NORTH CANTERBURY CALEDONIAN SPORTS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2203, 18 March 1881, Page 3

NORTH CANTERBURY CALEDONIAN SPORTS.

President, Mr Alexander McDonald; vicepresidents, Messrs J. Fulton, Myles Camp- ! bell and John Cameron; hon. treasurer, Mr George Kemp ; hon. sec, L. C. Williams; piper, Mr John McKay. The seoond annual gathering of this society took plaoe yesterday at Amberley. For such a gathering, the weather was all that oould be desired. The ground seleotion committee cannot be complimented on their seleotion, for the ground was very broken, and no good time oould possibly be made in the various events. The 9.30 train from the South brought up about 300 persons, and at one time there must have been quite 800 people present. Mr H. MoLean, of the Crown Hotel, had a booth on the ground, and from the manner in whioh it was surrounded throughout the day, would have no cause for complaint. Mr Higgins of Ashley had a confectioner's booth, and seemed to be well patronised. The police, with Sergeant Scott, were in attendance, but the whole meeting passed off in suoh good order that their services were not required in any way. Walking Handicap, one mile. First prize, £3 ; second, £l. Entrance, 3a. J. Dalziel 1 W. H. Gibba 2 E. Cuckow ... ... 3 Won easily. Bagpipe Music. First prize, JB3; seoond, £2. Entrance, 3s. D. McQueen 1 J. McKay ;- 2 McQueen also won Mr P. Ellis's special prize of silver medal. Handicap Race, 100yds. First prize, £•% ; ' second, £l. Entrance, 4a, First Heat. C. Tomb, 6yds ... 1 C. Scrimshaw, 4yds ... 2 Time, lOisoc. P.. Purchase, scratch ; J. Kirby, scratch ; and five others ran. Second Heat. F. Green, 6jds ... 1 J. Hall, 6yds 2 Time, lOJaeo. Six others ran. Third Heat.

0. Toom 1 P. Green 2 Time, 10 2-saoc. Wrestling (Cumberland style). First prize, JB2 ; second, £l. Entrance, 3s. W. S. Pagan 1 W. Matherson 3 Highland Reel (in costume). First prise, £3 ; second, £l. Entrance, 3s. T. Murray 1 D. Cruickshank ... 2 Handicap Race, 200yds. First prize, £2 ; , second, .£l. Entrance, 4s. P. Green, 12yds ...' -i 1 J. J. Kirby, scratch 2 P. Purchase, scratch ... ... 3 Won by 2ft. Time. 24seo. Putting Stone. First prise, £2 ; second, £l. Entrance, 3s. . W. Kennedy, 31ft. lin 1 O. Flynn, 30ft. Win 2 Handicap Pace, 200yds (boys under 16). First prize, .£1; second, 10s. Entrance, 2s. C. Scrimshaw, scratch 1 H. Lowry, scratch 2 Ten started. Won easily by Scrimshaw. Time, 25Jsec. Highland Fling (in costume). First prize, £3 ; second, £l. Entrance, 3b. James Murray 1 D. Cruickshank ... ... ... 2 Handicap Race (members of Society only). 400ydB. Prize cup, value £3 3s, given by Mr Hugh McLnan. Entrance, 3s. M. Lester, 40yds 1 C. Forbes, 25yds 2 Won by 60yds. Vaulting with Pole. First prize, £2 ; second, £l. Entrance, 3b. W. Featherey, 9ft 1 W. Lavery, Bft lOin 2 C. Forbes, Bft 9in 3 Sailor's Hornpipe. First prize, £2; second, -£l. Entrance, 3s.

James Murray waa the only competitor, and was awarded the first prize. Hurdle Handicap, 440yds. First prize, £3 ; second, Jcl 10s. Entrance, 4s. P. Green 1 Geo. White ... ... 2 W. S. Pagan ... 3 Sword Dance (in costnme). First prize, £3 ; second, jCI. D. Cruickshank 1 J. Murray 2 Handicap Bace ; one mile. First prize, £i ; second, £2. Entrance, 4s. A. Hill, 45yds 1 W. S. Fagan, (scratch 2 J. Cusock, 75yds 3 Sixteen started. This was a good race. Fagan waited too long, or he would probably hare reversed places with Hill. At the time of the train leaving Amberley a heavy rain suddenly set in, when there was a general stampede from the grounds before many of the items on the programme had come off.