HOKITIKA SPORTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1927, Page 2

HOKITIKA SPORTS.

A SUCCESSFUL GATHERING. The Hokitika Athletic and Cycling Club were favored with a perfect day yesterday, after a night of heavy rain, for their athletic sports, cycling and axemen’s carnival on Cass Square. There was a very large attendance, including a good many from the north. Interest in the various events were well .sustained. The whippet racing was a special attraction and much interest was shown in the contests, in the race whippets versus men, the latter with do y.ods in 100 had too much of a handicap for the dogs to make up. The (hopping and -awing contests as usual caused much interest and there were some close finishes in the several events. The cycling races also were of interest, a former resident. .). Lindop. now of Westport, showing excellent form. The Municipal Band was present and played a number of selections, while there were various side shows to amuse. The various official- were very much in evidence and the events wore run off very promptly, the programme 1 eiiig confined just after 5 p.m. The following are the results: - Maiden Race, 10!) yards^—-Al. Nestor 1. (!. Afoiik 2. E. Christiansen 3. Hokitka Handicap. 123 yards—First heat.: C. Lament I. C. Alonk 2. P. Kirwan 3.; second heat : -A. .Tanueson 1. It .Steel 2. L. Alarlin 3. Final R. Steel 1. Kirwan 2. Alonk 3. Half-Mile Cycle-First heat: J. aCldwell 1. C. Redmond 2. J. T.indop :i : second heat: H. TurtilT 1. J. -Tordan 2. AY. Alarris 3. Final— TT. Turtill (tiO.vds) 1. .1. Lindop (scr) 2, -T. Caldewll pldvds'i 3.

Boys’ Race, 100 yards. HI years and under—-Rowe I . Heinz 2. Fowler 3.

Whippet Race. 120yds- Ist. heat: Tinker Bay 1. Qiiinnei 2. Linda Lou 3: second heat: Snowy 1, Bingo Boy 2, Fairv 3. Girls’ Race. 100 yds. AfeGirr 1, Bates 2. Dimmiek 3. Westland Wheel Race. 2 miles TT. Tint ill (2lO\dsl I. J. Caldwell (110 yds) 2. E. Best (Bil.vds) 3 220yds. Handicap —G. Monk (15yds) 1. P. Kirwan (Myds) 2, C. I.anionl id yds) 3. AYhippel Race, Hurdles, I2oydx Tinker Roy (syds) 1. Bingo Boy (Dyds) One Mile Cycle Handicap -First heat: .1. Caldwell 1. J. Lindop 2. B. .lohlisen 3; see and heal: 11. S. Wilson 1. E. Best 2. A\'. Alarris 3. Final - Lindop (scr) 1, B- Johnson (I 10yds) 2. .1. Caldwell (70yds) 3. A fine race. I ’nderhnntl Oho]), lain, log-—First heat: L. Hahn I. 1). Bannister 2. E. Mitchell 3; second heat: R. Rrad’ev 1. 3. Gugieh 2. E. Best 3. Final—-R. Bradley (idsecs) 1. I). Bannister (scr) 2, E. Alitcheli (Usees) 3. Bovs’ Race. 7o.vds.-G. .lolinsau 1. \\. .Johnson 2. AYaiker 3. 120yds. Hurdles—Al. .Jamieson i. 0. Pierson 2, P. Kirwan 3. Tlnce Mill' Cycle Handicap— .f. Lin’dnp(vr) 1, K. Best (110yds) 2, J. Caldwell 1 200.vds) 3. ■l4oyds Handicap- P. Kirwan (12yds) I. If. Staines (2oyd«) 2, 11. Fleming (2dvl :) 3.