ST. ANDREWS SPORTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 18762, 29 December 1930, Page 12

ST. ANDREWS SPORTS.

CALEDONIAN SOCIETY’S ANNUAL SPORTS. Patron, Mr R. L. Pugh; president, Mr S. F. Hanson; judges, running and cycling, Messrs H. O’Neill, C. Hoskins, H. Edwards and W. Davey; jumping, Messrs F. Martin and F. Shea; wrestling, Messrs E. G. Coles and S. Hoskins; dancing, Mr W. Bell; piping, Mr M. McLeod; children’s events, Jas. Stowell, D. Kennedy, E. O’Loughlin, J. Beattie; local handicapper, Mr H. O’Neill; official handicapper. Mr G. V. Tozer; official timekeeper, Mr H. H. Fraser; official starter, Mr E. Cosgrove; assistant starters, Messrs G. Hopkins, E. Dash, E. Dix, G. Dellow, G. Green and D. Brunton; supervisor 01 sports, Mr R. Gray; clerks of the Course, Messrs, W. Harvey, H. Dellow and G. Dix; field stewards, G. Smith, D. Kennedy, M. O’Connor, A. Bennett, P. Dix and H. Luscombe; voucher steward, J. Kennedy, J. Barber; press steward, Mr E. Hatten; assistant secretary, Mr J. Wilson: hon. secretary, L. O’Loughlin. The annual sports meeting of the St. Andrew’s Caledonian Society was held on Saturday at Victoria Park in warm, sunny weather. Although the attendance of the public was perhaps not as large as in previous years, it was not less enthusiastic, keen interest being shown in all the events. Afternoon tea was dispensed by a Ladies’ Committee in a large, airy marquee, and there was also on the grounds an ice-cream and soft-drink stall. The Timaru Highland Pipe Band, under Pipe-Major T. Mo* Leod, was in attendance during the day and added to the enjoyment of the gathering by playing a number of selections. Special mention must be made of the record number of entries for the dancing section, which, although started as soon as the sports commenced, did not finish until long after the final field event had been contested. There were also good entries in the running events, some of the races providing close finishes, and in one case, the 880 yards handicap, the winner recorded the creditable time of 2min lsec. Although there was only a comparatively small field in the cycling events, this section was undoubtedly a centre of interest to specators, who were rewarded by witnessing several closely contested races. The other field events attracted a fair number of entries, the performance of the competitors being well up to standard.

The day’s enjoyment was brought to a close at night by a concert and dance in the St. Andrew’s Hall, at which there was a large attendance. The Hopgood Cup scratch race for boys, was won by J. Kane, a promising young runner. Although there were a number of scratchings in the 100 yards open handicap, the race provided a close finish between A. D. Cameron and L. R. Webb, with J. Smither a short distance behind. A big field lined out for the 880 yards, which provided one of the best races of the day. At half distance the scratch man, A. Annear, had caught up the other runners, the field running in a bunch until near the finishing line, when Annear made an effort to take the lead, but just failed. There were two heats in the 120 yards open handicap the final resulting in G. G. Green winning by a close margin. In the one mile open handicap the scratch men, May, Hillary and Annear, set a smart pace in the last lap, when May and Hillary sprinted for the finishing line together. By a big effort Hillary just managed to break the tap ahead of May who was closely followed by T. Steele, off the 65 yard mark. A. Annear gained first place in the 440 yards, with A. D. Cameron and J. W. Woods equal second. In this race several of the competitors were receiving bumps, J. May being knocked over when within a few yards of the tape. The McCurdy Cup handicap race, of 220 yards for local runners only, was won easily by G. G. Green, who held the lead from the start. In the 880 yards amateur hanicap, the limit man, East, kept his lead, running a steady race to come in an easy winner. In the one mile cycling handicap, the scratch men Ritchie and Hill had too great a handicap to allow them to pick up the limit men, who showed a surprising turn of speed. On the last lap, the winner, H. Turtill came through pedalling strongly to win by a small margin. Hill and Ritchie took their revenge in the two-mile open, when at half-way they were riding with the field, and on the last lap sprinting ahead, Hill just managed to push his wheel over the line first. In the St. Andrew’s Wheel Race, of 1£ miles, the scratch men picked up quickly those in front, although the limit man, Poole was still easily holding his own. Poole proved to be too speedy for the back-markers, and won easily, with Ritchie and Hill, second and third respectively. The following were the results:— Running.

100 YARDS BOYS’ RACE (under 16); 10s, 5s. —M. Dash 1, C. Edwards 2. Time, 11 4-ssec. 100 YARDS LOCAL HANDICAP; 21s, 10s. —C. Edwards 1, E. A. Dix 2. Time, 11 2-ssec. 100 YARDS MARRIED MEN’S RACE (district); first prize, box of tea. —F. Hansen 1, G. Batchelor 2. Won by five yards. HOPGOOD CUP, Boys’ Scratch Race, 100 yards (district). —J. Kane 1, O. Davey 2. Time, 13 3-ssec.

100 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP; 40s, 15s, 7s 6d.—A. D. Cameron (9yds; 1, L. R. Webb 2, J. Smither (10yds) 3. Time, llsec. A close finish between first and second. 880 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP; 60s, 255, 10s.—T. Steele (45yds) 1, A. Annear (scr) 2, J. W. Woods (38yds) 3. Time, 2min lsec. The scratch man joined the field at half-way, and near the finish made an effort to get out in front but just failed. 120 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP; 100 s, 30s, 15s.—First heat: A. D. Cameron (10£yds) 1, L. R. Webb (12yds) 2, P. Cook (s£yds) 3. Second heat: G. G. Green (ll£yde) 1, C. H. Davidson (6yds) 2, M. Dudley (9yds) 3 Final: G. G. Green 1, A. D. Cameron 2, L. R. Webb 3. Time 11 3-ssec.

YOUNG LADIES’ RACE, 75 yards; 15/-, 7/6. —Miss H. Gillett 1, Miss M. McNeil 2, Miss Sievwright 3. 1 MILE OPEN HANDICAP; 60/-, 25/-, 10/-. —R. Hillary (scratch 1, J. May (scratch) 2, T. Steele (65 yards) 3. Time, 4min 47 3-ssec. The scratch men closed up at halfway, and quickly took the lead. On the last lap Hillary was in front, with Annear and May in close attendance. May shot ahead followed at a great pace by Hillary, who by a great effort reached the tape a few inches in front of May. 220 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP; 50/-, 20/-, 10/-. —A. D. Cameron (15yds) 1, L. R. Webb (17yds) 2, C. H. Davison (Byds) 3. Time, 24sec. 440 YARDS OPEN HANDICAP; 70/-, 30/-, 15/-. —A. Annear (syds) 1, A. D. Cameron (15yds) and J. W. Woods (17yds) equal 2. Time, 53 3-ssec. The back markers gained quickly on the field, and at half way were running strongly. Entering the finishing straight Annear, May, and Cameron made an effort to get through, and May was knocked over. The finish was a close one, the placed men being hard pushed by the remainder of the field. 440 YARDS AMATEUR HANDICAP; O’Leary 1, East 2, Dix 3. Time, 54sec. McCURDY CUP, OF 220 YARDS (local handicap); G. G. Green 1, C. Edwards 2, B. Hutton 3. Time, 24 1-5 sec. Won easily.

880 YARDS AMATEUR HANDICAP; first prize, medal presented by Mr J.

O’Leary; second prize trophy, presented by N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Co.—East 1, E. A. Dix 2. Time, lmin 59 2-ssec. CYCLING. 1 MILE OPEN; 40/-, 20/-, 10/-. H. Turtill (60yds) 1, D. Cremin (75yds) 2, F. Poole (130yds) 3. Time, 2min 6 3-ssec. The limit men kept well ahead on the last lap, Ritchie from scratch, made a determined bid for first place, but was unsuccessful. Turtill won by inches. 2 MILE OPEN; 60/-, 30/-, 15/-. L. W. Hill (scratch) 1, Ritchie (scratch) 2, Turtill (115yds) 3. Time, 4min 42 l-ssec. Won by half a wheel. Hill and Ritchie quickly caught the men in front, and in the sixth lap they caught the limit men. In the last lap Hill and Ritchie both sprinted hard, Hill gaining the award by a mere fraction. ST. ANDREWS WHEEL RACE, OF U MILES; 60/-, 30/-, 15/-.—F. Poole (180yds) 1, Ritchie (scratch) 2, L. W. Hill (scratch) 3. Time, 3min 25 3-5 sec. Won by several lengths. Poole proved to have too great a start, and rode in an easy winner. Field Events. PUTTING THE SHOT; 20/-, 10/-. M. O’Connor (39ft lOin) 1, R. CartWright (39ft 9in) 2. THROWING THE HAMMER; 20/-, 10/-.—'W. Davidson (100 ft 9in) 1, A. Dunstan (98ft) 2. HIGH JUMP; 20/-, 7/6.—A. A. Cameron (sft 7in) 1, A. D. Cameron (sft 6in) 2. RUNNING LONG JUMP; 20/-, 7/6. A. A. Cameron (22ft 2in) 1, A. D. Cameron (21ft 7in) 2. HOP, STEP AND JUMP; 20/-, 7/6. A. A. Cameron (46ft) 1, D. Blyth (43ft 6in) 2. WRESTLING, CATCH-AS-CATCH CAN (Maiden); 40/-, 20/-. —R. Walton 1, Munroe 2. WRESTLING, CUMBERLAND (Open); 30/-, 15/-.—M. Daley 1, M. McVey 2. PIPING AND DANCING. HIGHLAND FLING (girls, under 10); 15/-, 7/6.—Peggy Black 1, Inez McLeod 2. HIGHLAND FLING (girls under 12); 15/-, 7/6. —Orma Ford 1, Rene Jacobs 2. HIGHLAND FLING (girls under 16); 20/-, 10/-.—Nancy Spavin and Patsy Atkinson (equal) 1. SWORD DANCE (girls and boys under 16); 20/-, 10/-. —P. Atkinson 1, Kathleen Cleaver 2. SEAN TRUIBHAS (girls under 14); 21/-, 10/-. —P. Atkinson 1, K. Cleaver 2. IRISH JIG (girls and boys under 18); 20/-, 10/-. —Lorna Richardson 1, Thelma Scully 2. SAILORS’ HORNPIPE (girls and boys under 18); 20/-, 10/-. —K. Peterson 1, Nancy Spavin 2. HIGHLAND REEL (girls under 10) Inez McLeod 1, Joan Bonham 2. HIGHLAND FLING (girls under 10); Inez McLeod 1, M. Donaldson 2. The winner of the last named two events takes the cup presented by Miss K. Plever. BAGPIPE MUSIC. MARCHES (Open) ;30/-, 15/-, 7/6. G. Robertson 1, John Yardley 2, R. Munroe 3. JIGS AND HORNPIPES (Open); 30/-, 15/-, 7/6.—G. Robertson 1, John Yardley 2. STRATHSPEYS AND REELS (Open); G. Robertson 1, John Yardley 2, R. Munroe 3. Throughout the day the officials, under the capable leadership of the president (Mr S. F. Hansen), worked hard for the success of the gathering, which was a most enjoyable affair in every way.