Queen's Birthday .

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 148, 25 May 1886, Page 2

Queen's Birthday .

PALMERSTON CALEDONIAN SPORTS. The committee of ithe above are to Ye congratulated! oil the success of their inaugural sports y«rterday. The weather waajeverything that^ould be desired. The attendance was very good, not less than lOOOpersoaabeing on ihe ground. The >mffik*lolW¥s* performed their several diftiea with zeal and discretion. " ThO hai^tkcapping was- excellent .-.« Tho-fewt event was the , . r .<., . a7y, y jrLLL: .. Bays race (100 yards han_Uc^>) k Ist prize 7& 6d> 2nd 3s. -—There were 13. entries forvtUts event* vrluio^ was won by Bianoi I , Gillies 2.0 £to)rkery made a gallapt try for Sjecohd Jjdace,, but could hot get through tiie soph in time. ..-. '._.-_ *.'<[''-2iy f . ... i 220 yards Handicap Hurdles^ sweep of ls added, Ist prize £1 Iss^ 2nd i£l. — BroughtoD 1, Jackson \ Bro* jughton started at scratch; Jackson 2 yards, Say well 6, yards* and \y^ken 8. yards. Broughtou took- tlie 'lisad at ] the first hurdle,, and was never^collared afterwards. Jack)^:7-and Whisker were both out comUjfcion. \ 100 yarda Handicap. !Kat^Kace» sweep of la added* Ist prize 30*&2 nd 20s.— Earkness 1, BrOughtOn 2j*pliphant 3.- . There were seven acceptors Broughton scratch, Jackson and Barkness 1 yard, Whisker 4 phant and. Brawning 5 yards, Syqiona 7 yards. This was a Bple_jv_ji| riace between Broughtou an 4 Hftrkn^f , , 20 minute- ga-as-you-please, sweep of ls added, Ist prue £2 ltfe, 2nd^K Manning 1, Clarke 2. Tj^^re^frere. seven entries for, this event, 1 the acI ceptors were- lMsLlen spratch* G^|k%-----30 yards, "OoUiogwood 40, Manr^i^ 100, and it proved very go^ s{^rt. Manning; went away in good forrn^ and never was collared. fii|llen and Collingwood were soon out' of :/ itO Clarke made good work and w^fcosK at the finish. 7' i'ii^e^'Hwdioap' , Walkin^'';i^tQh'_o sweep of Is added, Ist prize £&. '2nd ' 15s. —Six accepted, Belfit scratch,. Collingwood 25 yards^ Smith 35 yards, Clarke 40 yards, Gale and Symons 65. yards. The walking of Clarke in^hia -event was favorably commented oh by the knowing ones. Belfit soon dropped out, the pace being! too goqd for llio naoney. He was .soon followed by Coie and Sytuons, nid doiihitft* ited same reason. Smith was cautioned for breaking, but unluckily for hitn\ he did not tajce the fciufc. The} finished, Smith 1, Clarke 2, Colli-igwJDod 3, butl as .Collingwood Acid i Clarke, outered protests,, whwfr, were- upheld by tfie stewards, tfietreeult wa» register^ Clarke 1, C^Bgwood^ , 440 - yards OHaudlcap : FlaY Eaee,, s^eep of la added, jat pQ3pj£2 4»«-----2nd 4.1. — Cavanagh 1. Harknesa 2,.Harknoaa aerateh, Jncksou a .mm_s v K. BelfitTykrd^^feij^t 12 yards. >. This was a vury Tpriaitty. rtysgg \ .... .-.,.. l.iui c Handicap, awtjopOif Isadd^l;,. Ist pri_.e ; <£2 ; 10a, AM m^wun& 1, Belfit 2. j^s-ftil-, lon 20 yaWV Beli^W>-v%;^ Jhi* race was a gift for M^uning*,^ 0 'y.„A^ : • Throwing -the Jiaihmer *TB_bs, ist. prize £ I.—T.1 .— T. W. OHuglies, J>. C&JyO J.«K. BusU, andOMcAtear euteitkl for., tills. Hughes led off ■ :*»&.*;^lpr of 55ft 3in, whioh was * covered by C6dy| with S7ftr s_ix: Bush' and. Mv~ Atear went out of ft. OHughea Jed* lowed with . 58ft lOiu.V v Codjr . wado gallant efforts to beat this record, and accomplislfed 6V71. -am; •■* After, i/a spell C*dy led eff with «ift^_fen, which Hughes beat .: by 61ft 6hu Cody . thrqw, again, hut, . qou^d .onljj reach' 60ft 1 l'in. ■ ', Hughes w^a : {tier*-., fore declared th^ ' winner. * " l f .;• v iWreatli_.g (Border 6r tJua^atiffy* —Ist prize £l 10s, 2nd IOS. Millen 2. M. Symons, Gr. MiUftn, W. , Barbock and J. Cody were the only, entries, and were paired.. Miillan and ~ Symons wont^ first, ai»d the- latter ityaA, soon put to grass. and'd'ody" then followed, and Cody laid his man very neatly. Opdy aud .Milieu thep. made fast/ This pair wowed some Tery pretty play. Milltn had avery nea,ik '. {Btyle, but Cody was the best man, and sent Millen to mother earth judicioudyj ' The Single Stick Competition Medal was won by, Mr, E. Johristo-, M_\ : Macarthur, M H.E.,' preseiited the^ trophy, with a few complimentary;, remarks. ;' ; '''"'A,' The running high jump was woa 4 byßroughton— s feet and half an inch. ! Tossing the caber.— lst prwe £1 ss,'. 2nd 10s. A. Cameron, Coidy,Hughe& i and Swallow <BhterW. Cody 1 , Cam- < er<sn ; 2oTTv -y y^-- ■■ : - : - *-^ ■-■..- » r y-y Throwing 56lbs weight over hori*: zontal bar.T. Ist v j>rize 0 Jbl ss, 2nd 10s. The same men who entered for the caber competed. Hughes 1, Cbdy 2. : Putting the stohe^^lOlbs).— Ist .prize £t, 2nd 7s 6d. Cody I, writl*. 34ft.„4in.» ahd Cameron. 2, with ''33ffc. 6inj. Cody aftWwarda threw 36ift02in- ,. for. amusement. • ,- Tilting at the ring, over a hurdle. ~ Prize £2 2s. There were Thine entriesfor, this which was won by Mr Percy- Robert, with two rihgs.7 ' ! The: bicycle race oiir, reporter did" not see, and a number of the eyenta - did not oome off . 0 V. '""'LA A There was only one piper <a\ tha, ', ground— Mr Greer, of Marton— and his playing was much admired: Thei ' Marton .Band, under the leadership of Bandmaster Smith, played a^selection of iphees in their usual masterly manner.' During the whole day there • was only one slight excitement, caused" by abedt-by some burses in 9 buggy. No damage was done. A Scotch reel was danced, to the sweet strains of th& ' pipes, but the performers- were not in costume. The next meeting of the* ; society eanhot fhil to be a success, and' we hope that "for all time" the Palmerston Caledonian Society wil^b^an annual event. ' 7! THE BAJJ, in the evening was well attended' being a most unqualified suooeeS. About two hundred gut s we c present, and dancing was kept up, witlh spirit until four this mainiug. Th«

made an excellent speech in *wh_olt he congratulated the Society on ita success. The supper provided by Mr Isherwood of the Club Hotel was •all that couhl be, desired. ' '*