ATHLETIC.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13279, 19 January 1911, Page 6

ATHLETIC.

FEUDING ATHLETIC SPORTS. ; A;SUCCESSFUL GATHERING. "i .. ■. ■—— .... • ■The Podding' Athletic C.lub held .its ,3,5 th annual; spoidsigatherihg at the Tictoria Park yesterday afternoon. 'The' attendance was.not as; large as expected,; but as the sports were, taken from, a spectator’s point of view, of the best, it is a good; return for the time spent by the, club officials. Of the competitors Trembath showed a wonderful turn. of . speed in the 440 Aards Handicap. The Half-mile Flat; was won by McLachlan, which clearly demonstrated that ho is one of the finest‘riihnors this Djominion has yet produced. Ho timed his rim to'a nicety, and landed a-winner by about four yards. Of the cyclists Donald showed'up. well, especially in the last race, •but his run was made too late, ■and he had to be. content with;third .place.-Whet-ton has the. stylo of ,a good rider, and though young may yet find,,himself, on the scratch mark. The following arc -some of the.; results;— ■

;75. Yards ' Handicap.—Allen 1, Gilligan. 2, Cbrnaga 3, . ~ . Bicycle Btfice, two miles.—W.H.,Whetton, 190 yds, 1;, Gr.'.Meljarry, l'£oyds, .2,; T. Clarke, TM scratch men Could not get lip. Whetton vvoii very easily. . 1 (Manchester Handicap, onA mile.—-W,, MuJlings, 1 70yds,- 1-; Y. 'Carroll, 50yds,, 2; H. Terry,-65yds,’ 3, ' Time, 4mm 3lsec. Campbell, tip scratch man,’ caught the field in the last lap,'but could 1 mit get through.- - •v]44o .Yards , Handicap.—W." Trembath, ser, 1; Carroll, 32yds,' 2; AMprf, lUyds, 3, ; Time,, 51scc, This' was l ft 1 great raced Trembath'.making a groat mil ‘in the last 50 yards. ■ - • Maiden Eacc, 150 yards.—C. Francis 1, E. R, Judd 2, J. Carroll 3. Time. 17 l-ssec., ' , Bicycle Eacc, 1 mile.—A. Danielson 1, Clarke 2, Mcharry 3. .Time, Emin; 24sec. 'Sheffield Handicap, 12Q,. yards.—Munro l,!Waldcn,2, Scally ,3.,,, Timoy 12, 3-ssec. ■, jFeilding Handicap, half mile.—L. C. MpLachlan 1, p..Caa-ypll 45yds ,2, M. tiriffen 45yds 3._' Time; liniii 57- l-ssoc. Nino starters. This was-a*good race. Campbell caught up during the . last lap, but McLachlan proved too'gOod 1 , 'and , won comi'o.rtably. --■’Bicycle -Eacc, 1.1- .mile— Q. Mcharry, Stiycls, '1; A._ Danielson',’,, 7(!yds, . 2,; A. .Donald, scr, 3'.'; Time,' '3mm,’s2scfi. . Ten .starters.; 1 A very ■ interesting;' 'race. Einlayson won, the bagpipe'march, and also the strathspeys and reek 1 !, Jaffrav' won the ' Highland-fling.

CALEDONIAN SPORTS. Besides Opie, the champiop Canterbury sprinter, and Baxter, the distance champibn of Wellington, Even&oir. t-he,. New Zealand champion' hin-dlercmaff entered fob Monday’s sports. With runners of such calibre competing in purely, amateur 'dWnts, the public can safely look,forward exciting races on Monday! following is.:a; list, of the ; donations m|de to the Wanganui Caledcihiau Society ' f 6j?’( its ■ sports gathering next Monday: His; -Excellency -.Lord. IsliifgtQn; valuable 1 silver ' Cup ;: • Wanganui •• jLiofjfied'- Yiotuah lets’ Association, J3IQ . ids; "Messrs! Mc;Hgrdy Bros., Hawke’s Bay, E5;- Mr E. Cattp, Aberdeen, Scotland, .silver, rose bowl; Mr W. Dinnie, gold medal; Mr E. Sutherland, E2- 2s; Mr T. Bamher, £2 2s; ,Mr A. Straclmn, £2 2s; Mr W. S. -Dustin, -£2 2s; Mr E. iSathieson, '£2 2s; Mr. P. Lewis, £1; Mr George,.Laing, Masjerton. El is; Mr A. C. Lees, 'si Is; Midas. . McNaught; Kai Iwi, El, Is; Mr J, Cameron, Aberfeldie, Eh Is;-Sir J. Dempsey, El Is; Mr D. Urquliart, El Is; -Mr W-altor.: Lewis, El Is; Mr Donald - Boss (president)! medal; Yicc-presidents’ trophy, E2 2s; Mr N. McKenzie, Eorbes (secretary), medal, E3, 3s; Mr, Fred. House, IQs, 6d; Messrs: .Hawk-m's mud' ~Smith, trophy yal'ued .ES,3s; Br,P. '.'CV'Fahthara, tjjophy. . V