WAITARA SPORTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 12 April 1907, Page 2

WAITARA SPORTS.

Aft or t,\vo postponements oil account of the weather, the North Taranaki Caledonian Society's sports eventuated under favorable conditions. I here was a very good attendance, wliilo the competition was keen, although the * "■ tile majority of events, were small. [lie ollieials worked liard to keen tiling* going, iuid were particularly zeal?.'V U wate,lin g "stills" ami '"point-t-is, but UiL'i'c was little room /or suspicion. The Taranaki Pipe Hand and (lancing competitions gladdened the uesn\s of I lie Scots present. Kesults • Maiden Kace: King 1, Osborne 2 Schoolboys' Race, lOOvds: Kiripi 1 Mort.r-icn 2. 1 ' Caledonian Handicap. lOOvds: l'irsi heat: C. Jlarsli 1, T. jj. iWler 2. Also competed; K. Webster, C. Tweedie, W. Cole. Second heat: F. King; 1, 11. Ward 2. .'ilso started: Harding, ,T. Marsh, ihud heat : E. Grossman 1, V. C. Tate 2 Also competed: 11. Cameron, fi. Hooker! 1< malr Ward 1, Ciossman 2, Kin" X Maiden Bicycle Handicap, one mile- , <[ '• s - 2. Also started: Davidson, F. l'.ichards High .lump: K. Webster and JMulli,, (dead beat). Several competed. Half-mile Handicap: W. G. Hardin;., 20yd; I; c lapel, :)oyds, 2. Also start- : Vw< T, liyan, and Pnlford. A .<ood nice; on at tlu» finish. iiace, 220vds: Phillip 1, Tate 0 •Stepping a Chain: IV. Lash 1 J Mckenzie 2. Publicans' Handicap, 440 yds: M. Ward 1, C Capel 2, W. C. Harding ;i. start •(.; Kvan, Pulford, V, (J Tate A good race, One Mile Bicycle Hace: J. Kennv, ""■J- A V ''"l"*"*, I Oydri, 2. Also started: h. Thomas, Koclmck, F. JfeDonald, ). (teorge, .). Davidson. Uoebuck f«H ui the third lap. A splendid tnssel loi- a lap between the scratch men saw Kenny W n l, v ] la if a Ar]lec] _ Caledonian Handicap, 220 yd- (t Hooker, C Marsh and V. C. Tate iinished a n east Mard, who was unable to get thiough, being only inches behind. Also s,arted: Tweedie, Osborne. In the run oil' Hooker won from Marsh b.i a yard, Tate some distance off. A bail start was ell'ected.

Ih !-'l n Jll K'il™<l<'i-s defeated the Mao,' tfiini after a muscle-racking pull. n.' Mile Handicap: (!. Pnlford, 30yds. 1; C. Kvan, 20yds, 2: V. Capel, 30vds, ;i. Also competed: Morcy, Cole. Pulfo'd won.by a yard, in a hard finish. Time, 120 yds Hurdles: A. P. Ingley. owe 10 prote.,. was lodged against Inglev on the g.omid that he jumped ends Of (he hurdles, and the matter was iclcrrj:! to the Association for a ruling. Jwo Miles bicycle liace: W. y u,,,,. bnck 20»yds, A. H. faite, 2, L u hoinas, 140 yds, :i. Also staricd: D. George ;lll( i j,\ McDonald. Parkes caught Koebnck entering the seventh op, hut tell when he had (he race well jii hanii. He remounted, and beat Thomas for second place. Roebuck rode lUJntteruled throughout. Voiced Handicap, 150 yds: Fowler, !> i'vmV; Vl' 2; Mo *y> %<«*. 3. Tvul.o started. Won l>y n yard . iiH.'/l/jANO KV\SXTS. ' Music: Pibrochs and Marches: A. McLeod ] D. McDonald 2 ,ias', a *«* i, »■ Swml Dance: D. McDonald 1, i MciiO<Kl Bfirr S ' llaiUl ' l,0 ' vs ' : B ' ToJli ] ' HBa'iT 2 li " Ul I '' li " S ( 8 irls)! C ' Tol '<l 1. C. Irish Jig: J). McDonald 1, 11. Todd •' Jlornjnpe: D. McDonald. SheauHrcaus: Miss H. Tood (special).