PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 700, 28 December 1909, Page 8

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(By . Telegraph—Spccial Correspondents.) b 1 PAHIATUA. Yesterday broke gloriously, fine for the' Mang&tainoka annual sports on .--the'; Domain' Ground, . and the meeting proved -a decided .success, a large gathering.of over •"000 ipeopk, being present.; The officials worked nard, .especially. ',the.- , secretary Mr. Walsh, and his assistant,-, Vance.. . A procession of pipers marched to the' ground in the morning,. arid- also :• back again after the sports,.and !a large.-num-ber stopped for ;the,dance; in the eveningGreat .interest...was taken .in..the dancing competitions- and'the wrestling. /Results; ] —Maiden Handicap (100yards).—J.- Sy-,' monds, scr;, .1; B. -Harvey, 2; H.; Terry, 3.-» One .Mile .Bicycle Handicap.—W. Danielson, 25yds., Evans,■;> !70yds., '2; J. Poht, 60yds., 3./100 ,Yards Handu. -cap'.-rl.. Blair, ; 7yds., ■} 1 ;,v -W., : Hubner, oyds., 2,v A. Morrisdn.'scr..-3. Time, 10 sec. \High Jump.—N. Avery, scr., sft. 3Jin., 1; Parkinson, 2. 50 Yards Dash.— !\V. Price, syds., 1; W. Martin, 1 . 6yds.,V2; T.: Selby, /4yds.; 3.: -i Time, sJsec. "■•. Half-" mile Run.—A.;Parkinson,-:!; F.: Kilmisj ter, 2 H; Terry,! 3. '120 Yafds I Hurdles.—. !'H."..Mext«dj,- 1; T. "Selby,".2; >R. Yule,/ 3. Three-mile , Bicycle / Handicap.—Daniel'son, 90yds.,' 1; Evans, '■ 180 yds., ;2. .. 1 -220 Yards Handicap.—Blair, 10yds.,• 1; W. -'HuHner,- 10yds;, 2;vW: Priced 11yds, ,> 3; Throwing the Hammer,—C. Birkenshaw, iI; Lucas, 2;-'.; Smith,- .3. " Light-weight i Wrestling ' (Cumberland style).—Harold Haryoy, lji Bert' Sarvcjr,' 2. MOYards ; Handicap.—E. Harvey, - scr;, •1; F. Kilmister, 17yds., 2, Blair,; 16yds.,' 3.' Hop; Step, and Jump.—Martin, 40ft. Bin.,' 1;Claphara,.4oft. ; 6in., 2. Putting the. Stone. —Birkenshaw,' &:r., 37ft.- 10in., 1; Syrii.ohds/2; Lucasi 3. One Mile Run.'—H. : Terry; 100 yds., 1; Parkinson,-2 ter, 3. ;Two Mile. Bicycle .Handioap.—, Evans, lSOjds!, 1; Pont,? 110 yds., 2; < .S.' • Moore; 2D0yd5.,.3., Pipihg.Competitions.— JeffriesV 1; M'Kechnie, 2;. Pickett, y3. Irish Jig—R. M"Rae,, 1; Jeffries, 21-. Sword Danoe—Jeffries,'> 1;, MTtecnniei 2; I'in'lay, 3. Highland Fling.—Jeffries, l , 1; 1 Watts, 2; M'Kechnie, 3. : Scotch Reel.— M'Kechnie, 1; Jeffries, 2; .Watts, 3. Special Piping Prize.—M'Kechnie, 1; Mac*; k'ay; 2; Pickett, 3. Jeffries; won Mr. MTherson's gold ; medal for. the... most points" in Highland . dancing.-:. - Forced Handicap, 150 Yards.—E.. Harvey, 1; T. Selby and W.i-Hubner, dead heat, '2, A protest by. Selby against Hubner W!t9.dis r . missed. ■■■■■■■■■ ' . u . >i. ■ , FEUDING. ;. Christmas .Day in the Feilding-district fl'as wet and cold, ; although -. perfect weather prevailed on Christmas -Eve, when there was'a record crowd of people in town. In fact, bitf business was,done , all Friday: - In , the evening\.a-band of ; collectors, 'under;' Councillor" -Harford '■ (Feilding),' • and Councillor* Clausen , (Palmerston North) , .did good - work as ; money-makers for the funds' of tho .Palmerston North Hospital. \; Tho . railway traffic, •. north ■ and south, through Feilding .on Friday, was; exceptionally heavy, and the long special train that, passe 1 through here from Wellington somewhere in the region of 6 ( o'clock : on Christmas morning; was simply'packed .' with passengers. > . A team of nine players from'' the Oriental Cricket Club arrived from Wellington ,J)y tiic special- on; Christmas morning.' Rain, however, fell all day, and the match with the/Feilding! Club team on the' South Street Reserve could not be begun until .4.30 p.m. Tho local team was captuncd by W. H. M'Lean,' and the wicket was an easy one. M'Lean won the toss, and sent his men in> to bat. Less tha-i two;.hours' play ivas indulged in,, and, during. that time, the'Feilding men knocked up 170 runs, Reischer play- ■ ing a freo innings.; The match- was continued yesterday./-The s following were the individual Feilding scores:—Reischer, b. O'Sullivan, 104 ; Trevena,' c. sub.,' b. Little, 28; L. Pleasants (Halconibe), b; Bolton, 13; M'lntyre (Sanson), b.; O'Sullivan, 0; Shirley, run out, 5; M'Lean, c; Burgess, b. Little, 14; G.. Hare (Cheltenham), stumped, b. O'Sullivan, S; K. Bartholomew, 1.b.w., b. O'Sullivan, 0; - Shir4«jr, run out, 2; Cobbe, l.biw.; b. O'Sullivan, 3; Burgess, b. O'Sullivan, l;'Stitt, not out, 12; extras, 13; total, 200. Oriental, batting yesterday, replied with- 111, mado as follows:—Whittle, -0; : O'Sullivan, 0; Chittle, 4; Burnett,. 12; • Bolton, 40; Cook, 25;. Draper, 0; Billmnn, 19; 'George, 0; Bartholomew, not' out, '2;-Bu'rgess; lj.extras, 8; total, 111. With three wickets down for 51 (Pleasants not-- 1 out; 18, Bartholomew 10) the local men declared, and tho visitors, had nine wickets down'.for > 68, . with Cook and Burgess - stonewallins when time was called.' The . Oriental players/returned to Wellington/by the afternoon train. K. Bartholomew [lit ten wickets for, 48 runs, and R, Cobbc four for 1L