MAIN STREET SPORTS.

Kumara Times, Issue 1018, 6 January 1880, Page 2

MAIN STREET SPORTS.

The sports held pn the last day, of the holidays (Saturday) niay be said to have been as interesting aiid exciting as any that took place during the previous week. The wrestling especially was witnessed with the greatest satisfaction, as the play after the holds had been taken, (which, by-the-bye, with two of the competitors was a task, of extreme difficulty) was very good. The handicap race also attracted considerable attention and as the result proved the handicappeis were well up to their work. The following are the results of the various events contested : Quoit Match ; 18 yards.—-Entrance, Is. First prize, £1; second, 10s. Renton 1 Morland 2 Wrestling ; Cumberland and Westraorland. First prize, £4 ; second, £2. Q’Connor ... 1 T. Barker ... ... ... 2 Handicap Foot Race : 150, 200, and 400 yards.—First, 5 points ; second, 3 points; third, .1 point, .First prize, £3 ; second, £1 ; third; 10s. COMPETITORS ANJ} HANDICAP. . 100 yds. 260 yds. 410 yds. Howe.; ..; scr sdr scr Callaghan ..; 2 scr 5 P. Adamsoh... 4 6 10 Fe 11.... ... 2 4 8 Griffiths ..; 0 10 15 Green 8 10 scr J. Adam son ,v. 10 15 20 FIRST EVENT— 2SO YARDS. Howe, Scratch ... ... 1 Callaghan, scratch ... ;.i 2 Fell, 4 yards start ;.. ... ... 3 SECOND EVENT— IOO YARDS. P. Adamson, 4 yards start ... ... 1 Callaghan, 2 yards ;; ... 2 J. Adainson, 10 yards ,; 3 THIRD EVENT— 44O YARDS; Howe, scratch 1 Callaghan, 5 yards start 2 P. Adamson, 20 yards stdrt ;.i 3 POINTS. 250 100 440 rv , ] yds. yds. yds. Howe 5 0 s=lo points. Callaghan ... 3 3 3= 9 ~ P. Adamson... 0 5 1= 6 ~ Fell 1 0 0= 1 „ Howe, therefore, with 10 points, won the first prize ; Callaghan, 0 points, the second ‘ and P. Adamson, 6 pdints, J;he third. Vaulting ; Handicap.—First prize, £1 ; second, 10s. Green, Bft Sin (including 2in handicap) ... ... 1 Houston, Bft 7in (including 2in handicap ... 2 Boys’ Race : 500 yards. Gage ... 1 Another race for boys terminated the events on the programme.