Sports at Ophir.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 411, 24 March 1904, Page 5

Sports at Ophir.

The annual sports under the auspices of the St Patrioks Athletic Club were held at Ophir on Thursday, last. There was good competition in the majority of the events, and the attendance of the public compared favorably with past years. Following are detailed results: —

Quoits Handicap—First .£2, second £1 W Sutherland . \ ... ~ ... 1 G Donnelly .-.' ■'•' ... ',.,... 2 ATReid ... ... ... 3; : Sixteen entries, Maiden Race, 100 yds First 30s, second 10s,

J Shaw ... ... „, i FM'Namara ... ... 2 Nine entries, A close finish. Boys' Race (under 10) First ss, second 3s. A Kirnie ... ... ... 1 S Oorrigal .. ... ... 2 100 yds Handicap—First 50s, second 30s, third 10s. S Jones, 10yds ... ... l FM'Namara, Byds ... '.'.'.' 2 J Shaw, syds ... ~ 3 Also ran: Keddell scr, Slater scr, Milne 3yds, Churchill syds, Healey 6yds. Webster Byds, M'lntosh Byds, and Bushell Byds.

Eleven entries. This race proved rather interesting as one of the best finishes of the day was given, there being little to spare between any of the placed men. Girls Eace—First ss, second 3s, third

L Donnelly ... ... ... i A Kirnie „. ... ... 2 S Johnstone... ... ... 3 Seven entries. r> Putting the Stone, 141bs—First trophy ' value 17s 6d, second 7s 6d. J Alexander, 39it 6in 1 L Churchill, 35ft 5in... ... 2 Six entries. Rabbiters' Race (handicap). Run 100 yds, set traps and return— First two dozen traps, second 10s. R Brown ... ... ... 1 Sullivan ... ... ..,2 J Shaw ... ... ... 3 Five entries, Single Ladies' Race (handicap)— First, one box of tea. Miss Purves... ... ... 1 Eight entries, St Patrick's Handicap First 60s, second 30s, third 10s. J Shaw, 10yds .. ... 1 JKeddell, scr ... ... 2 W Webster, 12yds 3 Slater scr, Milne 7yds, Healey Byds, Churchill Byds, M'Namara 10yds, Jones 10yds, Bushell 12yds, Rutherford 12yds, also competed, Webster finished second, but. on account of him running inside a post Keddell was allotted second place, Running High Jump (handicap)— First 20s, second 10s. RRutherferd ... .. 1 L Churchill.... 2 Three entries. Throwing Cricket Ball—First 15s, second ss. S Jones, 84yds Ift llin ... 1 Williams, 83yds Ift ... ... 2 J Slater, 81yds Oft lOin ... 3 Fifteen entries. Boys' Race (under 12)— First ss, ij second 3s, third 2s. W Gallagher 1 » G M'lntosh ... ... ... 2 i Wm Stafford 3 Twenty entries. Special Baby Show. Best Boy ... ... J Booth Best Girl ... .... E O'Neill 300vdfc Handicap—First 70s, second 20s, third 10s, A Milne, 10yds 1 J Slater, scr ... ... 2 J Healey, 10yds ... ... 1

Keddelll scr, Shaw scr, Webster 11yds, M'Namara 11yds, Bushell 15yds, also competed. Won easily, A protest was entered against the winner for crossing his track but was dismissed.

■Bun Eating Competition. A Kirnie Three entries.