METHVEN SPORTS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 831, 2 January 1883, Page 2

METHVEN SPORTS.

These annual sports were heldon New 4 ” Year’s Day in this d&ing township,_and were very well attended, about 300 persons being present. The programme was & a long one, and substantial prizes were awarded. The committee worked very hard, and deserve praise for manner in which the several events were ' gone through. There wore only three accidents, none of which were fortunately ’, of a serious character. The first was thftfj fall of the rider of St. Julian in the-I-Hurdle Race, and a child ef Mr King was also knocked down by a horse on account of the recklessness of the rider, and was cut and bruised about the face and body'.'' The chapter of accidents was concluded^ 1 by a man, who was standing near the competitor in the throwing the hamtnerig contest, receiving a heavy blow from the missile. The following is the prize list;— Horse Races. ' Tilting at the Ring, 14 entries —Mr ~ Primmer, Ist, L2; Mr Come, 2nd, £l|\ Hurdle Race, 2 miles, 8 entries—Mr CafferJy’s Brush, Ist, L 10.; Mr Compton’s Cheater, 2nd, L 4. .... Methvoh Gup, l£ miles—Mr Harrold’w" Nimrod, Ist, L2O; Mr Tickell’a Smuggler, 2nd. Trotting Match, 3 miles—Mr Graham’s i Inkerman, Ist, L 1 0; Mr Wright’s ! Spencer, 2nd. . , Open Handicap, 2 miles—Mr M'RaeV' Wee Rhodie,] Ist, LlO ; Mr Tickoll’s • Smuggler. , r , l Hurry Scurry, 14 entries Mr Docherty’a Polly, Ist, L 5 ; Dutch Oven, 2nd. 1

A private match for L2O a-side was run between Nimrod and Smuggler, which re-; suited in an easy win for the former. " Athletic Sports, Men’s Race, lOOvds —Dickie, Ist, L2 ; v Tovey, 2nd ; LI. Egg and Spoon Race, 7 entries, jfOOyds —“Dick Turpin,” Ist, 10s; W. Prebble^ f 2nd 6s. Men’s 200yds Race, 8 entries—Lechtfer >' and Tovey divided the stakes, L2 and' la; 1 Patting the Stone—J. Daley, Ist, 34ft,. LI 10s ;W. Hood, 2nd, 15s. ; ; r Men’s 440yds, 4 entries—Groves and Lechner divided the stakes, L 3 and LL 10s.

Vaulting, 5 entries—J. Ray, Ist, LI 10s ; J. Dent, 2nd, 15s. Running High Jump, 6 entries —Q, Ray, 6ft Sin, Ist, LI 10s; Maugham, 2nd, 15s.

Tossing the Caber, 3 entries—Daley, Ist, LI 10s; Kinnamough, 2nd, 16a.

Men’s One Mile Race, 6. entries—J, ; Groves, Ist, L 3 ; A. Foss, 2nd, LI 10a. Throwing the Hammer (four entries) — Bailey, Ist, LI 10s ; Dally, 2nd, 15s. Men’s J-Mile Hurdle (7 entries)— Prebble, Ist, L 3 ; Betts, 2nd, LI 10s.

Married Women’s Rjwe—Mrs Gluiistoh, Ist, box of tea. '• • Single : Girls’ Race—-Miss Brown, Ist', prize given by Messrs Morgan and Hibbs. Three-legged Race (five couples)—All-; sopp and Prebble, Ist, U jGilmour and* Fagan, 2nd, 10s.

Sack Race (six entries) —S. Ede, Isti* LI ; B. Ede, 2nd, 10a. r, i Dick Turpin’s Ride—This novel 'race' l caused much amusement, and was won by* Mr Delloway. i ;