TAPANUI ANNUAL SPORTS.
— — o --- , The. auTraal athletic Jsports at Tapanui, came oil on the - ace-cburae'bn £TeW Year's Day, under tho auspicDg. of'thrreedntly-fOrmed'Tapanui-Caledonian Society, and ' were a complete- success -'in every Tsspeo-t.. •There was a* good attendance, consideringthe ohnultaneiby 6£- the -Clinton races and •Dunrobin'; sports, and' almost. evory event' was well and numerously- contested... Tho use of, the, .grand, stand ancl booth w-^'c llyiXy given by tlie Jockey Club.! Sub-* joined are. the principal -events and their Youths' Handicap Rack, 22 6y els'.''," (un- ; dor 16 yoara),.-— Sight '.entries. . ' Ist, 15?,, • J. Hay ; 2nd, 10a, — Edwards ';" 3rd, ss, . — Bain.' ' ' '' -•.'•*.- -.. ' ■■■ . . ' w Vaulting with' 1 PoLB.'-^-Fohr entries.'ijrt, Ll, 2nd, 10s; ■ W. * Smith and J. A. 'Mooney divided. : '-.:-•'■,:" 300vi>s. Foot' Race. — -Five- entries.* One ' prise , LI , 0. • Monaghan.- .-.*■: • Throwing. 161 b HAMMIiS..-f-I'ive entries. Ist,- Ll, Duff.; ;2nd, 10a. R, -Sheddan. • . 220vns Handicap. Rage.,— lst, Ll ids, .Frasor ; 2nd, 15s, Monaghan..;, 3rd, 7s 6d,,», Atkin. . -,,■ .X ' ' ■■ ■A, -.■ Potato . Stone.-— Nine 'entries,' ' ist'! Ll, Nicholson ; 2nd: lOa';. X JyT'DufF. . .4-iOms H anpicap. —Seven entries.' Ist, LVM'Cdll 5 2nd, Ll,' Oriy ; 3rd; -10s, W. Dale. 7 " - .-*'••- 5 '•■ - , ._ . lITTi-rTCTa'EßAP^^.SntriQa. Jas; A.'. Moonoy- and"W. Smith- divided dst ;and*2nd at 4ft. lOin. -a-.. -.. ;>, ..a .;* . . ,-.-.. i^A ' -■* 830?b's -Manbicap. .— ; . Seven -d entries.'' Ist, L 3, Monaghan (scratch)? 2nd, ' L"3- , :Fe.rguson,r<a3;y.d9) ; 3rd>'.Li; : 0-.: Miy \ Cunningham (33yds)-., , ; . ; . {';, A- A. .. i i- '. \ .: v iWi*ms W.G-, - X'^ortii; ! Cp.untry , Style)!'^.! Four entries. Ist, L3,YJV '/A. "Mooney :*. 2nd, Ll, p.. Duff..: XaAaaa X-.y ? - '; ■<;-;. Tjming.— dllight;entriesf ' Ist! ■ L3i ! J. 7 M'Duff ;■ 2nd, >U,A WA&'ble. 'AAAA a'X'AAA'AAaAA, '. "i-A The wrestling matc^ efciMmeh-tV and Mr JV Avmooney- received,, quite an ovation -bn- carrying -off^the" prize" •froinMßfisniy4^ other events ofr-minprrtihipbrtanceV' the^e was dancing, including . Highland MngV
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Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 183, 11 January 1878, Page 6
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323TAPANUI ANNUAL SPORTS. Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 183, 11 January 1878, Page 6
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