ATHLETICS

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 670, 8 January 1903, Page 7

ATHLETICS

Matters in the athletic line are very „ slack just now, anh thete is but little doing locally, £q fact, with the exception of the Caledonian Sports, one might sav nothing.

The Auckland Amateur Sports Club has taken possession of the new premises in His Majesty’s Arcade. The new rooms are certainly a vast improvement on the old ones, although the latter were the best obtainable at the start of the young club.

THE CALiDOMAN SPOB S.

The weather was by n.> means pleasant on Ne w Year’s Day, a fine drizzle falling most of the afternoon.. This, of course, affected the attendance at the Caledonian f'ports, but there were over two thousand present, A programme of thirty-seven events was gone through, and these were one and all close y watched by the people from the land north of the Tweed. The picturesque kilts were much in evidence at the meeting, while some of the Scottish dances, especially the Highland Fiirg, were splendidly executed.

The Newton Band played musical selections at intervals. No stone was left unturned to assume the pleasure of the visitors and the satisfaction of the competitors by the following officials: —Management Committee : Messrs T McCune, W. 8. ragan, W. Tardy, P. Langton, H. Chatwin, and H. Boss ; marshall : Mr T. McCune. Judges: Bunning and cycling: Messrs W. T. Jennings, M.H.S., J. McLeod, John Clark, P. McKinnon; field judges: Messrs W. S. Fagan, W. C. Frazer, M. Walsh, and C Huge ; wrestling: Mr W. 8. Fagan ; bagpipe music, dancing, areas, etc., Messrs G. Johnston, D. Simpson, and H. Waddell,- referees :, Messrs W. Purdy, T. McCune, and H. Chatwin ; starter, Mr J. Johnston ; press steward : Mr W. Malcolm ; Stewards: Running, Measrs A. Winn, W. Purdy, P. Langton; dancing: Mr J. Frazer; cycling : Messrs H. H. Brook and A. Grandison Timekeepers : Messrs T. Jones, J McDermott, and E, Jones; result board: Aflessrs H. Chat win, A Beutn, A. Hales, and A. Campbell; lap scorer: Mr D. Talbot; official handicapper: Mr O’Brien; clerx of course : Mr D. Menzies; call steward. Mr W. Conway • treasurer, Mr w’ Kenden ; secretary, Mr xl. W. Diggens. The followino were the results of the various competitions and e ents;— Bagpipe Music—Finlayson 1, Mitchell 2. Best dressed Highland Man—Mitchell 1, Finlayson 2. Best-o ressed Highland Lad or Lassie—Master G. Guilliam. 120Yds (boys under 16) —First heat, Beuth. 4yds, 1 ; Allan, 6yds, 2; F. Eade, scr, 3. Second heat, H. Slado 1, Mason, 7yds, 2; Blakey, 6yds, 3. Final, Allan 1, Beuth 2, Eade 3. Caledonian Handicap, 100yds. 220yds, nnd 440yds (open)—First heat (1 Oyds), J. J. Stannaway, scr, 1; T. Edwards, syds, 2; J. Lloyd, 4yds, 3. Time, 10 2 ssec. Second heat, D. Payne, 4yds, 1; J. Green, 7yds, 2; Seuth, 3. Time, 10 2-ssec. Third heat, C Upton, Byds, 1; F. R. Wilson. 7yds, 2; Trevor George, 4yds, 3. Time, 10-tL-osec. Final, Upton 1, Stannaway 2, j Payne 3. 220yds (run in one heat) —C. C. Upton, 14yd 8> 1; J. J. Stanna way, scr, 2; D.’l

Payne, Byds, 3. 440yds (ran in one heat) — Upton, 22yds, 1; Payne, ISyds, 2; Peterson. 16yds, 3. Ume, 51 3 ssec. Highland Fling (oj.en)—Moon 1, Stevens 2, Mitchell 3. One-mile Bicycle Handicap (league amateurs): First heat-- Farrell, 100yds, 1; Galbraith, 60 yds, 2; Sayers, 120yds, 3. Time, 2min 34sec. Second heat —Hendry, 40yds, 1 ; Ireland, 110 yds, 2 ; Spragg, 100yds, 3. Time, 2min 34sec. Final—Farrell 1, Galbraith 2, Ireland 3. Maiden Wri stling (Cumberland) —W. Skinner 1, Finlayson 2. Sword Dance—Stevens 1, Moon 2 Sheantreaus—Stevens 1, Ferguson 2 Reel o’lulloch—Ferguson 1, Stevens 2 Two-mile Bicycle Handicap (run in two heats) — Galbraith, 100yds, and Farrell, 170yds (deadheat), 1 ; Ireland, 170yds, 3 Throwing 161 b Hammer (open)—Finlayson. 3ft, 1; Skinner, scratch, 2. Skinner threw 92 feet and Finlayson 91 feet Sailor’s Hornpipe (open)—Ferguson 1, McLean 2 One-mile Handicap Boys’ Race (open)—Piper, 27yds, 1; May, 50yds, 2; Clark, 50yds, 3. Time, smin 2sec \ Tossing the Caber (open)—Skinner, 1; Bull, 2 Irish Jig (open)—Pollas, 1; Ferguson, 2 Putting 16lb Shot Handicap, Scotch style (open)—W. Skinner, 3ft, 1; A. Skinner, scratch, i 2. Distance, 38ft Bin i There was a fine display of wrestling between I Tuohey, A. Skinner, and W Skinner Throwing 561 b Weight Handicap (open)—A ; Skinner, 27ft, 1; W Skinner, 19ft, 2■; Half-mile Flat Handicap—Edwards, 20yds, 1; ! Kean, 23yds, 2 Won easily