WAKANUI SPORTS.

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

WAKANUI SPORTS.

The sports that were held yesterday at Wakanui, in a paddock kindly lent ifor thd purpose by Mr Jas. Brown, were in every way successful, and the visitors that came from Ashburton had every reason to be satisfied bath with the quality of the racing and the number of items on the programme. Mr T. Quill had charge of the refreshment booth, which was liberally patronised. The committee were very energetic in their endeavors to make the sports a success, and special praise is due to the Secretary, Mr J. Thomas. The following is the prize list : 4 HORSE RACKS. ■! Hurdle Race (open); eight flights of hurdles ; list weight; 1£ miles ; prize, LlO. Mr J. Thompson’s Steel Dust... ... 1 Mr H. AJuir’s Lonehand ... ... 2 Mr J. Hunt’s Ivanhoe... ... ... S Hunter and Schoolboy also ran. Flat Race (open) ; miles; 10st j prize, LB. ’ Mr Cockle’s Ladybird ... ... 1 Mr Thompson’s Steel Dust ... ... 2 Mr J. Lemon’s Our John ...' . M - 3 Lady Gladus was the other starter, ;

Tkotxincj Rack ’(open) ; .2 miles ; list; o prize, lf7, 10s. , , Mr T. Dunn’s Ti okowaru 1 Mr Rae’siHonest John * 2 Mr Thompson’s Our Pony ... ... 3 ; Jenny and Stella started, but they were outpaced. . • Athletics. ' / Handicap Hurdle J mile; Ist k prfcv LI : 2nd, 10s—Mucfarlane (lOyds), |; Baylis (scratch), 2. ; Men’s‘ Handicap Race, 1 mile; Ist Srize, LI 10s ; 2nd, 10s—C. Spray, 1; S. toskell, 2. . - Men’s Handicap Race, A mile ; Ist prize, LI; 2nd, 10s—J. Macfarlane, 1;. J. Allan j2. , .‘.Mop’s Race, 100yds ; Ist prize, 10s ; 2nd.' ss—J. .Johns, 1; J. Jamieson, 2. B Married Men’s Race, 200yds; Ist prize, L; 2nd, 10s—J. Johns, G. Brown, ' equal." Standing High Jump ; Ist prize, 10s, 2nd, 6s—J. Sturgeon, 4ft 3in, 1; J. Jamieson and J. Hunt equal, 2. ■ ■' Vaulting (wich pole); Ist prize, LI ; jhid, los-J. Hunt, Oft, 1; W. Dalton, 2. Throwing the Hammer; Ist prize, 10s ; '2nd, sa—W. Fitzgerald, 84ft, 1; W. Dajton, 2., Boys’ Race (under 15 years); Ist prize, 7s 6d; 2nd, 2s 6d—J. Walsh, 1; T. Bcn- " net 2. ; ' = _ Quoits {distance 21yds) : Ist prize, 10s ; 2pd, 6a—Mussel, 1 ; J. Small, 2. ; i Single Girls’ Race, 100 yds : Ist prize, 10s ; 2nd, ss—M. Walsh, 1; S. Wilson, 2. 1, Married Women’s Race, 100 yds : Ist prize, 15s; 2nd, 7s 6d—Mrs Giles, 1; Mrs Cockle, 2. ;■ Old Men’s Race, 200 yds: Ist prize, LI ; /second, 10s—P. Madden, 1 ; M. Mealey, 2. Running High Jump : Ist prize, 15s ; second, 7s 6d—G. T. Johns (4ft lOin), 1; W, Dalton, 2.