First run in 1885, it was initially held as the Sheffield Handicap and was renamed to Burnie Gift for the 1908 event. The carnival was traditionally held on New Year's Day, but switched to New Year's Eve in 2019. Two carnivals were held in 2019. The distance was originally 130 yards, and switched to 120 metres in 1973. The Women's Gift was introduced in 1995, although was known for the first few years as the Women's 120m Handicap.
Dean Capobianco (1991) was the first athlete to win the race off scratch (running the full 120 metres).
Joshua Ross (2004 and 2007) is the only man to have won the Gift twice off the scratch mark. Capobianco and Ross are the only national 100m champions to have won the Gift. In 2018, Hobart sprinter
Jack Hale was given an unprecedented handicap of -1 metres, giving him 121 metres to run. == Winners ==