WAINEA SOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

Colonist, Volume XLVIX, Issue 11827, 7 January 1907, Page 6 (Supplement)

WAINEA SOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL SPORTS. The sports at Wakefield yesterday attracted a large atteridatice of spectators, £68 being taken at the gates. CYCLING EVENTS: One Mile, Maiden, Amateur: H M Gibbs, 35 yards, 1 : F W Keri\ 40 yards, 2: S R Jocobsen, ser, 3. Six started. Close finish. Time 2min 41 3-ssocs One Mile, Cash, Ist heat: C Jacobsen, scr, 1 ; E Hagen, 30 yards, 2 ; A Baigent, 30 yards, 3. Baigent, when leading into the straight fell, but qualified by finishing. Time 2 mm 46secs. Second heat: F Eic'ketts, 80 yards, 1; B A Baigent, 50 yards, 2 ; F Roughton, 50 yards, 3. D Wallace, eighty yards, also started. * Time 2min 37secs. Final : F Rieketts 80 yards, 1 ; A Baigent, 30 yards, 2; B Baigent, HO yards, 3. At the lap the field was bunched together. A Baigent led on entering the straight, but was challenged by F Ricketts, who won after a great race by a length. Time 2min 34 l-53ecs One Mile, Amateur: O Roughton, 65yards, 1; P Rieketts, 95 yards, 2; A Brown, 95 yards. 3. Six started. Won by a wheel. Time 2min 32 3-5 sdcs Two Mile Amateur: ORoughton, 135 yards, 1; P Ricketts, 165 yards, 2; A R Jacobsen, 135 yards, 3. Six competed. Just before reaching the winning post, Ricketts and Jacobsen fell, bnt were placed second and third respectively. Time sminJ2l 3-ssecs* r"*""* Two Mile Cash: F Ricketta, 150 yards, 1 ; F Roughton, 90 yards, 2 : B A Baigent, 100 yards, 3. The field was soon bunched together and a fine finish ended in favor of Ricketts by two lengths. Five competed. Time smin 24secs Five Mile Amateur: O Roughton, 230 yards, 1 ; H M Gibbs, 395 yards, 2 : A R Jacobsen, 55 yards, 3. The race devolved into a struggle for lap prizes between Rougbton and Gibbs, the latter winning ten and Roughton five. The other starters dropped out, Jacobsen securing third place nearly a lap behind. Time 14min 13 2-ssecs Three Mile Cash: F Ricketts, 140 yards, 1 : F Roughton, 120 yards, 2 ; B A Baigent, 140 yards, 3. Sixstarted. All dropped out bar the placed men, between whom a fine race ensued, the lap prizes offering a strong inducement to sprint at each ronnd. F Ricketts, with a fine effort, won by half a wheel in Bmin 20 2-ssecs ATHLETIC EVENTS One Hundred Yards Handicap, Cash : Ist heat : W Tidd, 8 yards, , 1 : P J Palmer, 9 yards, 2 ; W Gaynor. scr, 3. No time taken. 2nd heat: G Perkinson, 6 yards.l; J O'Malley, 3 yards, 2; D Cody, 8 yards, 3. Only starters. Time 10 4-5 sees. Final: W Tidd. 8 yards, 1: W Gaynor, scr, 2: J O'Malley. 3 yards, 3. i A great race, won by a few inches. Time 10 4-ssecß. One Hundred Yards Amateur. Ist heat: J Shorbrooke, 5% yards, 1: W E Poole, 6% yards, 2: F P Kitching, scr, 3. Six started. Time, 11 sees. l 2nd heat: J W Stewart, 15 yards, 1: H Chapman, V/ z yards, 2; H Pike, 2 yards, 3. Fi?e started. Time 11 1-osecs. Final: H Pike, 2 yards, 1; J W Stewart, 5 yards, 2: H Chapman, 4>£ yards. 3. Won by half a yard. Time 10 4-ssecs. Two Hundred Yards Handicap, Cash : W Tidd, 18 yards, 1 ; W Gaynor, scr, 2: J O'Malley, Byards, 3. Ten started. Won easily. Time 21 4-ssecs Two Hundred Yards Handicap, Amateur: H Chapman, Byards 1; H Pike, 10 yards, 2; G Richmond, 14 yards, 3. Eleven started : Chapman won by less than a foot. Time 22 l-ssecs Sawing Competition, Twenty-inch Logs: J Higgins and W Bryant, 22 4-ssecs, 1; J Higsins and A Syder, 29secs, 2; C Bnrn and W Tidd, 29 4-ssecs, 3. Six couples competed Chopping : Competition, Twentyinch SLors: A Batt, 2min 35 3-ssecs, 1: W Bryant, 3min 21 l-ssecs, 2: J fliggins, 3. Four oompeted Three Hundred Yards, Cash : W Tidd, 26 yards, 1 : W Gaynor, scr, 2 : J O'Malley. 12yds, 3. Five competed ; won easily by ten yards. Time 33 2--s°ecs Three Hnndred Yards, Amateur: H Chapman, llyards, 1: G Ricnmond, 18 yards, 2; I! Pike, 15 yards and F Poole 14 yards, 3. Won comfortably by five yards; Richmond running an easy second. Time 34 4--ssecs Juvenile Handicap, under 18, 220 yards: H Thomas, 8 yards. 1; R Veysey, 8 yards. 2; A Fowler, 18 yards," 3. Six started; good race. Time 26aens 440 Yards Handicap, Cash: W Tidd, 38 yards, 1: J O'Malley, 16 yards. 2:' 11 Thomas 38 yards, 3. Six competed. Won. easily by twenty yards. Time 54spcs 440 Yards, Amateur: H Uhapman, 15 yards, 1: 1G Richmond, 15 yards, 2; M Beach, 22 yards, 3. Eight competed. Won comfortably by two yards, similar distance a second and third men. Time 56 sees Sack Race : U Stewart 1, U Mead 2, R Stewart 3. Nine entries U-MileCash: H Thomas, 60yds, 1; W Tidd, 60 yards, 2; E C Le Frantz, 10* yards, 3. Nine started, and the rase ended in a fine finish between the limit men, Thomas beating Tidd by half a yard. Only four finished. Time 2m in 7 1 ssecs Half Mile Amateur: R Haycock, 40 yards. 1; M Ber\ch. 30 yards, 2; G Richmond, scr, 3. Six started. Won very easily by tvyenty yards, Richmond a similar distance away third. Time 2mins 9ecs One Mile Cash: A Houlc, 80 yards, 1: R Hird, aor, 2; E C Le Frantz, scr, 3. Nine started, the placed men only finishing. Hoult winning by thirty yardß. Time 4min 49secs Newtown Cricketers' Race, 220 yards": Evenson, scr, 1 ; A Day, 15 pards, 2 ; Waters, 18 yards, 3. Seventeen entries Citizens' Band Race, One Hundred Yards: Bnnrisman Cotton 1, Bandsman Walkey 2 A ball was held in the evening in foe Oddfellows' Hall, when there ivas a large attendance.