WANGANUI CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9945, 22 January 1900, Page 3

WANGANUI CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

SEVENTH ANNUAL GATHERING.

The surfeit of sports meetings held of late in Wanganui, together with the fact that there were sevcial counter .ittractions 111 the shape of picnics and that the weather seemed unsettled, had tho effect of diminishing the attendance at the Wanganui Caledonian Society's &poit& meeting, held on Victoria. P.nk to-day. The nominations for (he various events weie quite up to expectations, exceedingthose iDeehed last year. Amongst the athletes nominated wore sonic prominent liiiincrs, including Somcra fKckland), who ran co well at Feilding, Tnylor and Collins (Wellington), Eaynes nud Gilii.our (New Plymouth), and Watts (Feilding); while the cyclists were leplesented by such men as Tierney and Diaffin (Auckland), O'Sullivan (Thames), Clark!>oii (Palmerston), Forbes (New Plymouth), in addition to local men of mark in tho cycle racing world. There ivus a good muster of tho clans, there being over two dozen dressed in Highland costume, including somo eight or ten pipers. Amongst them we noticed Chieftan Hector M'Kenzie, of the Hawke's Bay Highland Society, Mr Charles MeGlashan (champion cornet player and conductor of the Napier Garrison Band), and representatnes from Wellington, Wairarapa, Southland, Paliiatua, Himterville, Feilding, Marton, Makmkiri, and Wanganui. The officials were all at their appointed places, and particular mention may be mado of tho secretary (Mr W. R. Remington), the sports conductors (Messrs W. P. Stuart and T. M. Copeland), the starter (Mr J. G. McNaught), and the assibtant starter and hancheapper (Mr J. 11. Purnell). The booth was in charge of Mr W. Poole, and Mr W. S. Duetin supplied refreshments and luncheon. Following aie the results. — 100 Yards Flat Handicap — First Heat — B. Baynes, i yds, 1 , H. N. Beasley, 9 yds, 2, E. Payuo, 7 yds, .1. Fout others started. Won by a few feet, all the competitors being close up. Time, 10 l-ssee. Second Heat— T. O'Noill, 7 yds, 1, F. Ansley, 8 yds, 2; A. W. Watts,, 3 yds, 3.' Won easily iv 10 2-ssec. Three others' r.in. Final— O'Neill 1, Payne 2, Beas-' 1 ley. Won comfortably by a yard in lOsec. Half-mile Cash Cycle— S. Draffin, 40 yds, 1; H. J. Randrapp, 55 yds, 2, A. H. Coe, 20 yds, 3. Schmidt, 70 yds, also started. A\ 011 by a wheel, Coe the same distance behind. Time, lrnin 11 2-ssec. Second Heat— J. B. O'Sullivan, 60 ydb, 1; W. Tierney, scr., 2, M. Randrup, 25 yds, 3. Three others started. Won easily; 1 in llnin 9 l-ssec, Tierney beating Randnip on the post. Final — 'Draffin 1, O'Sullnnn 2. Randrup 3. Won by about a wheel. Time, limn 8 l-ssec. I Pibroch — M. Campbell 1, D. Cameron 2, C. M'Glashau d. Highland Fling — M'Kenzie Forbes 1, W. Sutherland 2, C. Smith 3. Sword Dance — S. Robs 1, Stewart 2. 100 Yards Handicap (Amateuis)— T. L. D'Arcy, 6 yds, 1, A. B. Williams, 8 yds, 2; T. Craig, 5 yds, 3. Won by about a yard. Time, 10 2-ssec. One Mile Amateur Cycle — J. McDonald, 50 yds, 1 , G. Wilson, 90 yds, 2 , E. Perrett, 60 yds, 3. Four others com- , peted. Won easily by 25 yards, about ( 10 yards separating' second and third. Timo, 3min 35aec. 440 Yards Handicap Flat — E. Payne, 20 yds, 1, T. 3. Taylor, 13 yds, 2; T. O'Neill, 19 yds, 3. Seven others started, including Watts off the two yards' mark. Won by about two yards, Taylor beating O'Neill on the tape. Time, 50 3-saec. Strathspeys and Reel— C. McGlaslian 1, D. Campbell 2, D. Cameron 3, Sutherland 4. Shauntreus— M. Forbes 1, C. Smith 2, W. Sutherland 3. 220 Yards Flat Handicap (Amateur)— A. B. Williams, 15 yds, 1 , L. Craig, 10 yds, 2; K. Matthews, 17 yds, 3. Seven started. A splendid finish. Won by an inch or two. Time, 23 2-ssee. Highland Fling (Girls)— Miss Wade, ma., 1, Miss Soader, 2; Miss Wade, mi., 3. Two Miles Cash Cylce— -W. Tierney, scr., 1; J. B. O'Sullivan, 150 yds, 2; A. H. Coe, 90 yds, 3. Seven others started. Hunt, on tlio limit mark (230 yards), led for a mile, and the men were all bunched when but two laps had to go, Coe riding Uet. On entering the straight for the last lap Tierney led, with O'Sullivan and Coo in good positions. Tierney increased his lead, and won by ten yards, Coe getting into third position coming up the straight. Time, smin 3sec. 220 Yards Handicap (Caßh)— First Heat-^-B. Raynes, 27 yds, 1 ; R. P. Anßley, 20 yds, 2 ; A. E. Brown, 12 yds, 3. Won on the tape iv 22 4-ssec. Four started. Second Heat^-J. J. Taylor, 8 yds, 1, H. N. Beasley, 17 yds, 2, A. W. Watts, 5 yds, 3. Won by an inch or two, Taylor not extending "himself. Two others started. Time, 22 4-ssec. Final— J. J. Taylor L H. N. Beasley 2, B. Rnyjiea 3. Time, 22 4-ssec. Won on the tape. Only a foot separating the placed men. Half-jnile Amateur Cycle — First Heat —11. J. Tawse. 90 ydb, 1; H. Chadwick, 25 yds, '1 ; H. McGregor, 15 yds, 3. Tito others started. Won by 10 yards in lmui Usec. Second Heat— L. Marter, 80 ;> <1, 1 , G. Wilson, 60 yds, 2 ; J. McDoiuld, 35 ydb, 3. Two others started. Won eabily by over 20 yards. ti Time, luiir. lls;c. Throwing the Hammer — D. McDonald, 76ft 4in, 1 ; R. Scott, 74ft, 2. Ono other competed. There was but ono entry for wrestling", Mr R. Scott, who came all the way from Southland to take part in the Caledonian ] games, and he ■> was somewhat disappointed at being unable to fiud a foeman worthy of his steel. Beys' Sack Race (uuder 16;— Crawley 1, Remington 2. Putting the Stone— Scott, 32ft 3in, 1; McDowell, 30ft lin, 2.