CALEDONIAN SPORTS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1450, 5 January 1886, Page 2

CALEDONIAN SPORTS.

The following events were decided at the first day's sports under tha auspices of this Society in addition to thoßa mentioned in our last : Tossing the Caber. First prize, £2, second, £l, third, 10a. Daily (33ft 6in) 1 Moir (32ft 6in) 2 Tilley (31ft Sin) ... . ... 3 Sailor's Hornpi?e (boys). First prize, £1 ; second, 10a. R. Thomson ... ... 1 J. McKechnie ... ... 2

SECOND DAY.

The second day's sports un.der the auspices of the S.C. Caledonian Society were largely attended. The weather was again fine. Following; are the results : Throwing 16lb Hammer. First prize, £2 ; second, £1; third, 10><. J. Daily (84ft 7in) 1

J. Sullivan (8m 2m) ... 2 A. Martin (82ft) 3 100 Yards. First prize, £3; second, £2 ; third, £l. riNAL HEAT.

G. Straehan (10yds) ... 1 C. F. Cork (9yd6) ... 2 R. Holmes (10yds) ... 3 200 Yards Handicap, First prize, £3 ; second, £2 ; third, £l. FINAL HEAT.

G. S'raohan (20yds) C. F. Cork (18ydfl)

J. Cullman (18yds) ... 3 B. Holmes (20yds), J, Lewis (6yds), S. Fraaer (10yds>, M. Gerrily (14yds), B. Hobbs (20yds), also ran. Time, 2l£aecs. Bagpipe Music (in costume) —Strathspeys. First prize, £4; second, £2 ; third, £l. Campbell ... ♦► 1 McDonald ... ... 2 Elder 3 Bagpipe Music in Costume—Beak First

prize, £4 ; second, £2 ; third, £l. Campbell ... ... 1 McDonald 2 Munro ... ... ... 3 Reel of Tullooh in Costume. First

prize, £3 ; second, £2; third, £l. Munro ... ..7 ... 1 Banks 2 Gallia 3 Seauntreus in Costume. First prize, £3; second, £2; third, £l. Munro ... ... ... 1 Banks 2 McKechnie ... ... 3 Highland Fung in Costuke (Boys). Prize, Mr McNab's medal. J. McKycbnie ... ... 1 R. Thomson ... ... 2 R. Mcßae 3 Sword Dance in Costume (Boys). Prize, Mrs William Darby's special prize of two guineas and £2. J. McKechnie ... ... 1 B. Thomson ... ... 2 Sailor's Hornpipe in Costume. First prize, cup and £2 ; second, £2; third, £l. R. Thomson ... ... 1 A. Avery ... ... 2 Munro .',. ... 3 Oni Mile Handicap. First prize, £4; Recond, £3 ; third, £J. J. M. O'Connor (ecr) ... 1 J. Whelan (80yds) ... 2 D. Shine (60yds) 3 T. Hobbs (40vds),H. Mappiaon(6oyd*) f and T. McAuliffe (150yds) also rnn. Bayonet Exercise. Prize, Challenge Trophy of Twenty Guineas. Points. Sydenham Rifles ... 108 Lyttelion Navals ... 104 No. 1 Co. Oanuru Rifles... 100 Timaru Navals... ... 96 C. Battery Artillery ... 93 Timaru Rifles , 90 Two Mile Handicap Walking. First prise, Mr McGuinness' Cup and £4; second, £3 ; third, £l. J. M. O'Connor (scr) ... 1 T. Clarke (225yds) ... 2 M. Barrett (400yds) ... 3 D. Shine (350yds) also walked. Putting 16lb Stone. First prize, £2 ; second, £1 ; third, 10». J.D«iley(36ftßin) ... 1 W. O'Neill (35ft sm) ~ 2 J. Sullivan (34ft Bin) ... 3 200 Yards Handicap (Boys). First prize, 15s; second, Ids ; third, ss, W. Strachan .„ .„ 1 W. o«den 2 T. Coughlan 3 Nine others started. Wrestmng (Cumberland Style). First prize, Messrs Kett and O'Meeghan's prize and £7 7s; second, £2; third, £l. F. Hall 1 J. Toomey ... ... 2 J. Tiller.,, ... ... 3 Sullivan, Angland, Welsh, and Gibson also competed. Running High Jump. First prize, £2; second, £1; third, 10s. J. Collins (sft 4in) ... 1 R. Chute (sf» 2io) 2 S Fraser (sft) ... ... 3 Oruickshank aUn competed. Three Standing Springs. First prize, £2 ; second, £ I ; third, 10*. J. Murphy (3lftßjin) ... 1 M. Sullivan (31ft 6in) ... 2 J. Suliivan (31ft 3in) ... 3 Four others took part in this event. Standing High Jump. First prize, £2; second, £1; third, 10s. J. Sullivan (4ft 2in) " ~, 1 —Bufnett (4ft lin) ... 2 T. Sullivan ... ... 3 Running Long Jump. First priz«, £2 ; second, £1 ; third, 10s, M. Sullivan (18ft 2io) ... 1 M. Gerrity (18ft lin) ... 2 R. Chute (18ft OJin) ... 3 J. Sullivan, T. McAuliflfe, J. Collins, J. Moir, and S. Frastr also tompeled. ]

Wrestiing (Cumberland Style), for boyß not over 16 years of age. First prize, Mr Brown's prize and £2 2a ; second, £1 ; third, 10a. D. O'Keefe 1 J. Keonan ... ... 2 * P. Hoare ... ... 3 Keane, Renfrew, Dow, Hoikins and Kane also competed. Half Mile Walking Hakdicaf (for boys).—First prize £2 2s, second, £1; second £1 ; third, 10a. W. Storey ... ~. 1 -Ball 2 R. Mcßae ... ... 3 Throwing 16lb Hammer (boys). First P'ize, £1 ; second, 10s ; third, 5.<. G. Davidßon (62ft 3in) ... 1 J. Davidson (59ft 3iin) ... 2 G. Martin (57ft 11 in) ... 3 Four others competed. Consolation Race. First prize, £3 10a; second, £] ; third, 10s. j 0. F. Cork ... ... 1 T. McAuliffe ... ... 2 J. Lewis... ... ... 3 Nint others started.

CALEDONIAN CONCERTS,

The concerts on Friday and Saturday evenings were immensely successful, both musically and financially. Some of the performers had come from as gnat a distance as Dunedin and Christchurch, and others from Temuka, AshburtoD, and Oamaru. Songs were given by Mrs Rout (Temuka), Mrs Ansley (Dunedin), Miss Currie (Christchurch), Miss Kidd (Ashburton), Miss Inness, and Miss Haisb (Timaru), Mr Branson and Mr Maclean Dunn (Ashburton), and Mr Martin (Timaru) ; duets by Miss Inness and Mifis Currie, and by Miss Inness and Mr Martin ; a quartette by Miis Inness, Miss Currie, Mr Foley audMr Warrington ; a fantasia on the flute by Mr Herd ; selections by the Timaru Garrison Band, and dances by Mr Banks, Mr Maloney, and Masters Mcßae and Thompson. Mr. Bilton played most of the accompaniments to the songs, etc., and the Society's piper, Mr Donald Macdonald, supplied the music for the dancing.