THE HOSPITAL FETE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2382, 17 April 1884, Page 2

THE HOSPITAL FETE.

As the programme of sports in connection with the fete was only partially gone through on Easter Monday, the sports were continued on Tuesday afternoon, with the following results':— Handicap Walking Match, One Mile. — First prize, LI; second, 10s ; third, ss. Entraces, Is; acceptance, Is. Six to accept. H. Hope, 50 yards 1 H. Pearce, 75 yards 2 J. Brayshaw, 50 yards ... 3 J. Keller and Jas, Harcourt. at scratch, Sampson and Merveldb, 40 yards, and Mansfield, 75 yards, also started. Merveldt, who came in first, was disqualified for running. The Hop, Step and Jump event fell through. Sack Race, 100 yards.—First prize, 15s ; second, 10s ; third, ss. Entrance, Is. Six entries or no event. To be run in sound sacks ; any competitor with his toes, feet, or legs protruding through the sack to be disqualified from taking a prize. Pearce 1 Greenwood ... ... ... 2 T. O’Loughlin 3 Young Women’s Race, 100 yards.—A Tx’immed Hat, valued at L2los, for first prize ; second prize, a Muff 1 . Miss Voysey 1 Miss M‘Glone 2 Five or six others started. Three-Legged Race, 100 yards.—First prize, 15s; second,, 10s ; third, ss. Entrance, Is. Green wood-O’Loughlin ... 1 Jones-M‘Ewan 2 Williams-Kellar 3 Committee Race, 100 yards, Handicap.— First prize, 15s ; second, 10s; third, ss, Entrance, Is. These were so busily engaged in other ways that it was impossible to get a sufficient number together to gob a race. Grand Champion Challenge Cup.—Open to all persons who march in procession in uniform or in regalia. Entrance, Is. Either the Cup or the competitors did not arrive, so the value of the Cup was saved to the Hospital fund. As soon as the list is prepared we intend to notice some of the contributions given in aid of the Hospital F6te, and the names of those who so materially assisted to make the festival a success. In noticing the arrival in town of the procession from Dillman’s on Easter Monday, we inadvertently omitted to mention that besides nearly the full Company of Volunteers, and nearly all the Ancient Order of Foresters there were also a goodly number of the Independent Order of Oddfellows. The weather, which on Sunday night and Monday morning looked gloomy and threatening for rain, kept fine during the whole of the two days ; so that it seemed as if a Beneficent Providence had also smiled upon the undertaking.