THE CALEDONIAN GAMES

Southland Times, Issue 24332, 13 January 1941, Page 2

THE CALEDONIAN GAMES

■ MEETING MARRED BY WEATHER Small Crowd Sees Good Contests MCPHERSON’S WIN IN SHEFFIELD ! Bad weather once again marred the Caledonian Society’s annual sports 1 gathering which was held at the show grounds on Saturday in wind and fain. The attendance was well below ] what could reasonably have been ex--1 | pectcd on a fine day. Thc gate tak- ! ings were only £lB.l and the attendance was nearly 2000. The society needed a I good attendance to make up for its losses I on previous meetings and this reverse I on Saturday is a serious one for it. Thc 1 I directors may consider whether any more Caledonian Garries should be held, at least for the duration of Ihe war. From all other points, however, the games were successful. Thc number of entries was a record fox’ circuit, sports meetings. The crowd saw some thrilling I finishes, as the handicapping, particularly in the bushcraft section, was very good. Tire bushcraft section attracted much interest. The cyclists, both amateur and professional, also gave some I excellent displays and had the crowd on its feet on several occasions. Thc j track was in excellent order at the i start of the afternoon, but towards thc I end of the day it became a little , greasy. . I The main professional running event ; of the day, the Sheffield Handicap, was j a close race. It was run in five heats l with two semi-finals and went to A. | McPherson by the narrow margin of a i foot. R. Thomson ran into second place I and the young Invercargill professional j K. Laidlaw, who enjoyed considerable | success in amateur ranks last year, was third. The heats were run off in good . time and the final was also fast. Me- ! Pherson well deserved his win. Laidlaw won the 75 yards event in good time. F. N. Newman won thc 220 yards m I good style from Thomson and Kingston. Newman has enjoyed success at Southland circuit meetings in previous j years. Thc amateur runners also pertormect well. H. Bennie made a name for himself by winning the 440 yards. He certaiuly was on a good handicap, but he i ran well. The mile was covered, in good | i style by J. J. Shand. J. Metcalfe, who i i has long been known in amateur, ranks , in the citv, ran second. H. Bennie was , again to the fore in thc amateur 100 > I yards, in which he ran second to N. I Prentice. Thc race was run in 10 l-ssec. ] GOOD PERFORMANCES The bushcraft men, were well worth j watching. Their perffll’mances were of < I the highest standard and the crowd ; I certainly appreciated their eliorts. I I Among the axemen and sawyers were | I some of the country’s best, including a ; ; team of champions from the West | i Coast. The main event of the day, thc , | 14-inch underhand chop, drew 48 en- i | tries and the finishes in the heats were I | close. Thc event was won by Charles I I Neame. who is already well known for ; his chopping performances in the province. The final was chopped in faster time than any of the heats. The veteran axeman, John Pont, won his heat I with a brilliant showing to record the fastest heat time. His performance wa.s enthusiastically received by the crowd. 1 The 12-inch standing block chop was another good event. This was won by the? ■well-known <ixein<ui J, .Ic Au fioni Cliff Neame and the West Coast I chopper, Eddie Nolari The sawing events provided the i closest finishes of the day. several pairs finishing within the space of a second so that judging was difficult. C. Waddick and A. Waddick gave | splendid cycling performances. They I; were first and second respectively in thc mile cvcle race for amateurs. W. ; Hain, an Otago rider, won the two miles j in good style, with L. Johnson and H j Huhber, Invercargill men, in second | ( and third places. , The professional cyclists performances were also of a high standaid Because of the rain the dancing had to be finished in the Drill Hall and thc afternoon lost some of its national colour. Piping, clay bird shooting, field events and wrestling completed an attractive programme. The John Macdonald Cup, fol’ the j . most points in national dancing was won by Miss Norma Marshall, of Dunedin with 19 points. Miss Mavis Leabody and Miss B. Smith, both of Invercargill, were second and third with 14 points and 13 points respectively. A grand parade of past and present athletes was held during the afternoon. It was an impressive sight as the athletes lined up before the grandstand to j salute thc Union Jack. Thc results were as follows:—

AMATEUR RUNNING 100 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP. First £l/10/-, second 15/-, third 5/-.— First heat: G. M. Bilbrough (4Jyds) 1, G. M. Webb (scr) 2, H. Bouchier (3syds) 3. Won by two feet. Time, O. 3-5. Second heat: N. Prentice (54yds) 1, N. Eennie (7yds) 2, J. N. Sinclair (11yds) 3. Won by a yard. Time, 0.10 2-5. Third heat: H. Bennie (71yds) 1, I. McCurdy (3yds) 2, J. P. Gordon (syds) 3. Won by a yard. Time, 0.101. Final: Prentice 1, H. Bennie 2. Bilbrough 3. Won by inches. Time. 0.10 1-5.

440 Y’ARDS OPEN HANDICAP. First £l/10/-, second 15/-, third 5/- (19 entries).—H. Bennie (24yds) 1, J. Campbell (23yds) 2, J. N. Sinclair (6yds) 3. A close finish. Time. 0.52 2-5.

ONE MILE OPEN HANDICAP. First £l/10/-, second 15/-, third 5/- (20 entries). —J- J- Shand (125yds) 1, J. Metcalfe (140yds)- 2, A. O’Neill (150yds) 3 Won by five yards after a close race Time, 4.22 2-5.

WOMEN'S 75 YARDS HANDICAP. First £l, second 12/6, third 7/6 (8

entries).—First heat: Miss M. Newman (syds) 1, Miss N. Walker (scr) 2. Time, 0.9. Second heat-: Miss N. McKenzie (syds) 1, Miss A. Thomson (2Jyds) 2. Time, 0.9. Final: Miss Newman 1, Miss Thomson 2, Miss McKenzie 3. A foot separated thc first two. Time, 0.9. WOMEN'S INTER-HOUSE RELAY. First £l/10/- and Caledonian Games Shield.—Limehills (holder) 1. Nomads 2. A hard race and a close finish. PROFESSIONAL RUNNING 75 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP. First £2, second £l, third 10/-. First heat: K. Laidlaw (3yds) 1, R. Pickering (6yds) 2, A. Pullan (scr) 3, Won by inches. Time, 0.8. Second heat: N. Newman (31yds) 1, E. R. Sizemore (6yds) 2, A. McPherson (2|yds) 3. Won by inches. Time, 0.8. Third heat: J. Ferguson (31yds) 1, W. MeMeekin (61yds) 2, R. Thomson (21yds) 3. Won by 2 yards. Time, 0.8 1-5. First semi-final: Pullan 1, Pickering 2. A. close finish. Second semi-final. Sizemore 1, Laidlaw 2. Time, 0 7 4-5. Final: Laidlaw 1, Sizemore 2, Pullan 3. A close finish. Time, 0.8. 880 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP. First £3, second £l/10/-, third 10/- (12 entries).—M. McAra (20yds) 1, W. Rees (15yds) 2, J. Stevens (40yds) 3. I Time, 2.1 2-5. ! 135 YARDS SHEFFIELD. First £lO, second £4, third £2 (23 entries).— I First heat: A. A. Pullan (2yds) 1, F. 1 A. Ward (81yds) 2, E. R. Sizemore 1 (121yds) 3. Won easily. Time, 0.14. Second heat: R. Pickering (121yds) 1, K. Laidlaw (71yds) 2. Won by a foot. Time, 0.13 4-5. Third heat: R. Kelly (101yds) 1, F. G. Pickering (9yds) 2. A close finish. Time, 0.13 4-5. Fourth heat: N. Newman (71yds) 1, G. Lee (121yds) 2. Time, 0.14. Fifth heat: A. McPherson (Byds) 1, R. Thomson (81yds) 2, P. MeMeekin (121yds) 3. Time, 0.13 2-5. First semi-final Newman 1, Thomson 2, McPherson 3. ' Inches separated the placed men. ‘ Time, 0.13 2-5. Second semi-final: Laidlaw 1, Kelly 2, Pickering 3. Time, 0.13 4-5. Final: McPherson 1, Thomson 2, Laidlaw 3. The final was fas', and only a few yards separated the whole field. Won by a loot. Time, 0.13 2-5. 220 Y r ARDS OPEN HANDICAP. First £3, second £l, third 10/- (19 entries). —R. Kingston ( —) 1, N. Newman (Syds) 2, R. Pickering (12yds) 3. Won by a foot. Second heat: E. R. Sizemore (13yds) 1, A. McPherson (7yds) 2, R. Thomson (11yds) 3. Final: Newman 1, Thomson 2, Kingston 3. Won by a foot, the rest of the field being only a few inches away. Time, 0.23 4-5. 440 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP. First £3, second £l/10/-, third 10/- (19 entries).—G. W. Leith (14yds) 1,1). Wright (16yds) 2, A. Pullan ( —) 3. The pace was crowded on from the start and at the tape the placed men were only inches apart. Time, 0.52. ONE MILE OPEN HANDICAP. First £4, second £2, third £1 (10 en- i tries).—J. Bartlett (scr) 1, D. Wright (15yds) 2, W Rees (10yds) 3.

I The field was close togethei' for most of the way and it was only over the last half of the last lap that the three placed men showed out. The finish was fast and close, a yard separating first and second. The rest of the field was close behind. Time, 4.42 3-5. AMATEUR CYCLING ONE MILE HANDICAP. First £2/10/-. second £l/10/-, third £l. First heat: A. Waddick (120yds) 1, J. Black (150yds) 2, L. Hubber (150yds) 3. A close finish. Time, 2.35. Second heat: C. Waddick (120yds) 1, H. Patton (40vds) 2, O. Drury (scr) 3. Time, 2.32 3-5. Final: C. Waddick 1, A. Waddick 2, L. Hubber 3. Time, 2.36 3-5. TWO MILES OPEN HANDICAP. First £2/10/-, second £l/10/-, third £l. First heat: W. Haig (60yds) 1, L. Johnson (90yds) 2, R. McDougall ( —) 3. A fast race. Time, 5.36 Second heat: O. Drury (scr) 1, H. Hubber (60yds) 2, J. Black (200yds) 3. Time, 5.26 3-5. Final: Haig 1, Johnson 2, Hubbex- 3. A thrilling race, inches only separating the placed men. Time, 5.25 2-5. PROFESSIONAL CYCLING ONE MILE OPEN HANDICAP. First £2/10/-, second £l/10/-, third £1 (5 entries). —E. E. Hopewell (30yds) .1. W. Sasse (scr) 2, J. Kennedy (50yds) 3. The race began at a fast pace and the back marker, Sasse, made up his handicap in the first half-mile. The finish was fast. Time, 2.44 2-5.

TWO MILES OPEN HANDICAP. First i £2/10/-, second £l/10/-, third £1 | (11 entries). —E. E. Hopewell (60yds) 1, W. Sasse (scr) 2, J. Kennedy (80yds) 3. Won by five yards after a hard race in trying conditions A stiff wind made conditions difficult. Time, 5.47 DANCING HIGHLAND FLING, under 14. First .10/-, second 5/-, third 2/6. —Mavis Leabody 1, Betty Thompson 2. Lorna Barnes 3. HIGHLAND FLING, under 8. First cup, second 4/-, third 2/-. —K. Eunson 1, Lorna Taylor 2, E. Erskine 3. HIGHLAND FLING, open. First 15/-, second 7/6, third 4/-. —Norma Marshall 1, Betty Anderson 2, Madge Robertson 3. HIGHLAND FLING, Southland boys. First 7/-, second 4/-, third 2/-. —J. Erskine 1, A. Henderson 2, L. Campbell 3. SWORD DANCE, under 10. First 8/-, second 4/-, third 2/-. —B. Smith 1, N. McKinnel 2, J. Erskine 3. SWORD DANCE, under 14. First 10/-, second 5/-, third 2/6. —M. Leabody 1,

L. Barnes 2, M. Liddell 3. SEAN TRIUBHAIS, under 16. First 12/6, second 6/-, third 3/-.—M. Mc-

Kellar 1, M. Leabody 2, J. Brown 3. SEAN TRIUBHAIS, open. First 15/-, second 7/6, third 4/-.—N. Marshall 1, P. Anderson 2, M. Robertson 3. IRISH JIG, under 12. First 8/-, second

4/-, third 2/-.—B. Smith 1, M. Galvin and M. Christiansen 2 equal. IRISH JIG, open. First 15/-, second 7/6, third 4Z-.—M. Robertson 1, J. Brown 2, N. Marshall 3.

HIGHLAND REEL, under 12. First 8/-, i second 4/-, third 2/-. —B. Thompson I, B. Smith 2, J. Milne 3. HORNPIPE, under 16. First 12/6, second 6/-, third 3/-.—M. McKellar 1, J. Cunningham 2, M. Leabody 3. HORNPIPE, open. First 15/-, second 7/6, third 4/-.—P. Anderson 1, N. Marshall 2, J. Brown 3, REEL O’TULLOCH, open. First 15/-, I second 7/6, third 4/-. —N. Marshall 1, P. Anderson 2, M. Robertson 3. CONSOLATION EVENTS HIGHLAND FLING, under 10—V. IVarren 1, N. Thompson 2, D. Nunn 3. IRISH JIG, over 12.—E. McLachlan 1, M. Liddell 2, A. Duff 3. SWORD DANCE, under 12.—8. Shaw 1. PIPING A GRADE MARCHES. First 30/-, second 10/-, third 5/-: Gordon Millar 1, W. Milne 2, I. Don 3. B GRADE MARCHES. First 30/-, second 10/-, third 5/-; G. E. Elder 1, P. R. Smillie 2, D. J. Watt 3. A GRADE STRATHSPEYS AND REELS. First 30/-, second 10/-, third 5/-: lan Don 1, Donald Cameron 2, W. Milne 3. , IB GRADE STRATHSPEYS AND I REELS. First 30/-, second 10/-, third j 5/-: G. Millar 1, A. Mortimer 2. N. I Smillie 3. D GRADE MARCHES. First 2.U-, second 10/-, third 5/-: J. Mortimer I 1 C. Sellars 2, Miss I. Wilson 3. IC ’GRADE MARCHES .First 25/-, i second 10/-, third 5/-: J. Mortimer i 1, D. J. Watt 2, C. Park 3. 'C GRADE. SLOW AIRS. First 25/-, j seepnd 10/-, third 5/-’. Miss I. Wil-, son 1, D. J. Watt 2, C. Park 3. bushcraft MAIDEN 12-INCH UNDERHAND CHOP. First £3, second £l/10/-, third 10/-. First heat, W., W. Cook 1, C. McKenzie (3sec ; bhd) 2, G. Green (3sec) 3. Won I by a chop. Time, 0.40 1-5. Second | heat, S. Olive (3sec) 1, V. Green (3sec) 2, J. Holland (3scc) 3. Won by ' three sec. Time, 0.50. i Final: McKenzie 1, Olive 2, Green 3. Won by 2sec. Time, 0.45 4-5. 12-INCH STANDING CHOP HANDICAP. First £7 and Plumb racing axe, second £4, third £l. (38 entries): First heat, L. Robertson (6sec) 1, W. D. Hodges (Bsec) 2, R. Kyles (ssec) 3. Time, 0.46 3-5. Sccox'id heat, E. Nolan (lOsec) 1, Cliff Neame (12sec) 2, A. Fraser (6sec) 3. Time, 0.41 1-5. Third heat, C. Neame 1, J. Pont 2, J. Te Au 3. Time, 0.44. Final: Te Au 1, Cliff Neame 2, Nolan 3. Time, 0.35 3-5. 20-INCH DOUBLE HANDED SAWING HANDICAP.—First, £6 and two racing saws given by E. C. Atkins and Co.. U.S.A., second £3, third £2, fourth £l. First beat, T. Latchford and R. Hogg (6sec) 1, Fraser I Brothers (Bsec) 2, Holland Brothers ■ (ssec) and J. Bates and T. Mclntosh | (Bsec )equal 3. A particularly close I finish. Time, 0.21. Second heat. Nolan i brothers (6sec) 1, W Donnelly and ; G. Barnett (ssec) 2, Kyles and Wood i 3. Time, 0.20 1-5. Final: Nolan brothers and Bates and i Mclntosh equal 1, Holland brothers | 3. A thrilling finish. Time. 0.18 4-5. i 14-INCH UNDERHAND CHOP HAN- 1 DICAP. First £lO and racing axe j given by Fayette Plumb Company, i U.S.A., second £4, third £2, fourth I £l. (48 entries): First heat, G. Blanks | (12sec) 1, A. J. Hodges (16sec) 2, | T. Latchford (llscc) 3. A close finish. ' Time, 0.49 1-5. Second heat, John i Pont (7sec) 1, A. E. Jesperson (1 c) 2, J. Mason (18sec) 3. Time, 0.45 4-5. Third heat, R. J. Fraser (4sec) 1,! Charles Neame (12sec) 2, W. Bone I (7sec) 3. Time, 0.58 2-5. Fourth heat, J. Te Au (7sec) 1, F. Brown (7sec) 2, A. J. Hodges ( —) 3. Time, 0.50 4-5.

Final: Charles Neame 1, R. Fraser 2, W. Bone 3, J. Te Au 4. A thrilling finish. Time. 0.43 4-5. 18-INCH SINGLE-HANDED SAWING HANDICAP. First £3, second £l/10/-, third 10/-: G. Blanks (20sec) 1, R. Hogg (14sec) 2. R. J. Fraser (18sec) 3. WRESTLING UNDER 10 STONE. Trophy orders: W 7 . Rilev 1. A. Huffadine 2. UNDER 12 STONE. Trophy order: E. Heathcote 1, S. Todd 2. OVER 12 STONE. Trophy orders: E. Heathcote 1, R. J. Brown 2. FIELD EVENTS SHOT PUTT, amateur. First £l, second 10/-, third 5/-: G. M. Bilbrough 1. H. Bennie 2, G. Metcalfe 3. Distance 33ft lOin. TOSSING THE CABER, OPEN. First £l/10/-, second 15/-. third 10/-: H. Fraser (14ft Ilin) 1, P. McCalman 2, R. McKay 3. HAMMER THROW, OPEN. First £l, second 10/-, third 5/-: P. McCalman (66ft) 1. R. McKay (62ft sin) 2, J. Fahey (55ft) 3. HOP, STEP AND JUMP, AMATEUR. First £l, second 10/-, third 5/-: M. Walkei’ (7ft) 44ft 4in 1, G. Metcalfe 2, N. Prentice 3.