CALEDONIAN SPORTS

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 24 December 1926, Page 5

CALEDONIAN SPORTS

BOXINC DAY FIXTURE. EXCELLENTT ENTRIES RECEIVED. The Waimate Caledonian Society’s fifty-first annual sports meet ing will be held in Victoria Park on Boxing Day. The first event starts at 11.30 a.m. Splendid entries have been received for all events. The Waimate Silver Band and Pipe Band will be in attendance, and luncheon and afternoon tea booths will be fiound on the grounds. Train time-tables have been aranged to suit country visit ors.

In the cash running events the twenty-eight entrants include many runners of note, such as the sprint runner, S. A. Polaschek, from Christ church, who put up such good performances at the Friendly Societies’ sports last Easter Saturday. Other well-known runners who are competing are W. C. Tubb (Timaru), D. L. Tate (St. Andrew’s), Dean (Pleasant Point), and Hansen (St. Andrews). Waimate is represented by H. 8. Dash, F. D. Fletcher, G. S. Gillespie, K. Smith, and L. C. Veiteh. The amateur events should prove most interesting, many well-known outside runners taking part as well as the local enthusiasts of this branch of athletics. Athletes have entered from as far- afield as Christchurch and Ashburton, while Timaru men have entered strongly. Many of those competing were seen in action at the recent ' evening sports meeting held in Waimate, and from the performances then shown some exciting and interesting finishes should result on Boxing Day. The cycling section has drawn no less than twenty-five entries, and among these is included the name of the well-known champion Phil O’Shea. Other well-known Christchurch riders competing are J. Bearman, H. W. Birch, C. L. Burnand, R. Chamberlain, F. Flanagajn .and H. Watson, all of whom have been seen on the Waimate track previously. Two Palmerston North riders, C. F. Smith and A. Stewart have also entered as well as many Waimate, Timaru and Oamaru riders. Excellent sport is assured in this section. The piping and dancing section, as has been previously the case, will be an interesting one, and many wellknown exponents of the national dances have entered for the various events. The field events have drawn a good response and the names of many well-known athletes will be among those of the contestants.