CALEDONIAN SPORTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2348, 2 January 1915, Page 10

CALEDONIAN SPORTS

GATHERING AT TIMARU (By Telegraph —Press Association ) Timaru, January 1 The Caledonian sports weio favoured with flno weather and a large attendance, a number of championship evoiits borng an additional attraction. Entrants numbered 26 cyclists, 66 runners, 32 for tho genoial sports, 47 pipers and dancers, tho lattor including the juvenilo champion Events today resulted as follows. — Cycling, Half a Mile—P Grifßn, 1. P. O'Shea, 2. Nino other competed. Time, lmin 6 2-sscc Three Allies Cycle Race— Gnmn, 1; O'Shea, 2, H W Cant, 3 There were eo\en other starters. Time, 6mm 41 l-ssec , Running, 220yds-T O'Callaghan, 1; J J Livesey, 2, J J. Mulvihill, 3 Five ran. Time, 231-ssec. High Jump—G. Campbell, 6ft. BJm.. 1. Two others competed Putting the 221b. stone.—P. Munro, 35ft. sin Six competed. Cumberland Wrestling—P, Murphy, I;,W. J. Scott, 2. There were three othor competitors. Highland Fling (Girls) —May Thorn, 1: S. Glennio, 2. Twelve others took part. ~ , Principal handicap events resulted as follows-— Running,, I.3syds ; . prizes, £24 Twenty-four competed in five heats — , Final—W Pearse, Bijda ,1; C A CorI der, 6yds, 2, E P Hock, BJyds , 3. Half-mile.—W. Casey, 45yds., 1; A. Tracey, 50yds ,2, AW Dormer, 80yds, 3.; : There were eighteen starti ers. Time, lmin. 55 2-ssec. 75yds—R M'llwraith, 7Jyds, 1, J I J Livesev, 4Jjds , 2; J Quick, 61yds , 3. Time, 7 4-ssec. Milo Run —R Fitzgerald, 125 yds ,1, W Casey. 80yds, 2, C Hock, 80yds, 3. Seven others started. Time, 4min. 14sec. Quarter-mile —Dormer, scr ,1; W Pearse, 22jds , 2, M Birmingham, 15yds, 3 Twelve others started Time, 50 3-ssec Cycling, Mile and a half.—P. Griffin, 25yds , 1, J M Smith, 160 yds , 2; C. O'Connor, 200 yds., 3. Time, 4min. 7 3-ssec. One Mile.—P. Griffin, 15yds., 1; A. E Smith, lOovds , 2, R Fraser, 95yds, 3. Time, 2mm 5 4-ssec

WAIRARAPA MEETING. (By Telegraph;— Special Correspondent.) Masterton, January 1. Tho Wairarapa Caledonian Society held, the annual sports gathering on tne Park Oval to-day in ideal weather. There was art attendance of soveral thousand persons, visitors being piesent from all parts of tho district. In tho amateur events, tho 100 yds Flat was won by E B Reading, the 440vds by C Laroche, and the 220 yds by W. Gunmell In the professional division the Caledonian Society Handicap was won by E. P. Donnolly, who also annoied the 220jds event J. M'Ca-in won the 100 yds. and the 440 yds. eventß P M'Kechnie, and T Jaffray were .most.successful ui the dancing events, while the Wellington Ambulance Corps won the ambulance competition 1