STRATH-TAIERI CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2860, 6 January 1909, Page 33

STRATH-TAIERI CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

ANNUAL SPORTS. The thirty-fifth annual sports gathering • under the- auspices of the Strath-Taien Caledonian Society was held at Middleanarch on New- Year's Day on the grounds of the A. and P. Society. Since the holding of last year's sports gathering the lastnamed body has almost completed its large ihali/ committee room, etc., and the secretarial- and other official convenience? in this dbmmodious building were made full use of by the Caledonian Society in carrying Out ita annuaL sports programme. The society bad its origin about 35 years ago on Cottesbrook Station, some two miles and a^-half from the present town of. Middlemarch, where a number of shearers organ j ised an. annual sports gathering, which eventually merged into the present society. The running track in the 10-acre paddock adjoining 1 the -hall is 440 yds in circuit, and•was in fairly good condition yesterday after the recent welcome rains, although a few wet spots on the inside running interfered to come extent with the performances of Eome of the competitors. The principal interest in the gathering centred round the 12Gyds and 220 yds foot events, the cyclingracing, and the Cumberland and Catch-aa-Cafcch-Can wrestling ; but the events generally were watched with close interest by a. large gathering of interested spectators, many of whom came from Dunedin by railway. Among the visitors on the ground •were Mr T. Mackenzie, M.P., and the principal residents of the surrounding country. The Middlemarch Brass Band, tinder the conductorship of Mr J. H. Matheeon, was on the ground all day, and played selections which showed careful practice, j Mr R. Walker, the obliging and courteous , 6ecretajry, had a. busy day in taking entries ', and carrying out his numerous secretarial j iduties, but lie was never too busy to afford i •information, to anyone requiring it, and . press representatives are indebted to him for his assistance in enabling them to com- j pile their reports. The total amount of j prize-money paid out at the gathering ■ funounted to £60, and the takings at the gate were £44 18s 6d.- The sports gather- ) ing finished in the evening with the usual ball, which was largely attended. The following ia the prize-list : — 100 Yards Maiden. — First heat : F. Pedofsky (Allanton) 1, D. Cameron (Middlemarch) 2, D. ' Dunford (Temuka) 3. Time, ll«ec. Wo?i by P.yds. Second heat: N. M'Fadyen (Middlemarch)* 1, J. Horn (fnver-

; cargill) 2, Jas. Steele (Mosgiel) 3. Time, - 10 3-ssec. Won by 2y<ls. Final : J. Horn 1, D. Cameron 2, J. Steele 3: Time, 10 4-ssec. Won by a, yard ; second and third close together. Also started: P. Wheeler, A. Horan, E. M'Donald, W. Roxburgh, A. 1 Mossey, E. Lilly, and R. Kirk. 120 Yards Handicap.— First heat: T. Massey (Allanton), Byds, 1; R. Hanson (Waipa), syds, 2. Time, 126ec. Won by ayard. Second heat: J. Cunningham (Middlemarch), 9yds, 1; S. Turnbull (Mosgie.l), 2yds, 2. Time, 12see. Won by 4yds. , Third heat : N. M'Fadyen (Middlemarch), I Byds, 1; F. Pedofsky (Middlemarch), Byds, 2. Time, 12 l-ssec. Won easily by 3yds. Final: J. Cunningham 1, S. Turnbull 2, T. Massey 3. Won easily by 3yds from a good start ; second and "third close together. Also startedi : E. Dumford 9yds, D. M. Sim scr, A. Love 7yds, J. Horan scr, ST. Lewis 10yds, D. Cameron 4-yds, Jas. Spratt 2yds, W. F. North Byds, A. K. Hamilton 2yds, J. C. Trotter 2yds, P. Wheeler 12yds. Time. 12sec. One-mile Bicycle Handicap. —H. G. Christie (Allanton), 30yds, 1; J. Hanson (Middiemarch), 70yds, 2 ; J. Beattie (Middlemarch), 50yds, 3. Also started : M. Idour 70yds. J. Walquist scr, A. Stewart 140 yds, J. Roxburgh JjOyds, H. Ede 40yds. The bcratch man (Walquist) made a plucky effort, but Christie held the race from^he start, and won from Hanson by syds. Stewart, a youth, rode a plucky race, but did not last. Time, 2min 31 4-ssec. Putting the Stone (handicap).— A. K. Hamilton (scr), 3bft l^in, 1; T. Masse y (lft), 35ft 2in, 2; R. Hanson (6in), 34ft Bin, 3. Also competed: J. Hanson (lft), T. Tiodair (lft), D. Cameron (ecr), H. Tisdall (£tt). ; Throwing Hammer (handicap). — J. Haneon (2ft), 79ft 6in, 1; R. Hanson (scr), 79ft 7m, 2; D. Cameron (2ft), 75fi 9in, 3. Also competed : T. Tisdall (ecr). Two-mile Bicycle Handicap. — J. Roxburgh <Mid<ileinarch), 180j-de, 1; J. Beliskie (Allanton), 200 yds, 2; H. G. Christie (Allanton), scr, 3. Won by about 3yds, the winner holding the race all the way on his handicap. The scratch man finished 50yds behind. Also started: J. Walquiat 15yds, M. and J. Idour 50yds, J. Beattie 90ydB, and A. Stewart 220 yds. Hop_, Step, and Leap.— J.' Cunningham, 42ft 2m, 1; T. Maasey, 40ft 9in, 2; A. K. Hamilton, 40ft Bin, 3. 220 Yards Hurdle Handicap.— W. J. Brewster (Palmerston), 9yds, 1; T. Massey, 6yds, 2; J. C. Trotter, 2yd?, 3. Also started: R. Hanson, 2yds; J. Cunningham, scratch; W. F. North, Byds; A. K. Hamilton, 3yds; J. Wroble, Byds; F. Pedofski, Byds. A close race and good finish. Youths' Handicap, 120 Yards.— E. Lilly 1, J. Spxatt 2, J. Henry 3. 220 Yajvls Handicap.— First Heat: D M Sim (Dunedin), 1 ; J. Spratt (Sutton), 2 ; A. Love (Green Island), 3. Time, 24 2-ssec. Second Heat: W. F. North 1, S Turnbull (Mosgiel), 2; J. C. Trotter (Hyde), 3. Final. D. M.Sim, 9yds 1 W. F. North,' l2yds 2 A. Love, Byds 3 Won by two yards, all the others in a bunch. Time, 23 l-3sec Three-mile Bicycle Handicap. — J. Hanson, 75yds, 1; J. Beattie, 85yds, 2; J. Roxburgh, 85yds, 3. Also competed: H. G. Christie, scratch; J. Beliskie, 110 yds; A, Stewaxt, 320 yds; M. Idour, 160vds; J. Walquist, 70yds. Christie dropped out at the fourth round, and leffc the others to fight cut a good One-mile Handicap. — G. Peat (Sutton), 80yds, 1; J. Wroble (Allanton), 60yds, 2; J. Cunningham (Middlemarch), 30yds, 3. Also started : J. C. Trotter, scratch ; F. Pedofsky, 70yds. Pedofsky dropped out in the second lap, and the finish was fought out between Peat and Wroble, the former winning by a yard from, the latter, who was closely pressed by Cunningham. 440 Yards Handicap.— F. J. Cunningham, 3yds, 1; J. Wroble, 18yds, and D. Sim (tie), 2. Also started: W. F. North, 25vds, and J. Horan, 22yds. Wroble and Sim divided second and third money. Cunningham got home by a few inches. Heavy-weight Wrestling (Cumberland). — R. Hanson 1, J. Brophy 2, T. Dowie 3. Also competed : D. Cameron, E. Callery, and M. O'Connell. A good exhibition of honest wrestling all round, Hanson and Brophy having a hard tussle f,or first honours. Light-weight Wrestlinar (Cumberland), list 41b.— T. Dowie 1, M. O'Connell 2. Also competed : J. O'Connell and J. Cunningham. The bouts between Dowie and M. O'Connell were stubbornly contested, and the other two competitors wrestled serd to win. Pipe Mlus ; >Jt — J. D. Ma.fib.eson 1, W. M'Kenzie 2, — Drummond 3. ftancing in Highland Costume. — Miss P. Frame 1, Miss I. Frame 2. Running High Leap. — A. K. Hamilton (Cambridge), sft 32in, 1; R. Kirk and W. J. Brewstor, sft 2in divided second and third money. Also competed : W. F. North, J. Wroble, T. Maesey, J. C. Trotter. Five-mile Bicycle Handicap. — J. Hanson, scratch, 1; H. G. Christie, scratch, 2; J. Walquist, 280 yds, 3. Also started: D. i Stewart, 430vds ; J. Beattie, 30yds; H. j Law. 80yds: M. and I. Idour, 300vds. A.U the competitors except Hanson, Walquist, and Christie dropped out by the time the j ninth lap was finished. Christie, who was 50 yards behind in the seventh lap. pulled up to Hanson and Walquist on the nexi lap, and the three raced together for several laps, the two scratch men racing with the evident intention of putting their best effort into the last lap. and when the bell rang for the final la.p Christie wont up with a grand spurt and challenged Hanson, a hard tussle eventuating up to the back of the track, when it became evident that Hanson had a lot left in him and t-hat -Christie had shot his bolt. Coming into the straight, Hanson, with a supreme effort, led Christie by half a dozen yards which he increased to a dozen yards before the tape was reached, winning as he liked. Walquist, who rode a good race, was some distance behind. Time, 15mifl 25sec. The Heaw-weight Catch-as-Catch-Ca-n Wrestling had not concluded when the 5.15 p.m. train left. Heavy-weight Wrestling (style, eatoh-as-catch-can). — D. Cameron 1, R. Hanssen 2. Also competed. E. Gallery. Committee Race Handicap, lOOvds. — Albert Robertson 1, Alex. Robertson 2, G. Robertson 3. School Race Handicap. — J. Hamblin 1. J. Cockerill 2, D. Cockerill 3. Ssven others competed. Youths' Wrestling.— D. Moriarty 1, D. Davy 2. Also competed : D. Baxter, G. Renwick. Consolation Handicap. 150 yds. — W. F. North 1, Robert Kirk 2. T. Massey 3. Also started: »L. Wroble, W. Roxburgh. I