SOUTH RAKAIA BOXING DAY SPORTS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2237, 26 September 1889, Page 2

SOUTH RAKAIA BOXING DAY SPORTS

(From oub 05yN vJorrebpondent,)

A meeting of those interested !n arranging for the above was held In the Library on Monday evening, There was a very good attendanoe and Mr Lyttelton oooopjed the ohulr. The advertisement p.aljicg the meeting having been read it was reporta^ that thnve w»b a credit Wm* t9 w«?s?s on of £52 io 4 ud, The following ogioera ware eleoted ; President, Mr E. S. Q.Mter. y toe-President*, Mean™ Holmps, 4%u, tJnfron aD$ fcyitelton ; J»<*ga of horse raaejs, Mr Cjrttelton ; Starter, £* ??«* ] 01«k Of the Qoßwe, Mr H. Prianmpr ; Clerk of the Sonlea, mi T. Donrllng • Judgea for Athletloa, Mobbib Allan, Hnghea and Moliay : Starters, Meaarß R. Story and Hardy ; Treasurer i Mr W. B. Dixon; Seorotsry, Mr L, Ox'ey. It w*s decided to have a Hurdle race of £10 over seven fl ghts of hardies and two br'oah jumpa, 2£ miles : Flying Stalrea of £*? and £1, about | mile ; Lidiea Parse of £10 and £2, l£ mllo ; Handicap Saddle Trot (dlßtuuoe behind ecra f oh) of £10 and £2, 3 miles j FirmVri : P|at,G of £10 and £2, If mllo ; Hurry Pmjrjiy, a Bweeputake of 10j each with £1 aqcjnd. nbout f-mile ; a leaping match, firet pr z , £5, eeoond £1, with a limit of 4ft 610. A large number of ajtbletio events, all for substintlal ptiaei frpM 60i to 804 were spproyed. of, L»it '

year's rules wore a.'lopted with the following aUerafoss : " The district also to take m five miles east of the railway line north f>t the Rsk-»ta river. Nominations for 'he Trot to olone at 8 pm. on Saturday, December 7h, and toceptanoes and B*nsral entries on Saturday, December 14. b, before 8 p.m. The Committee also bsve power to refuse any entry if thought advisable. Any horae winning a race to oa?ry aper>»lty of 71ba In the next raoei" It wa3 dec ded to procure the setvioes of tho Barnhsm band for the day and to hold a ball m the T"wn Hal In 'ha evening. The following were appointed a Committee with full power to make all irrangements for carrying out the sports : Masara Wilkinson, Pcimmer, Hardy, Roundtreo, R. Story, Kemp and D. Street. It was deolded to have one publloan'd booth and one refreshment booth; No gamea of ohance to be allowed on the ground, bat any amount of other amusements. The Secretary was Inatruoted to submit a copy of the proI grammo to the Canterbury Jockey Club as ?■ qu jsted, and after approval to have the same advertised and posters distributed as early as possible. It wa deolded to leave the matter of handlei t ping to a sub-oommlttee of three, to be appointed, A vote of thanks to the ohalr brru?ht the meeting to a close.

From the interest shown there Is every probability of these spor s being again a gcoit Baaoass and given fi e weather there will be a greater orowd than eyes on our pretty Domain.