PATEA SPORTS.

Patea Mail, 3 January 1882, Page 3

PATEA SPORTS.

The Caledonian Society’s sports yesterday were a remarkable success. The Domain-ground was a convenient area for athletic games, and the playing of the new brass band added immensely to the liveliness and enjoyment of the holiday crowd. Many settlers came in from the district, and the attendance was very large, i A number of Maoris were also ehjpying 'the fun. The several officials—starter, : judge, &c.—seemed to discharge -their duties with satisfaction ; and the working managers©! this affair ought;to be well satisfied with so great a success. The | weather was lovely. ' I The society’s trophy cup to the wirnier I of most >■ events , was gained by G. H, | Gibson. j Boys’ Race, 150 yards (for boys under 112 years)---Ist prize, 15s ; 2ncl; 5s W. Ewings... ... ... 1 i J. Whelan ... ... ... 2 Ten youngsters competed. Won easily.’ ■ i 150 yards Maiden Race—lst prize, 80s; i2nd, 10s ’ 1 j R< Aldridge '.I I , S. Mininix ... ... ... 2 jpitoj' Pearce, .and H. Coutts also com■Jpeted.' All got, away together. Aldridge, [won comfortably. Running; ‘High Jump—lst prize, 80s ; ! ‘ 2nd, 10s ■. • W. Carmody; sin., sft. Gin. 1 j G. Broughton, 4in., sft. 4in. 2 j Mininix ; scratch, A; Sargent Bin., W. ■ Dixon 1 3in., M Carey 6jn.,*. competed. Carmody won easily. 100-yards Handicap;—lst prize, £3 ; i 2nd, 80s ; 3rd, 10a Ist Heat: R. Aldridge, 3yds. 1 Alf. Pearce, 6yds'... 2 ; M. Carey, Byds ... ... ’ 3 , ; A. Sargeant ; syds, G. Gibson syds, W. ■Kitching 6yds, started. The pistol hung fire, and some of the competitors finished,' I but were put on the mark again, when they all got away together and-finished jin a heap. ~hj 2nd Heat : I Tuirirangi, 6yds 1 I Cecil Dasent, 6yds ; ... 2 I.HyaraS,7yds ..; .... 3 iMininix scratch, W. J, Neill 3yds, Q. Pearce syds, also ; started.; A good start | was effected, and resulted with 1 * a close ■finish. 1 , f?i ,V' ; ' ’ 1 Standing High : prize, £l. j 2nd, 10s. ‘ . v> * W. Carmpdy, 2in,, 4ft, sin.. 1 W. Mininix, scth, 4ft. sin. 2 ■W. Dixon, scratch, ; Broughton lin., AI Sargeant 2in, Aldridge 3in., competed iCarmody was thrown in the jumping jevents. | TOO yards Handicap—Final Heat:' ; I. Hyams, 7yds ... ... 1 Tuirirangi, syds ... ... 2 Cecil -Dasentj syds; t ’... 3 JR. Aldridge 3yds, A. Pearce 6yds, M. jOarey' ,Byc|sj also came to the starting point. /All got away well. About a yard 'separated the first, second, and third men. Four-mile Handicap—lst prize, £4; j2nd, £2 ;/3rd, 20s ; } | G. H. Gibson, 10yds .../ • , | ■ A. McKillodi,.7yds ... 2, | G. Broughton, 6yds , ••• . 3 • - • jW. J. . Neill scratch, Geo. Pearce 4yds’ 'Gilbert Pearce,6yds, also started. iPearce took tbe lead and , kept, it;; till looming into, the -strait, when he/ was passed by the rest, who made good race jatthe finish j Gibson, eventually. winning by. About-.a yard, ;■ Vaulting with poje—lst prize, £2 ; |2nd,'‘£i."" ! L m ; Jacob (native) scth, Bft. sin. 1 ; I Dixon Bin , Bft. Bin. *.. 2 ;f Gibson also competed. I 220 y T ardß.liurdle race—lst prize, £3 ; 2nd, 80s ; 3rd,llos; m ' W. iMinninix scth, ' ..v 1 j ; G. Broughton’2ydS, ... . . 2 i G. H. Gibson lOyds, ... i 3 Aldridge syds, also competed, Gibstfn was leading to the second to last hurdle \yhen he was passed, by Aldridge who fell This; was. a -gooff race. The three first men all getting over tiie last hurdle together had a hard Tussle for first place. Putting the stonb—lst prize, 80s ; 2nd, IDs.. . :;v. J. McKenna, ... ... 1 O. M’Kittrickj 2 8 others tried their strength. 2 miles walking race —Ist prize, £4 ; 2nd, £2 ; 3rd, £l. F. Klink scratch, P. Hurley 75yds, C. Dasent 100 yds started. This race was very i tame. ; ’ Dasent was the only man who walked fair. He entered'a protfest against Hurley and Klink on the ground that they were not walk-

ing fairly. The Committee have not yet decided. Running long jump—lst prize, £1 ; 2nd, 10s. P. Hurley scth,lßft. 2£in, 1 Tuirerangi 9in, ,17ft. 4in, 2 Sargeant 6in,Q. H. Gibson 9in, also competed. 1 mile : handicap—lst: prize,' £5 ; 2nd .£2; 3rd,£i; ” : A.‘ M’Killock scth, ... 1,: , ,F, Klink r 2ydß ;.. ;.V; \ : G. H. Gibson 40yds, ... 3 McKillock won easily. Klink led nearly all the way, but wae passed by McKillock about 100 yards from homo. Time, sm. 28 SeC... ■ .■ • ' , Champion 100 yards—let, prize,- £8 ; 2nci,.£lv-.',: Minninex ... ... ... 1 J?- Aldridge, ... ... 4 2 -- T. Dawson .ii' <’■ ■ .;.■ J ' V.. 3. :t) P, Hurley and O. Norgate also competed. The men got away well together. : Mininex won by about tWo yards. ' • Old Men’s Race, 150 yards—lst prize, £2 ; 2nd* £l. ■ ■Thomas Boyle. ... ...1 ; C, Finnerty 2 0. McKittrick 3 Billy; Wilson, 'Dodgson, and Nicholas Brown also started; The bid men seemed not to have lost speed by age. They were like two-yeai'-olds. : The race was very amusing.' " ,J; '' . "" Boys’ Race (under 12 years)—lst prize, 15s; 2nd, 5s W. Ewings... ... ... 1 D. Hurley ... ... ... 2 J. McKittrick ... . ... , 3 About a dozen started. Volunteer Race, 200 yards (run in uniform)—lst prize, £3 ; 2nd, 30s ; 3rd, 10s 1. Hyams, 9yd» . ... ... 1 M , Carey, 10yds ... ... 2 W• J. Neil 1, scratch ... 3 Sergeant, 6yds, also ran. Hyams proved too fast for, his opponents, and won by two yards. 4-Mile Steeplechase—lst prize, .£B'; 2nd, 30s, . ; ■ ./■-. ; ■: G. Broughton ... G.H, Gibson ... ... 2 R. Aldridge ... ... -3 were only starters, others no doubt, not caring for a ducking in the lake. This race was very laughable, the men coming home covered with .mud.j Aldridge mistook the course, and had to go back, otherwise he would have had a more honorable place. . ■ ■ Consolation Handicap,; 200 yards-? Ist prize, £2 ; 2nd, £l. . W. J. Neill, 4yds .w 1 , M, Carey; lOyds :;... ;2 ; O. .Norgate and J. Ha wson scratch j vTuiri T fangi syds, & Gilbert Pearce 7yds,' also ran. This was a geod: race, the competitors coming in all together. Neill won on the post. , ... , ; J •, ’