. M'Allan scratch, W. J. Smith Isyds, and James Buchanan 15yds. Won on the tape, Elder two yards aw»y third. Time, 47sec. CHAMPIONSHIP WALKING RACE. One mile. Prizes, £4 and £2 P. A. M'Coll (Wellington ... '... 1 After going half a lap J. J. Flaherty (Christchurch) dropped out, and left the race to M'Coll and W. Craik (Dunedin). With, a lap gone M'Coll was just in front of Craik, and at half a mile M'Coll was 50 yards ahead. He had increased the gap at three-quarters of a mile, but Craik put on a great spurt, and catching M'Coll 20 yards from home, was first to breast the tape by a couplo of feet. When about four yards from the finishing point M'Coll evidently considered Craik was attempting to block his passage, and caught him by the shoulder. An inquiry was held into the matter, and it was decided to disqualify Craik. and M'Coll was adjudged die winner. Time, 6min 52 4-ssee. HIGHLAND FLING, in costume. (Campball Smith. Paluaiua^ 1903 champion). Prizes : First, £3 and champion ; second^ £2; third, £1. A. Stewart (Invereargill) 1 R. M'Kechnie (Dunedin) »~ ... 2 John Ogg (Dunedin) 3 J. MAuley, H. McDonald, and George Gray also competed. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE (120 yards). Prizes: £4, £1 10s, £1. First heat : J. Harbrow (4yds behind), 1 : A. Park (scratch), 2. Time, 21see. Second heat ; A. Bennet (4yds behind), 1 ; J. M'Lennan '6yds behind), 2. Time, 23 l-ssec. A. Bennet, J. Harbrow, and A. Park qualified for the final. Both heats were won very easily. Final. J. Earbrow ... ... ... 1 A. Park 2 A. Bennet ■ 3 Harbrow took the lead from the start, and easily increased it, winning by some eight yards ; 6eeond and third almost a dead heat. Time, 21 l-ssec. HALF-MILE CHAMPIONSHIP. (L. C. M'Lachlan, Napier, champion). Prizes: £4 10s and £1 10s. R. D. Chalmers (Dunedin) ... 1 F. Wright (Outram) 2 A. Valentine (Dunedin) 0 These were the only starters. At a quarter of a mile Chalmers went to the front, Wright and Valentine being close up. Valentine gave up in the last lap, but Wright stuck to it to the end, and was defeated by about 12 yards. Time, 2min 14 3-ssec. BICYCLE HANDICAP. One mile. Prizes : £3 10s, £1 15s, and £1. FSrst heat : H. Holmes, 80yds, - 1 ; J. Keen, 35yds, 2; D. Stevenson, 120 yds, 5. Also started: C. Smirh 15yds. A. Withey 25yds, F. Moir 110 yds, and S. Ferry 140 yds. At the end of a lap Stevenson was in the lead, and in the next lap was Mill in the van. At the end of three-quarters of a mile Moir, Holmes, Keen, and Stevenson were bunched, and Holmes finally won by a length from Keen ; Stevenson, half a length av&y third. Time, 2min 14 3-ssec, Second heat: S. E. Jamieson, 90yds, 1; A. Carnegie, 4Qyds, 2 ; A. King, 130 yds, 3. Aleo ' started: J. Walquist 70yds, if. Docharty 75yds, H. Brindle 130 yds Jo« Carnegie 150 yds, and C. Hales 170yda. At the end of half a-mile Carnegie, Hales, Brundle, and King were bunched in front and at three-quarters of a mile were jomec by Jamieson. In a good finish Jamiesoi won by a length from Carnegie, King a length and a-half away third. Time, 2nur 23sec. Final. S. E. Jamieson (Ohristchurch), 90yds 1 D. Stevenson, 120 yds 2 H. Holmes, 80yds 3 Keen, Carnegie, and King were the otHei starters. At the end of a lap Carnegie was heading King and Stevenson, the las named "being first at the finish of the ehc ceeding lap. With three-quarters of a mill accomplished Stevenson was still in th< .lead, Carnegie lying second, and X.ins third In the last lap Jamieson ran righ away from the others, and won, easing up by 10 lengths, Stevenson and Holmes clos< together. Time, 2min 24ecc. SEAUNTREUS. (Campbell Smith, Paluatua 1908 champion). Prizes: First, £2 10s and championships; second, £1 10s; third, £1. \. Stewart (Invevcarsill) 1 R. M'Kechnie (Dunedin) Z Jno. Ogg (Dunedin) ... • • ■•- 6 J. MAuley and H. MDonoM also competed. The judge said that very little separated the competitors placed second and third. . DUNEDIN HANDICAP of 440 yards. First £8. second £3, third ±.1. R D Chalmers, Dunedin (Byds) 1 C. Hallv. Mataura (13yds} . ■ - ,' A. J. Gillies, Southland (12yds) ...... 3 Alri-. started- J. Sluvas ''-ratch. if. WrUht syds J. Park sv<fc, A. Valentine Wvfc A X Wilson 12yds, S H. Major ,20yds: A fight, principally between, the limit men, Hally leading into the straight, wUh Gillies close up. Twenty ya« s £om the tape Chalmers made a well-timed effort which carried him in a winner b> TH y ROWIN<r-THT Wb HAMMKR 111 ft. Prizes: First £3 15s and championship, second £1 15s third £1. Frank Forde, Invercargill (scr), 121 ft AI Ke'an (2ft. 9in. 117 ft lOiin .. - 2 W^^^t. Se^-OftV J«J RitrdaiTTft. Aided by a strong wind ?orde put up a. magnificent performance, beating his previous record by over 10ft. HANDICAP WALKING RACE. One mileT Prizes: First £4, second i>2, third £1 ss. A. R. Buchan (80yds) ■ \ G Stephenson (130 yds) P. A. M'Coll (scr) ..... ■•••••* , Also started: P. J F^herty 25yds, J. T Muldrew 85yds, J. M'lvor 115 yds, A. H Bruton 140 yds.' Muldrew dropped out in the second round, and Flaherty and M'lvor in the third. M'Coll «™*g£ gamely forward under a heavy handicap,

and turning into the straight for home unsuccessfully challenged the second man. The first two led throughout in the order in which they finished. Time, 7min 6 4-ssec. i ■ SAILOR'S HORNPIPE. Prizes: First I £2 105, second £1 10s, third 10s. j A. Stewart 1 R. M"Kechnie 2 J MAuley 3 H. M'Donald also competed. ■ HALF-MILE HANDICAP. - Prizes : First £6, second £2 10s, third £1. J. Butler, Southland (30yds) ... 1 R. D. Chalmers, Dunedin (scr) 2 DX Flynn, Little River (25§-ds) 3 Also started: F. Wright syds, J. Park 10yds J. Crawford 15yds, A. K. Wilson 20yds, A. J. Gillies 20yds, T. P. Laffey 25yds, S. H. Major 40yds. Butler went away with a great lead from 'the jump, closely chased by Flynn. Chalmers, from scratch, gradually crept up out of the ruck, and suddenly made a strong spurt, beating Flynn by a yard in the straight. Time, 2min Bsec. BICYCLE HANDICAP RACE. Two miles (open). Prizes: £4 10s, £2. £1. D. Stevenson (180 yds) 1 J. Keen (60yds) 2 J. Walquist (110 yds) „. 3 i Also started : C. Smith scr, A. Carnegie 18vds; H. Withey 50yds, S. E. Jamieson 80vds, P. Bocherty 120 yds, H.* Holmes 130 yds, F. Moir 160 yds, H. D. Brundle 190 yds, Joe Carnegie 220 yds, and Charles I Hales 24G^ds. At the end of half a mile ! Hales, J. Carnegie, Brundle, and Stevenson, were bunched in front, and at the end of a mile Stevenson was. well out from the others. With on« lap to go Stevenson had still a strong lead, and finally won by about five yards, a similar distance separating Keen and Walquist. Holmes canoe down" in the last lap, but was not nurt. Time-, 4min 58 l-ssec. ONE-MILE HANDICAP. . Prises : First j £7, second £3, third il. M. Mitehelson (60yds) 1 D. Flynn (35yds) « G. F. Smart (scr) ... ... a Also started: R. D. Chalmers scr J. Crawford 30yds, J. Butler 65yd* Chalmers got away well, and was overhauling the limit men when, early in the race, he pulled out. Smart ran well, and challenged the second man when nearmg the tape, but was beaten by inches. The whmer led nearly all the way. Time, ' 4min 55 3-ssec. SECOND DAY. The forty-seventh annual gathering of the Caledonian Society of Otago was continued on Saturday, when there was again ' a large attendance fii the public. The '■ weather was, as on the first day, threatening and a heavy wind swept the ground, this time from the south-west, and interfered to some extent with the various i events, and to a very great extent with ' the comfort of the public. Rain fell on more than one occasion, and was quite sufficiently heavy to cause every bodvto make a rapid move for cover. Everything ! went very smoothly, and the extreme punctuality with which the events were got off was remarkable. It seemed as ij all the officials actively engaged understood exactly -what- was required of them, and carried it out, whatever it might be, witn commendable despatch. The takings for the day reached £175, which is a few pounds teas thanjast year, when the amount was £182 9s 6d. For the first day the takings were £24 15s more than l&st year, so that on the two days there is an increase of £17 5a 6d. t The following are the results of the day s sport : — QUGITING HANDICAP AND CHAMPIONSHIP, 21 yards, 21 points a score (James Penman,, Kaitangata, champion). Prizes: £4- 10s, £2 ss, and £1. First Round. R. Penman (scratch) 21 beat John Han- ■ nah (6 points) 17 ; P. Bryce (7 points) 21 I beat James Mitchell (7 point*) 16; W. Low (9 points) 21 beat A. Love (9 points) 20; A. Lindsay (7 points) 21 beat W. Mehatek© (9 points) 20. Second Round. R. Penman (scratch) 21 beat P. Bryce \7 points) 10; A, Lindsay (7 points). 2l beat W. I Love (9 points) 19. j Final. R. Penman (Kaitangata) scratch, 21, beat A. Lindsay (Invercargill) 19. BAGPIPE MUSIC CHAMPIONSHIP.— (3) Strathspeys and Reels. Prizes: First £4, second £2, third £1. A. Duncan (Tapanui) 1 A. C. Dicfcson 2 Duncan Cameron y ■■■ ,-3 A. Maxwell and R. M'Kechme also competed. Duncan also won the Pibrochs and Marches Competitions, and thereby established himself bagpipe music champion and won the N.Z.A.U. s champion gold medal. HIGHLAND »REELS CHAMPIONSHIP. — Prizes: First £3 and championship, second £2 ss, third £1 ss. R. M'Kechnie (Dunedin) ... "... 1 A. Stewart (Invercargill) 2 John Ogg (Dunedin) 3 J. MAuley and H. M'Donald also competed. NEW ZEALAND WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP, for all comers.— Prizes : ±»o ss, £3 ss, and £1 15s. Bordeb. Firet Round. StcoJ. Fell. J. Forde W. Guy F. Forde W. Forde A. Chisholm. J. Riordan. M. Forde. a bye. J Forde had no difficulty in obtaining his two falls against Guy. The contest between CUbholm and J. Riordan was a good cne, and a third bout was necessary to decide the winner. / Second Round. , Strod. Fill. F. Forde A. Chisholm M. Forde J- Forde. Third Round. F. Forde. M. Forde. Result. F. Forde ._ »^ ».«••« 1 M. Forde — »•• f J. Forde 3 M. Forde, the previous champion, was therefore defeated on this occasion, and J. Forde got third place by default. Catch-as-Catch-Can. Prizes: £6 ss, £3 sa, and £1 15s. Duncan Cameron, Dunedin (champion). First Round. Stood. Foil. F. Forde W. Guy M. Ford*. W. Ford's.

J. Riordan won by default from Chi*.; holm. Second Round. - „ Stood. Fell. ; J. Riordan. F. Forde. * Third Round. M. Forde. J Riordan. Result. M. Forde 1 J. Riordan * F. Forde ° GRAND WRESTLING COMPETITION; list and undek (Border, Cornish, and Catch-as-Catch-Can.) Prizes: £4 10s, £2 ss, and £1- . j BOEDEB. First Round. Stood. Fell. J. Crawfield J. M'Ras J. Riordan W. Guy. Second Round. ~, J. Crawfield. J. Ricrdan, Third Round. W. Guy. ' . J. M'Rae. 7 Result. J. Crawfield 1 J. Riordan ••• 2 W. Guy ? t COBNISH. :{: { First Round % -*„ Stood, . . Fell. . |j J. Riordan J. Crawfield v|g W. Guy, J. M.'Rae. /§ Second Round. § J. Riordan. . J. M'Rae. S }l _ Result. - j? J. Riordan 1 . -fi? W Guy 2 " J W. Crawfield •" ? -j ' Catch-as-Catch-Cax. First Round. ' ;1N Stood. . Fell. 'iM J. Riordan J. M'Rae -* . "W. Guy W. Crawfield j§ Second. Round. _^ W. Guy J. Riordan -W. Result. % W. Guy 1 k J. Riordan 2 1 W. Crawfield (by default) ... - ... 3 « Points: J. Riordau 12, W. Guy 10, YE Crawfield 10. ' ' 1 YOUTHS' HANDICAP WALKING RACE. One mile (not under 15 nor oveSß 17) v Prices £1 10s, £1, and 10a. ■ J|| A. H. Bruton, 25yds 1 Geo. Stevenson, ser 2 &i J. Buchanan, SOyds 3 <T5 At the end of half a mile Bruton hacLH a long lead, and was never headed, winning ->\ by 20* yards. Time, 7min 47sec. ': 440 YARDS .CHAMPIONSHIP (W. G. Harding, Napier, champion). Priaess-; £4 snd £1. -J — Shivas (Gore) 1 i£ J. Park (Waikouaiti) 2. * % R. D. Chalmers (Dunedin) ... 3 ?-* Also started: L. S. Broad and A. Valen-K tine. Park was in front straightening for j home, but.Shiyas came with a good runr^ and just beat him on . the tape, Chalmers ~. about five yards away third. Time, 54^ 2-sseo. I BICYCLE HANDICAP. One mile. 1 Prizes: £2 10s, x £l 10s, and £1. V 3V 3 First heat: H. Withey, 10yds. 1; J. Keen,:] 30yds, 2; A. Carnegie, scr, 3; G. M'Laren, * 55yds> 4. v Also started: C. Smith scr. J..: Keen 30yds, E. Harvey 35yds, R. B. Lam-'. . bert,"D. -Stevenson -60yds, S. Ferr r 120yd5,,: a,nd M«. Idour 120 yds. Harvey fell at the,^ start, and competed in the next heat. -A'lgS, half a Hiile Ferry and Stevenson were well £ out -from the others, who were bunched^'-.} With one lap to go, Withey went to thtf^ front, amd kept his lead, winning by «3 wheel from Keen. Carnegie a length awa&£ third. Time, 2min 30 2-ssec.— Second heat:* W. Goodall, 55yds, 1; J. Walquist, 25ydss* 2; W. Withey, 60yds. 3. Also started: S: ' E. Jarieson 15yds, E. Harvey 35yds, J. T. Butler 55yds, Joe Carnegie 75yds, P. Docherty 86yds, and F. Moir 100 yds. At the end of half a mile Withey was hi the leittf,^ with the others close up. GoodalF came away afterwards, atnd won by a lengt'l*, from Walquist, Withey two lengths away third. Time, 2min 28sec. Final. J. Keen (Oamaru), 30yds 1 H. Withey (Dunedin), 10yds ... 2 W. Goodall (Palmerston), 55yds 3 Air qualified started. At the end of ' two laps M'Laren was in the lead, but Keen supplanted him and won by a length from Withey, who was half a wheel in front ; of -Goodall. Time, 2min 30sec. AMATEUR HANDICAP, of 220 yd». Prizes: £3, £2. and £1. W. R. Quin, 10yds 1 R. F. Mitchell, 2yds ... 2 J. Leslie, 9yd s 3 Also competed: W. J. Mun.ro scr, Ei, Williams 6yds, and E.A. Shand 7yds. Won < on the tape. Time, 24 3-ssec. CALEDONIAN HANDICAP, of 220 yd« ., Prizes: £8, £3, and £1; 10s to winners^, of heats, prize-takers excepted. First heat: S. H. Mayor, 11yds, -1; 33$ D. Strachan, 6yds, 2; J. Rhivas, 2yds, 3& AJbo competed: W. Duff 7yds, A. ValertL-t tine Byds, and J. Boucher 10yds. Won by* about four yards. Time, 24sec.— Second heat: A. J. Gillies, 7yds, 1; D. M. Sime, Byds, 2: A. K. Wilson, 9yds, 3. Also competed i O. Bally syds, and A. Love 10yds# Won by a yard. Time, £4 2-saec. Final. S. H. Mayor (Dunedin), 11yds . ... ... 1 J D. Strachan (Invercargill), 6yds ... <s J. Shivas (Gore), 2yds .3 All qualified started. Mayor went into" the lead early in the race, and was never i headed, winning by about three yards from Strachan, Shivas a yard away third, lime, 23 l-ssec. GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN DANC ING. Prizes: First, £3 and champion*., ship medal; second, £2; third, £1. | C. M'Kenzie - ? 1 ] D. M'Kenzie 2

S. M'Kechnie 2 > The only competitors. 'PUTTING THE 221b BALL CHAMPION- ■ SHIP. Prizes: First £2 15s and championship, second £1 se, third £1. F Forde (Invercargill) . 33ft lin 1 A. M'Culloch, 30ft Hin 2 - rW. Forde, 26ft lOin 3 Also competed : John M'Rae. F. Forde's performance wa« not - a very meritorious one, and A. M'Oulloch's best mark was jurorisinglv near the champion's. Frank Forde was "the 1908 champion, with a throw .of 42ft 6in. HANDICAP AA r ALKING RACE. One ' mile Prizes: First £4. second £2. third - £1 ss. A. R. Buchaoi. 35yd« - 1 P A. M'Coll, scratch 2 W. Craik, 10yds : 3 Also started: G. Stephenaoa 115 yd&, J. J. Muldrew 120 yds, J. M'lvor 130 yds, A. H. Bru+on 145 yds. Buchan got away well, and walked strongly, but although chased gamely by .M'Coll he finished with a good lead. Time, 6mdn 30scc. vJAVORD DANCE CHAMPIONSHIP. Prizes: First £3 10s and championship, second £1 10s. third £1. ' Vk M'Kechnie (Dunedin) 1 A. S^wart (Invercargill) 2 John Ogg, jvm- (Dunedin) ... ... 3 Also competed: Mimue Gold, J. MAuley, an«J H. M'Donald. BKJTCLE HANDICAP. One mile (Second - Okss). Prizes: First £2 10s, second £1 109, third £1. ' Fiftst heat: AV\ Goodali. 55yds, 1; P. Dooherty, 35yds, 2; H. Withey, 10yds, 3; O. Smith, scratch, 4. Also started: A. Carnegie scratch, J. T. Butler 65yds,. Joe Carnegie 75yds, F. Moir 100 yds, W. Withey 60yds. Thothree backmaxkers fought their way into leading positions in the last lap, and riding strongly succeeded in gaining places. Time, 2mm 23 2-ssec. Second £oat: J. Walquist, 25yds, 1; J. Kean, 30yds, 2; H. G. Christie, 75yds, 3; G. M'Laren, -55yds, 4. Also started: S. E. Jameson 20yds, E. Corrie 35yds, W. Steven•on 60yds, S. Ferry 120 yds, M. Idour 120 yds. Practically a repetition of the first heat. The two baokmarkeiß crept gradually to the front, and gained places in the final spurt. Time, 2m in 23 4-ssec. Final. H. Withey (Dunedin) 1 W. Goodali (Palmerston) 2 C. Smith (Dunedin) ... 3 The competitors bunched "in the first round, and kept together till all spurted in the last lap. Two riders fell, harmlessly, «nd then a close and exciting finish eventuated, Withey winning by half a wheel. Time, 2min 30 l-s?ec. - BAGPDPE MUSIC (open to pipers under 20 years). Prizes: First £3, second £1 103," third £1. Jvxhn Campbell • ... 1 M. Ross 2 • D. Morrison 3 Also competed : John Higgina, D. A. Grant, K. Straiten, AA 7 . Archie. Higgins played remarkably well, but a mistake in strathspeys put him back into fourth place. ONE-MILE CHAMPIONSHIP. Prizes: ~ * First £4 10s and championship, second c £1 10s. R. D. Chalmers 1 G. T. Smart ... *. 2 M. Michalson 5 Only three out of the 10 runners who had , entered took part in this race. The three t competitors kept together until the end of ' the last lap, Chalmers allowing the other 1 two to pace him over the greater part of 'the distance. Then ha sprinted from the corner of the straight, and won fairly easily (rom Smart in 4min 55 l-ssec. TOSSING. THE CABER CHAMPIONSHIP. Prizes: First £2 15s and championship, sscond £1 10;, third £1. * F. Forde (Inveroargill). 43ft Bin 1 'i AY. Murray, 42ft 2in 2 „ AY. Foj-de," 41ft Bin 3 M. Cameron, 40ft Tin. was fourth. Other r-K-mpetitois: M. • Forde (39ft sm). A. ii'Culloch (41ft lin), D. Wilson (38ffc lira). COMPETITION (doublel handed). Prizes: £4 10s, £2 10s, and ;* £1. I J. Kendall and Co.. Ssec 1 I Forde Bros.. 4seo 2' < Chisholm Bros., Zeec 3 iP***^ comp°ted : W.- ard A. Laughton 4**S f U lUiamson Bros. lOsec, and M. and jj. Sullivan 125sc. Kendall's time was 38sec. u"Ee time of the second and third pair was not officially taken. YOUTHS" HANDICAP, 350rds (between J? and 15 years of age). 'Prizes: First M 10s, second £1, third 15s. = L. Hanan (Invercargill), scratch) 1 A. Cameron (S. Dunedin). 3vds 2 W. EJder (Christchuroh), 3yds 3 '; Also started: C. \V. Webber 3yd«3. K. MLennan 3yde, AY. M 'Allen 4yds, W. J. Smith 25yds. AVon rather easily. Time, «b l-ssec. itEEL O- TULLOCH. Prizes: First £2 second £1 10s, third £1 R. M'Kechnie (Dunedin) 1 John Ogg. jdn. CJunedin). ... ". 2 ' t A. Stewart (Invercargill) .. 3 iM4feald! mpet^ : J - M ' Autey and & AMATEUR HANDICAP. Half-iall-Prizes: £3, £2, and £1. A. Moore, 10yds j ; A. J. Foster, 10yds . * 2 E. AVilliame. 20yds '. ' 3 f_ J ?' h€ f c , were the «nly competitors." Moor« h»£o baloi^s to the Edinburgh Southern Warners, won easily by five vends. Time ■nun 14tec * . ' WIGH JUMP. P r i zes: £g 15Sj £1 lQe fL_, and £1. F^ W. Egan, 2in , ... 1 w Br. Rutherford ... w ,*" *" 2 I yhfXKi Sheddan "* 3 fj&fjjl oaly other competitor was RLaffev, HpfP h*ndicap was 2in. AT. Egan jumped Eft «' llch ' lfch h:s handicap, g^ YeV c him Ml jgn. Rutherford and Sheddai tied, and X the jump-off Rutherford won. ■BICYCLE HANDICAP RACE. Two I n ? lles - 1c1 cn ' Prizes: First £4 10s I second £2, third £J. I First heat} S. E. Jameson, 30vds 1- H Byfthey 15yds, 2; AY. Go 9 da11," 86Vds', 3;' K. Doeherty, 135 yds, 4. Also started: O KajJth sorateh, A. Carnegie scratch, J. T Butler 90yds, Joe Carnegie Ilsyds. The ■Spmpetitors were all bunohed in' the sixth Ir^und. At the e/id of the seventh Jamiespn wit 4way with a long lead, and won easily. ■The other jplaoed- men fought out tlxe flntsh. Rime, 4mm 57 2-psec, Secona heatt J. Keen, 50s-ds, 1} Q, M'Laren, lOOyds, 2j J. KValquist, 45yds. 3} D. Steve^on, UfiytU, ■. Also started « B, Corri© 65yd3, t[. Q, Ehriijtie igPyds, $. Ferry 175 yds, fa I{*ouf MOrds, Th^ three first men dre^O 1 ojt toP*wier in the list lap, and vron ralher

easily. The fourth man had a fight for his place. Time, smin 1 2-ssee. Final. S. E. Jamieson (Christchurch ... 1 G. M'Laren (Palmerston) 2 W. Goodali (Palmerston) . . . 3 The competitors were all together until the last lap, when Stevenson again pushed out by himself and led the way home, winning .by 4yds. The other placed men were bunched. Time, smin 20sec. GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN DANCING.—GirIs of 17 and under. Prizes: First £3, second £2, and third £L Stella Glennie 1 Isa Frame 2 Fanny Perriam . . 3 Also competed: Phyllis Forsyth, Ulrica Lemon, Jessie Lemon, Chrissie Horwell, Molly Walker, Minnie .Gold, Lily Hamer, Maggie M'Callum, P. Frame. The ijerformance of each- competitor was excellent, and the judges were at very considerable difficulty in awarding prizes. HANDICAP WALKING RACE. One nile and a-half. Prizes: First £5, second £2 10s, third £1. P. A. M'Coll, scratch, 1 A. R. Buchan. 50yds, 2 W. Craik, 15yds 3 These were the only competitors. With three laps gone Buchan, who belongs to Dunedin, was well in front of M'Coll Wellington), xind Craik v.as dropping behind. With a little over a lap to go M'Coll passed, Buchan. and although the latter stuck to his task, he was defeated by a yard. Time, lOmin 26sec. IRISH JIG. Prizes: £2 10s and £1 10.?. R. M'Kechnie 1 Jno. Ogg 2 J. M'Aulev 3 H. M'Donald also competed. HALF-MILE HANDICAP. Prizes: First , £5, second £2 10s, third £1. R. D. Chalmers, scratch 1 J. Park, 20yds 2 D. Flynn, 30yds 3 Also ran: J. Butler 20yds, A. Valentine 20yds, M. Miohelson 20yds, A. J. Gillies 30yds, J. Crawford 30yds, A. Love 30yds, Jno. AVroble 30yds, AY. Duff 35yds, and S. H. Major 45yds. Major got an upset by some means after having gone but very little distance, and A. J. Gillies (Dunedin), who was third past the judge was disqualified for jostling. At the end of a lap all, with the exception of the jostled man, were close together. Chalmers (Dunedin) went to the front 150yda from home, and won by 4yds from Park (Waikouaiti), Gillies one length and a-h»K away third, Flynn (Little River) fourth. Time, 2min 6 l-ssec. AVOOD-CHOPPING COMPETITION. Prizes: First £4 10s, second £2 10s, third £2, fourth £1. > J. Kendall, 45seo , 1 A. Millwood, scratch ?. A. L. Chisholm, 40sec £ J. Bolter, 60seo 4 Also competed: Peter Laughton 15sec., A. Laughton 30sec. D. M'Laughlan 40sec, VV. Madams 50sec, P. Mason 60see, J. T. Smith 60sec, P. O'Sullivan BGsec, M. O'Sullivan 80sec, J. Sullivan 80sec. Kendall's time was 6min 58sec. OBSTACLE RACE. Prizes: Firct 33 10-, second £2 10s, third £1. A. Park (Waikouaiti) ". A. Harbrow (Dunedin) 2 J. Park also started, but got stuck fa.ii in the first sack, and, discouraged, gave it up. CONSOLATION BICYCLE HANDICAP. One mile. Prizes: First £2, second £1 10s. third 10s. C. F. Smith (Dunedin), scratch ... 1 A. Carnegie (Dunedin), scratch 2 P. Doeherty (Oamaru), 50yds • 3 Eight competitor*; started. The race .-s> won rather easily in 2m iD 27 3-5-ec. THE CHAMPIONSHIPS. The charapion medals at the annual gathering of the Caledonian Society were awarded as follows: — Champion Piper.— A. S. Duncan, 18 points. „,,-,,. -,1 Champion Dancer.— R. M Kechnie, 33 points. Champ.ion Runner.— R. D. Chalmers, 13 point«. Champion at Hammer, Caber, and Ball. — F. Fordo, 18 points. Champion Wrestler All -comers, Border, and Catch-as-catch-can Styles). — Martin Foi'de, 9 points. The medal donated by Ins Excellency the Governor for the best all round athlete was awarded to Frank Forde, with 25 points. . The gold medal donated by the Prime Minister* (Sir Joseph AA'ard) was awarded to the winner of the wood-chopping competition, and won by J. Kendall. The gold medal given by the Hon. J. A. Millar was awarded to the winner of the most points in handicap running, and waa won by R. D. Chalmers, 15 points. The principal prize-winners are R. D. Ghalmers. who heads the list 'with £24 10s for running wins; R. M'Kechnie, £18, dancing; F. Forde £17 ss, field events and wrestling: A- Stewart, £12 15s. dancing: P. A. M'Coll, £12 ss, walking; J. Riordan, £8 ss, wrestling; J. Ogg, £7 ss, dancing; A. R. Buchan, £10, walking; M. Forde, £9 10=. wrestling: J. Kendall, £9, woodchop and sawing; S. E. Jamieson, £9 ss, cycling; S. H. Mayor, Ist 220 yds Caledonian Handicap; the rest of the money being fairly evenly distributed among some 90 competitors.