RAKAIA SPORTS.
The Eakaia annual sports ■were held on Monday. There was not a large attendance on the ground, although the weather was all that could bo desired. The following is a list of the events— Men’s 100 Yards Flat Eace. H. Primmer 1 Corbet . < ... _ ... 2 3oya under sixteen Banning High Jump. J. Doherty 1 A. J. Cox 2 ' Men’s Mile Baoe. Murphy 1 Freeman 2 Patting the Slone. Blair 1 Teviotdale 2 Men’s Banning High Jump. A. Maugham (sft. 2Jin.) ... 1 Women’s Bace. Miss Shannon ... ... ... 1 Mrs Thompson ... 2 Throwing the Hammer. Teviotdale ... ... ... 1 Sheehan 2 Wrestling Match. Teviotdale 1 A. Mehany 2 Men’s Mile Walking Baoe. T. Fagan 1 Murphy 2 Hack Steeplechase; H miles. Wm. Moss’s Terror (E. Luke) 1 Mehany’sEoan ... (Bell) 2 Men’s Banning Long Jump. Corbet, 16ft. lOin. ... ... 1 Murphy ... ... ... ... 2 Men’s Hurdle Eace ; 120 yards. Corbet 1 J. Storey 2 Men’s Eace; over 50 years. W. Doherty 1 W. Kemble 2 Horse Jumping. A. Mehany’s Boan 1 Boys under 16 ; 4-10 Yards Flat Bace J. Doherty 1 A. J. Cox 2
A sum of £5 having been set aside by the committee for children’s sports, Messrs Sharp and Kemble during the intervals between the other events kept the younger people busily engaged, much to the satisfaction of all concerned.
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Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2137, 30 December 1880, Page 3
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