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	xxxxxA broken down MiniBus in Jethart's Market Square on Games morning!!! Jed Legion F.C. mid-fielder Gary Hunter takes a well earned rest after defending his title as the fastest man to run around the town. Yeh! cheers man, and careful you don't lose that £40 Prize money between yer legs.

After months of continuous rain, the worst was feared for our Annual Festival weekend and Athletics Sports meeting. A weather forecast at the beginning of the week offered a window of respite for Friday and Saturday, but the general feeling throughout was of gloom and despondency over a summer that has only been memorable for poor weather. Friday heralded an overcast but dry day for the Callants Festival, which continued into the evening providing very favourable conditions for a successful and well attended Fancy Dress Parade. The weather conditions remained promising throughout the night and continued to do so at 6.00am while the cannon was discharged in its four cardinal directions and signalled the start of the Race Around Town. Meantime Jedforest Instrumental Band marched from Lower Canongate through Market Place playing popular airs to awaken the towns people to another Games Day. Jed Legion F. C. mid-fielder Gary Hunter was there again to defend his title as the fastest man to run around the town, and so he did, coming home in a state of exhaustion, but about 200 metres in front of all the other contenders. It was also very pleasant to be refreshed with a coffee and a bacon roll from Coffee Corner which had only just opened the week before to begin trading on the corner of Burn Wynd. At 10.30 am the Sports at Riverside Park were gotten under way with the Races for Boys and Girls aged six to twelve years.
Edinburgh teenager Kieran Kivlin surprised all when he came from behind in the final of the Jedforest 110m Sprint to carry off the £3000 first prize with medal and cup. The Portobello High School pupil qualified for the Cross Ties from heat six in second place


Kieran Kivlin a teenage student from Edinburgh's Portobello High School wearing the number 2 bib surprises all by winning the Jedforest 110 metre Handicap final in front of David Grieve from Hawick wearing number 7 and Graeme Armstrong of Edinburgh in number 1 in a fast time of 11.62 seconds.

behind David Grieve of Hawick who won the heat in 11.90 seconds. In the cross-ties Kivlin, running from a mark of 4½ metres secured his place in the final with a very impressive winning run of 11.92 seconds. Along with the other finalists, Peter Denholm of Melrose off 8½ metres, Tommy Finkle of T.L.J.T running off 13 metres, Hawick's David Grieve running from 15 metres, Steven Charters from Dolphinton off 3 metres and Graeme Armstrong from Edinburgh running off the 17 metres mark Kivlin lined up for a shot at the high stakes. Metres from home it appeared that Grieve, who had led from the start was set to take the crown, when Kivlin came storming in from the back to snatch an impressive photo finish triumph in 11.62 seconds which was the fastest for the event. Coached by Kevin Turner, Kivlin remarked, "I won the New Year Youth's Sprint a while ago, but I have never won anything as big as this, and its a great feeling to have pulled it off. I have been quite pleased with my running this season, as I have already been in the final of the Hawick and the Oxton Games Sprints, and have been trying hard. But today in the final at Jedburgh was the best I have ran, and I am glad I got it right."
Craig Fleming of Clydebank gave a first class performance to win the Border Athletics 100 metres Sprint Championship ahead of Greg Turnbull of T.L.J.T. and Steven Charters of Dolphinton. Former New Year Sprint winner Craig Robertson of Galashiels was the victor of the 100 metres Invitation Handicap. Craig Grieve of T.L.J.T. took second place and Chris Baillie from Birchfield came in third. Seventeen year old Luke Lowther of Jed A. C. delighted the home crowd with a triumph in the 200 metres Open Handicap. Following a win in his heat, thirteen year old Lowther running off 35 metres is in his first season as a senior and has chalked up victories at Earlston, Selkirk and Oxton Games recently. Coming down the home straight in the final at Jedburgh, he had to hold off challenges from Dylan Ali of T.L.J.T. who was running from the 15 metre mark and Ryan Trimby of Hawick running from 25 metres to win in 22.12 seconds.


	Sarah Ross from Pitreavie, running off a 73 metre handicap gave an excellent account of herself by winning the 400 metres Open Handicap. Although her lead was being cut down on the home straight, she still had plenty to offer and came in to take the honours from Leigh Marshal of T.L.J.T. and Gordon McPherson of Hawick who took third place.

Sarah Ross of Pitreavie, running off 73 metres gave an excellent account of herself to take the 400 metres handicap. Ross was tearing down the home straight hotly pursued by Leigh Marshall of T.L.J.T. who started from 14 metres and Gordon McPherson of Hawick running off 32 metres. With her competitors closing the lead she showed that she still had enough stamina left to break across the tape in a time of 52.47 seconds. Reflecting on her win, she said, "I have never won a race in the Borders before so I am really thrilled, especially since it's Jedburgh because it's such a big meeting. My boyfriend is Craig Grieve from Jedburgh, who I trained with at T.L.J.T. during the summer, which makes my win even nicer."
Twelve year old Eve Huxley of Innerleithen, a youngster who has tremendous potential, produced the goods to the full and a little more besides in the Junior 90 metres Handicap. Competing from scratch, Huxley buzzed to a heat win, before becoming involved in a thrilling final which brought about a photo finish, giving her the verdict over Brodie Graham from Hawick who ran off 4 metres and Sam Archibald of Leithenburn running off 9½ metres. Huxley's coach, Charlie Russell remarked, "I have been in this game for a long time and have been lucky enough to train a few winners. However, I have to say that Eve's win this afternoon. It was amazing that she could win something like this from scratch."Hawick ruled the roost in the Youth's 90 metre Handicap. Corey Wilson off 7 metres, Megan Shiel running off 14 metres and Logan Gordon-Woolley off 12 metres, all from the Billy Edgar stable gained the first three places in the final. Coached by her grandfather, Brian 'Chico' Woods, Holly McKay of Jed A. C. competing from 33 metres triumphed in the Youths 200 metres Handicap. McKay won her heat in 24 seconds dead, with more to come from the fifteen year old in the final as she won in an improved time of 23.90 seconds. Megan Shiel of Hawick off 31 metres was second


Paddy Jumelle of Edinburgh in number 3 bib who earned his place in the 800 metre final as a fastest loser, turns the tables on Andrew Thomson of Jedburgh running in the number 1 bib to take first place. Grant Kennedy of Glasgow comes from behind to take third place.

and Euan Pettigrew from Kelso off the 5 metre mark was third. Woods said, "Like any grandfather I am very proud of my grandaughter's achievement. I was very pleased to see Holly win, not just for the family relationship, but for the fact that she trains hard and ran very well today." Victory in the 800 metres Handicap went the way of Paddy Jumelle of Edinburgh running off the 80 metre mark. He earned a place in the final as a fastest loser, beaten in his heat by Jedburgh's Andrew Thomson who ran from 85 metres. In the final, though, Jumelle turned the tables and won in a good time of 1 minute 57.22 seconds. Thomson was second with Grant Kennedy of Glasgow who started from 110 metres coming in behind. The 1500 metre Handicap turned out to be a thrilling battle between Darrell Hastie of Kelso running off 55 metres and Craig Robertson from Pitreavie also off 55 metres. Gary Law of Hawick who was competing from a 345 metre mark was the man in front at the start of the last lap, with Hastie and Robertson close on his heels. Hastie then edged ahead, but before the final bend Robertson took the lead. Hastie gave chase, but Robertson strode on to do the business in 4 minutes 9.10 seconds. The other placings went to Hastie and Law respectively. Robertson said, "I won the 800 metres and the 1500 metres at Jedburgh last year, and it's just brilliant to have been able to win again."

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