SOUTH CANTERBURY CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 2902, 30 December 1898, Page 3

SOUTH CANTERBURY CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

The directors of the South Canterbury Caledonian Society deserve the hearty thanks of. ali : lovers of sport and the, public generally, for having offered for, coibpeti£i6nV9fe.,th§ir^/.Nei7^9ar''Bppxtß about £150 for bicycle racing alone, and all well-Wishers will be glad; to hear that their enterprise has been ■■ rewarded toy their receiving entries from the foremost jiders m the colonial cycling World. Among them af? Middleton, known throughout 'Australasia; V 'A!» Jonee* the amateur champion, known familiarly ac 11 Honolulu Jones," who hafe defeated suchmenas W.Martin, Bold and others; Sutherland, probably fcfce best ■ xitAn m 'Mew Zealand ;; Barker, Wall/Tierney ; (6f Auckland), Bennett, the Dannevirke crack; the Halts and Bonn, the local champions; Gunthorpe, of Dunedin, the hero of BoxiDg Day m Ohristchurch ; Holland; the winner of the £75 New Zealand Wheel Race on Anniversary Day; that beautiful peddler Humphreys ; the speedy Ralston—all these and many more, the cream of New Zealand racing, will extend themselVw on probably the best track m this colony, and we confidently expect a record attendance will award the pluck of the society. ■ Nor mast it be supposed that any of the others even^^^ are to eujffer ; the Bame prizes &4 heretofore' arfe • offered for feats of Btrength, running, jumping,^wrestling and the like; and will this year draw better entries, aa Wellington are ..not holding a Cajedontiin meeting this year, and many entries are expected from those' who usually compete there. : In addition there are as visitors the Dunedin Highlanders, who, m all the glory of their magnificent uniforms/will giye highly interesting military display s daring the day— the bayonet exercise, physical drill, etc. J ? The following are the handicaps for the bicycle races :^ ' Hs4ii.?'-JiJiiE.-' Allan Jones ecr., Sutherlaiadscr;, Barker set., Ai Italstbn 15yds, Tierney 25yd8,. J. Wi Jonefl BSydß, Humphreys 20yds, dHendry f2§yds, ;H. Hall 3jsydß, Dorm 3Syds, Lane 35yds, Ralstpn 30yds, Stocker • . 45yds, : , Afeer 45yds, Holmes 50yds, Buchanan 40yas, Gunthorpe 46yds, Ferris 40yds, Clarkson 50yds, O. Hall 45yds, Graham 45yds, Gran l soyds, Sy mong ; &syds, , Hoi jamby 65yds, Crawford 55y43,. bni|ppai;d. / 75yd8, McOonald 80yds, F. Wilson 70yd8; Fi Taylor 80yds, Connell 85ytfiSi Tasker 90yda. ' ' ■■ •.■:■ •-.• or •■ „::^.;r-"^"-:y S)m Mi^.-rßutherland Bcr,,.parker scr., Allan Jones sex., A. Ralston. 20yds,. Tieroey 30yds, J, W. Jooee 35yae, Sam-

phreys 25yds, Hendry 40yds, Hall SOyde, Dorm 60yds, Lane 55yds, Ralston 50yds, Buchanan 80yds, ;Stdcker Aker 75yds, Holmes 75yds, J. Orr 90yds, Gunthorne; 75yds, 0. Hall 80yds, Clarkson 85yd8, Ferris 70yds, Graham 80yds, Grant 90yds., Symons 1,05yd8, Hollamby 120 yds, Crawford 105 yds, Sheppard 130 yds, McDonald 140 yds, Wilson 130 yds, Taylor 140 yds, Connell 150 yds, Kidd 120 yds, William Grant 100 yds, W. Smith 125 yds. . Mils and a Half (big race).— G. Sutherland scr.,-AiR. Barker - Set., Ai Ralston 15yds, Allan Jones 15yds, K. Wall ,30yds, Middleton 30yds, Tierney 45yds; Ifennett 45yds, J,. W.. Jones 50yds, .Humphreys 50yds, Hehdry6oydßi W.H. iliall 70yds, A. Dorm 70yds, iCßalston 75yds; A. Holmea 80yda, HoVUndßSyds, 85yds, Stocker 90yds, Guhthbrnei 95yds^ W. .t*nevdOOyds, Ferris 110yd8i Olarkson 115 yds, Jas. Orr 120 yds, O. E. Hall 120 yds, A. Graham 120 yds, J. Grant 120yda, Davidson 130 yds, Huston 140 yds, C. C- Willis 140 yds. Tpm Orr. 145 yds, McNaught 145 yds, Symbna 145yd8i Stone lsoydp, Scobie 160ydB, Crawford 160 yds, W. "Smith 165 yds, E. Willis" 170 yds, Sheppard 180 yds, McDonald 190 yds, Twd Mils.— Sutherland scr.y Barker scr., Allan Jones 20yds, A. Ralston 20yds; Tierney 55yds, J. W. Jones 60ydsv Humphreys 60yds, Hendry 70yds, W. M. Hall 90yds; A. Donn '9oyds, N. Ralston 90yds, Gunthorpe 110 yds, Stocker 120 yds, Aker 120 yds, Lane 130 yds, C. Hdll 140 yds, Graham MOydB.W. ClarkMon 145 yds, John Grant 145 yds, Jas. Orr 19dydB t Ferris 150 yds, Davidson 170 yds, Symohß 190 yds, Wm. Grant 200 yds, Crawford 210 yds, Hollamby 240 yds, Wilson 245 yds, Taylor 260 yds, Fechney 260 yds, McDonald 260yda, - Opnnell 270yd8, Meredith 280 yds, Tasker 280 yds. Frva MiLH.-r-Sutherland scr., Barker scr., A. Ralston 20yds, A. Jones 45vds, Tierney 70yds, F. W. Jones '100 yds, Humphreys lOOyds, Hendry 175 yds, X. Ralstpn !l 200ydsr Ferris 250 yds, r Aker 250 yds, Stocker 260 yds, Uhe 280 yds, Gunthorpe 280 yds, J. Orr 310 yds, Holmes 340yde, Clarkson 340 yds, Symons 400 yds, Hollainhy 420 yds, Smith 450 yds. Kidd 480yd'sVSheppa rd 500 yds, Fechney 520jfda; 'Jonnjellis2oydai Tasker 550 yds, Meredith