WAIRARAPA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY

Wairarapa Daily Times, 3 January 1888, Page 2

WAIRARAPA CALEDONIAN SOCIETY

ANNUAL GATHERING,

President : George Heron, Esq.; Vice President: Walter Perry, Esq.; Directors: Messrs Thomas Brown, C.' E. Bremuer, W. B. Buick, John Cameron, Robert . Cameron, William ■ Cameron, A. . \Y. Cave, A. A.'Elkins, Richard J. Fitton, Farquhar Gray, David Guild, A. W. flogg-, Joseph lorns, John Livingstone, William Lowes, Thos. Mackay, Wm, Millay, James Muir, ... Aloiffliik' Mutrie, Donald McKen- : zio, Murdock McKenzie, Donald' MoPhee, James Ross, Alox. Stewart ; Judges : Messrs C. E, Bromner, Thomas Brown, W. B. Buick,. Robert Camoron, Farquhar Gray, •John'-Livingstonc, Wm. Millav, Jas. Muir, Donald MePheo, James'Ross and Alex. Stewart; Handicapi>ers : Messrs A. A. Elkins, F. O'Connor and.James Ross; Hon. Sec,: Mr W. Cellar..

The Wairarapa Caledonian Society, asatlast year's sports, were again favored with beautiful weather, and the attendance of tlie public yesterday was,'as a consequence, all tlint colild l}e desired, fully 1800 persons iiehig .on the ground during the afternoon, The gate money amounted to £G7lss Gd, being £3 over the receipts of last time. The large 'number of people who \\m. present on this occasion seemed to. be thoroughly enjoying themselves, and flieuiiot engaged in watching the various competitions they were mostly occupied in.the discussioii of,(?!; fvcQcd, meals - under the trees in picturesque plowing groups,

under aud meetfPspffl^MM provided by .the-Sbo{etyY^Wfl®^ : f • seemed- to be much appreciated,® the outside seats, unless tjiey canbe puTOiia sido, away-from the ;> winning lost, seem only likely <tb : be used tojaiid : upon, by excited individuals aiixiffips to : see tlie finishes.: Perhaps■ be moved to a more suitable' psitioii, or probably another time, fomebne could be deputed to -secur| their proper usage. The musical pro|ranlme : was well renderedby thie Master ton Private Band,. under the leadership of Mr Pearson, and added greatly to Jhe enjoyment of the day.' Several improvements to the ground werejnoticeable, three new "Pay Here" boxes, aud a very convenient, Secretary's Office being among them: The. Committee were indefatigable, everything being promptly done,;- and well managed. Mr Elkins made a firstrate starter, and his field handicapping was especially good. The judging met with general approbation. In one case only—that of the bagpipe music—the decision; was questioned by. some of those present, but general feeling was entirely in favour of the award of first place to Haggart, McDonald's playing, though good, not being so even as the former's. The removal of the heap of turf, which, being quite in the track, caused great iuconvenience, wpuld have saved,cause for a lot of perfectly- justifiable complaint on the part of competitors. A somewhat firmer stand might also be provided for the dancing;'-. Springiness in this is of course desirable, but a heavy weight might cause the present rather-.ricketty structure to collapse, MrW. Lowes made a very efficient ! voluntary timekeeper; unfortunately •no arrangement having been made for an official record being kept. The-re-insertion of the obstacle race and of some amusiug items would, we think, be ail improvement in the next programme. However, a. very pleasant day's recreation was provided. People began to slowly move away • soon after 5 o'clock, and at 6.80 the strains. last event of the Caledonian iSports Tor 1888 was over. We have to thank the courteous and efficient secretary, Mr W. Sellaiy for giving us every assistance. This gentleman' seemed simply übiquitous, and tlie calm and happy mauner in which lie did half $ dozen things at one and the same time was at once our admiration and ei%. Subjoined is the programme in detlil, :

Wairarapa Handicap, consisting of threl distances, namely 100,220, and 440 yds, first prize 100s, second 30a, third 15s, R, O. Smith.(7points)... 1 R. Thompson (6 points). 2 ; H. Wilsone (4 points)... 8

R. 0. Smith gained two seconds and one first prize, Thompson was awarded two firsts, and H. Wilsone got one second and two thirds. The. separate events which constituted this handicap are detailed below, in the order in which they were ran.

1. Maiden Race, 200 yds, entrance 2s fid, first prize 40s, second 20s H. Wilsone ;.. ... 1 ll.Jackson ... ... 2 E. Felling ... ... 3 Eight competitors were got away to an. even start, and 'after a good race Wilsone won by about 5 yards. Time 2Gsecs.

2. Throwing Heavy Hammer, entrance 2s Gd, first 40s, second 20a

G, Jackson (79ft 4in) ... 1 G. Day (74ft lOin) ... 2 W. Day (72ft 4-Jin) ... 8 There were 0 entries for this event, and three trials each were allowed. G. Jackson made his distance with one throw. . 3 Wairarapa Handicap, first event, first 30s, second 15s -it. Thompson (scr) ... 1 . R. 0. Smith (4yds) ... 2 .H. Wilsone (3yds) ... 3 Twelve ran in this race, and-started pretty evenly after several attempts, Thompson being the quickest to get under : weigh, and eventually winning by two yards. No official time was kept, but a private record gave it as 12 2-sth sec,

4. Hop-Step-and-Jump, entrance 2a fid, first 40s, second 10a Hunia (39ft 2in) ... 1 J. Cumiaiiig (38ft2in)... 2

Eemeni (37ft Bin) .... 3 There were six competitors for tliia, five of them being Maories,

5. Wrestling Match (Cumberland style), . entrance 3s, first 503, second 10s • - Himioiia ... ... 1 F. ICummer ... 2 : W. Welch • ... ... 8

Five competed, Kummer gave the winner some trouble, but the rest were somewhat easily disposed of.

G. Hurdle Handioap, 220 yds, over ten hurdles, entrance 2s, acceptance 2u, Drat AOs, second 20a R. Thompson (sor) ... 1 E. 0. Smith (Bytls) ... 2 •; ■. B. Pelling (oyds) ... 8 There were 18 entries for this handicap., aud 8 adceptaucbs. Thompson, who took all the hurdles very freely, won this event .easily. Smith finished about two yards in advance of Pelling, the others coming up together.: After the rape, Pelling protested that R. O.; Smith had put his hand to, the hurdles, but the objection, after consideration, was not. upheld, , :

sectind 30s, mBBg&OY which «eveu started, $ HHjHßked and re-passed each On passing the the sen, Mawhinay, and Udy were going - in the order named. Fifty yards froni the .finish- Udy and Neilsen Were;.. ■ within three yards of Jach tilhgoK, when the latter .fell offallowingUqjr - -•' to win. Bawbry, who finished third, was close up, and'only lost second place after a game;"struggle. not taken. ' I m . 9. Bagpipe .Music, /entrance' 2a 6d"Mc Robert Cameron's prize Of 40s, ani a , , second prize of 20s if three competitors. ' ! , ' J. Haggart ... ... 1 V~" "■•'"• 'Peter McDonald ... 2 J. Paterson ... ... 3 Haggard 1 played all his three pieces • ; T (March, strathspey, and reel) evenly ' '' aud well, and was awarded first place. McDonald's strathspeys were good, and the reel particularly so, but'lie lost- on the march. 9a. Extra Race. Girls under 12 ; i 100 yards; 6s, 4s, and2s. . - ... . A. Feilding ■ 1 C. Holmes ... 2 -. T.Dixon - ... 8 10. Highland Fling, entrance 2s first A <os, second 10s, - ' 'fw Win'Millar ~. ... 1 j J. Horrid 2 ; Millar's dancing' was first .rsjj§f' - Horrid too, showed/that he knew how to do the fling, but despite 'gobd music, lie was a bit weak in time, 10a. Extra._ Throwing cricket ball; . . 20s and 10s. .. V W. Iggulden, Ol^yards.. 1 J. Bentley, 88 yards... 2 . Eleven entered. 11. Three-legged Race, for youths under 15 years, entrance free. First 10s, second ss, third, 2s fid Ryan and Baillie. ... 1 Galloway and Gunther... 2Wakelin and Derrick '. v .' 3 Five started, Ryan aud Baillie being' the winning partners, after a close finish. All managed to keep their k legs well. 12. fiairarapa Handicap second event, 220 yards, first 30s, second 15s R O Smith(6 yards)* \. 1 - W X4__ i-W-W D Watson(7-yards)... 8 -h The eleven men who.ran had the'

advantage of a pretty even start. jA) kept well together; to the; corn®? where JR. Thompson lost any chanoo he-had,'by being pressed into a heap ' of turf,:and 'which he; had to jump. Smith got to, the front near the finish and won by about 4 or 5 yards, the second and third men , were" almost ' ijieok and neck. Time 241 sees. .• 'iExtra. -Sword Dance, 205., v/ v '.:: 1 . There were four entries but only one prize was The; • winner's dancing was a very 4 'good exhibition.andwasmuchadmired. \ y: 13. Running Long Jump, entrance 2s, . first 30s,'Second 10s" J. Gumming (17ft 6^in). 1 . ;Hunia (17ft 4|in) ... 2 . Five entered, including three Maories. Of the losers, Reri jumped 16ft aud Putahi 16ft Oin. i"i 14. Putting, the Stone, entrance 2s Gd, first 40b second 10a W. Welch, (80ft 7}in) I V. W.Day(2BftSin) , 2 G. Day (27ft 6in) ... 3 v . H. Pope also competed. ' 16. Scotch. Reel, entrance 2s first 2oi||| second 10a' : "-v H.Millar ... l J. Horrid ... . 2 ■ This was well danced, and was apparently a very interesting item to " thosefrom" The Land o' the Cakes." 16. Wairarapa'Handicap, 3rd event, 440'' yards, first 30s, second 10s • R, Thompson (7yds) ... 1 R. O. Smith (7 yds) ... 2 ■ H. Wilsone (14 yds) ... 3 Mr Elkins made a very' even start;' •. and of the seven who ran, Thompson soon made his way to the front,, maintaining his lead to,the end, where ho won by about three yards, apparently having the race well in hand. Smith and Wilsone, the second and _ third men came in about two yards apart. Time 55 sec. 17. Vaulting with Pole, entrance 4s, tirat 60s, second 20s , Hunia Oft 3-iin... 1' Reri ... 4 r - : The tliree competitors in the peg®; vaulting wore all - - Maoris. notwithstanding he was Jfmmig under the disad vantage of having hurt his foot in a former, event, took.the' first prize with' a - clean jump of 9ft 3Ain. RerKand llanita also jumped, the former becoming second man. , 18. Standing High Jump, entrance Sa> ' first 30a, second JOs W. Welch (4ft 9in) ... 1 ■Himiona (4ft 7in) ... 2 " There were four entries the winner being foiuid in W. Welch, who jumped very cleanly, and who could have done something higher than that.he won at had it been necessary. The second man,' Himiona,. was a native, and'he .■ ? cleared the rod at 4ft 7in. ' ' 19. Sack Race for boytionly, entrance free, first 10s, second 5s third 2b Gd , C. Gunther ... ... 1 J. Douglas ...' ... 2 B. Galloway ... v.... 8 'M Eleven started, the boys being hasilp dicap'ped in the field by Mr Elkins.' VThe: winner , carried off the race%. about two-yards, the second and third -; boys being 6 yards apart.' There. were a good few falls, and owing to collisions, ajtf lashipgfi cowing adrift

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Mr G. Day's mixed toam 1 Caledonians 2 The Caledonian team seemed to bo by no moans a representative one, and they therefore, had to succumb,, after - -..two trials, to tlio superiority of Mr yylMy'a wea, who pulled well together, IST Sto. CoowUtion H*udicap, 220 ynrda, w entcauce 2s tfd, first 40s, second 20s ms. Polling 1 TiKiairbrotlier 2 H. Jackson 3 All seemad anxious to make a start in this raco, and it was only after three attempts that Mr Slkins got the lot away. The race was a particularly good one, everyone finishing in a heap . the three leading men not being a yard apart. 3J5a. Extra race. Boys under 10 years. ,220 yards. ! Jackson 1 ! Campbell 2 1 McGwire 3 - " This was, from ut boys point of view, the race of the day, a field of about fifty youngsters of all ages, sizes and weights, coming forward like a* ' cluster of bees. Mr Elkins quickly drafted the mob into something like a handicap, and off they went the winner ■BTmBg up in a diminutive boy named jflackaon. The second lad was a yard -the rest came up in a yards in the rear. . ■KraGrelEwt number of points during ■HHr, special prize, a silver cup or £8 prig medal or 21s. Hw, W, Welch (10 points) ... 1 ■ ■F! S. Thorn peon (6 points)... - 2