Dunedin Sports.
(Per Press Association.) Dunedin, January 2. The Caledon.an sports to day were even better attended than yesterday, the weather being fine. The light weight wrestling was won by M. Pawley, with S. W. Johnson 2nd, A. Dickson 3rd. In the Dunedin Handicap' Houlston, 30yds, won the 220 yds distance; Curtin, 16yds. 2nd. W. Craig, 25yds, won the 440 yds distance, with P. Driscoll, 28yds, 2nd ; time 51 l-sth sees. In the Presidents' Handicap Bicycle Race, Maxwell, 30yds, won the second distance, 3 miles ; Bell, scratch, 2nd. The third distance, 2 miles, was won by N. Ralston, 335 yds ; F. McKenzie, 75yds, 2nd. In the aggregate, Bell and Ralston had 6 points each, but the prize was awarded to Bell for consistent riding. A. Findlay, 80yds. won the mile walk. J. Burke, 60yds, won the 2 mile run ; C. Walters, 120 yds, 2nd ; time 9min 55sec In the cycling events, Arnot, 45yds. won the half mile in lmin 49 l-ssecs ;J. Symes, 105 yds, the three miles in 9min 7£secs ; T. Maw, 84yds, the mile in 2min 21 l-sth sec. Minn, 310 yds, won the two mile second class in smin 7sec. In tbe vaulting with the pole, R. Esplia cleared lOffc 3in.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 156, 4 January 1897, Page 2
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