ATHLETICS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2023, 28 December 1888, Page 2

ATHLETICS.

100 yards (handloap) ; £2 and £1. W. E. lieu 3 yards, 1 ; P, Dolan 4 yard*. 2 ; J. T. Mftngln icr, 3. Thirteen «urted, and the rape wm well contested, the finish bt ing very close. A protect agaluetlles for not belDg a resident m the district for three months wag enteredf Jt proved f rlrolom »od the iojfotU WMforfvHed,

; Boy* race (under 15 /eace), 200 yird | handfnap ; 10', siand2s6cl. J MoAuoU , J ; W. Shannon and W Stargors, tlo Twen'y throo etnrted for ih'a v*on and he younfitttera came m all of a htap 440 yard i (handicap); £2 *nd £1. J. T. Alicia ecr, 1 ; T. B. T. UpWi, 30 yard.'. 2. Eijjht competed, and there was a very close finiah. Single iromon'a rco?, 200 yards (handicap) ; 20a at>d 10*. M. Mangln and J. M«gs >n, tie. Eight yonn^ 1 idles camo to tha toratoh for thin event, and a good raoe i resulted ; the twn Danaed ruaolnc a deadliest And diviilr-c; the priau Hordle rait, 200 »»rde (handicap), ov>r 10 fl ghtß of hnrdlttK 3ft hJjfli ; £2 and £1 W. ,7. Wa'eh. 7 yard«, 1 ; J . T. M»n ? ln, sor, 2. Eiaht smarted b'H only two c>raa homo, the finish te'ag vetv o'osp. Protoßts against both m n we m <le but not BOfltaiiipd. Girls rac:> fundar 14 vb<"<) 100 yards h»nd'o»p; 10i, 5i and 2 61, M. Hindß, 1 ; M Dily 2; 0. Wrn-iiii, 3. Soventoon oompetcd horv and f'o ro?a ; t wao D»t at all aatfsi'aot >ry m tho o'j'ntnn of 8 tni of tho rnnnerp. One Mil» Hiridl"ip ; £2 10i nnd fil — P. Dolun, 150 "-c 1 ; T. Wlloon, 200 yd», 2; W. Street, 220y.ia, 3 Tou raa iv thi» racp. Married W >m^o'a Raoe, 100/ da, handioip; 20i and 10-.—fltra Kean. 1 ; Mra Dunn, 2 ; Mrs Sturgeßß, 3. Only four fair Indies competed j all ware In excellent training, and ran well. The race was a good me, and created preai amusement. The oompetUoro wen well handloapped} and the finish a ypry close one. Stone Race, 25yda ; £2 and £I.— T. Wilson, 1 ; J, Worner, 2. Only three competed, and the race was finished In remarkably qu'ok time by the first twoi Consolation Raoe, 100yds.— J. Doherty, ' 1. Four competed .