The Intercolonial Athletic Festival, arranged by T. Shepard and F. Goodfellow, the Aus tralian pedestrians, came off en Saturday after noon on the Caledonian Society's Grounds, in the presence of about 1000 people. The sports commenced nearly an hour after the advertised time. The weather was propitious. The fol lowing are the results : — Handicap Cup Baob— Of three distances. First die tance, 100 yatd3. points I F. Goodfellow (scratch) .. .. i_e D.J. M'Donald (syds .. ..2-3 W. Henderson (Byds) ..  3_i J. White (4yd«) 4_o Goodfellow and M'Donald ran a dead heat. Time, 10 3-5 sees. Handicap HunDiiE Back 160 yards. J White (3 yds)..    i E Goodfellow (scr)  .. 2 G Stevens (3 yds) .. .. 3 D Cameron (5 yds)  .. 4 NFryne(4yd3) .. .. 5 Goodfellow made a splendid start, but barked his shin on the last hurdle, and White man aged to come level with him at the end. White, was awarded tho Cup, Goodfellow not running I the heat off. I Time,l9l-sfchsec. One Mile Handicap.— First prize, 4 sovh ; second 1 soy. WJBurk (8 yds) 1 WClaxton(9oyds) ..' .. ..2 T. Shepard (scr), J. Henderson (70 yds), and M. A. Scanlan (100 yds), also started. Shepard and Burk got away nicely together and went at a quick steady pace, close together, till the end of the first lap, when Shepard left the course, and was loudly hooted. At the fourth lap all but Burk and Claxton also re ! tired. Burk won easily. Time, 5 mm. 42 sec. Handicap Ccp Race.— Second distanco; 440 yards. D J M'Donald (24yds) .. ??!!!f? ?!!!ft 8 ' J White (15yds) .. .. !! 2-3 F Goodfollow (scratch). # \ 3_^ Two-Milk Walking Match.— For £50. J Cotton   „ "j M Carr.. .. ..  " 2 For the first three laps Cotton allowed Carr to keep a yard or two in front, but on the fourth lap he passed him, and kept before him till the end, Cotton reaching home about 80 or 100 yards ahead of his opponent. The race was a mobt interesting one, the walking being con sidered unusually fair. Time ; 17min, Igsec,

and the prapoeal is,.for them to meet the English 1 Eleven on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th January. 