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Feilding Star, 10 November 1891, Page 2

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Although the weather was cloudy and threatening during. the. early part of yes--terday it cleared up after midday and allowed o£ a very, good attendance ;. of spectators at the above popular sports meeting. The Palinerston Fire Brigade. Band, under the leadership of Mr Ban-' kin, -was present, and the music they contributed did much to enliven the proceedings. All necessary arrangements haying previously been made by .the committee everything worked -smoothly, while the handicapping, taking it as a whole, was' satisfactory. The catering was in 4he hands of Mr Joseph Smith and the good things provided received ample justice at the hands of the visitors. The following are the events : — 1. Maiden Race; Ist prize, 20s; 2nd, 10s; to be competed for by persons who have never won an advertised race. There were six entries, but only A. Foster, J. Robinson, F. Foster, and S. Stringer, started, and resulted :— A. Foster 1 J. Bobinson ... ... ... 2 2. Boys' Er»ce under 12, ,100 yards Handicap ; Ist prize, 5s ;?2hd, 2s 6d. The following started — F. Pawson, A. Parkes, J. Fisher, G. Smith, H. Smith,. H. Simpson, G. Hurdle, and resulted :—- G. Smith (syds) ... ... 1 H. Smith (scratch) ... ... 2 2- 320 yards, Ist event rTnoani-Colytoiaj Handicap; Ist prize, £5 ; 2nd, £2; 3rd, £1. , . -.-.; The following- accepted— W. Watts, C. E. Harmer, 0, Pleasants, E. Millen, and resulted:— ■ . Harmer ... l^^-: Watts. ... ... 2 4. Eunning High Jump Handicap.; Ist . prize, 10s; 2nd, ss. j ... - : :; Entwisle (9in), 4ft 7in ... 1 Adsett (2in) ... 2 5. Boys' Eace under 16, 100 y«ds,lst event Oroua Handicap; Ist prize, 30s ; 2nd, 15s ; 3rd, ss. The following started — J. Eosoman, W. Smith, F. Pleasants, G. Noble, W» Spooner, A. Bailey, andH. J. Bailey, and resulted : — W. Smith ... 1 A. Bailey ... 2 6. Taonui-Colyton Handicap, 1 mile; Ist prize, 60s ; 2nd, 20s ; 3rd, 10s. G. Millen (25yds), F. Kite (80yds),- Ti Corkery (100yds). The two fqrmer never got near Corkery, -who ran in an easy winner, with Kite second. Millen dropped out in the last round. _ 7. Sack Eace; Ist prize, ss; 2nd, 2s 6d. \ -; Gorkery, A. Foster, J. Bobinson, A. Bailey started, and resulted :— A. Foster ... - 1 Corkery ... ... ... - 2 8. 100 yards, 2nd event PaonuvColjton Handicap, Harmer ... ... ... 1 Pleasants ... 2 Watts ... 3 Millen did not start. 9. Tossing the Cabor ; Ist prize, 10s ; 2nd, ss. Entwisle, G. Millen, P. Bugsted, and J. Bailey handled the timber, and resulted : — Entwisle ... 1 J. Bailey ... 2 10. 220 yards Hardies Handicap ; Ist prize, 40s ; 2nd, 15s, W. Watts (scr), O. Pleasants (13yds), C. E. Harmer (13yds) started, and resulted : — Harmer 1 Watts 2 11. Boys' Bace, 150 yards, 2nd eyent Oroua Handicap. The starters were — Eosoman, Smith Noble, Spooner, A. Bailey, H. J. Bailey, resulting : — Smith (3yds) ... 1 Noble (7yds) 2 Bailey (12yds) 3 12. Girls' Bace, under 15 ; Ist prize, os ; 2nd, 2s 6d. This was an interesting event and the Misses Kitt, Boyd, Jones, Shortfall, Adsett, and Humphrey faced the starter, and resulted :— Jones (10yds) 1 Humphrey (2yds) 2 13. 440 yards, 3rd event Taonui-Colyton Handicap. Pleasants ... 1 Watts and Harmer started, but did not finish. This event concluded the TaonuiColyton Handicap, with :— Harmer, 8 points ... ... 1 Pleasants, '6 points 2 Watts, S points .... ... 8 14. 150 yards (local) Handicap ; Ist prize, 40s ; 2nd, 15s. Pleasants, Entwisle, and Q. Millen entered, and resulted :— Entwisle (syds) ... ... 1 Pleasants (scratch) 2 15. Obstacle Eace; Ist prize, 20s; 2nd, - 10s. Langton, -Brown, Harmer, A. Foster, 0. Pleasants, J. Bobinson, W. Bobinson, and W. Watts competed, and resulted:— Pleasants ... ... ... 1 Bobinson 2 16. Boys' Eace; 200 yards; 3rd event Oroua. Handicap. J Bosoman t Smith, Noble, Spooner, and A. Bailey started, and resulted :— Noble ... 1 Smith 2 A. Bailey ... ..• ... 3 This concluded the Oroua Handicap for boys, with :— Smith, 8 points 1 Noble, 6 points 2 Bailey, 4 points • 3 17. Tug«of»war, 8 men a- side; Ist prize, 30s. Pike's (Taonui) team and Bugsted's (Feilding) team entered. The latter were easy w'innerß. 18. Coqsolnt'ioUf 150 yards Handicap ; Ist prize, 20s 5 2nd, f s 6d. 0. Pleasants, F. Foster, J, Bobinson, and Stringer entered, and resulted :— J. Bobinson (syds) 1 Pleasants (scratch) 2 19. Hunters' Competition (open) ; jumps not to exceed 3ft 9in ; Ist prize, 60s ; 2nd, 20s ; 3rd, 10s. Messrs Bevington Jones, Carr, and William Bailey were the judges. The following were the entries : — F. Bailey's Dermott. T. Corkery's Aorangi, T. Harvie's Banio, L. Pike's Colyton, L. Pike's j Lady Gelytfln, Baasett'a Little Tom, Bassett's • Bridget, Erendergasiis Tjonui, Prendergast's Colyton No; % <*• W- Mlerby's J^eraont. After 'the first round Pike's Oqlyiipj), J^ailey's J)ernjott, Prendergast's Taonui, Harvie's Banjo, Cookery's Aorangi were put over the timber again, and the final decision was:— • Pike's Colyton 1 Bailey's Dermott 2 Corkery's Aorangi 3 And so ended a pleasant day. There were no accidents of any kind, or protests to mar the harmony of the proceedings, the only exceptions being a few spills at the hurdles of no great consequence, and most important fact of all the affair was a financial success.