BOXING DAY SPORTS S.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 55, 27 December 1882, Page 2

BOXING DAY SPORTS S.

Management Committee : Messrs Mucjirtlmr, Rutherford. ShenvPl, | Bray, Worsfold ; Treasurer. Vr j Daw son ; Secretary, Mr Edmund j Goodbeliere. - J The magnificent weather yesterday assisted to make our Boxing Day sports an j entire success. From an early hour the | visitors began to assemble on the sports ( Ground, and each succeeding train continued to add to the numbers, and up till two o'clock in the afternoon vehicles of every description discharged their j living loads at the gates, until a crowd of ' upwards of two thousand were spectators. ! Lfirge numbers of Natives put in an ap- | pearance. The numbers of ladies on tlie j lawn had a pleasing effect, and tlieir ! brilliant summer dresses contrasting with the bright green of the grass on the slope was very charming. '£he clusters of healthy and well-dressed children assist- | ins to form the family groups went far j to make up a scene of brightness and beauty. The heat was not too oppressiye, and was modified by the rain clouds | whose promises of much needed showers j were ainplv redeemed during last night when several most refreshing rainfalls occurred. During the whole of the proceedings there was not a single liitch of any kind, competitors and public being loud in their expressions of satisfaction with the manner in which the committee carried out their very arduous duiies. Tlie first event of the day was i 1. 200 yds Handicap. — To be competed for by persons who have been resident or working in the Manawatu County during the three months previous to the race. Ist prize, £5 ; 2nd, £1 ; entrance, ss. Greenwood ... ... ... 1 Bennett ... ... ... 2 Edelsten ... ... ... 3 Time, 22 sees. 2. Boys' Race. — 200 yards ; under 14 years. Ist prize, £1; 2nd, 10s; entrance, Is. Foster ... ... ... 1 Bennett ... ... ... 2 Watts ... ... ••• 2 3. Quoits— lst prize, £1 10s ; 2nd, 10s; entrance, Is 6d. Evans ... ... ... 1 Aitken ... ... ... 2 4. 100 Yards Handicap. — Ist prize, £5; 2nd, £1 ; entrance, ss. Greenwood ... ... ... 1 Bennett ... ... ... 2 Copeland ... ... ... 3 Time, 11s sees. This event was run in three heats, the winners of each heat running off for places. Greenwood and Bennett reached tlie tape together, in the first heat ; Jackson and Copeland secur. d Ist and 2nd places in the second heat, aui Campbell Ist and Stretch 2nd in the third heat. The running in the final heat resulted as above. 5. Handicap Walking Match. — Two miles. Ist prize, £7 ; md, £2 ; 3rd, £1; entrance, 7s. Colling wood ... ... ... 1 Belfit ... 2 Clark ... ... ... 3 Time, 17min. 23secs. For this event five men started. The betting was strongly in favor of Belfit, who walked well throughout, and did his best to passCollinwood, who walked very strong and kept the leal after the first mile was done, to the finish. Townsend dropped out at the fifth lap, he, together with Clark, to whom all praise is due for his perseverance and pretty walking, (it being his first appearance before the public,) having walked tlie first mile in Bmiu. 42secs. Collingwood kept the lead and after a hard struggle between Belfit and Clark, the former secured 2nd place and the latter 3rd, Kitchen being " out of it" from start to finish. 6. Bicycle Race. Two miles ; handicap. Ist prize, £3 ; 2nd, £1 ; entrance, 3s. Eude ... ... ... 1 Fowles ... . ... ... 2 7. Open Quarter-Mile Handicap. — Ist prize, £5 ; 2nd, £2 ; entrance, ss. Greenwood ... ... ... 1 M'Donald ... ... ... 2 t opeland ... ... ... 3 8. Vaulting with Pole. — Ist, prize, £2; 2nd, £1 ; entrance, 2s. Kitchen and Laing divided. Jump, 9ft 4in. 9. Champion Race. — 200 yards. Ist prize, 15 ; 2nd, £1 ; eutraucc, ss. Stretch ... ... ... 1 Greenwood ... ... ... 2 Copelnnd ... ... ... 3 10. Three-leg Steeplechase. — Ist prise, £2 ; 2nd, 10s ; entrance, 2s. Bennett and Curran ... ... 1 Ai'Lachlan and Kitchen ... 2 11. Manchester Handicap.— l mile. Ist prize, £15 ; 2nd, £4 ; 3rd, £1 ; entrance, los. Waite ... ... ... 1 M'Donald ... 2 Collingwood ... ... ... 3 Time, 4min. 52secs. ! 12. Boys' Race —150 yards ; for boys under 12 years, wiiu are resident in the Manchester RidingY' Ist prize, £1 ; 2nd, 10s ; entrance, Is. Watts ... ... ... 1 Robinson ... ... ... 2 < 13. Wheelbarrow (Blindfold) Race.— ; 100 yards. Ist prize, £2; 2nd, 1 Us; en- i ranee, 2s. , i Braithwaite ... ... ... 1 i Laing ... ... . .. 2 < The was a most novel and amusing < rac , each competitor being blindfold with t aGu y Fawke's mask having the eye holes ; covered. < 14. County Handicap. — 440 yards; to i be run uncer same conditions as 2<o. I }

ent, except that the handicap be de- i av\.-.] one hour previous to tne race boing n. Ist prize, £10 ; 2nd, £4 ; 3rd, £2 ; trance, 10s. Gregory ... ... ... 1 S- t.ih ... ... ... 2 [ D gan ... ... ... 3 ; T is was a very good race, Greg :/ ! Gaining the lead and keepiug it through- | _ it. his time being oSsecs. \ ■ 15. Steeplechase Sack Race. — 100 j m!s. Ist prize, £2; 2nd, 10s; entrance, \ J^r.'uthwaite ... ... ... 1 Liiug ... ... ... 2 Ki. Running Long Jump. — Ist prize, I 2 ; 2nd, 10s ; entrance, 2s. •Jackson ... ... ... 1 Jkte ... ... - ... 2 The jump was 18ft 3sin. 17. Handicap Hurdle Rare. — 220 yards; 0 hurdles, 3ft. 6in. high. Ist prize, j .7 ; 2ml, £2; 3rd, lOs ; entrance, 7s. j IJennelt ... ... ... 1 J Copeland ... ... ... 2 j Luing ... ... ••■ 8 , 18. Running High Jump.— lst prize, ! ;2 ; 2nd, 10s ; entrance, 2s. | Broughton ... ... ... 1 I Copeland ... ... ... 2 19. Handicap Walking Race. — 1 mile.' st prize, £5; 2nd, £1; 3rd, 10s; enrancc, os. The winner of the two nnle \-alking race to pay 10yds. penalty. Bel fit ... ... • * ... 1 Clark ... ... ... 2 Collingwood ... ... ... 3 Time, 7min. 39 sees. This was a splendid face between Clark, Bel tit and Collingwood. Belfit beat Jollingwood and (. lark, the latter passng Collingwood aud securing second place. Remarks were again made of L'lark's good and xevy fair style of walkns:. With a little training and care Ulark should make a first-class walker. 20. Saw-millers' Race.- 1 mile handicap. For men working at any of the ■iaw-mills in the Mamuvatu County during the three months previous to the race. Ist prize, £5 ; 2nd, £1 ; entrance, ss. Johnston ... ... ... 1 Brlfit ... ... ... 2 Bartholomew... ... ... 3 21. Consolation Rice. — 150 yds. handicap. Ist prize, £5 ; 2nd, £1 ; entrance, 5s Edelston ... ... ... 1 Copeland ... ... ... 2 22. Tilting at the Ring. — Ist prize, £7 ; 2nd. £3 ; entrance, 7s. Stuart ... ... ... 1 Gregory ... ... ... 2 STEEPLE-CHASE.