CALEDONIAN GATHERINGS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11647, 3 January 1902, Page 3

CALEDONIAN GATHERINGS.

SOUTH CANTERBURY. —SECOND DAY. Officers for season 1901-1902:—Presi-dent —Mr J. Lillico; vice-presidents—J. L. Gillies and D. J. Caldwell; directors —J. R. Bruce, T. J. Burns, W. A. Courtis, J. Craigie, J. Crerar, R. H. Ferguson, W. Gunn, J. Hole, J. P. Kalaugher, D. Mahoney, W. Priest, A. C. Pringle, T. Pringle, P. Sinclair, G. Tennent, T. D. Young; hon. treasurer—J. L. Gillies; secretary —C. S. Fraser; referee—W. Gunn; marshal —Bugle-Major Elgin; stewards— A. H. Bourn, C. Hall; press steward— E. Hall; clerks of the course—J. Crerar, P. Foster, J. Hole; judges—running and cycling: T. D. Young, W. A. Courtis, J. P. Kalaugher, W. Priest and T. J. Burns; general sports -. J. R. Bruce, P. Sinclair, G. Tennent; wrestling: A. C. and T. Pringle, R. H. Ferguson; Irish dancing: J. SulliVan, J. O'Connell, P. McCarthy ; Highland music and dancing: R. Macaulay, D. McKay, R. Skinner; starter—D. J. Caldwell; marksmen—F. Cameron, P. Foster; timekeepers—W. S. Lindsay, D. Mahoney, W. Gunn; handicappers—cycling, E. Hassall.; other events, T. MeAuliffe. . The second day, of the South Canterbury Caledonian Society's sports was marred, so far as attendance was concerned, by a showery early morning, which must have kept many country folk at home, by a shower just as the procession reached the ground, and by a chill nor'-easter blowing all the afternoon, with occasional drops of

rain. The shower just before commencing the business of the day was a rather heavy one, and the few score persons then present were glad to seek shelter. Promptly to the scheduled time, how? > ever, the programme was commenced, and the rain fortunately then ceased, and nothing more fell during the afternoon to incommode anyone. The attendance is always much smaller on the second day, ' but yesterday it appeared to be less than usual. The cool weather perhaps favoured the competitors generally, though this- is doubtful. They may be more comfortable ■ on a cool damp day, but less vigorous than on a hot one. The showers were not enough to affect the ground prejudicially, except for the weight-putters and hammer-throwers, who did their work early while the turf was somewhat slippery, and gave less sure footing than v if drv. W. Angland made a good throw of the 161b hammer in the contest—l2lft sin from scratch, and in a subsequent attempt to improve it threw 129 ft 7in. After the throw the judges weighed the hammer used, and- found that- it weighs 161b net, with the handle There was some discussion whether, in talking about record-breaking, tie " 161b hammer" should be weighed with or without the handle, and there appeared to be no authority on the ground competent to decide this question. If tie handle siould be "weighed in," an increr ment should be made to the throws when, comparing them with others. There were only three adult wTe;tlers, including Thornley, retired hurt the day before, but recovered enough to win. They gave a pleasant friendly exhibition. " Wrestling for fun." some of the spectators called it. ■The running events were well contested, the competitors all going their best, and good handicapping gave some good finishes. There was a good deal of interest shown in the school boys' handicap quarter-mile race, won by the veteran juvenile D. Campbell rather easily. A small fellow set well ahead ran gamely, and finished fourth. The jumping events brought out but few competitors, ..but they shaped very well. T. O'Mara's 20ft Bin in the running long jump would have put him over a big creek. The pole-vaalting produced an excellent exhibition by three very equal young men, who all vaulted very neatly and eclipsed their previous day's jumps.The bicycle races seemed to evoke more enthusiasm than on the first day, and a word of praise must be given to the handicapper. One after another, fields that started as long processions were doseld into bunches at the winning-post. The 'first popular excitement over this division was shown in the first heat of the onemile race, when Barker was loudly encouraged to wipe out his handicap, but failed to do so completely, coming in third. In the final " Go on Dick " was the popular cry. The six riders were in a close string, Barker last, at the commencement of tie last lap, and a fine race Tound produced a close finish, with the popular favourite third in a close bunch of four. The first heat of the Timaru Wheel Bace, 2 miles, was very slow, and the riders, after getting rid of the handicaps,, so that all seven were in a bun-'h, took it so easily that they were shoutt'd at to " Go 0n.." For the last lap and- ialf they did go on, and the crowd in tht vicinit*- exercised their lungs vigorously as'vouf of ths riders came irf togrgtber to a vtry close" finish"'. The second heat was a much better con-

test, as there were two batches of three each, well separated at the start, and the efforts of one to keep ahead, and of the ttther to catch up, secured some vigorous pedalling. The <:h».se was over three Japs from home, and the race was then slow enough till the bell rang, when a good and even race home was seen. The one accident of the day occurred in the last bicycle race, in which R. J. Cooke came down opposite the stand, and sliding along the asphalt for some yards, grazed his left arm and thigh b'idly. What'brought him down was an old razor handle thrown upon the track by a hoy. He saw the thing coming towards his wheel, and instinctively trying to avoid it lost his steer-

age. Mr C.- W. Wood had his motor on the ground again, and it was going much more satisfactorily than on the previous day. He ran three quarter-mile laps against the watch. The first lap was done in 47 or 48, two in 97; the third (slowing up at the end) in 67 seconds. The music and dancing were similar in quality to those of the first day, but far less of either. The girls Currie and Wade danced very nicely. Their sword dance especially, though not without technical defect, was prettily done and warmly applauded. ■ The Irish hornpipe prizes were well competed for by four dancers, who showed some clever stepping. This contest lost in effect as a show by not being " in costume," as was well seen when followed immediately by the sailors' hornpipe, the white costume of the competitors making a notable difference, to say nothing of the superiority of this dance from its more marked variations. The decision of the judges was questioned in this case by some of the onlookers. Mr W. Mcßride piped for these step-dances. The Pipe Band and Battalion Band provided music at' intervals, and the former was photographed on the ground by Mr Ferrier, as they were grouped for playing in a march, with Drum-Mai'or Sergeant Harper at their head. The Highland costume race among the Pipe Band members occasioned great laughter from the spactacle of the fluttering draperies, and the slipping of unspiked shoes on the damp turf. At a quarter to four an extremely interesting display of foil play by Professor Byrne and Mr G. Bush, of Cliristchureh, was commenced on the dancing stage. The novelty was keenly watched, but the rapid play of the thin weapons made it difficult for the uninitiated to comprehend the points of- the game, though each "hit" was acknowledged by the victim " saluting." The exhibition did not last many minutes, but it was evidently hard work for a stontish man, as the Professor is. There would have been a great deal of bloodshed if the players had been in earnest with bare foils and made as many " hits." Some nretty play on the horizontal bar was then shown by Messrs T. H. Harker. A. Jewiss and G. Bush, of Christchurch, Professor Byrne adding a few movements. Scarcely any feat was repeated, and the performers were warmly applauded. A good proportion of the feats were slow strong work, involving long and severe strnin on the muscles, whilst others were disolays of activity; the former appealed most strongly to the sympathies of gymnasts among the spectators, the latter to the general public. It was a very graceful and pleasing exhibition, and so appropriate an addition to the sports, as to suggest that gymnastic contests should be added to the prize schedule. Professor Byrne and Mr Bush then gave an exhibition of single-stick play, a lively bit of exercise, in which the professor, the elder man, seemed to be doing more of the giving than of the taking, in the plentiful whacks that were exchanged. This display, with the comical wicker masks of the players, caused a, good: deal .gf ,The four gym-

nasts then gave a very fine display of parallel-bar work, the three younger men

doing very clever work, and the elder show-

ing that use of the parallel bars is not entirely beyond the capacity of a heavy man. The idea of obtaining these displays was a very good one, and it may well be. thought a pity that they were not held on the first day for the enjoyment of a larger number of people. We heard many say that they were worth gffing to see, if there had -been nothing else to see. »

The programme was completed just before 5 p.m., by which time most of the spectators had already Jeft the ground, and the Caledonian Society had added another successful New Year's sports gathering to their record. In concluding tiiese general remarks we would suggest to the directors tne advisability of starting the second day's sports later than they do. The sports are always got through more quickly on the second day, the competitors know each other.- and each knows what he has to do, so that 1 o'clock would be quite early enough to start, with no luncheon adjournment. The directors will do well to give this, point serious consideration. The spectators ought to be considered, and many cannot arrive before 1 o'clock.

The running events were as follows : 150 YARDS HANDICAP ; £3, £1 and 10s First Heat. P. McAuliffe, 12yds * J.T. Birch, 12yds * H. Payne, scr 3 Also started—J. A. Dean 4yds, H. Smith 6yds, and A. P. R. Gray 14yds. The men bunched from the jump, and made a capital finish, the third man a few inches behind. Time, 16sec.

Second Heat. J. McAuliffe, 12yds * A. Dunn, Byds ?. * W. Davis, 10yds 3 """ Also started—W. Harris Byds. J. Rodgers ■9yds, and A. Seymour 14yds.' Another very close race, all the competitors being close up, and giving the judges considerable difficulty in placing them. Time, 16sec. Final Heat. P. McAuliffe i 1 J. T. Birch * Payne * J. McAuliffe * The last three divide second and third | money. The winner led all the way from a capital start, and won by six inches, the others so close that it was impossible to separate them. Time, 15sec. BOYS' 150 YARDS HANDICAP, under 15 ; trophies value 10s and ss. J. Condon 1 T. Claughton ..%. 2 Two others started. Won by a couple of rards. PIPE BAND RACE; special prizes, £1 and 10s. * Drummer McDonald I Piper Walton 2 Piper Anderson '. 3 This race caused considerable amusement, the. costumes not being too convenient a dress for running exercise, one or two of the men also stumbling and falling at the start. The placed men .were very close, the winner having half a yard only to spare.

300 YARDS HANDICAP; £3, £1 and 10s. H. Payne, scr I J. Rodgers, 18yds ...A.... 2 H. Smart, Byds 3 Also started—R. Bennison Byds, J. A. Dean 10yds, A. J. Dunn 12yds, W. Davis 15yds, and P. McAuliffe 16yds. The men got away in capital style, and at the half distance Payne was well up, and won very comfortably by three yards. Rodgers and Smart had a capital go for second place, the former gaining the verdict by a few inches on the tape. Time, 34 4-ssec. BOYS' 440 YARDS HANDICAP; 10s and Bs. .. ■ '

Campbell 1 O'Dowd 2 . Claughtoa 3 Won rather easily, the-second boy half a dozen yards away, and a good run for third

place. 440 YARDS HURDLE HANDICAP; £3 10s, £1 10s and 10s. R. Bennison, 12yds 1 J. McAuliffe, 14yds 2 H. Smart, scr 3

Also started—A. Wilson syds, W. Davis 12yds, W. Fitzgerald 14yds, and W. Houston 18yds. Houston kept the lead till the fourth hurdle, when he stumbled and fell, knocking it over, and clearing the way for the rest of the men. Bennison won very nicely by two yards, though McAuliffe made a great effort in the straight. Smart was well up for third place. Time, 65 l-ssec. HALF-MDLE HANDICAP; £4, £2 and

J. McAuliffe, 18yds 1 W. Harris, 10yds 2 H. Payne, scr 3 Also started—J. Coffey Byds, R. J. Barclay Byds, E. Gould 10yds, H. Donnithorne 10yds. D. Mcintosh 10yds, J. A. Dean 20 yds, J. T. Birch 25yds, and A. Seymour 35yds. The limit men made the pace pretty warm, but Payne had the field caught at 440 yards, but was unable to get in firstplace. The three placed men had a clinking go for first, McAuliffe winning after a fine sprint, just on the tape. Time, 2mfn 11 l-ssec. 220 YARDS CONSOLATION; £2, £1 and 10s. Birch 1 Davis 2 Fitzgerald ...., 3 Three others started. A very close finish, Birch winning by about a foot. Time, 2min 5 3-ssec. The results' of the cycling events were as follows !'=» HALF-MILE BICYCLE RACE; £3, £1 10s and 15s 1 . First Heat. A. McNeill, 85yds 1 A. Pirie, 45yds 2 J. Orr, 60yd's , 3 Other starters—R. Connell scr, A. R. Barker 10yds, and W. Webb 70yds. Orr soon got to the leaders, the back men having no show. As they entered upon the last lap McNeill went away at top, and lasted long enough to just get home by half a length. Time, lmin 3sec. Second Heat. J. E. Marriott, 40yds ..'.... 1 A. Rennie, 85yds 2 J. Fairweather, 105 yds ... 3

A. Huston 10yds, J. Grant 60yds, P. O'-Connor 65yds," and G. Winter 120 yds, also rode. Grant got to work at_once, but his early effort told, for Huston passed him in the last quarter, and riding along the northern-.bank came down home with a great rush, and beat Rennie by a bare half wheel. Time, lmin 2 l-ssec. Final Heat. Marriott ■ 1 Rennie ~2 Pirie 3 ' McNeill, who had a good show, lost his pedal at the start. Marriott made no mistake, catching his field early, and keeping wide on the final spurt, won a splendid race bv half a wheel. Time, lmin 2 l-ssec. ONE MILE BICYCLE RACE ; £3, £1 10s and 15s. . First Heat. R. J. Cooke, 45vds 1 A. McNeill, 125 yds 2 A. R. Barker. 20vds 3 A. Pirie 80yds. G. Grant 105 yds, W. Webb 115 yds, J. Cunnard 145 yds, and G. Fairweather 155 yds also rode.. The leading division got together quickly, Barker and Cooke coming along very fast. At the half Pirie was pacing, but soon fell away, and at the three-quarter all but he were together. In the last lap, McNeill raced away, but at the turn Cooke made a great dash from fourth and pedalled home a winner by six inches. Time, Bmin 13 l-ssec. Second 1 Heat. R. Connell, scr 1' J. Orr, 105 yds 2 A. Huston. 28yds 3 G. E. Marriott 70yds, P. O'Connor 90yds, A. Gascoigne*l2oyds, A. Rennie 125 yds and G. Winter 170 yds also started. Winter made play for a quarter, when Orr raced past, and'led to the three-quarter. Huston then came through, and all easing up, Connell rode to the front line. In the brush home he won nicely by a bare length. Time, 2min 15sec. Final Heat. Huston .- ► 1 Barker 2 Connell , 3

McNeill got away very fast, but at the half-mile was joined by Orr. The pace was sound to this point, but all slowed up at the three-quarter mile. Then there were snme rapid changes. Huston watched Connell, and Barker also got Ms eye in. As they approached the turn Connell, riding on the high bank, tried to bolt, but Huston was away with him. and a great race resulted in a win for him by a tyre. Time, 2min 16 l-ssec. TIJIARU WHEEL RACE, 2 miles; £5, £2 10s. and £l. First Heat. A. R. Barker, 28vds 1 A. Huston, 40yds 2 R. J. Cooke, 75yds 3 R. Connell scr. A. Pirie 135 yds, W. Webb 185 yds,. and A. Rennie 200 yds also rode. Rennie and Webb set a sound page for half a mile, but as they approached the mile all came together. They then had an airing till the If was reached,

if when Cooke broke away, and Barker and n Connell jumped out after him. A very -- fast finish resulted in Barker just getting t across from Huston. Time, smin 13sec. y Second Heat. ;., J. E. Marriott, 115 yds ... 1 Y J. Orr, 160 yds 2 B P. O'Connor, 145 yds * • J. Fair weather, 250 yds ... * B Other starters were A. Gascoigne 200 yds x and A. McNeill 210 yds. An uninteresting r contest, all being in company at the end ' of a mile. As the bell rang Gascoigne , shot away, with McNeill close up, and ' the finish resulted in a win for Marriott ] by half a wheel. Time, smin 8 4-ssec. [ Final Heat. Huston 1 Barker 2 Orr 3 The pace in this heat was the soundest of the lot, thanks to the fast pacing of Fairweather, who was not eausrhfc till the mile and a half had been left behind. As the next lap was entered upon he again came away, closely' followed by Cooke and Huston, all becoming alive to the fact that it was time to again get warm. From the turn Cooke and Huston made the pace a smasher, and Barker and Orr were also dead on. The four came .down the hill together, Huston winning by half a wheel, Orr on Barker's chain, and Cooke half a length away. Time, 4min 50 2-ssec. The difference in time shows how the riders slouched along in the other heats. THREE MILE BICYCLE HANDICAP: £4, £2, and £l. J. Fairweather, 350 yds ... 1 A. Pirie, 175 yds 2 James Orr, 210 yds 3 Other starters were—A. R. Barker 35 yds, A. Huston 50vds, R. J. Cooke 90yds, P. O'Connor 190 yds, W. Webb 250 yds, A. Rennie 275 yds, A. McNeill 290 yds, J. Cuhnard 320 yds. In. this event Fairweather .was practically out by himself the whole journey. He rode splendidly all \ the way, behind air; at the two miles was 80yds in front of everything, at the 2£ 100 yds, and--pedalled home as gay as they make 'em with 50yds to the good. ] A desperate finish among the others, Pirie, who'also rode well, a remark which truly applies to all his work at the meeting, -■ richly deserving his place,, just beating i off the old and consistent Waitohi representative. Time, Bmin 13 2-ssec. Bar- / ker and Huston gave up early, and Cooke \ had a very nasty fall. Several riders were severely cautioned for looking backwards, especially when' racing down the straight. j The results of the general games were : PUTTING 161b STONE ,• £2 and £l. <; A. McNeill, 36ft T. Thornley, 3sft

P. McNeill 35ft land (scr) also competed. THROWING 161b HAMMER;£2 and £l. W. Angland, 121 ft sin (scr)... 1 T. Thornley, 112 ft sin (5ft)... 2

James Donn 106 ft (6ft) and P. McNeill 105 ft 4£in (sft) also competed. In an attempt to lower the record Angland threw the hammer 129 ft 7in. LONG JUMP HANDICAP; .£1 19s and 15s. T. O'Mara, 20ft Bin (scr) 1 W. H. Bryan, 19ft lin (12in) 2 D. Horgan 19ft iin (6in) and W.. Fitzgerald 18ft sin (6in) also jumped. TOSSING THE CABER; £2 and £l. P. McNeil 1 , H. Thornley 2 T. Thornley and W. Angland also competed. / • RUNNING HIGH JUMP ;■'£l 10s and ■ 15s. . D. Horgan, sft 4in ..' ; 1 : E. Gould, sft 3in 2 W. H: Brvan, 4ft llin ! 3 VAULTING WITH POLE HANDICAP, £2 10s, £l, and 10s. W. Fitzgerald, 10ft (3in) 1 D. Horgan, 9ft 10in (4:n) 2 E. Gould, 9ft 6in (scr) ) 3 WRESTLING (Cumberland style); £3, £1 10s, and 10s. T. Thornley 1 J. Moore 2 A. McKay 3 HOP, STEP AND JUMP HANDICAP;

. £1 and 10s. ! W. Fitzgerald. 41ft 7in (12in) 1 T. O'Mara, 41ft (scr) 2 W. H. Bryan also competed. Highland Music and Dancing: — STRATHSPEYS; £3, £1 10s, 10s. W. Mcßride 1 Bowden. ;.. 2 Campbell 3 _ In this case the competitors who entered beforehand agreed to allow two postentries to be made, and these took second and third prizes. REELS; £3, £1 10s, 10s. W. Mcßride 1 J. J. Wade 2 HIGHLAND FLING (boys and girls); 25s and 15s. Miss A. Currie 1 Miss Wade 2 SEAN TRIUBHAIS; £2 10s, £l, 10s. J. J. Wade 1 R. Currie 2 R£E.L O' TULLOCH; £2 10s, £l, and 10s. R. Currie - • 1 J. J. Wade 2 W. Mcßride ,- •• ? GILLIE CALLUM (boys and girls); 20s and 10a. Miss Wade ....; 1 Miss Currie 2 IRISH HORNPIPE; £2, £l, and 10s. M. J. Sullivan 1 J. Lynch ~„,...■ 2 W. Fitzgerald, senior and junior, also competed. SAILORS' HORNPIPE; £2, £l, 10s. P. Ryan 1 J. Lynch 2 R. Currie '3

MATTERS OF COMPLAINT.

As year follows year, complaints are always loud and deep against the Caledonian Society from a section of the spectators, at the crowded state of the sports' oval, the officials and others getting in the way of the spectators seeing the dancing, jumping, etc. Many of the directors of the Society know of these complaints, and put on an official who, with the aid of the police, is directed to put out all " trespassers " —persons who do not 'lsport the Society's official badge. This official, from lack of moral or of physical support of the president, and his executive officers, fails in his duty, and the ring gets filled with trespassers. On the first day we counted 15 persons who were not officials, did not wear the badge, and yesterday 22 who at one given time were "trespassers." We also took a stroll out to see if there were anything in the complaints which were made. We found that they were well grounded. For instance, when one of the Scotch lasses was dancing the sword dance, many people at the southern end of the ground could not see the dance at all, as the bodies and uniforms of five Highlanders completely shut out the view. This was only one instance of many. The trespassers include all sorts of persons, military and medical men, tradesmen and other callings, first cousins to the hammer-throwers, and townies of the judges, who sit sedately watching the Irish dancers or the Highland pipers. To show that some officials are to blame; we noticed an instance yesterday where one official took off his badge and pinned it on the breast of a trespasser, who it is said, is not a member of the Society. The children in the ring were also numerous, and in two instances a small boy had to be pulled off the cycling track, his excitement leading him into"the most dangerous position on the ground. These are matters that the Society should seriously look into; and they , should insist upon all who are not actively eneaged in the ring being kept outside the rails. A good improvement, also, would be to put the Garrison Band among the people, say at the northern corner of the lawn, or other convenient spot, and also put the Pipe Band in another position outside the oval, calling them in only when they desire a special parade. Then a good view of the ground would be got at all points, | and the public be well satisfied. I We may here appropriately add another note for the management at succeeding gatherings suggested by an occurrence of yesterday. Some people, not very many, perhaps, but some, paid an extra shilling for the convenience of a seat in the special enclosure, and long before the sports were through the enclousre was invaded by a large number of boys, some of whom behaved very rudely to those who had paid a shilling each for a quietness denied them. If a portion- of the ground is to be reserved and the reserve charged for, the arrangement should be adhered to by the management. A half and half observance of such a thing always lets the boys in first; adults respect the intention too scrupulously to rush a place supposed to be reserved. THE CONCERT.

There was a very fair house at the Theatre Royal last evening, to hear the second popular concert. The items were hot exclusively Scotch, as on the first evening, so plenty of variety in music and style was available.

The Black family, first as an orchestra, and then, some of the individual members charmed the audience with the renderings of the different items entrusted to them. Miss Nellie Black was very successful with her contralto solos, and in her violin solo, ' Scenes de Ballet," gave an exhibition that would be hard to surpass anywhere. The variations were splendidly played, and the harmonics were specially good. Miss Amy. Murphy was in good voice, singing *' Waiting " and " Sing, Sweet Bird" with much acceptation. The latter item was one of the best of the evening, the difficult cadenzas, trills, and bird notes being taken with ease, and leaving a most„ pleasing impression on the listeners. Mr Farquhar Young was also very much in demand with his songs and recitations, one of the latter, " Bobs," taking the audience by storm. Master Phil. Foster danced a sailor's hornpipe, and a Highland Beel was well done by Misses Currie and Wade, and Messrs Mcßride and Currie. An exhibition of club swinging by Mr Bush, of Christchurch, was very popular, and a revelation to many who witnessed it. The concert as a whole passed off very well, giving much pleasure to all present.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AT OAMARU.

Per Press Association. OAMARU, January 2. Although heavy rain fell shortly after the games started, there was a large attendance of the public, and the takings for the two days stand as a record in the history of the society. The total revenue for the two days was between £IOOO and £llOO. The racing was good, and the other events were well filled. The following are the results of the principal events : 440 YARDS HANDICAP.—McLachIan

(scr) l; Hegarty (45yds) 2, Somers (10yds) 3. Won with something to spare in 49 1-Ssec. THROWING LIGHT BALL (championship).—F. Forde, 111 ft 9in, 1; W. Murray, 98ft2in, 2; C. D. Fleming, 98ft, 3. BAGPIPE MUSIC, reels and strathspeys (championship).—J. McKechnie 1, J. Cameron 2, D. Cameron 3.

P. C. Warburton won the 75 yards handicap.

OAMARU HANDICAP, 200 yards McLachlan (scr) 1. D. Hegarty (20yds) 2, F. Courtney (17yds) 3. Time, 20 4-ssec. HALF-MILE HANDICAP.—D. Smith (13yds) 1, W. Huckstep (18yds) 2, D. Mcintosh (70yds) 3. Time, lmin 58 1-Ssec. In -the Cumberland wrestling championship, Thornley won, with Scott second. SWOBD DANCE (championship).—J. McKechnie 1, W. Kilgour 2, C. Bell 3. In the match for £6O a-side, between D. Smith, of Queensland, and L. C. McLachlan, of New Zealand, the former won. by five vards in 2min 24 l-ssec. SEANTREUS ( championship). McKechnie 1, H. Geddes 2, C. Bell 3. PUTTING THE LIGHT BALL (championship).—C. D. Fleming, 40ffc 6in, 1'; F. Forde 2, J. Thornley 3. ONE MILE HANDICAP.—W. Huckstep (syds) 1, J. Feckney (35yds) 2, L. Ward (25yds) 3. D. Smith ran in this race, ; but could not get near the winner. Time, 4min 32sec. Scott beat Dunn in the match, four styles of. wrestling, the society also giving £2O to-the winner. Dunn was indisposed. Kibblewhite won the 1£ mile, and Brown the mile bicycle races. ' THE GAMES AT DUNEDIN. _ DUNEDIN, January 2. The Caledonian sports were again well at-v tended, despite two or three thundershowers which fell in the afternoon. The takings for the two days amount to £531. The Governor was present on the first day. CALEDONIAN HANDICAP, 350 yards distance. Sime ' (12yds) 1. J. Shivas (14yds) 2; time, 39 2-ssec. 220 yards distance.—D. Dodds (22yds) 1, J. J. 'Srv-lor (10yds) 2; time, 23sec. 440 yards "distance:—G. Humphreys (38yds) 1, D. Morrison (35yds) 2; time, 51sec. In the.all-comers' wrestling, Brophy won the Border style, .T. Johnston 2; catch-as-catch-can, Reardon 1. G. W. Johnston 2; Cornish, Brophy 1. Fairlev 2. FIVE MILES BICYCLE HANDICAP. —H. Holland (30yds) 1, A. Ralston (scr) 2. Time, 12min 56 l-ssec

CALEDONIAN CYCLING .(championship).—J. Connell 1, A. Ralston 2, H. Hol-land-3. Time, smin 17sec.

WOOD-CHOPPING.—H. 'Mitchell (ssec) 1, M. Cash (ssec) 2. WOOD-SAWING.—Carson and Hogan (6sec) 1, Osborne and mate (6sec) 2.

Hynes won the consolation race.