WAIPUKURAU CALEDONIAN SPORTS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3580, 2 January 1883, Page 3

WAIPUKURAU CALEDONIAN SPORTS.

The annual Caledonian sports meeting was hold at Waipukurau yesterday on the cricket ground. Sports commenced at about

11 a.m., at which time there were a good number of people on the ground. The proceedings were enlivened by music from the AVaipawa brass band, also by some bagpipe selections from Mr Haliburton. Several booths were doing a roaring business supplying the wants of "the inner man." Every event on the programme passed off satisfactorily, and the committee are entitled to praise for their excellent arrangements. Subjoined are the events : — Maiden Race, 200 yards ; first £1 10s, second los—o- Knock 1, AY. Sterry 2, J. Goodwin 3. Four others started. The competitors kept close together for 150 yards, Goodwin leading. Knock then took the lead, and won by a yard, a yard separating second and third. Boys' Race (boys under 10), 100 yards ; first 10s, second ss. F. Fox 1, A.Bailey 2. Six started. Fox, who looked an oldfashioned ten-year-old boy, won easily. Men's Race (all comers), 100 yards : first £1 10s, second 15s.—E Price, 1; K. Arthurson, 2. Two others started. The rrce was never in doubt, Price winning easily. Time, II.V sees. Throwing Hanimer (IGlb) ; first £1 10s, second 15s—Dennehey, 75ft 0;n, 1, J. Murphy, 74ft 7iu, 2. Five competed. AVaipukurau Handicap ; three heats, 150, 300, and 410 yards ; first £10, second, £5, third £3. First, event, 150 yards—E. Price. 2 yards, 1 ; AY. Sterry, 10 yards, 2 ; K. Arthurson, 3 yards, :>. Price won easily. Time, lG.y- sees. Second event. 300 yards — E. Price, :> yards, 1 ; AY. Sterry, 2('i yards. 2: K. Arthurson, 5 yards, '.',. In the third event only Price and Sterry came to the post, and walked over the course. The first prize fell to Price. ;i;kl the second to Story. As the conditions of the race were that live were to start or no third prize, no such prize was given. Best Bagpipe Flavor: first £1 10s, cond 15s—Haliburton 1, "McKay 2. Two others competed. Putting Stone, IGlb: first CI 10s, second 15s.— Denuchev, 38ft,, 1: C. Cibson, 33ft Oin, 2. Boys' Race, under 1-1 years. 200 yards: first "£l, second 10s. —E. Grenside, 1: AVells, 2. Obstacle Pace, 440 yds: first £2 10s, second £1 lOs.—Arthurson. 1 : Howard, 2. Three others started. Arthurson gained a lead at the first obstacle which, he maintained, winning easily. Hop, Step, and Jump; first £1 10s, second 15.—Bennett, 30ft Gin, 1 : AVallace, 38ft, 2. Running High Jump.-First £1 10s, second 15s".—Bennett, 4ft 10in, 1 : P. MeGreevy, 4ft Oin. 2. Hurdle Race, 120 yds, over 8 hurdles 3ft, Gin high ; first £4, second £2.—E Price 1, X. Carmichuel 2. Two others ran. This race, like all the others he competed in, was an easy win for Price. Boys' Obstacle Race, under 14 years; first ".£1 10s, second 15s, third 10s.—E. Grenside 1, AVells 2, Peebles 3. One Mile Handicap : first £8. second £4, third £I.—H. Barry, 12 yds. 1:' E. Oakenfall, 100 yds, 2 ; C. Knock. 100 yds, 3. Oakenfall made all the running, retaining the lead until within 100 yds of home, when Barry passed him and won. Knock a good third. Seven started. Time, 5 mins. 3 sees. A'aultiug with Pole; first £2, second £1. —Karaitiana, 8 ft 3 in, 1 : Kani, 8 ft, 2. Three-legged Pace ; first. ,CI 10s; second 15s.—Barber and Corbett, 1 ; Price and Monteith, 2. Half-mile Pace: first .CI. second £2.— Bimy 1, <-i;"iTy 2. Three others competed. Garry and Barry made a good race of it fill within 'JOO yards of home, when want of condition told on Garry, and he could only obtain second place, Barry winning by a few yards. Time, 2 mins 20 sees. AVheelburrow Pace (blindfolded), 50 yards: first £1, second lis. — Godowin 1, Hooper 2.