SPORTS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3017, 10 January 1912, Page 8

SPORTS.

CALEDONIAN SOCIETY OF OTAGO FINE WEATHER AND GOOD SPORT. First Day.—Monday. There was an attendance of about 5000 people at the Caledonian Ground on the Ist inet. The takings at the gate amounted to £lßl 7s, as against £lßl 14s for the opening day last year. As customary, the attendance included many hundreds of people from the country districts, ■who resort to the games in the hope, seldom without realisation, of meeting friends they have not seen for a year, or of renewing acquaintance with others they have not met for years. This is one of the main reasons why a great many people patronise the gathering. The weather was mild and sunless, but the stiff nor’-easter retarded the runners and the cyclists, though it did not inconvenience the public. The rain, which threatened in the morning fortunately held off. The Dunedin Pipe Band was on the ground, and in addition to piaying at intervals during the afternoon thrice marched round tine ring playing selections. The best of arrangements had been made for the meeting, both from the point of view of the public and of the competitors and others concerned. A start was made punctually at 1 o’clock, and everything running smoothly, jKoplo were able to leave the ground, having seen all the most important events, by 5 o clock. The officials responsible for this satisfactory state of affairs deserve a word of commendation. Only in one respect did any of the officials fall short. In the running events it happened on two occasions that wrong men were picked out for winning places. Subsequently, the mistakes wore rectified. This being the fiftieth annual gathering of fjie society, a photograph of the directors was taken for the Otago Witness by Mr Guy. The first meeting of the society was held on January 1, 1863, on a portion of the late Mr J. 11. Harris’s Grange Estate, in the North-East Valley. The takings at the gate amounted to £247, and the attendance was estimated at 5000. Sports were hold on throe days. The gathering, it was recorded at the time, was “ peculiarly, and in the matter of sport a most gratifying success, and passed off without accident or unpleasantness of any kind. ” The flat races on the Ist were productive of some excellent contests. S. Aitken was successful in annexing the 75 Yaids Handicap and the Caledonian Jubilee Handicap, pulling off the big event rather easily from R. M'Taggart, who had- conceded him nine yards. In the Half-mile and Milo events J. .Rowland ran very gamely. He came first in the Half-mile, and was only beaten on the tape at the end of the mile. The cycle races provided several exciting finishes. Unfortunately, the Christchurch rider E. Wail—who rode so well at the Caledonian meeting last year —did not turn up, electing to ride at Tima.ru instead, but notwithstanding this defection, the northern team was well represented by Kerr and Martin, who each secured a win duiing tli(> day. Kerr rode a well-judged race in the Two Mile Handicap off the 60yds mark, and with half the distance gone had got within striking distance of the leaders. At the finish he nicely stalled off a hard challenge by the local rider, L. Maw, and won by a couple of yards. Martin has a good turn of speed, and wore down Maty in the final sprint of the Mile. After his severe ride in the final of the Milo and a-llalf event, Martin was not able to do himself justice in the Two-milo race, and dropped out of his heat with two laps traversed. The best race of the day, however, was the final of the Mile and a-Half, in which Boylen was on the 140yds mark. The ex-Horiot man was left to plug along by himself, and bored manfully into the strong north-east wind blowing down the straight Kerr quickly brought up Maw and Martin to the middle-markers, and then took a breather. With a lap to go, Boylen was still about 50 yards in front, when Kerr again brought the field along with a rattle. The Christchurch man, however, was just unable to catch the fast-tiring-limit man, and suffered defeat by a couple of inches. The fields this year wore larger than for some years hack, and the competition, taking it all round, was of a very high standard. As several other riders will be competing to-day, the number of competitors will be further increased, and some excellent racing should be witnessed.

Though tho ficldii were very small, tho Catch-a.s-catch-ca.ri wrce-tling provided some excellent lx>uts, tho brothers. Anderson givinjr exhibitions of good clean work, and showing special proficiency in tho final of the pot entry, event. In the CornL-!i event, however, lack of competition neccsn-. tated the postponing of the event till today. Neither of tho Fordcs put in an appearance from Invercargill, and three other Southland entrants also failed to turn up. It may perhaps ba taken as significant of tho trend of affairs in athletic yport-s that

this Ls the first time for many years—if over before —that a wrestling contest has had to bo postponed by the Caledonian Society as a result of lack of competition. Respecting the marching and playing, the judge (Mr .t. MacGregor) remarked“ The marching and playing, generally speaking, does not come up to last year’s standard.” j The following are the results of the day’s evente: 75 YARDS HANDICAP. Prizes: £4. £2, £l. First Heat.—J. Foster, siyds, 1; F. j Martin. syds, 2. Also started: A. Ross 3iyda. L. H. Allen 4iyde, W. M‘Queen! s|yds. A. Mong 6iyds. M'Quoen was penalised a yard for breaking. Won on the . tape. Time, 9sec. Second Heat. —J. White, 4yds, 1; E. | M'Rac. 4Avds. 2. Also started: G. M'Leod j 2Avde. W. Duff SAvds. A. Valentine 6vds, | K. M'Lennan 6ivds. M'Leod and Valen- 1 tine were each penalised a yard for beating the pistol A fine race. Time, 8 3-ssoc. Third Heat.—S. Aitken. 6ivds. 1; T. Sime, siyds, 2. Also started: R. M'Taggart 2iyde, G. Blagdon 4yds, S. Major fijvde. F. Donnelly siyds. Blagdon and | Major each broke away three times before j pistol fire, and were then called off bv the starter. Aitken won nioely by a yard. Time, 9scJ. FINAfi. S. Aitken \ J. White 2 T. Sime , 3 All qualified in the final started. M'Rao was penalised 2yds for breaking twbe. Won on the tape, inches dividing second and third men.- Time. B«ec. | AMATEUR HANDICAP, 220yds. ! Trophies valued £3, £2. £l. R. Egglestono. soratch, 1: R. F. Mitchell... 2vds, 2; G. Austin. 14yds, 3. Also started: F. M. Perkins 12vds and T. Hughes 12yds. Won bv two feet, a few inches separating second crK l third. Time. 25sec. I CALEDONIAN JUBILEE HANDICAP, 220yds. 10s to winners of heats (prizetakeis excepted). Prizes: £7, £2 10s, £l. First Heat.—J. White. 2yds, 1; K. M'Lennan. llvds. 2: E. D. M‘Rae, 7yds, 3. Also ran: A. Ross 3yds, F. Donnelly Byda, T. Sima Byds. A. Mong Hyde, and S. Major 7yds. Won bv a couple of feet, with loss than a foot, between second and third. , Time. 25 2-ssoc. I Second Heat.—S Aitken, 11yds, 1: R. 1 M'Taggart. 2yds. 2; L. H. Allen. Byds, 3. Also ran: G. M'Leod 2vde, J. Park 3yds, G Blagdon 6vd«, J. Foster 7yds, and F. Martin Byds. Won easily by three yards; M'Taggart, who boat Alien by two yards, making no effort to get first place Time, 25 l-ssec. FXNAb. S. Aitken, llydn 1 R. M'Taggart. 2yds 2 E. D. M'Rae. 7yds T v \ll qualified started, except L. H. Alien (Byds) Won by five feet, with a foot between s-?co m l third, flJid the otn*?is close up. Time. 25sec. DUNEDIN HANDICAP, 440yds. Prizes; £7, £2 10s, £l. J. White, scr 1 J. E. Guthill, 6yds \ S K. Major, 12yds 3 Also started; J. Park 6vds E D. M'Rao Bvds, R. Kennedy 12yds, H. Holmes 20yds. Won bv two yards, with a foot between second and third. The others did not finish. Time, 56sec. HALF-MILE lIA N DICAP. Prizes: £5, £2, £l. J. Rowland, 40yds 1 J. Smith. 30yds 2 E. C. Gee, 20yd« 3 Also started : J. White scr, J. Park 15yds, E.* Tangney 15yds, A. Valentine 20yds, R. Kennedy 25yds, J. Holmes 25 yds, J. Cameron 55yds. Rowland maintained the lead to the end, winning by four yards from Smith, who beat Gee by three yards. The other men did not finish. Time, 2min Bsce. ONE-MILE HANDICAP. i Prizes: £6. £2 10s, £l. IT. Holmes. 25vds 1 J. Rowland. 50vds 2 E. C. Gee, 10yds 3 Also started: E. Tangney 10yds, A. W. Valentine 25yds, J. Smith 25yds, M. Buchanan 40vds. A. Owens 50yds. At halfdistance Rowland was in the lead, followed closely by Tangncv and Holmes, and then came Smith and Gee. the others having retired, Entering the last lap Tangney led Rowland by a yard, followed by Holmes, two yards awav. and Gee 10 yards behind. At the back Rowland and Holmes passed Tangney. and, in a good finish. Holmes -won by six inches from Rowland, who beat Gee bv four yards. Tangney di dnot finish. Time, 4min 49sec. ONE-MILE BICYCLE HANDICAP. I Prizes: £4. £1 10s. £l. First Heat. —W. F. Kerr, 35yds. 1 ; L. Maw, 30yds, 2; P. G. Martin, 20yds, 3; ]>. A. Wright 15yds, 4. started; F Shalders 35vcls, A. L. Shalders 70yds, O. Procter SGvds J. -I. Frew IfiOvds, F. Black 115yds. Frew and Proctor made the ! running till the last. lap. where Kerr and Maw shot to the front, and, in a good race

home, the former won by a couple of yards; Martin and Wright close up. Time, 2min 22sec. Second Heat. —R. Bridson, 50yds, 1; J. O. Walquist, 50yds, 2; E. H. Kibblewhite, 110yds, 3; H. Dunn, 100yds, 4. Also started: H. D. Johnston 40yds. O. B. Kennedy 70vds, B. L. Clayton 90yds, H. Philp 90yds,- W. Hoad 95yds, FI. Boylen 100yds, W. Good 105yds. Clayton, Boylen, and Bridson alternately led the field, which had closed up with two laps gone. At the bell Walquist went for a lap sprint, closely' followed by Bridson, and the latter proved the stronger rider against the heavy wind which blew down the track, and won by a yard. Time, 2m,in 21sec. FINAL. Martin 1 L. Maw 2 Walquist ..' ... 3 All qualified started. With a little over two laps gone the field closed up. Mawbroke away at the bell, followed by Martin, Walquist, and Wright. In the straight Martin came away to win nicely by a couple of yards. Time, 2mdn 31 l-ssec. MILE AND A-HALF BICYCLE HANDICAP. Prizes: £4, £1 10s, £l. First Heat. —L. Maw, 40yds, 1; D. A. Wright, 30yds, 2; H. Boylen, 120yds, 3; F. Shaldcrs, 50yds, 4. Also started: H. D. Johnston 50rds, 0. B. Kennedy 100yds, G. Proctor 110yds, A. L. Shaldcrs 115yds, H. rnilip 120yds, H. Dunn 150yds, A. H. Kibblewhite 150yds. With two laps gone F. Shalders was in the lead, but shortly after was supplanted by Kennedy and Boylen. The field was bunched as they entered the straight for the last time. A great race home saw Maw winning by inches, the rest of the field close up. Proctor fell in the straight, but escaped without serious injury. Time, 3min 38sec. Second Heat.—W. T. Kerr, 40yds, 1; P. G. Martin, 25yds, 2; J. Walquist, 70yds, 3; R. Bridson, 90yds, 4. Also started: B. L. Clayton 115yds, W. Hoad 120yds, W. Good 130yds, J. J. Frew 140yds. Good led the field for two laps, and then Hoad and Frew took a turn at the pacing. Once up to their field Kerr and Martin waited in position, and secured their places comfortably. Walquist and Bridson had a great go for the remaining places. Time, 3min SO^seo. FINAL. Boylen 1 Kea-r 2 Martin 3 The eight qualified started. This pro-vkl-ocl a splendid race. Boylen made every advantage of his handicap, and, with two laps to go held an advantage of 80 yards from a bunched field. The ex-Heriot rider etid maintained a good lead when the bell rang, and lasted just long enough to win by inches from Kerr, who brought the field up at a great bat over the last 300 yards. The winner was loudly and deservedly applauded for his plucky ride, he having to make all his own pace. Time. 3min 41sec. TWO-MILE BICYCLE HANDICAP Prizes: £5, £2, and £l. First heat.—W. T. Kerr, 60yds, 1- L Maw, 50yds, 2; D A. Wright, 25yds. 3; H. Boylen, 180yds, 4 Also started: P. G. Martin 30yds R. Bridson 100yds, B L Clayton 150yds, 11. Philp 170yds. With ha i the distance traversed the field had closed up, Martin and Clayton having in the meantime dropped out Boylen and Philp carried on the running, but the buck markers earne at the flush and comfortably annexed the places. Time, 4min 57eec. Second heat. —F. Shalders. 60vds, 1; f). B. Kennedy, 110yds, 2; J. Walquist, 100 yds, 3; E. H. Kibblewhite, 170yds, 4. Also started: 11. I>. Johnston 70yds, A. L. Shalders 100yds, H. Dunn 140yds, W. Hoad 150yds, W. Good 160yds, J. J. Frew 170yds. Hoad, Kibblewhite, and A. L. Shalders shared the pacing in the first mile, and with t>io field bunched Shalders still led. A fine dash homo saw F. Shalders winning by about a foot, the rest of the field right up. Time, smin 10-see. FINAL. Kerr 1 Maw 2 F. Shalders 3 All qualified started. Boylen led the field pretty well right through, but this time Kerr made his run earlier, and had caught Boylen and Kibblewhite with a mile gone. A lap further on the rest of the back markers were up with the loaders. Kerr sprinted at the hell, with Maw on his wheel, and though the latter challenged strongly in the straight lie could make no impression on the speedy Christ ehuren. rider, who won bv a full wheel, the rest of the riders a dozen yards further back. Time, 4min 51 2-sscc. SECRET CYCLE CONSOLATION EVENT. In this race the competitors all started from scratch; the starter was then blindfolded, and at what ho considered a sufficient interval llio pistol was again tired, the competitor who was then in front—no matter where the field might be then ruling. being declared the winner. A. L. Sladders. F. Shalders, Wright, Maw, Kennedy. and Bridson faced the starter. A. L. Shalders led the field for nearly three

laps, and then Bridson wont to the front and stayed there for two laps. At the far bend leading to the straight, however, F. Shalders had just wrested the lead from Bridson, when the pistol fired, and Shaldcrs was therefore declared the winner of the £5 prize. WRESTLING. Catch-as-Catch Can. list 41b and under. Best of three falls. Prizes: £5, £3, £2. Stood. Fell. J. A. Anderson R. A. Anderson J. A. Anderson R. Hazlewood R. A. Anderson R. Hazlewood A post entry Catch-as-Catch Can match for medals valued at 2gs and Ig was got off in plao of the Cornish event, for which no competitors were forthcoming. In the first bout R. A. Anderson beat W. Mackie with two straight falls, and then J. A. £nderson beat W. Taylor. The final was contested between the brothers Anderson, J. A. proving the winner. SAILOR’S HORNPIPE. Prizes: £2 10s, £1 10s, £l. —D. D. Macdonald 1, Robert Clark 2, G. M. Aanderson 3. HIGHLAND FLING (In costume). Prizes: £2 10s, £1 10s, £l.—D. D. Macdonald 1, Robert Clark 2, G. M. Anderson 3. Also competed: W. H. Mackenzie, A. Currie. SEAUNTREUS. Prizes: £2 10s. £1 10e, £l.—Robert Clark 1, D. D. Macdonald 2, A. Currie 3. Also competed: G. M. Anderson and W. H. Mackenzie. PIBROCHS. Prizes: £4, £2, £l.—John Cameron, 94 points, 1; John Morrison, 90 points, 2; J. M'Callum, 84 points, 3. Also competed: J. Higgins. G. Munro. and A. M'Millan. „ „ „ MARCHES. Prizes: £4, £2, £l.—John Cameron 1, John Morrison 2, J. M'Callum 3, J. Higgins 4. Also competed: A. J M'Kay, Angus M'Millan, Geo. Munro, and Adain Munro. This was a very close contest, only one point separating first and second. QUOITING HANDICAP, 21yds, 21pts a score; limit of handicap 9pts. Prizes: £4, £2, £l. First Round. R Maxwell (9pts) 21, beat A. Love (9pts) 15. J. Mitchell (4pts) 21 beat R. J. Lindsay (spts) 15. R. Penman (scratch) 21 beat J. Harkness (spts) 17. H. Frew (spis) 21 beat W. Horne (9pts) 10. J. Keenan (spte) 21 beat J. Armstrong (spts) 20.

Second Day—Tuesday. The heavy rain on the morning of the 2nd cleared away about midday, and shortly alter 1 o’clock people docked out to the Caledonian Grounds in largo numbers. There must have been about 4000 persons present, and they were rewarded for their attendance by witnessing some excellent sport. Tho takings at the gate amounted to £l4O 4s, as against £172 16s 9d for the second day last year. The total gate money for the two days this year was £321 11s, and last year £354 10s 9d. The Dunedin Pipe Band was present, and played at intervals during the day, to the evident pleasure of the large assemblage. The racing tracks wore very heavy when the sports started, though they dried a good deal as the afternoon wore on. In the 100yds handicap 13 out of the 29 men entered did not turn up. Ihe Half-mile Amateur Handicap went to W. J. Burk, the son of a well-known long distance runner of former days. He had a plucky opponent in J. Hughes. E. C. Gee ran a welljudged race in the Half-mile Handicap, in which there were 11 starters. li. M'Taggart won his heat in the Caledonian Handicap of 350yds, the principal event of the day, and also pulled off the final, in winch ho conceded 15yds to the second man. H. M’Leod scratch man in the Mile Handicap, soon made up to his field, and in the last lap took a strong lead, which he held to the end. .... Good fields and keen competition wore a.r a in in evidence in the bicycie races There was an entire absence of wind, and a.:s will be seen by the details below, the times put up were in every instance above the average, and this notwithstanding that the asphalt track was a bit lumpy m places as a result of the heavy ram which fell over 'night. A satisfactory feature of the racing W as the fact that not one spill occurred during the day. Kerr, off scratch, won the final of the Mile in 2mm 18sec Which must be accounted good going for the locai track while in the Milo and a-half Race Martin, off 10yds, cut out the distance in the excellent time of 3mm 34sec, with Kerr (-cartch) close up. Those two Christchurch riders —Kerr and Martin again demonstrated their superiority over the local riders. Kerr—who is built on small linos—earning off the Mile and Two-mile Handiwhile Martin took the Mile and a-half. Both men wore called on to concede good starts, but Kerr especially proved himself an adept at cutting down a handicap, and in the final of the Two-mile event rode a very fine race, dropping the back-markers and going out after the limit men on his own with a little over half a mile to go. Once up with the front-markers he held his place, and went on to win nicely. Ritchie and Wallace, the Invercargill competitors,

showed themselves bo be strfnng ridei*, and Ritchie possesses plenty of dash. Neither rider, however, could reproduce the winning form they had shown in the bicycle races at Invercargill on Monday. Tiro Shalders Brothers, who hail from Oamaru, are big powerful men, but lacked training and experience of an asphalt track. If they took the game seriously they should prove themeelvs first class riders. Of the country competitors who were riding R. Bridson was easily the best —he rode on both days with plenty of grit, took raorfe than his fair share of the pacing, and well deserved the prize money that fell to his lot. Next to Kerr and Martin the local rider, L. Maw, was the speediest rider, and got into the places on several occasions. In the final of the Mile and a-half h© was holding a good position when the bell rang, but shortly after faded out, evidently beginning to feel the effects of the hard racing he had put up the previous two days. Another local man in Kennedy showed promise, but Shand and Wright bore the appearance of being overtrained. Walquist had hard luck in the Mile Race. In his heat ho rode into second place off 90yds in the fast time of 2min 15sec, but miscalculated the time of starting the final, and the field was sent off without him.

In addition to the prize-money he won by actual competition, Kerr also secured the special prize of £6 offered by the society for the highest aggregate points gained by a competitor during the two days. The fine bouts Of wrestling were one of the features of the second day’s sports, and •wore closely watched throughout the after-, noon by a large number of enthusiasts, end also by those whom the merit of the ■wrestling could not fail to attract. Th© entries were tar more numerous than on the lust day. and the dasg of men competing—both physically and from a wrestling point of view—would have been hard to beat. The meeting between the Invercargill wrestler, M. horde, and the Dunedin man, J. A. Anderson, in th© 12st 41b and under Catch-as-catch-can event, aroused great enthusiasm. Fordc_ weighed about 12st 41b and his opponent lOet 101 b. Their first bout provided a lengthy contest, and Anderson was repeatedly cheered for the wonderful agility and strength be showed in escaping from the various holds put upon him by his heavier opponent. However, the contest but ono© more demonstrated the truth of the axiom that a good big man will always beat a good little man. Anderson several times got a half Nelson on to the Invercargill wrestler, but the latter, by sheer strength, prevented the lighter man from driving home the attack. In the second round, the two men soon got to the mat, and after 15 minutes’ strenuous work Forde gradually pressed his opponent’s shouldei's to the ground. Prior to meeting M. Forde, Anderson met and secured one fall from the weighty W. Forde, amidst loud cheering, and after the wrestlers .had had a pretty strenuous time in the second round, Forde retired. Another excellent bout wa«i that between C. Dickson and J. Forde, in the Border stylo, the match going to the southern man. It was half-past 6 before the rounds in the Latch-as catch-can event for all comers, were completed, and in the second round 0. Dickson turned the tables on J. Forde, and ultimately secured first prize. As stated above, the wrestling bouts were of a most exciting nature, and reflected great credit on the men taking part in them. The judge of the bagpipe music (Mr J. MacGregor) remarked : “In the competition for players under 20 years of age, in which 11 came forward, the performance by the juvenihrs was the most creditable I havo ever hoard at a gathering. I was very pleased indeed with the young people s playing, which should be encouraged in every way possible. In tiic senior playing (open competition) there is room for improvement in pibroch playing, both in time and expression, Marches also arc inclined to be played a little too fast. In strathspeys and reels the time is very accurate, but, over and above the slips, the performances have been up to the usual standard of our Highland gatherings here.” Master Willie Mackenzie, who took part in the youths’ dancing, hails from Sydney. J|is father, who is a member of the Highland Society of New South Wales, is at present visiting Otago on a holiday. The boy is only 6i years of age. During both days ho gave exhibitions of the Irish Jig and Highland dances, and also competed in several of the events. He was awarded the Otago Branch of the Pipers and Dancers’ Association of New Zealand s gold modal for the most points in dancing for boys. The little fellow, who possesses a neat figure and a winning face, was appropriately dressed for each dance, and his efforts wore a source of much delight to the onlookers, and earned round after round of applause. The girls danced very gracefully, and kept admirable time with the music. The arrangements for the sports worked very well, though it was somewhat late when the last event commenced, in consequence of which it was after 6 o’clock before many people left the ground. Alto-

gather, however, the management is to be complimented on its effort to provide good sport, music, and dancing for the public. Mr VV. E. O. Reid, the secretary, had an arduous post to fill, and ho filled it to the satisfacion of everybody concerned. Mr W. H. M’Leod made a model press steward, and the reporters are grateful to him for his valuable assistance. Mr J. S. M’Peak, the superintendent, filled a difficult office with commendable discretion. A special mention should bo* made of the starting by Mr W. Rudkin, who at once gained the confidence of the runners, and in practically every instance got his fields well away together. Amongst the visitors to the ground wore two at ono time well known Dunedin athletes, in the champion amateur quartermile runner, W. A. Low and Graham burton, who used to compete with success over longer distances. Mr Turton has been stationed in Calcutta for mariy years past, and is on a visit to Dunedin, while Mr Low is now a well known theatrical advance agent and manager, and is in charge of. Brennan’s Vaudeville Co., at proven playing at His Majesty’s. , The following are the results of the day s events ; 100 YARDS HANDICAP. Prizes: £4, £2, £l. First in each heat to qualify for final. First Heat.—W. Duff 7yds had a walk Heat.—T. Simc, 6yds, 1; K8 These were star^ foot. J Time, H l-sscc. Iheso were the ° n Fou 6 A rte Heat.-J. Forster, 64 yds, 1 » &■ tip,o-don 4Avds, 2. Also started: W . M'Qu-een 9yds. Won easily. Time 11 l-ssec. Fifth Heat. F. Martin 7yds, 1, A Mong, 9yds, 2. Also started: R. M. lag gart 2iy<k, S. Aitken syds, and D. Sime 7iyds. Won by two yards. Time 11 sec. Sixth Heat. —E D. M‘Rae Siycls 1, J. Puddy, 7yds, 2. Also started: J. White 3vds. Won by 2ft. Time, Hsoc.

FINAL HEAT. J. Forster, biyds * F. Martin, 7yds “ T. Sime, 6y<ls • ••• ••• ••• “ Also started: W. Duff 7yde, J. D. Forbes 2yds, E. D. M'Rae 51>yds. A fine start was effected. Forster moved into first place shortly aiter the 50yds mark, and won by 2ft from Martin, who boat Sima by a foot. Time, lleec. AMATEUR HANDICAP HALF-MILE. Trophies, valued at £5, £2, £l. W. J. Burke, sor J J. Hughes, 20yds “ R. F. Mitchell, 25yds ••• ••• « Also started ; R. Egglestono 15yds. W ith a lap to go Mitohell led by 10 yards. Turning into the straight for home, Burk had as&umied tho lead, Hughes and Mitchell being abreast. Burk kept the lead, and won by three yards from iiughes, who beat Mitchell by eight yards for second place. Egglcstono did not finish. Time, 2mm 14see. HALF-MILE HANDICAP. Prizes; £5, £2, £l. E. C. Gee, 15’xls 1 J. Smith, 20yds 2 J. Park, 15yda 3 Also started: J. White scr. E. Tangnoy 15yds, H. Holmes 15yds, H. M'Leod 15yde, A. W. Valentine 20yds, J. Rowland 20yds, R. Kennedy 25yds, W. M'Queon 40yds. Gee wrested the lead from Smith 10 yards from home, and won by two yards; Smith beating Park for second place by a foot. Only tlie three placed men finished. Time, 2min 12560 350 YARDS HANDICAP. Prizes: £5, £2, £l. First Heat. —R. M Taggart, 4yds 1; J. Forster, 14yds, 2; D. Sirne. 15yds, 3. Also started: J. Smith 16yds and F. Kearney 17yds. Won by a 5 - ard; a foot separating second and third. Time, 43soc. Second Heat. —•!. White 2yds, E. D. M‘Rae llyds, and P„ Kennedy 17yds finished in that order, but the judges placed none of tho men as it was alleged there had been some jostling. It was decided, after consideration, to take no action, . but to caution the men, and White was thereupon declared the winner, with M‘Rao second, and Kennedy third. Also started: J. Park 7yds and J. Puddy 14yds. Time, 44eec. Third Heat.—A. Mong, 19yds, 1; S. Aitken, 9yds, 2; S. K. Major, 12yds, 3. Also- started: J. E. Outbid 7yds and T. Sime 14yds. Won by a yard; two yards eeparating second and third. Cuthill was only a foot behind Major. Time', 42 l-sscc. FINAL HEAT. R. M'Taggart, 4yds 1 A. Mong, 19yds 2 J. White, 2yds 3 All qualified started. Won bv a few inches after a fine finish, with tho third man close up. Time, 41 2-ssoc. ONE-MILE HANDICAP. Prizes: £6, £2 10s, £l. H. M'Leod, sor 1 E. C. Gee, 10yds 2 J. Smith, 30yds 3 Also started: H. Holmes 10yds, E. Tangney 10yds, W. H. Mason 16yds, J. Rowland 35yds, A. Owens 50yds, R. E. Wilson 50yds. Entering the last lap the men were bunched. Going round the back M'Leod came out with a good run, and, increasing his lead, won, after a fine sprint, by throe yards from Gee. who beat Smith by a few inches. Tho others did not finish. Time 4min 52sec. MILK BICYCLE HANDICAP. Prizes, £4, £], 10s, £l, First Heat.—A. L. Shaldcrs, 100yds 1J. Walquiet, 90yds, 2; L. Maw, 20ydsi 3;’ W. T. Kerr, scr.. 4. Also started: p’ G Martin syds, J. Shand 35yds, D A. Wright 45yds, F. Shnldors 70yds. Wnlquist and A. L Shaldens, by judicious pacing, held their handicap throughout. Kerr and Maw made a good finish for tho remaining places. Time, 2min 15sec. Second Heat.—A. P. Ritchie, 35yds, 1; R. Bridson, 30yds, 2; G. Wallace, 35yds, 3 • H. Boylen, 90yds, 4. Also star tod; E. Cockoril 00yds, O. B. Kennedy 110yds, B. L. Clayton 110yds. With a lap gone tho field had closed up. Boylen and Kennedy kept up the pace, and led into the last round. Ritchie. Wallace, and Bridson then rushed to tho front, and finished as above. Time, 2min 18 4-sseo. FINAL. Kerr 1 Maw 2 Bridson 3 All qualified .darted with the exception of Walquist, who failed to come out in time. A. L. Shalclers and Boylen made the ixace lively, but towards tho end of the third lap the back-markers got up. The field

were bunched at the far turn into the straight, Kerr being badly positioned on the inside. He, however, managed to squeeze through past Shalders, and then Bridson opened out, and the Christchurch man got a good clear run into the straight. May lost ground by having to come on the" outside, and could not get up, being beaten by about three yards, Bridson a length away third. Time, 2min IBsec. Shaiders entered a protest against Kerr for riding on the grass, but the protest was dismissed, and the deposit refunded.

TWO-MILE BICYCLE HANDICAP. Prizes: £5, £2, £l. First Heat. —R. Bridson, 120yds, 1; J. Walquist, 120yds, 2; W. T. Kerr, scr., 3; L. Maw, 35yds, 4. Also started : P. G. Martin 10yds, J. Shand 50yds, B. L. Clayton 170yds. Bridson and Walquist rode hard to keep their handicap, and wore never caught. The back-markers did not exert themselves to their fullest, being content to ride for the remaining qualifying places. Bridson won by about 20 yards from Walquist, who was 10 yards in front of Kerr and Maw. Second Heat,—A. P. Ritchie, 80yds, 1; G. Wallace, 70yds, 2; F. Shaldera, 120yds, 3; O. B. Kennedy, 160yds, 4. Also started; E. Cockeril 130yds, A. L. Shaldera 140yds, H. D. Johnston 170yds. Johnston, A. L. Shalders, and Kennedy took turn about in an effort to maintain their handicaps. With half the distance gone, however, the scratch men were up. A. L. Shalders then dropped out. When the bell rang Kennedy dashed to the f ront, but could not hold his place. Won by about a foot, the rest of the field right up. Time, 4min 53sco, FINAL. Kerr 1 R. Bridson 2 Kennedy 3 All qualified started. Bridson, Walquist, F. Shalders, and Kennedy were in the first bunch, at an interval of 30 yards came Wallace and Ritchie, and then at a further interval the two scratch men. With three fans gone the buck men cot up to the middle-markers. In the third last lap Kerr dropped his bunch, and went out alter the limit men, catching them two laps from homo. At the bell Kennedy streaked to the front for a furlong sprint, but Kerr, followed by Bridson, waited on his wheel, and in the run home the speedy Horn by rider went on to win by a length, Bridson finishing second, after a plucky ride. Kerr was loudly cheered. Time, 4mm 44sec. MILE AND A-HALF BICYCLE HANDICAP. Prizes: £4, £1 10s, and £l. First Heat.— D. A. Wright, 55yds, 1; J. Walquist, 110yds, 2; F. Shalders, 100yds, 3; G. Wallace, 50yds, 4. Also started: A. L. Shalders 120yds, H. D. Johnston 140yds, O. B. Kennedy 150yds. With a little over a circuit completed the men had got together, Johnston and Wright then taking along the field. At the bell Wright raced to the front, and won a pood race by a couple of lengths. Time, 3min 39 l-ssoc. Second Heat. —L. Maw, 30yds, 1; W. F. Kerr, scr, 2; P. G. Martin, 10yds, 3; R. Bridson, 110yds, 4.' Also started: J. Shand 45yds, E. Cockeril 130yds, B. L. Clayton 145yds. The limit men only held their advantage for three laps. Bridson remained in front to the boll, when a close finish saw Maw pipping Kerr on the post for first place, Martin and Bridson a few foot away. Time, 3rnin 59scc. FINAL. Martin 1 Kerr ••• 2 Wallace 3 All qualified started. With half the distance traversed the limit men had been caught. Bridson once more did a lot of pacing, and carried on the field. In the final lap Kerr challenged Bridson, the two racing together to the entrance of the straight. Martin and Wallace then also put in their claims, Martin wearing down his fellow Christchurch rider and winning by a few feet. Wallace close up. Time, 3min 34soc. WRESTLING FOR ALL COMERS (Border Stylo). Prices : £6, £3, £1 10s. Bcxst of threo falls. First Round.

Stood. Foil. C. Dickson. A. Graham. J. H. Fingland D. Dickson. J. Fordo ' M. Fordo. W. Fordo, a bye. Second Round. 0. Dickson. J. H. Fingland. J. Fordo. W. Fordo. FINAL. J. Fordo 1 0. Dickson 2 W. Fordo 3 WRESTLING. 12st 41b and Under. (Catch-as-oatoh-oan). Prizes: £5, £2, £l. Best of three fadls. First Round. Stood. Foil. M Fordo R. A. Andorson. J. A. Anderson W. Fordo. D. Cody. J. Crow. Second Round. M. Fordo. D. Cody. J. A. Anderson, a byo. FINAL. M. Forde 1 J. A. Andorson 2 D. Cody ••• 3 Cody allowed Anderson to tako eeoond place by default. GRAND WRESTLING COMPETITION FOR ALLCOMERS. (Catch-as-catch-c-an). The beet of three falls. Prizes: £6, £3, - £1 10a. First Round. Stood. Fell. J. Fordo. M. Fordo. C. Dickson. J. H. Fingland. D. Dickson. A. Graham. Second Round. C. Dickson. J. Fordo. D. Dickson, a bye. FINAL. C. Dickson 1 D. Dickson 2 J. Fordo 3 REEL O’ TULLOCH. Prizes : £2, £1 10s, and £l- - M'Kcchnio 1 D. D. Macdonald 2 Robert Clark 3 Also competed : A. Currie and Win. Mackenzie. IRISH JIG. Prizes: £2 10s, £1 10s, and £l. Robert Clark 1 D. D. Macdonald 2 J. M'Kcchnio 3 G. M. Anderson also competed.

SWORD DANCE (in Costume). Prizes: £3 10s, £1 10s, and £l. D. D. Macdonald 1 Robert Clark ... ... 2 A. Currie 3 G. M. Anderson and J. M'Kcchnie also competed. The last-named burned the sword in finishing, otherwise he would probably have been placed. HIGHLAND REELS (in Costume). Prizes : £3, £2, and £l. D. D. Macdonald 1 R. Clark 2 A. Currie ... 3 Also competed: G. M. Anderson and Wm. Mackenzie. GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN DANCING, Youths Only, Prizes; £2 10s, £1 10s, and £l. W. D. MacKenzio 1 Jarvio 2 F. Firkin 3

GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN DANCING, for Girls over 15 years. Prizes: £3, £2, and £l. Isa Frame 1 Stella Glennie 2 Jeannio Murray ... 3 GENERAL EXCELLENCE IN DANCING, for Girls under 15 years. Prizes: £2 10s, £1 10s, and £l. Ethel Carter 1 A. L. Gault 2 A. L. Taylor 3 BAGPIPE MUSlC.—Special Competition, open to pipers under 20 years of ago (male or female). Prizes: £3, £1 10s, and £l. Arch. M'Millan, 87 points ... 1 R. S. Gibson, 86 points 2 Mina Ross, 81 points 3 F. E. Anderson, 80 points 4 STRATHSPEYS AND REELS. Prizes: £4, £2, and £l. John Cameron 1 A. C. Dickson 2 A. J. M‘Kay 3 John Morrison 4 TOSSING THE CABER. Prizes; £2 15e, £1 15s, £l. J. H. Fingland (3ft), 40ft 9in ... 1 A. Murray (scr), 40ft 6in 2 A. MUulloch (scr), 40ft sin ... t J. Mahoney (3ft), 40ft sin ... + t Also competed.—W. Murray scratch, Newman Ift, A. 3ft, F. P. Switalla 3ft, and J. Atkinson 3ft. HIGH JUMP (Handicap). Prizes: £2 10s, £1 10s, £l. J. Kirk (Sin), sft 7in 1 R. Kirk (scr), sft sin 2 J. E. Cuthill (liin), •fift 4£in ... 3 F. Martin (sin), sft 4in .... ... 4 PUTTING THE 221 b BALL. Prizes: £2 10s, £1 10s. A. Graham (4ft) 34ft 2in 1 J. H. Fingland (3ft). 30ft 6in ... 2 M. Kean (sot), 30ft 3in 3 J. Mahoney (4ft), 28ft 10in 4 THROWING THE HAMMER. Prizes: £3 10s, £1 10s, £l. W. Murray, 100 ft liin X M. Kean, 100 ft sin 2 A. Graham, 95ft 4in 3 M'Culloch, 88ft Biin ... -■ 4 WOOD-SAWING COMPETITION. (Single-handed.) All logs about 20in in diameter. Prizes: £3, £1 10s, £l. Wm. Laughton, 15seo 1 M. J. Pettit, sseo 2 A. Laughton, scr • - ... 3 These were the only competitors. The actual sawing time of tho winner was Imin 58 l-ssec. WOOD-SAWING COMPETITION. (Double-handed.) All logs about 20in in diameter. Prizes: £5, £2 10s, £2. F. and R- Waldron, 2sec 1 Leo Brothers, scr 2 R. and W. Laughton, 2sec 3 R. Hay and mate (4sec) also competed. Tho winners' actual sawing time was 25 4-s«<>c. There was loss than a second between second and thrid. WOOD-CHOPPING COMPETITION. (Undor-hand.) All logs about 20in in diameter. Prizes: £5, £2 10s, £2. W. Laughton, 25-soo 1 D. Hudson, scr 2 G. Anderson. 20sco 3 E. Lawrie, 15seo 4 Also competed: Laughton sseo, W. Waldron ssoc. W. Armstrong lOaeo, W. Carey 15sec, R. Waldron 15sec, G. A. Goold 20sec, W. A. West 20seo, C. Hay 25sec, E. M'Lean 25sec, M. J. Pettit 25500, R. Hay 25scc, O’Sullivan 35sec, and T. O'Sullivan 40eoc. . . Tho actual time of the winner was 4mm 9 3-ssec, and there was not more than sseo between the first four. QUOITING HANDICAP. 21vds 21pt« a score. Limit of handicap, 9pts Prizes: £4, £2, £l. James Mitchell, 4pts 1 H. Frew, 9pts 2 R. Maxwell, 9pte 3 The detailed scores of tho rounds were not procurable. SPECIAL PRIZES. Tho Otago branch of the Pipers’ and Dancers’ Association of Now Zealand’s gold medal for most points in dancing (adults). D. D. Macdonald The same association’s silver medal for most points in dancing (boys). W. D. Mackenzie. ... , , , The same associations silver modal for most points in dancing (girls!.—Ethel Carter. Tho same association’s gold modal for the most points in piping.—John Cameron. _ W. T. Kerr won the special jubilee prize of £3 for the competitor in cycling securing the highest aggregate points over the two days. Tho judge awarded a certificate of special merit to J. Higgins for bagpipe music, the award carrying with it a £1 prize.