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GIANT'S CAUSEWAY FAIR SHOW AND SPORTS A very successful sports meeting was held on Thursday at the Giant's

Causeway in a field kindly lent by Mr Francis A Kane !" The ob#ect was to raise funds for the erection of a new $range %all at Aird" The programme included a novelty in the form of a goat show and other items in which the &wee ass' formed the central figure" Then came the athletic events which were the chief feature of the day" The weather in the forenoon was all that could have been desired but in the afternoon the rain fell heavily and somewhat marred what otherwise proved to be an en#oyable day" Many visitors from !ortrush and surrounding districts attended and (uite a number from )elfast entered for various events in the sports programme and were successful in carrying off a number of pri*es" The sports were held under the +AAA rules and Mr , efferson acted as official handicapper and starter" At the conclusion -ady Macnaghten. wife of /ir Malcolm M Macnaghten KC M!. presented the pri*es" /he ulated the winners on their fine display and said she felt sure the ob#ect for which the sports were organised would benefit materially" Mr 0 Tweed 01C thanked -ady Macnaghten on behalf of the committee for her kindness in presenting the pri*es" The following are the details2 Goat and Donkey Competitions Anglo34ubian goat 5 6 Greer. !riestland7 8 and 9 %ugh Moore. Coleraine" Anglo34ubian Kids 5 6 %ugh Moore7 ohn Greer7 9 )lack. Aird" Anglo34ubian male goat 5 6 Greer7 8 )lack" $ld +rish Goats :milk; 5 6" ohn Magee. Carnkirk7 8 ohn McCollum. )ushmills" Any other variety goat 5 6 )lack" This competition was #udged by Mr F %unter. Coleraine" 1onkey driving competition 5 6 ames /impson. )ushmills" 1onkey stiff cart competition 5 6 ames Christie. !ark7 8 Fred McMullan. !ortballintrae7 9 , Adair. )ushfoot" 1onkey race 5 6 ames McMullan. !ortballintrae 5 Kitty7 8 , Adair. )ushfoot 5 Charlie" 1onkey parade for the best turn3out 5 6 as /impson. )ushmills7 8 %ugh Christie. !ark7 9 Miss Torrens :!early King;. )ushmills" At !eti" E#ents !utting the shot 5 6 %ead3Constable A - Colhoun. 0<C 1epot. =6 ft > ins7 8 1 McFeely. )ushmills. 9? ft 6@ ins7 9 , C Carson. Armoy. 9A ft 8ins" 6BB yards flat race. confined to competitors residing within a radius of 6C miles 5 6 G ) Moody. <lsterville %arriers. Castlerock7 8 / McCurdy. )ushmills7 9 ) Christie. !ortrush"

88B yards flat race. confined to competitors within a radius of 6C miles 5 6 / McCurdy7 8 G ) Moody7 9 Doung. )allymoney" Go3as3you3please race. starting from the 4ook. via )allyallaught. through the Feigh. and finish in the field 5 6 ames %utchinson. Aird7 8 )ob Meeke. Feigh" Meeke is a veteran walker and was congratulated by the young competitors on his effort" The race was eight miles and Meeke did well for his CB years" Euarter3mile flat race :open handicap; 5 6 %ayes. Trinity %arriers. )elfast7 8 , efferson. do7 C A $gle. /urrey. )elfast" 88B yards for boys under 6A 5 6 G %orner. !ortstewart7 8 F Montgomery. )ushmills7 9 G Glenn. !ortstewart" 88B yards for members of the /pecial Constabulary 5 6 C A $gle7 8 %ayes7 9 Mc4eill. Kells" %igh #ump :handicap; 5 6 0 0obertson. Garvagh7 8 %ead3Constable A - Colhoun7 9 Taggart. )allyoglagh" %urdle race. 68B yards 5 6 C A $gle7 8 %ayes7 9 A Colhoun" /ack race for boys 5 6 F Montgomery. )ushmills7 8 , Taggart. Fagry7 0 Euigg. Tonduff" Three3legged race :open; 5 6 )loomer )ros. )elfast7 8 1 Cochrane and / Getty. )ushmills" %alf3mile race :handicap; 5 6 Mc4eill. 1uncairn %arriers. )elfast7 8 %ayes. )elfast7 9 , efferson. Trinity. )elfast" Fgg and spoon race for ladies 5 6 Miss 0ita Kennedy. )ushmills7 8 M Cochrane. do7 9 M Torrens. do" $ne mile handicap :open; 5 6 McKen*ie. +slands. Carnmoon7 8 / !almer. )ushmills7 9 , C Carson. Armoy" ,heelbarrow race 5 6 F Montgomery and / 1unlop. )ushmills7 8 / McCurdy and F !latt. )ushmills7 9 Kennedy and / AleGander. )ushmills" /low bicycle race 5 6 Carl Carton. Garryduff7 8 ,m Glass. )ushmills" Fgg and spoon race for girls under 6A 5 6 0ita Kennedy. )ushmills7 8 Annie M Forsythe. Clougher7 9 Cissie ,alker. )illy" 4ovelty race 5 6 C A $gle7 8 %ayes7 9 , efferson" Three3legged race for boys 5 6 C Callaghan and 1 Forsythe7 8 Mc-ernon and A McKeague7 F Montgomery and / Mulholland" Fancy dress parade 5 6 &Circus' composed of Masters )ryan. Gerald. Geoffrey and )asil /andiford. !ortballintrae7 8 &%eather' Miss 0uby 1obbin. )allyliken. )ushmills7 9 &Tinkers' Misses Minnie Torrens and /adie ,alker. )ushmills" Mrs Megaw. Miss ,ilder and Mrs Gaussen acted as #udges for this event" 6BB yards flat race :open handicap; 5 6 %ayes. Trinity %arriers. )elfast7 8 G ) Moody. Castlerock7 , efferson. Trinity %arriers. )elfast" NORTHERN CONSTITUTION$ AUGUST %&$ %'()

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