STRATFORD CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 25 January 1907, Page 2

STRATFORD CALEDONIAN SOCIETY.

Splendid w.-iulicT favoured i;„. Stratford Caledonian Society's .Mxti:. ;niii,i:il ga,!icrin;;' nil Tinus hi v. when ;, ~ ■„,,;! programme of athletic, cycling 'wini,ll:l,y' ail <l Higli'uiid events was wit imv-,i.il a; Victoria I'urk. The Taraliaki Pipe Hand, and sonic of the colours host pipers, kept the skirl „' tl!' pipes jsoundiiiff the dn,y lircd some very fine music and Highland dancing was enjoyed. Tlic attendance was fairly large, and representative of the province, lint Ntratford townspeople were not very largoly represented. ,\ noticeable fcalure was the absence of the liookmakin- e'e incn:. but' notwithstanding' the' fact liial there was no "roar of the ring," a good deal of betting was done qirietly, and some of Ike events savoured "f ihe "arranged, order. Tlie officials wiio noticed (lie tactics in the two mile bicycle event, and frcelv commented on the fact, would have been doing justice to their Society, the public, ami tire other competitors had thcy cal cd on Plnnkef and Summers to explain why the latter was allowed to win this event. The whole thing was too transparent. Some splendid finishes were recorded in one or two nf the running events, particularly in the quarter-mile, when Harding came out of the rack with a great sprint and won in the last few fed. The track 9';t> hard and lumpy, and not suitable for cycling races, whilst the oval itself was perhaps in a state not creditable to the authorities or comfortable for the competitors cm account of the thistles—but liter were Caledonian thi-tlcs. Mr ,i" If. Thompson, lice secretary, was mo.-t methodical, prompt and painstaking in bis work, and this ensured the wheels of management run ning smoothly. Jtefreshnient booths and the Usual sideshows appeared to do good business. The annual concert and dance was held in the even ing. The results of the racing arc appended:— Maiden Kiice, r,i, v ds.-C. Emery ], IV. L. Quiiiney », 51. Savwoll ,'i. lO'iilic. barters. Time, 18s. "

. lioys' Handicap. 220vds.~Ii. Svincs , 1. -I. Law 2. Time, 28 Pas. ~ lObyds Handicap.— Pirst heat: 11. ( , Ciiinerou. (iyds, 1 ; (.'. (fomer, 7v,ls ■> s Time, 10 4-ss. Second heat.-'s \ ;. Lewis, 7yds, 1: J. Bnvl.in. lOvds. 2. v I'mie. 1,0 ;!-.«. Third heat: 't.' I). ;, Kowler, 7yds, 1; A. h. Dixon. 2. Time, ( , HI 3-rw. Final: W. (i. ll'.irdiii" 1, . D. Cameron 2, C. Cjomer 3. Time [. 10 465. Sehoolhoy,' Race, 100yds.—Ilurlc 1. . J. Daw 2, Jlorison 3. 0 Jraideu Mile Bicycle Tlaiulicaii —(! (| Carlick 1, A. Rowe 2. Time. 2ni oils. ( Six others started. , oOyd-s Muidcn Swim.—W. Knot 11, ~ ]). Cameron 2. Eight starters. n Long Dive.—lf. liownes 1, Drake j 1 120 yds Hurdle Handicap.— 11. Camf eron. owes 2yds. ] : 1). Eon-lcr. owes fiyils, 2. Time, ISsec. -[ lioys' llnn.lica]i, open, 200vds —(' , Kivi'll 1, Drahani 2, Sheehan :i. Hue .Mile Bicycle Handicap. -.1 . Kenny. 1011 yds, 1; ,1. T. Summers. ■lOyds. 0. (j. JCofoed, lOOvds, .'1 Twelve , slnrled. Time, 2m .-j.'is. ' ' 2211 yds Handicap.—First heal- S \ Lewis, Ifiyds, l : 'p. p. Fowler I.n-.ls'. 1 2: A. Morris, lOvds, jj. Tim t . iris , Second heal: llngl, Cameron, lovds 1'• W'. ('• Dai-ding, Kivds. 2: 11 L \h' , boll, 12yds.:!. Time, 2:1 15,. Final, , 1, Caiui'i-on 2. Lewis ;i. Tmw. ! 7.lyds SHim llnn.licap.-Knott |. . Drake 2. A g„„,| „„.,., „-„„ |, v ( „, . scratch mail. Creasy Boom.—Mcyuny, 1. li".'s' -Mile llau.iicap.'-Pccbles I 'legL'- 2. Sheehan .1. Two Mile Bicycle Handicap.-,) T Minimers, 110 yds, 1; 1). ,|. Plunketf, s.-ralch, 2; (j. Kofoed. ISOv.ls, j|. Time on, 255. Nine starters. 440 yds Handicap.—W. V, H-ii'din" i-'.o.vds, 1; S. A. Lewis, ,10yds, 2- L lie' Launay, jJOyds, :!. Time, 51 3as Dalfnnle Handicap.—J. Feavcr 2...y(15. ]; S. Koats, liOyds, 2. Hnlv hnisl.ers out of 11 starters. Time. 2m -i 115s. Duck Hunt,—!!. Kivell 1. 'l'l'i-ee .Mile Bicyeh- Handicap ~l| P- Mehrtens, scratch. 1. .1. T Hum' mors. 120 yds, 2; J. T. Wade. :ia()v,l-, 3. Tamo, Sm 30s. ' Cm- .Mile Handicap. _W. _\, p ]Vll . Dee. liOyds, 1; c. W . Bvan. 70v,15. 2 l!ng'pipe M'nsic.—Ma relics mid Pi-l-rochs: Cenfer 1, _\. McLcod " Center L Camp- ( <iirls' Dancing.—K. Ban- 1, (!. B,,rr Sword Dance.—Center 1, \Y. Iloyd Hoys' llighland Dancing.— B Todd l. (b Itueburn 2. 100 yds Swiniiiiing Handicap.—Black 1, Hocking 2.