SOUTH CANTERBURY CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 11955, 2 January 1903, Page 3

SOUTH CANTERBURY CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

A VtUtY SUCCESSFUL GATHEIUNU,

President—J. Tiittfro. Vice-presMeat* -J. L. GUlieH, D. J.. Caldwell. Hon.

T'ceiwucer— J. L.. Gillie;). Directors—J. R. Bruce, T. J. Burns, VY. A. Courtw, RH. Ferguson, P. Foster, W. Gnun, J. Hole, \\'. Mttrie, D. Mahcney. F. Pa!liaer, XV. E'riest, A. C. I'rici'tL T. Pri:gle, P. Sinclair, Geo. Teniant, T. D. Young. Referee—W. Gor-n. Marshal Bug!e-Major Stewards—H. Araoa, A. K. L'r.urn, f. Hall Cterfcs of Course and Jlarfc.Hmen—F.. Caraeron. P. Foster. J. Hole. Jmii^e.t—Running—T. J. Bare.?, VV. Murie, \V. Priest. Cvclieg—T. D. Youug, F. Palliser, \\\ A. Courtb- General Sporty—J. R. Bruce. P. Sinclair. Geo. Tennant. Wrestling—A. C. and T. Pringls, R. H. Ferguson. Irish Dancing: —J. Sullivan, P. McCarthy, W. Acglaad. Highliind Dancing and Music—R. Macaulay, A. Kelraan. R.. Skinner. Starter— D. J. Caldwell Timekeepers—W. S. Lindsay, D. Mahoney. W. Gunn. Handicappevs—Cycling—S.Z. Le.igue of Wheelmen. Other Kvents—T. McAuliffe. Secretary—C. S. Fraser.

The New Year commenced well. When people rose in the morning, if inclined to sins; their song would have been "Hail, Smiling Morn," or something to that effect, a* the early morning was bright, clear, sunny and warm, giving promise of a beautiful day, jsnt the sort of day for holiday rnaking. and just the sort of day, too. that the country needs for a while." The late wet weather wa* much in favour of a large attendance at the Caledonian Sports. because the land is too web for anything to be done ia the way of getting ia nips, the chief agricultural work in hand at present, so that the farmers and their hands were at liberty to> take a holiday, and of course their families must do the same. The streets presented a lively scene from 10 to 1! o'clock, as visitors poured into town by rail and road, and one could not help noticing the reflection of the bright morring m the smiling faces of the crowd. At II o'clock the Society's official procession started as usual from the Grosvenor corner, led by the Pipe Band, with Mr Watson ia the uniform of the Seafortb, Highlanders, as Drum-Major, and the strong band made a fine head for the procession. The directors marched next the pipers, and then came the Battalion Band, and the two bands plaved alternately along the route to the grounds. The road between the hospital and the grounds was in a bad state. For considerably lengths it had been recently reformed and shingled, and in couseqaer.ee of the recent rains these portions were soft swttl very heavy for the loaded expresses. The groirnds looked very nice indeed, the : turf in the oval and outside the track be- ' ing a rich green, and the well-washed trees around the ground were pleasingly freshlooking. Numerous marrjnee.* and flag* supplied splashes of relief. The cycling track, recently given a fresh coat of asphalt, loked very well, but unfortunately there had been so little warm weather •ince the asphalt was put on that it had not had a fair chance to become thoroughly hard, and the hot sun of the forenoon developed a number of soft spot* in it. particularly on the southern face, and these required a good deal of attention during the (hi.y. The oval, as we have said, looked well, but the appearance prayed to be deceitful in one respect; it wa sloppy from the rains in many places, which made it heavy for the runners, and slippery for the weight games. The drains need looking to in future. The attendance at the sport.i gave early promise of being large. The rumerof* vehicles flying to the grounds carried fall loads, and i stream of pedestrian* occupied the footway, and the South ' Belt and the paddock accosamodation near the-_iraf.es were thickly dotted with family vehicles, the horses of which were tied in strings atocg the fences. At noon the ring of spectators round the oval wa» dei:s«r.. it was remarked by man_\ than ha.H pvsr been seea before "at that comparatively early hoar and the ticket sellers were kept going at high pressure till abont 1.30. at which time the crowd made a very fine spectacle, densely packed all round the railing. The aspect of the crowd suggested a recoid attendance, and the gate receipts. £260. prove that this was the ca«e. Atlowin<j for half-fee for children, for members nr.d members' families admitted by ticket, there was probably few short of 6000 ?:otrl* on the ground. The weather contianed to be favourrtble throughout the day. ard the first day of the Caledonian Sports of 1903 was ia that respect entirely enjoyable. A light nor*-west air sprang up at" 5 p.m.. when the day's work was practically over, and this made the return to town a" little dnsty for tho.<e on the lee-side of the road.

Among: the visitors during the afternoon wenj hit Excellency the Governor and hw daughter Lady Constance Knox, who drove i to the grounds, accompanied by Major j Atexaader, A.D.C., about 3.40 p.'m. They were met at the gate by the President, Mr J. Lillico. and other directors, the Mayor, and the Hon. W. Hall-Jones, and escorted to a pavilion prepared for them in the enclosure. The Pipe Band, drawn up inside the gate, struck up an air as the I vice-regal party entered, and when they I reached the oval the crowd cheered and the Battalion Band played " God Save the King." The Mayoress and Mrs HaUJonesi accompanied Lady Constance during her stay at th« sports. They remained for more than an hour, and witnessed the Hannas' gymnastic display, cycling and running races, and amongst other items saw Master Foster's dance, the Sailors* Hornpipe, and asked to have the youngster brnnght to them to shake hands. Martin's motor ride also took place while they were there, and Lord Ranfurly showed a good deal of interest in the machine. Tha entertainment provided for the holi-day-makers was on the whole satisfactory, though there were some complaints, and not without reason, at the intervals between the events, which occasionally were rather too long. The general programme was however got through by 5 p.m.. butthe Scottish music was behindhand. One of the most interesting of tha conmetition that among members of the local band. wh not commenced till the spectators and every one but the band and judges had left the ground. The sports are particularly described below. There ware verygood fields for the cycling events, which provided interesting races. There was only one accident yesterday, in which two ridei-:i ir. the Caledonian, Wheel Race csme down, throu'-h one of them touching the other's whee. Both rr.er. hid a severe shaking, and were unab'.s to comneie in the next race. There was a very nanv-'r escape from a second accident, a wellknown M.L.O. crossing the track just ir. frort of two racers, who had to turn aside to avoid a collision, and by so doing los- a good chance o: 'jetting places. Lively indignation was expressed at the carelessness of the gentleman in ftuestioii. There were good fie!,;- also for the running events. Trie heavy state of the ground told severely :>z the le-s xtrorg runners purring on them a heavy h-'ndicap on which thrr had nor counted. There «•»•» not m-r.v competitors In. the str'-r.g men's games 'dee partly to the fact th it " post entries " ire re not received), and

rhev were n-untere.-thic except the wre.-t----linir. i n which half a. dozen evenly matched vr,ar,£ men competed, their pUy w« nrirke.l bv quickness and apparently heavy i-.iV.-4. There was a fair amount "F competition, in bagpipe cius:-:. bat comparatively little in dancing. Til* spectator* were will entertiri-ed with musiir. the Pipe Band and RitraEton, Rand liberally alternating; in this duty, when the mu.-tical competitions -were not in hand. Th<- Pipe Bojhl marched. round the oval when, playing: the Volunteer Bami occupied their_ usual stand, and played a number of choice- selection:*. Incidental entertainment was provide*! by interesting display* that ha<{ been arranged for by the Society. At 2.15 Mr John Hanoi's' clasa of about 30 school girl* marched into the oral to give a display of marching; evolutions and free exercises.. They looked very nice ia white dresses, black rtock-

in;.;*, narrow dark greea tartan sashes, and '. hair tied with wane- ribbon. They did their work to mu.tc supplied by the Gartisoa Bond. They autrehed in simple and complex formations, with great precision. Una fotxuaaca of intersected circles was very pretty. Afttr a short pause they toot open ordtr tor seuie "free exercises." These- were a selection of movements of the body, anas and legs, involving stooping, jumping, swaying of the body backwards, forwards, and right and lelc, with motions of the arms and clapping of hands, mokiag a very pretty display. Their marching and exercises were frequently applauded by the spectators, and we heard many say that it was the best item of the day. Mr Banna had the class in hand teas than a fortnight, an<! the excellence of the results stowed what can be dona in a short time by a skilful instructor with an intelligent "class, and the whole performance was a useful object lesson to any school teachers present. At a later stage Mr Hanna ar.d three of his sons gave a capital display of horizontal bar gymnastics, performing"* great variety of feat*, all very cleanly and gracefully. Mr Harma, sen., wound cp the display with the "giant's swing." They were frequently and deservedly applauded for the cleverness and neatness of their work, and the exhibition was evidently much appreciated. At 4.20 W. Martin," the famou* American rider, appeared on the scene with his 10 h.p. motor, the machine damage.! by the breakage of a footrest through an accident on the way from the station. HLs appearance was a great relief to manv wn» came expecting to see the fast rider on his motor on the first day, and during the day had been told that Martin was cot due till the second dav. He replaced the broken nut of the footrest after a fashion with a bit of string, and rode a few turns round the track, getting up a good pace along the side stretches, but easing up at corners, because of his insecure footing, and also because the banking » not steep enough for very high speeds Mr Gunn, howeTer. timed one lap—2s 4-Sth seconds—or over 39 miles an hour. Mr Martin informs ns that on a steeply banked and otherwise good track his motor has run a quarter-mile in ISsec, and a mile I wita other machines on the track, in 68sec' I The Governor and party inspected the motor. It could never have been a pretty thing- to look at. and now looks WtZ'*** I° r W6ar V Its vt ®* » a *x>nt « \T; \r - eT I C not ""acta*, a» Mr Martin has added a big chunk of lead to the head of the machine It fw V* - ,all , aloc ? ™*T smoothlv". and that thw w the case is indicated "by the absolutely spnngless seat of the rider! Mr Alartm wdl give other exhibitions of his mo.or to-day. He did not care to give the public more than one turn yesterday whtci he will have repaired this morning 7rJ ? W what b« can do on * racmg b,cyck, as he is to be a com petitor in one or more races. lae provision for the needs of the inner nun «ra s apparently satisfactory. Mr t.ctctd was caterer, and provided" a good *n<-a and , arternooa tea. The licensed booths were fairly «u patronised. ;I- • ° Ce Ee f er the **«. but we ob™dno u- tfc t w ?r e for nor on the t e ? honld mmtson that the and others were supplied bv Mr ' i'hihTd'ff -*7W«««r in bloom ?,'m~L J*?* 8 * » Scotland last

The following are the resu'ts • XOVICE RACE, 100 vards"; prizes £2 and £l". Han Horgaa 1 E. Husband ".'.'." 2 R. O'Connor 3 A. J. Rodgers, A. G. Eimis". and B tiros, also ran. From a splendid start Horgaa and Husband ran together to the half distance, and made a fine finish of it Horgan just wianing by a little over a i,w :a, sood third. Time. 11 2-sse& BICYCLE RACE, 880 ,aS;fisflifc and 15"s. ' First Heat. J- Beswarick (115 yds) 1 John Connell (40vds) 2 J. Orr (85yds) ..*. 3 J. Cunnard (6Svds> 4 A. Stocker (55yds), \Y. O'Donnell (70vds). J. Hanley (llayis). and T. Johnson"(l2o yds), also rode. A runaway, for Beswarick won with ease; the others finishing well together. Time, Imin 1 l-ssec.

Second Heat. W. Sutherland (70yds) 1 A. Surridge H2oyds) 2 A. Rennie (80yds)* 3 Jas. Connell "(85vds) 4 W. Palmer (10yds), "H. Amos (25vdsl, R. Arnst (55yds), T. Campbell (55yds), F. O'Donnell (90yds), and F. M. Smith (llSyds), were th'e other starters. Surrilge kept at the head of pace for a quarter, when James Connell closed on him. bat W. SutherFand coming fast from the bend won comfortably. Time, Imin 2 2-asec.

Final Heat. J. Beswarick (115 yds) 1 J. Orr (85yd,) 2 John Cennelt (40yds ) 3

Ts.e other riders who qualified started. Surridge was quickest to get going, Beswarick getting under weigh verv slowly: at the bend he was lying fifth, but in the last lap he got splendidly placed from the northern bend, and in the end won easily; a good third. Time. Imin 2see. HANDICAP RACE. 100 Yards; £4. £2. and 10s. P. Scoringe (3ivds) 1 A. Dunn (serf 2 P. McAuliffe (4vds> 3

This event was run in heats. R. O'Connor (Byds) won the first heat by a bare yard from A. Dunn (scr), P." J. Collins being close up. Time, 10 2-ssec. In the second heat, P. McAuliffe (4yds) won just on the tape from T. Birch (3y"d»), J. La very (Iyd) being a good third. In the third heat P. Scoringe (sAyds) won easily by a yard and a half, J. ""McAuliffe (syds) and T. Horgan (3yds) filling the other places. Time, Usee". In the final Dunn got a flying start, but Scoringe was also quick off" his mark, and just lasted long enough to win by a bare breast, P. McAuliffe a few inches away. Time, 10 2-osec. The finishes of all the heats wore most interestinglv close. BICYCLE "RACE. 1 mile; £3, £1 10s. and 15s. First Heat. R. Arnst (80vds) 1 W. O'Donnelf (HOvds) 2 A. Rennie ,120vds> 3

R. Connell (20vds),' J. Orr U3ovds), F. Donnell (135 yds)". J. Beswarick (155 yds), and A. Surridge (165 yds) were other starters. Surridge and Beswarick took turns at pacing over the first quarter, setting a sound pace, but at the half mile the others had close.! on the leader. A sit-up quarter followed ; then the bell rang, and Rennie went away. Arnst going in hot pursuit and beating him heme by a length; O'Donnell beating Rennie for second place in the straight; others well up. Time, ftmtn 16 3-siec. Second Heat. Geo. Sutherland (scr) 1 A. Stocker (85vds) 2 W. Sutherland "(110yds) _. 9 starters—W. Palmer (lSvds), H. Amos (40yds), T. Campbell (100 yds), J. Cnnnard (105yc!s). J. Hauley (160 yds) and T. Johnson (165 yds). The limit men took the field along for a quarter, when Cnnnard caught the leaders, and at the halfmile George Sutherland was right up with the crowd. Go easy was then the cry, and on the finishing quarter :he champion rode over the line an easy winner. Time, 2min 17sec.

Final Heat. R. Arnst i&jvds) 1 \V. Sutherland 1110 yds) ... 2 A. Stocker 135 yd?)" 5 Orr and Reticle pedalled in company for the first lap. but at the half Rennie rode out alone, and spurted tamely over the nest '[tiarter. Then Am::t sh&t clean awiiv. and no other rider got near him to the end. Time. 2m:n K-e-.- iGeorge Suther!i»r.d 2mir. 16secl. HANDICAP RACF. 220 varus; £3. £1 and 10s. Final Heat. K. Husband <lsyds) 1 R_ O'Connor (17vds) 2 P. McAutiffe (9yds) 3

Ron in heat.*, the first heat beine won hv a vard bv P. McAuliffe (9vds) in 25>ec. W. Davis (Byds), and J. T." Birch (7yds) finishing almost together in front of Lavery (scr) and Spillane (sjydi<). T. Horgan (6jydst just managed to win the second heat from P. Scoringe (7yds), and J. McAnliffe (9yd»), Smart (2yds) and J. Joe (6yd») being the other starters. Time. 25sec. In the third heat E. Husband (15yds) won very easily from R. O'Connor (17yd.«j and A. J. Rodcers (6yds> in that order. Dnnn (scrl. Harri* (4yds). and Campbell (14yds) being others to compete. Time. 24 3-Ssec. In the final Connor and Husband were together at the bend, but on nearing too tape Husband shot out

and won by a good yard; P. McAuliffe a good *hird; the others easing up. Time, 24 2-ssec HURDLE RACK, 120 yards; £3, £1 10s and 10s. G. Blissctt (6yds behind scr) 1 O. Smart (9yds behind scr) 2 J. McAuliffe" (scratch) 3 F. Rands was the only other starter. McAuliffe led to the third hurdle, when Blissett was on terms with him, but though the former stuck gamely to his task, Blissett soon got away, and Smart ran him hard home, only to be beaten by two or three vards. Time, 17 5-ssec. CALEDONIAN WHEEL RACE, IA mile: £lO, £5 and £2. First Heat. A. Stocker (135vds) l \Y. O'Donnell (160 yds) 2 James Connell Ilßsvds) ... 3 R. Arnst (125 yds) " 4 Other starters—George Sutherland (scr), R. Connell (25yds) and J. Beswarick (Zloydsf. James Connell rapidly caught Beswarick, and the pair took turn about at pace. Then they slowed down and the others came up to them. At the end of a mile Arnst put in a great spurt, but James Connell and Stocker gave chase and were on terms with Arnst when the bell rang Stocker shot out at the home bend and won easily. Time, smin Sosec! Second Heat. John Connell (95vds) 1 W. E. Anderson "(125vds) 2 W. Sutherland (160vd's) ... 5 H. Amos (60vds) „"... 4 W. Palmer (20yds), T. Campbell (150 yds , J. Cunnard (150 yds), A. Rennie (175 yds) and F. OTJonnell (190vds) also the last lap John Connell got nicely placed and won easdy, the other three who qualified bemg almost together. Time, 3min 00 2-ssec. I

Final Heat. John Connell (95vds) 1 H. Amos (60vds)" """ 2 W. Sutherland (160vds")"."." 3 «-w 6 ' 6 A USt diD &'to the half-mile when James Connell and Arnst fell the latter being a good deal barked on arm and leg The others having ridden together, they loafed for a quarter, when onparting the last lap W. Sutherland , S ht him at the bend, and coming from the top of the bank, won very easily br a couple, of lengths from Amos, Sutherland close up. Tune, omin 46 2-ssec RACE <for bo^s 15), 100 yards; trophies, 10s and ss. D. Sinclair 1 J. Shields "" 2 Five others ran. Just won on the tape, Claughton (from scratch) being a good third. Time, 12sec. HANDICAP RACE, 440 yards; £4, £2 and 10s. F. Laverv (Bvds) 1 J. T. Birch (*lovds) 2 J McAuliffe (scr) 3 A. Dunn and J. McAuliffe (scr.), T Major (4yds). A. J. Rodgers (lOvds), f' *" n "? 'loyds). W. Davis (lOvds), and J. W. King (14yds) also ran. King ran very strongly for 100 yards when Laverv had him beaten, and the latter setting "a fast pace, just lasted long enough toli-in by a couple of yards; McAuliffe, who had run a very hard race, very close up. Time 5/ 4-ssec. "

BICYCLE RACE, 2 miles; £4 £2 and £l. First. Heat. Geo. Sutherland (scr.) 1 W. E. Anderson (175vd5)... 2 W. Sutherland (210y"ds) ... 3 W. Palmer (30vds) 4 Others who started were H. Amos (80yds). Jno. Connell UOOvds), A. Stocker (180 yds), T. Campbell (200 yds), J. Orr (2-IC-yds). and J. Beswarick I27ovds). Beswarick rode alone for nearly a mile, there being very little change in positions for that distance. Changes followed fast to the when W. Sutherland was taking them along and Geo. Sutherland was right up with the others. In the last lap Anderson and Sutherland led to the back, where Geo. Sutherland cane nwav and won comfortably. Time, 4min 40 4-ssec.

Second Heat. J. Cunard i2oovds) 1 W. O'Donnell (210vds) ... 2 A. Rennie (225vds)" 3 V. O'Donnell (255y"ds) and T. Johnson (aOOyds) also rode. A slow race, all getting together at the end of a mile. In the final spurt for home Cunnard won by a length from W. O'Donnell, Rennie close up. F. O'Donnell was fourth, but did not qualify fcr the final. Time, smin 8 2-ssec.

Final He:it. Geo. Sutherland (scr.) 1 W. E. Anderson (175vd5)... 2 J. Cnnnard (200 yds) 3 Ronnie set a very "fast pace for the opening quarter when'he was joined bv Anderson. At the three-quarter Cnnnard was out alone and going very strone till the mile was covered, when "all ease'd up to the mile and a half when Palmer put in a strong spurt. He led by a couple of lengths on the run for Lome, but Sutherland came at him and won a splendid race with more than a length to spare from Cnnnard. Anderson also beating Palmer who died away almost to a. walk in the straight. Time, 4min 55 l-ssec. HANDICAP RACE, 1 mile; £4, £2 and £l. F. E. Williams (syds) 1 G. Monnghan (45yds) 2 T. Ridley (55yds) 3 J. McAuliffe (so-.), R. G. Barclav (10yds), J. Coffev (lOvds), J. Major (25yds), J. D. KellT <27vds), P. McAuliffe (27yds), J. Joe" (27yds). J. W. King (30yds), and E. Husband (50yds) also got on their marks. Ridley kept his place to the end of the half mile, when Williams who had rapidly overhauled the others went in chase of hiin. He caught the leader at the southern bend and going on full of running won by several yards, Mbnaghan nbout three yards in front"of Ridley, Coffey half a dozen vards awav. Time, 4mi"n 59 l-ssec. PUTTING 22L8 STONE ; £2 and £l. E. Cartwright 28ft 9in 1. W. Angland 28ft Tin 2. M. Gueaney 27ft 7in also competed.

THROWING 22L8 HAMMER; '£2 and £l.—W. Angland 76ft lOin 1. Angland was the only competitor and had to throw the standard 70ft.

WRESTLING (Cumberland Stvle): £3, £1 lCs and 10s.—M. Gueaney 1, J. M. Moore 2. R. Brophv 3. RUNNING HIGH JUMP; £1 lCs and 15s.—E. Gould sft lin 1, D. Horgan sft 2in. Other competitors were G. Campbell and A. .T. Lawlor. TOSSING CV ER ; £2 and £l.—T. E. Thornlev 1. No others competed. RUNNING LONG JUMP; £1 10s and 15?.—D. Horgau 18ft 9in 1, T. O'Mara 18ft lin 2. A. J. Lawlor also jumped. VAULTING WITH POLE ; £2 10s. £1 and 10*.—D. Horgan Sft 3in 1. E. Gould 9ft 2. T. Horgan Bft 9in 3. G. Kerslake also competed.

BAGPIPE MUSlC—Pibrochs, £3, £1 10s. 10.*. W. Mcßride ("Milbank's Salute"! 1, D. D. Cameron ("Macintosh's Banner") 2, Geddes ("Macintosh's Lament") 3. Marches, £3. £1 10s. 10s.— W. Mcßride ("Barren Rock of Edinburgh") 1. D. D. Cameron (" Prince Albert's March") 2. J. McMillan ("Marchioness of Tullibardine") 3; R. Clark also competed. Cai.terburv Pipe Band Competition: £2. £l.--J. "Anderson 1. A. Campbell 2. \Y. J. Priest 3. B. Walton, G. Gtum. G. Crerar, R. Burns and F. Davidson also competed. Bagpipe Music for boys under 20: £l. 10s.—R. Claik 1, J. Anderson 2; four ot hers plaved. DAN'ClXG—Highland Reel; £2. £l, 10s.—R. Clark 1, A. Blunt 2. A. Kilgour 3 : three others danced. Highland Fling: £3, £l. 10s.—A. Kilgour 1, R. Clark 2, G. Hopper 3. Reel for boys and girls; £l. 10s.—J. Hopper 1, Miss Currie 2. Sailors' Hornpipe ibovs) ;£l, 10s.—P. Foster 1. Irish Jin: £3. £l, 10s.—M. J. Sullivan 1, -vnch 2, A. Kilgour 3; R. Clark and "\V." and J. Fitzgerald also competed Highland Costume (boys) ;£l. R. McKnight 1; two others entered. (The sword dance was held over till today.)

THE CONCERT. The first Caledonian concert in the Theatre last evening was very successful. The dress circle was full, and the stalls overflowing; the pit not eo well patronised ; and on their side the audience appeared to enjoy the musical and other fare provided for them by the Concert Committee of the Caledcnjan Society. A verse of "God Save the King" served to introduce all the -vocalists—Mrs B. H. Burns, Misses Juliet Pike and Fanny Martin: Messrs Farqnhir Young and C. Read, and Miss E. McGninness ns accompanist. Mr Read was first soloist, and in " A Guid New Year to Ane and A'"—n good and seasonable 6entiment well expressed in song—he earned an encore, to which he responded with "Bonnie Dundee." Miss

Fanny Martin next gave " Cam ye by Athol," and the old call for " Bonnie Prince Charlie" rang out so clearly (a wee thing slow, may be) that " encore" was heard in the first stroke of the applause that followed, and Miss Martin responded with '" Comin' thro' the Rye." Mr Young's reception showed that Timaru Scotsmen have memories guaranteeable for twelve months at least. His fine bass voice, heard at the previous concerts, had not been forgotten. He gave " Scotland Yet" in fine style. A recall was inevitable, and "Admiral von Tromp " gave an opportunity for gaining another enthusiastic round of applause. The visible stage was then enlarged by lifting a "cloth," one of the new set being prepared for the theatre (a neat bit of an "interior"), and the change disclosed a very pretty garden scene, which called forth appreciative applause. These two cloths are part of a new suit of scenery now being painted for the proprietors of the Theatre by Mr Waite, and the garden scene is a reproduction by Mr Waite from a photograph in the " Pall Mall Magazine" of the garden of Dunrobin Castle, with a glimpse of the castle. It is very pretty and lifelike. The Highland Fling was danced bv Mr A. Kilgour to the piping of Mr Cameron, and°the dancer was thanked by acclamation for a neat performance. Mrs Donald McLean, Mus. Bac, pianist, played an arrangement of Scottish airs, grave and gay, in a very pleasing manner, and in response to an encore tie lady played a lively Irish dance tune that set some" hundreds of feefe tapping the floor in spite of themselves. Mrs B. H. Burns sang " Leezie Lindsay" with taste and expression, and was I promptly asked for another item. In reply she gave a beautiful sacred song, which pleased the audience much better than the first. Mr Young delighted everybody with a splendid recitation of Burns' 'Address to a Haggis," and a recall ebcited a laughable parody on Excelsior," from an Irish pen, "Be Jabers." This caused great fun, and a second recall won for the audience another amusing recitation " McGintv." Miss lake then sang "Douglas Gordon," and proved herself tb be possessed of the sympathetic quality of voice necessary to bring out the sadness of the theme," which is so well expressed in both words and music, lhe song was quite a success, and still more successful was her encore song When the Rain is on the River," the young lady giving this, as it seemed, with more confidence. The second part was capitally opened by Miss Martin and Mr loung, who gave an excellent dramatic rendering of " Hunting Tower." The story was well acted as well as sung and created quite a furore. An encore was not comVI „, w,th - Mrs Burns san S "Caller Ou, and gave the fish wives' cry in brilliant style. Master Hanna, aged" 14, gave first an exhibition of weight-lifting and then of club swinging, which, as was said by Mr T. D. Young, who introduced him to the audience, would show what could be done by colonial youth under careful and skilful training. " He handled dumbbells 01 7 and of 141bs, a ball of 241bs and bar bells of 61 and 86!bs, one hand lifts, except the last, showing a fine development of muscle for a lad of his age. His club-swinging was a very pretty display of endless variations of "the motions, and he was well applauded for both kinds " in? rk \ Mr Read san S "Mary of Argyll which was rather quietly received. Miss Martin sang " Doon the Burn, Davie " very nicely, though rather slowly. Mrs McLean next played a pianoforte" selection of the dance music of Scotland, in a lively dancing style. Mr Young's " Robin Tam"soas Smithy," added to the high estimation he had gamed and by his good dramatic action he made the old song alive. In reply to a determined recall he gave a humorous version of "Bairnies, Cuddle Doon." A double sword dance by two girls, Misses Currie and Hopper, "nicely danced, and "Auld Lang Syne" by company and audience closed a very pleasant evening's entertainment in good time. There will be a change of programme this evening, when English and Irish music will predominate, and the programme will be found m our advertising columns.

The following are the handicaps for today s running events : 150 YARDS.—A. Dunn. J. Lavery P Sconnge, and C. Humphrey scr, O. Smart and J. Dean 3yds, J. T. Birch 4yds, T Horgan syds, P. J. Collins siy"ds, W. Hams. J. Spillane, A. J. Rodgers, J. Joe and W. Davis 6vds, P. McAuliffe 7yds J. McAuliffe and J. Campbell 12vds, b! Flynn 13yds.

300 YARDS.—A. Dunn, J. Lavery, C. Humphrey, and P. Scoringe scr, 0. Smart and J. Major 4yds, J. T. Birch svds, W. Davis and E. Husband 6vds, J. Spillane, J. Joe, A. J. Rodgers, and P. McAuliffe Byds, J. McAuliffe lGvds.

440 YARDS HURDLES.—O. Smart, J. Lavery, W. Davis scr, W. Fitzgerald Bvds, J. McAuliffe 12vds, R. J. Barclay 14yds. 880 Fechnev and' C. 'Humphrey scr, J. McAuliffe. ' J. Coffey, F. Spring, W. Fitzgerald, E. Husband, A. J. Monahan and W. Davis 20yds, R. J. Barclay, J. Major, W. Harris, J. D. Kelly, J. Joe, Bennison 25yds, P. McAuliffe, J. D. King, and J. Riddle 30yds. Handicaps for the bicycle races : HALF-MILE.—W. Martin scr, G. Sutherland sct, W. Palmer 15vds, R. Connell 20yds, H. Amos 25yds, John Connell 30yds, R. Arnst 45yds, W. E. Anderson 45yds, J. E. Marriott 45yds, A. Stocker 50yds, T. Campbell 55yds, F. C. Evans 55yds. J. Cunnard 60yds, W. Sutherland 60yds, W. O'Donnell 60yds, A. Rennie 65yds, B. McKnight 65yds, J. Orr 70yds, James Connell 75, F. O'Donnell 80yds, J. Beswarick 85yds, T. Johnson 110 yds.

ONE MILE.—W. Martin and G. Sutherland scr, W. Palmer 20yds, R. Connell 30yds. H. Amos 40yds, John Connell 55yds, R. Arnst 65yds, W. E. Anderson 75yds, J. E. Marriott 75vds, A. Stocker 75yds. T .Campbell 95yds, F. C. Evans 95yds, J. Cunnard 95vds, W. Sutherland 95yds, W. O'Donnell 105vds, A. Rennie 105 yds. B. McKnight llOvds, J. Orr 120 yds, James Connell 120 yds, F. O'Donnell 130 yds, J. Beswarick 140 yds, T. Johnson 160vds. TWO MILES.—W. Martin scr," G. Sutherland scr, W. Palmer 30yds, R. Connell 40yds, H. Amos 80vds. "John Connell 90vds, "R, Arnst 140vds", J. E. Marriott 170vds. W. E. Anderson 180 yds, A. Stocker 190vds, T. Campbell 20'0vds, F. C. Evans 20'0yds, J. Cunnard 210vds. W. Sutherland 215vds. W. O'Donnell 225 yds. B. McKnight 230 yds, Jas. Connell 240 yds, F .O'Donnell 260 yds, J. Beswarick 290 yds.

THREE MILES.—W. Martin and G. Sutherland scr, W. Palmer 40yds, R. Connell 50vds, H. Amos 115 yds, John Connell 115vds," R, Arnst 165 yds! W. E. Anderson 205 yds, J. E. Marriott 205vds, A. Stocker I

205Vds. T. Campbell 240 yds. F. C. Evans •24Cvds. J. Cunnard 240 yds. W. Sutherland 260vds, W. O'Donnell 260vds, A. Rennie 260vds. B. McKnight 275 yds. J. Oir 290 yds' Jas. Connell 290 yds. F. O'Donnell 310 yds. J. Beswarick 320 yds, T. Johnson 320 yds. THE GATHERING AT -MASTERTON. •uoiißiDOssy ssaid &3. MASTERTON, Januaiy 1. There was a record attendance at the Wairarapa Caledonian Society's annual gathering at Masterton. The bagpipe and Highland dancers aroused exceptional competition. Rod Mcßae was the principal winner in the dancing, and John McDiarmid in the bagpipe music. The chief events resulted- as follows :—IOO Yards Handicap Flat —F. J. Miles (Byds). 1 Maiden Bicycle, one mile—J. Elley ; Pratt fell, and brought down six others.. Handicap Hurdles, 120vds —R, Larsen. One Mile Bicvcle—A. Humphreys (20yds). 220 Yards Handicap Flat—E. Dixon (12yds). Three-Mile Bicycle—F. NattTass (scr). 440 Yards Flat—P. O'Connor (Byds). 880 Yards Flat—E. O. Drum (35v"ds). TwoMile Bicvcle—E. A. Thomas (120vds). One-Mile "Flat—L. Ward (scr). THE GATHERING AT OAMARU. OAMARU, January 1. The attendance at the C:idonian Society's games to-day was a record. The weather was fine. The Society gave about £2OO more in prize money than usual, and had large fields of competitors from different parts of the colony. The following are the results of the principal events : 440 Yards Handicap.—J. Heg'arty 1, W. Rojs and T. Paterson dead heat for second. 75 Yards Handicap.—J. A. Lindsay 1, J. W. Green 2. T. F. Croft 5. One-Mile Bicycle Handicap.—W. J. Gibson 1, W. McKenzie 2, A. J. Brown 3. Caledonian Handicap, 200 yards.—D. Courtney 1, T. Paterson 2, J. A. Lindsay 3. Half-Mile Handicap.—D. Smith (Queensland) 1, S. Barnes (New Plymouth) 2, W. Pilcher (Gisborne) 3. One-Mile Handicap.—D. Smith. 1, A. Coaling 2, J. Fechney 3. " Eleven started.

Duncan Cameron was the most successful in the bagpipe music, and J. McKechnie I in the dancing. ,

THE GAMES AT DUNEDIN.

DUNEDIN, January 1. For the Caledonian sports the weather on the first day was showery, but the attendance was large. The principal events resulted as follows :

Wrestling. Border Style—Johnston, Ryan, Riordan; Cornish Style^—Johnston, Ryan, Crawford; catch-as-catch-can Thomson, Ryan, Crawford. The competition, carrying a £lO prize, was won by Johnston, with Thompson (£5) second, and Ryan (£2 10s) third.

Caledonian Handicap, 100 yds; £lO, £5, and £2 10s.—Final: Turnbull (Byds) 1, J. Rees (lOiyds) 2, W. McLaren (7yds) 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. 350 yds (same handicap) ; £lO, £5, and £2 10s—W. Black (18yds) 1, D. McLaren (12yds) 2, J. Rees (29yds) 3. Time, 39 2-ssec.

Bicycle Handicap, 1 mile; £4, £2, and £l.—V. Ritchie (95yds) 1, R. J. Cooke (15yds) 2, J. R. Roxburgh (70yds) 3. Time, 2min 20 4-ssec.

Three Mile Bicycle Race; £6, £3, and £1 10s.—R. J. Cooke (35yds) 1, H. Holland (scr) 2, J. R. Ruxburgh (190 yds) 3. Time, 7min 41sec.

Bicycle Handicap, 5 miles; £5, £2 10s, and £l.—A.. R. Barker (50yds) 1, A. Huston (scr) 2, H. Holland (scr) 3. Time, 13min 20 2-ssec.

Handicap Walk, 2 miles; £6, £3, and £1 10s.-rH. Kerr (scr) 1, W- Craik (160 yds) 2, P. McColl (70yds) 3. Time, llmin 34 4-ssec.

Mile Walk; £3, £2, and £l.—T. A. Grainger (220 yds) 1, P. McColl (50yds) 2, W. Wilson (130 yds) came in third, but was disqualified. Time, 6min 23 4-ssec.

Half-Mile Handicap; £6, £3, and £1 10s.—D. McLaren (30yds) 1, D. Morrison (50yds) 2, N. Adair (60yds) 3. Time, 2min 3 l-ssec.

Handicap Hurdle Race; £4, £2, and £l.—M. McKay (owes 10yds)' 1, T. Massey (owes 2yds) 3. Time, 20 l-ssec. One Mile Handicap; £6, £3, and £1 10s.—J. Reid (60yds), W. J. Williams (55yds) 2, T. Fogarty (100 yds) 3. Time, 4min 40 2-ssec. Tossing the Caber—J. Stark. Hop, Step, and Jump—L. M. McKay. 44ft 2in. J - Putting 221b Ball—M. Hanley, 32ft Bin. Throwing 161b Hammer—James Stark, 98ft lOin. Highland Fling—D. McKechnie. Seantreus—D. McKechnie. Sailor's Hornpipe—D. McDonald.