RURAL SPORTS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 298, 27 May 1879, Page 2

RURAL SPORTS.

The following foot races and sports were also contested.'" For most of them- the eritriW we re numerous and the competition keen: •■' ■■ .: *.-rv :.-.■;.•: - : •.:,.-. : . ■•-' "■•■'■ underl6^earjs,:44Qyitfds— J. Lelievre, 1 j F. de Malmanehe, 2.^., ; -.Boys' Hop, Step and Jump, S. Curry, 1; Js Curry,2. . ' : Three-legged Eace, 100 yards—M'lutosh and Barker, 1 ) S. and , J. Curry, 2. : ' ■ Men's Race, 880 yards—H. Goodwin, 1 ; C. Kennedy,', 2-., / . • ; „, ■. ■. - ■ ,■,■,. Married WbmetfsKace—Mrs J. Petti,grew, 1 ; ,Mrs Trßrough, 2. , Egg Race, 50 yards-^-H; : Goodwin, 1 ; F. Hart, 2. :.. .'-i/.'- -J J. . Giffe , Ba,ce, under 12 years—E. Gilee, 1; E. M'lntosh, 2. Boys' Race, under 12 years—M'lntosh, 1 ; J. Barw.ick, 2. . ; Men's Running Long Jump—P. Berland, 1 ; C;r.Kennedy,'_2. m This. event was disputed, but was afterwards : decided in favor of Berland. :, , ' *' Boys' Running Long Cprry, 1 ; J. Piper, 2. . : - I Sack, Race,. 100, yards—Lewis, 1; T. Paget, 2. Special praise is due tp. .Messrs S. Giles and W. Pawson for the indefatigable manner in which they stuck to their task of supervising these sports. It. is generally easier to get subscriptions for a gathering of this sort than to find men willing tp work steadily in taking entrieSj starting

races, deciding disputes, &c. Mr Joseph -i Libeau is klsd o f <f«iiityenda;tjon tor his exertions in getting up various minor amusements fdr the juveniles. ;r\ The greasy pole business had abandoned, as the leg of mutton and bottle j of rum with which it was "garnished " I were shaken down instead of being climbed, A committee meeting was to have been, held in thei evening to pay the prizesj but"' it was adjourned till Monday evening: . ! |