The Caledonian Games.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2370, 30 December 1898, Page 2

The Caledonian Games.

The directors of the South Canterbury Caledonian Society deserve the hearty thanks of all lovers of sport and the public generally, for having offered for competition at their New Year Sports about £l5O for bicycle racing alone, and all well-wishers will be glad to hear that their enterprise has been rewarded by their receiving entries from the foremost riders in the colonial cycling world. Among them are Middleton, known throughout Australasia; A. Jones, the amateur champion, known familiarly as “Honolulu Jones,” who has defeated such men as W. Martin, Bold and others ; Sutherland, probably the best man in New Zealand ; Barker, Wall, Tierney (of Auckland), Bennett, the Dannevirke crack; the Halls and Bonn, the local champions; Gunthorpe, of Dunedin, the hero of Boxing Day in Christchurch ; Holland, the winner of the £75 New Zealand Wheel Race on Anniversary Day: that beautiful peddler Humphreys ; the speedy Ralston —all these and many mo>e, the cream of New Zealand racing, will extend themselves on probably the best track in this colony, and we confidently expect a record attendance will award the pluck of the society. Nor must it be supposed that any of the other events are to suffer ; the same prizes as heretofore are offered for feats of strength, running, jumping, wrestling and the like; and will this year draw better entries, as Wellington are not holding a Caledonian meeting this year, and many entries are expected from those who usually compete there. In addition there are as visitors the Dunedin Highlanders, who, in all the glory of their magnificent uniforms, will give highly interesting military displays during the day—the bayonet exercise, physical drill, etc. The following are the handicaps for the bicycle races Half-Mile. - Allan Jones scr., Sutherland ser., Barker per., A. Ralston 15yda, Tierney 25yds, J. W. Jones 25yds, Humphreys 20yds, Hendry 25yds, W. H. Hall 35yds, Donn 35yds, Lane 35yds, Ralston 30yds, Stocker 45yds, Aker 45yds, Holmes 50yds, Buchanan 40yds, Gunthorpe 45yds, Ferris 40yds, Clarkson 50yds, C. Hall 45yda, Graham 45yds, Grant 50yds, Symons 65yds, Hollamby 65yds, Crawford 55yds, Sheppard 75yds, Me nonaid 80yds, F. Wilson 70yds, F. Taylor 80yds, Connell 85yds, Tasker 90yds. „ , Cnb Mile.— Sutherland scr., Barker ser., Allan Jones scr., A. Ralston 20yds, Tierney 30yds, J. W. Jones 35yds, Humphreys 25yds, Hendry 40yds, Hall 50yds, Donn 50yds, Lane 55yds, Ralston 50yds, Buchanan 80yds, Stocker 70yds, Aker 75yds, Holmes 75yds, J. Orr 90yds, Gunthoroe 75yds, C. Hall 80yds, Clarkson 85yds, Ferris 70yds, Graham 80yds, Grant 90yds, Symons 105yds, Hollamby 120yds, Crawford 105yds, Sheppard 130yds, McDonald 140yds, Wilson 130yds, Taylor 140yds, Connell 150yds, Kidd 120yds, William Grant 100yds, W. Smith 125yds. Mile and a Half (big race),—G. Sutherland scr., A. R. Barker scr., A. Ralston 15yds, Allan Jones 15yds, K. Wall 30yds, Middleton 30yds, Tierney 45yds, Bennett 45yds, J. W. Jones 50yds, Humphreys 50yds, Hendry 60yds, W. H. Hall 70yds, A. Donn 70yds, N. Ralston 75yds, A. Holmes 80yds, Holland 85yds, Aker 85yds, Stocker 9Cyds, Gunthorpe 95yds, W. Lane 100yds, Ferris 110yds, Clarkson 115yds, Jas Orr 120yds, O. E. Hall 120yds, A. Graham 120yds, J. Grant 120yds, Davidson 130yds, Huston 140yds, C. O. Willis 140yds. Tom Orr 145yds, McNaught 145yds. Symons 145yds, Stone 150yds, Scobie 160yds, Crawford 160yds, W. Smith 165yds. E. Willis 170yds, Sheppard 180yds, McDonald 190yds. Two Mile.— Sutherland scr.. Barker scr., Allan Jones 20yds, A. Ralston 20yds, Tierney 55yds, J. W. Jones 60yda, Humphreys 60yds, Hendry 70yds, W. H. Hall 90yds, A. Donn 90yds, N. Ralston 90yds, Gunthorpe 110yds, Stocker 120yds, Aker 120yds, Lane 130yds, C. Hall 140yds, Graham 140yds, W. Clarkson 145yds, John Grant 145yds, Jas. Orr 160yds, Ferris 150yds, Davidson 170yds, Symons 190yds, Wm. Grant 200yds, Crawford 210yds, Hollamby 240yda, Wilson 245yds, Taylor 260yds, Fechney 260yds, McDonald 260yds, Connell 270yds, Meredith 280yds, Tasker 280yds. Five Mile.— Sutherland scr., Barker scr., A. Ralston 20yds, A. Jones 45vds, Tierney 70yds, F. W. Jones 100yds, Humphreys 100yds, Hendry 175yds, N. Ralston 200yds, Ferris 250yds, Aker 250yds, Stocker 260yds, Lane 280yds, Gunthorpe2Boyds, J. Urr 310yds, Holmes 340yds, Clarkson 340yds, Symons 400yds, Hollamby 420yds, Smith 450yds, Kidd 480yds, Sheppard 500yds, Fechney 520yds, Connell 520yds, Tasker 650yds, Meredith 550yds.