Favored with splendid weather, though ft littlo dull and threatening in the morning, the attendance of the public on Victoria Park yesterday to witness the annual popular Caledonian Sports wns the largest on record, and it is eitimatad that close on 4000 people must have been on the grounds. Although a good deal of grumbling had Seen indulged in by a number of the com petitor! ns to Mr Tom Oopeland't handicap, ping, the resulti proved that the "dead birds" so obvions to some 'ar-seeiDg individuals did not come off The sport was excellent, and the finishes in moat events close and exoiting. Particularly wai this the case in the final of the 100 yds, when some five yards from horns there was scarcely a yard separating the nine com petitors. The Quarter-Mile (Amateurs) also ptoducsd a dead heat bitween 0. Holder and Fownall, and waioneof the bait woojof the day. Holder ran moit consistently in fcbe Amateur events, and was in great form. His brother's reinstatement was evidently moit popular, and Arthur received quate an ovation on making his appearance on the traok. Shaw had rather an easy win in the Mile. The Quartsr-Milo saw a grand finish, Wixcey just breasting the tape in front of Beailey, the latter romping home with eaee in the 120 Hurdles. F. Jobanien (seraph) walked gamely in the Mile, and ovei hauled Murphy and Alpo in a magnificent spurt a few vardifrom home. Many old athletio sportsmen were some what surprised to lee Braithwaite (who in' former ye»a held bis own agkinst all comers in the long-distance events) ODO9 more tackle the traok in the Half. Mile, and for the first quarter Geoige ran gamoly, but had to give in to his more youthful opponent!. In thii event Jsrretfc, who was laying lait the first time round, o»me through his men very prettily, and hard preised, caught the judge's eye a breast ahead of Shaw. The three biotole events created undoubtedly the moit in terest tho ladies particularly watching theie raoei eagerly. Thornton rode in fine style, and suoceeded in scooping the pool. Be was hardly pressed in tbe nule, beating Allen by about fire yards The two mile mi very exoiting, Thomson, Wall, Allen, and Goss being bundled together the lait lap but one from home. 