Feilding Athletic Sports

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 81, 27 December 1890, Page 2

Feilding Athletic Sports

Committee — Messrs Macarthvr. Brayv Wor»f.-ld f Say well, Gosl ng* Kirtou, Lethhridge, Walter Bailey, W. I#. Bai cy r Morev, Kutherford, Hart;{ill r W. Reid r Henry, W. GK Hayhittle, Teeasober— MrC. Bray. Hawdicafpeb—Mr J. E. henry. S«CBBTABr— Mr H. L. Sherwill. The sports yesterday were better at' tended than they have been since the year 1882. when tb& number of visitors wa* exceptionally large owing to- the fact of there being no outside attractions that year. The stream of people began to flow in shortly after ten o'clock, and continued until two in the afternoon when there were upwards of two thousand five hundred " men, women and children" in the public paddock and the Lawn-, The beau' tifal weather which obtained allowed of alarge sprinkling of ladies whose summer dresses of all the hues and shades of the rainbow made the picture a very charm- : ing one in every respect. It goes without saying that the whole of the proceedings were marked by the strictest order and good conduct. The arrangements of the stewards, and committee were evidently made with the greatest care, and were therefore carried out without the slightestfriction. Mr SherwUl, the courteous and efficient secretary, was assisted in his box by Mr Bray, the treasurer, and they both performed their several duties to the satisfaction of the competitors. - The Feilding Brass Band discoursed sweet music in the intervals between the several events, and many encomiums were passed on the band for the excellence of their playing. Mr Hartgill officiated as starter, with Mr Peter Thomson as his assistant, and the fairness of the starts may safely be attributed to the stern manner in which Mr Hartgill " put back" all offenders. The Judges performed their duties with fairness and the strictest lmpurdahty, and some of the performers- m the mile walking race were astonished at being ordered to fall out disqualified for breaking the pace as laid d >wn in the Rules of the Feilding Sports, The largo fields testified to the faithful manner in which Mr J. E, Henry had handicapped the. competitors, and in this connection we have pleasure in eon— gratulatine Mr Henry on his success. The various booth-holders did well. There was a "lawful game" started but Con stable Tuohey ordered it off the ground. It must ,be a source of gratification tothe committee that the takings at the main gale were so large, as . this is the first time they have ever retained the risk. The racing for the leading events was very good, the time in most cases being excellent. Several of the wins «ere very popular, notably that of ;W. Watts, (late of. Feildins, and formerly an apprentice in this office,) in the Sheffield Handicap. Witherov, from Wai* pawa, was the htro of the day. He woo the 1 mile, £mile, and £mile events in splendid style, his Wtal winnings for the day amounting to £32. 1. Vlaidpn Race, 150 yards, of 4so vs. To be competed for by persons who* have never won an advertised race, Ist prize, £'&; 2nd, £1. P Mcllvride ... ... .„ I B Barrett ..'.■■ 2 PHobb ..;.'; ... ... 3 Also started — HJ Walls arid L Cole ; Mcllvride went to the front at the start and won rather easily. Time, 18£ sees. 2. Boys' Race (attending any Stite School), over 12 years. Ist prize,, 10s; 2nd. ss. ■' "W Hinchley ... ... _ 1 I> Whisker . #i ... ... 2 v A C01e... ... " ... ... 3 3> 120 Yards Sheffield Handicap, of 20/ soys. Ist prize,,£lO; 2nd, £5; 3rd, £2. £3 divided amongst winner*, of each heat not placed in final. Ist Heat. P Mcllvride, 9yds ... 1 H Sutcliffe, Byds' ... „. 2 Also ran — C E Harmer 9, O C Pleasants 11, C E Hormann 6, J Keane 11, J Humphries 7 r T Thompson 6. Prom agood start Mcllvride made the pace, and finished about a yard a-bead of Sutcliffe, the others being- in a heap a few yards away. Time, 13 sees. 2nd Heat. R W Wade, Byds ... .„ I AW Watts, 7yds... ... 2 Also started— D Craig 4, EEv Woon 10; W Arnott 7, J McGuiness 8, M Belfit 5. Woon jumped away with a slight advantage, and maintained it till halfway, when Watts and Wade came very strong and smothered the field, Wade having about a yard to spare. Time, lSsecs. 3rd Heat. J Whyte, Byds ... . . ■*.. 1 - A Cameron, syds ... - .v. 2 Also ran— S Thacker 3, L Broad 5, £,£", Bryce 5, BJ Mackay 7 r J Barry 9. Whyte made the pace a cracker from the report of the pistol and won all out by two yards. Time, 12£secs. • Final Heat. ': A W Watts, 7yds ... ... 1 J Whyte r Byd& ... „. 2 R W Wade, Byards ... 8 Also started — i Cameron 5,. P Mcll-, vride 9, H Sutcliffe 8. Cameron was first on his pins, but after 50 yards was covered he gave way to Whyte, with Watts coming fast. Whyte's colours was to the fore 10 yards from home, but Watts* going like a lion, managed to gain the, judges verdict by 2 inches, Wad* two yards away third. Time, 12 2-oseos.. 4. Walking, I Mile Handicap, of IS soys. Ist prize. £'10 '. 2nd, £g s 3rd, £1. A P Anderson, 125 yds ... 1 " A Rush, 80... 2 RJ Peters, 90 „ 8 Also started J Lyon scr, A "W Maclarins 70, A Rogers 100, W J Adamson 100, J ARanpin 100, C Ross 100, J Cavanagk 115, J Cathro 125, the limit men kept the lead for the first round, when €athro» began to fall back, but Anderson kept his position the others being in Indian file some distance away, Lyon, Rogers, and Cathro were disqualified for foul walking* in the second term. The event turned out to be a one-horse affair, as Anderson was never collared, and he won in the easiest of fashions by about 100 yards, Maclarin finishing second a couple of* yards from Rush. He was afterwards disqualified. Time, 7min 12 2-sthseo. 5. Vaulting with J'ole (Handicap), of 4 soys Ist prize,, £3; 2nd, £1. O C Pleasants QBin), 9ft Sin 1 J Cameron (15), 9-2 ... 2 Green scr, and Adsett (9in) also com* peted. 6. Manchester Handicap, one mile,of 20 soys. l^t prize, £15; 2ndJ £'4; 3rd, £1. r A H Witherow, 110 yds . 1 . EE Woon 110 ... 2 ' T 0 Hobbs 55 ... ... g. Also ran— H Peebles $5, G E Horniam* . 35, W L Whiteman 40, S Maddook 40. J Windley 60, J viarshall 65, J Pitz! Gerald 65, E Donnelly 80 J Keane ft Peters, and M Orbell'ioO, A Clemeate G H Allerby, and W H Waters 110* Peters and Allerby made the "pace for a oouple of circuits, when the men began to close up, arid. -at the back it look a splendid race, all beinW of aheap. Witherow went to fch« fore after three lans h»d been ran, and he never Jeffc, the uiatw doubt, "winning ««iily uiimiri 48i«o»

7. Hurdles, 220 Ynids Handicap, ot 11 soys; 10 hnrdbs. Ist prize, £7: . 2ud, £'2 log ; 3re, 10s. D Sanson, 6yds ... ... i J Cameron, 15y<?s ... S G0 ( ameron, s«r ... 8 Also started — T Simpson, D Craig anc Vf Arnott scr, A Cameron 2, S Thicker 5 H Mentz 7, H S Bailey 8, G M Trott 12 H S Munro 15. Sanson made short worl of his opponents, owing to his good iump ing abilities, as he gained' at least tw( ' yards, at every hurdle. This was indeed a pretty race. Time, 32sec. 8. .Running High Jump (handicap), ol :4 ;soys. . Ist p.n«e, £3; 2nd, ,£l. H S Bailey (lin), sft ££in ... 1 , A Cameron (4in)| sft sin ... 2 Also competed— F: Meyrick scr, W B Aruott and J J Byrce 2in, A Cameron 4, H S Munroe and E Meyrick 5. 9. Champion Race, 350 yards, of 53>vs, Ist prize, £4; 2nd, £1. Entrance 4s. S Clark ... i ... ... 1 L Broad... .*... ... 2 R Jarrett ■ ... ... 3 Theflatter led to the straight, when the other two put in their claims, and disposing of Jarrett, they, raced together, but Clark lasted longest, and won a- good race by a yard. Time, 87£ sec. 10... 80y5' Race '(attending any State School), under ( i2 years. Ist prize, I'is; 2nd, 5sT ; % Carruthers ■....•■? ... 1 JKeen ... ! ... ... 2 FAllerby | ... ' ' ... 3 11. Half- Mile Handicap, of 10 soys, Ist prize, L7; 2nd, L2J.Os ; 3rd, 10s A H Witherow, 40yds .... 1 /FEanthorpe, 40yds ... 2 , J Humphries, 25yds ... 3 Also ran — J Rush, S Maddock, D Craig, .H. Peebles and R Jarrett 10, S Clark, T 6 Hobbs and W L Whiteman 15, E Donnelly 26, (B- Peters 35, E H Whiteman 40. Witherow and Fanthorpe led almost from start to finish, the former haying a very easy task set him. . The ether competitors were outpaced. Time, 2inin lOsec. 12, Running Long Jump (handicap), of 2 soys. Ist prize, LI 10s; 2nd, 10s. D Sanson (18in)i 19ft 4in ... 1 H Sutcliffe (13in), 19ft 3in... 2 The other competitors were— T Murray scr, E E Woon and 0 C Pleasants 18in. 13. 440 Tards Handicap, of 10 soys. Ist prize, L7; 2ndjL2 10s ; 3rd, 10s. AH Witherow, -20yds ... I _ . • ; L Broad* 13yds ; ... ... 2 GO Cameron, 16yds .„ 3 Also started— S Thacker and T C Hobbsi3, VI A Belfit, R Peters and 0 C Pleasants 18, C E Hartner 20, GHAI--lerby 23: The two! latter cut out the running from the start to the top bend, with the others in a string. Witherow here put in, his clans, but collided with two of the other competitors, and it threw him back about a idozen yards. The field kept pegging but the mile 'Champion was not tp be denied, and he came with a wet: sail, just managing to catch Broad (who led down the straight) on the post, and beat him by 2 inches. Time, 54see. [ 14 Tug of War; feven men on each side. lstprize,lL2; 2nd, 20s. Grey's team 1. . . . 1 Nicholson's team . . . . 2 This event proved a great trial of strength, and was very exciting. j 15. 120 Yards Handicap Hurdles, of 7 soys ; 10 hurdles. Ist prize, L5 ; 2nd, LI 10s; jjrd, 10s. W H Arnott, sci- .. .. 1 D Sanson, 3yds i. . . . 2 A Cameron, lyd . . . . 3 Also ran — T Simpson and G C Oameron, acr, G jM Trott, 7yds, J Cameron and rl S Munroe. Byds. This event proved a walk-jover for Arnott, who got &. splendid start and had his men done half way from home. Some splendid jumping was witnessed in this race. Time, 17sec. J 16. Three-Legged Race. Ist prize, LI 10s; 2nd, 10s. ] Whisker and Whisker . . 1 J Rush and Bennett . . 2 Iyeßon and Broad • 3 Six other pairs cpmpefced, several of ■whom came to grassy the Whiskers winning easily. \ 17. Ladies' Bracelet Handicap, 220 yards Competitors iaust be nominated by Ladies. Ist prize, Bracelet valued at L 5; 2nd, Bracelet valued at L2. Ist heat. R W Wade, 15yds .. 1 E F Iyeson, Byds . . 2 D Craig, 4yds . . 3 Also ran— C E Harmer, 11yds, D J Mackay, 12yds, R Whisker, syds, J J Bryce, 7yds, G M Trott, 16yds, Harmer and Bryce showed to advantage for a short period, until Wade came out of the ruck, and won rather easily. Time, 24secs. 2nd Heat. P McUvride, 15yds ... 1 J Whyte, 13yds 2 AW Watts, 11yds ... 3 Also ran — J Rush and J McGuinness 14, F Fanthorpe and J Cameron 15. McGuinness led the cluster to the home bend ; the three placed men then closed up and had the finish to themselves. Time, 24sec. FisAii Heat. R W Wade, 15yds ... 1 J Whyte, 13yds 2 A W Watts, 11yds ... 3 Wade and Whyte led in the order named from start to finish, the others being handy all the way. Time, 24£ sec. 18. Consolation Handicap, of 4 soys ; 150 yards. Ist prize, L3; 2nd, LI. R Jarrett, 4yds ... ... 1 J McGuinness, 7yds ... 2 Also started — Thacker scr, Broad, Belfit and A Cameron 1, Bryce 8, Whisker 4, Sutclifte 6, G C Cameron 7, Barrett 8; Munroe 10, Orbell 11, Although this was the last event it was by no ineanß the worst as it proved the closest finish oi the day, all of the competitors being in a heap, and it was with some difficulty the judges could arrive at a decision. Time, 16sec. 19. Point Prize. Ist prize, L3 ; 2nd, 20s; 3rd, 10s. Points to count as follows -Running events: 5. 3 and 2 ; Jumping : 3, 2 and 1. Event No. 18 excluded.