CHRISTMAS.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1067, 28 December 1871, Page 2

CHRISTMAS.

THE SPORTS. Second Day — Wednesday,

The sports were, if anything, better attended than those of the previous day, the fine weather having tempted those miners who remained at home on Monday and Tuesday, to come into town ; and before the sports commenced, the Camp ] Reserve was well filled. The first event was the Handicap Bace, 100 yards— First prize, L 3; second, 10s. J, Heaphy, 7 yards 1 P. Twohill, scratch 2 The following also started : D. Twohill, 3 yards ; J. Vaughan, 8 yards ; W. Newman, 10 yards. This was a well-run race, and little Joe well deserved the honors for. the plucky manner in which he ran. But a dispute arose — the starter fired before the umpire was ready, and nihg ptisv aitnotigir-rreapiiy* wlis^XfrtSarTy a-head, there was the usual " barneying '' among the "powers that be," but ultimately it was decided that Joe had won the race, and that the redoubtable Pat was second, although it was a very close race throughout. Handicap Race, half-mile* — JFirst prize, L 6; second, L 2 James Vaughan, 10 yards ... 1 E. H. Long, 22 yards 2 M. Newman, 40 yards 3 The following also ran— R. H. Long, W, Heaphy, and H. Edgar, A closely contested race, Newman leading nearly the whole way till he was passed by Heaphy, who when reaching the g«ol fell. Vaughan, who was close in attendance, immediately shot ahead and was never afterwards headed although Long made a game struggle for second place. Handicap Bace for Boys under 10 years of age, 100 yards— First prize, LI ; second, 10s; third, 5s Jamieson, scratch ... ... 1 W, Cameron, 5 yards 2 W. M'Carthy, 3 yards 3 Harris, Hope, Kitchenham, Murphy, Whitmore, M'Grath, Hannay, and Taylor started. This was well ran, but little Jamieson ran through the ruck easily, and won without being pushed. Cornish and Devonshire Wrestling— First prize, Lls ; second, L 5. Griffen 1 Whelan ... 2 First bout : Whelan threw Waters j Irwin threw Christopher; Barrett threw Brunton: Griffen threw R. P. Second bout : Griffen threw Barrett ; Whelan threw Irwin ; Griffen threw Whelan. The match produced some of the finest wrestling ever seen on the West Coast. The match between Irwin and Whelan was a specimen of science and strength in which, however strength prevailed, but in the concluding 1 bout between Whelan and Griffen (who is only a mere boy), Whelan found his match, and one of the prettiest and most scientific falls was the one in which Griffen threw Whelan, much to the chagrin and surprise of the latter, who evidently underrated his antagonist. , Running Flat Leap—Firßt prize, L 3; second, LI. Joe Heaphy, 16ft 7in 1 J. Thomas, 15ft sin 2 Messrs Long and Kyle also jumped, but were not placed. This concluded the day'a sports, which will be resumed to-day at noon. x