LYELL CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S DAY SPORTS.
«. From the Lyell Times of Saturday last we extract the report of the principal events which were contested at the Christmas and New Year's Day sports, which will prove interesting to some of our readers, as some of the competitors hail from Kumara : 100 Yards Race (open). First prize, £1 ; second, 10s. E. Smyrk 1 M. O'Loughlan 2 E. Griffiths, H. Bell, F. Deakin, and A. Hill also started. Three Standing Jumps. First prize, £1 ; second, 10s. H. Bell, 30ft. Sin. ... 1 E. Griffiths, 29ft. 6in. ... 2 The Lyell Grand Handicap, of .£ls; 100, 200, 300, and 400 yards, (points, 5,3, 2, and 1). First prize, .£8; second, £4 ; third, £2 ; fourth, £l. Nominations, 2s. 6d. (Closed with Seventeen entries). 220 yards. M. O'Loughlan, scr. ... 1 John Carroll, 7 yds. ... 2 H. Bell, 2 yds 3 Jas. Carroll, 12 yds. ... 4 E. Griffiths, 4 yds.; E. Blanchet, 10 yds. ; J. Vaughan, 8 yds. ; and T. Croucher, 8 jds. also started. 300 yards. O'Loughlan, scr... ... 1 John Carroll, 10 yds. ... 2 E. Griffiths, 6 yds. ... 3 Jas. Carroll, 15 yds. ... 4 H. Bell, 3 yds.; J. Vaughan, 9 yds. ; E. Blanchet, 13 yds; and T. Croucher, 10 yds., also ran. 100 yards. John Carrol], 5 yds. ... 1 M. O'Loughlan, scr. ... 2 E. Griffiths, 3 yds. ... 3 Jas. Carroll, 8 yds. ... 4 This event proved one of the most exciting of the day, resulting a dead heat between Jno. Carroll and O'Loughlan. In the run off Carroll beat his man by about four yards. 400 yards. John Carroll, 15 yds. ... 1 H. Bell, 5 yds 2 M. O'Loughlan, scr. ... 8 E. Griffiths, 8 yds. ... 4 Before this event was run the final issue of the Grand Handicap was looked upon as a certainty for O'Loughlan, but to the surprise of everyone Carroll ran the 400 yards very strong, winning by several yards. The points therefore stood :—Carroll, 16 points, first prize, £B, O'Loughlan, 15 points, second prize, £4; Griffiths and Bell, being each 5 points, divided third and fourth money, taking £1 10s apiece. Standing Flat Jump.—First prize, £1 ; second, 10s. H. Bell, 10ft 6in ... 1 E. Smyrk, 10ft 4in ... 2 Handicap Half-Mile Race. First prize, £3 ; second, £l. Griffiths, 15 yards ... 1 Bell, 10 yards 2 O'Loughlan, scratch; Gal land, 15 yards; Blanchet, 20 yards; and Croucher, 30 yards, also ran. Won rather easily by Griffiths. Handicap Hurdle Race, 440 yards. First prize, £3 ; second, £l. M. O'Loughlan, 6 yds ... 1 J. Carroll, Byds 2 E. Griffiths, scr; Job Lines, scr; E. Blanchet, 15 yards ; and T. Croucher, 20 yards, also ran. This was a capital race, O'Loughlan beating Carroll by a couple of feet, Griffiths third. Hop, Step, and Jump. First prize, £1; second, 10s. E. Griffiths, 35ft lOin. ... 1 O'Loughlau, 35ft. ... 2 250 Yards Race (Handicap). First Prize, £2 ; second, £l. O'Loughlin, scr ... ... l Griffiths, 5 yards ... 2 Carroll, 5 yards, also started. Bell, 5 yards, did not accept. Won easily. Standing High Jump. First prize, £1; second, 10s.
Bell, 4ft 4in 1 Smyrk, 4ft 3in 2 M. O'Loughlan and J. Stevens also competed.
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Kumara Times, Issue 1988, 12 January 1883, Page 2
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