ANNUAL SPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LVII, Issue 6508, 5 January 1882, Page 5

ANNUAL SPORTS.

HOBOBATA. These sports came off on Tuesday. 100yds Handicap. William Brown (scr), 1 j Walter Adams (Iyd), 2. Won easily. Bunning High Jump. Heggarty and Oresswell (sfl), 1. ' Throwing the Hammer. Trueman Jones (66ft), 1; J. Orewwell (62ft 6in), 2. Quarter-mile (handicap). W. Brown (scr), 1 j Napier (35yds), 2. A cl<,*e finish. Blind Barrow Bace. Sleeman, 1; Davie, 2. Several others entered, but they ran off the course. Mile Bace. W. Brown (scr), 1; B. Thompson (25yds), 2. A splendid race; and, considering that it was run in a gale of wind, the time was very fair—smin lOsec. SHEFFIELD. These annual sports were held on Monday, and although the attendance of the public was, perhaps, slightly below that of last year, the number and quality of the entries fully compensated for any deficiency in this direction. Each event of the day was, without exception, well contested; and the only misunderstanding that occurred was one over the walking match. This arose through three out of the four competitors having rather an exaggerated notion of what walking consisted in; but the difficulty was settled satisfactorily to outsiders at least, by f he judges awarding the prize to the last, and only competitor who walked. The " novelty," a step dance, was hardly so successful as expected; but the Egg and Spoon Bace v?as entirely so. The arrangements of the Committee were good, and the judges' decisions seemed to have general approval Good order prevailed throughout the day. Mr Fanagan held the refreshment stall. The following are the events : Quoits. Entrance, Is 6d; five entries. Prize, 7s 6d. Horner, 1; Bomnson, 2. Quarter-mile Hurdle Bace. Entrance, 3s 6d; three entries. Prize, 10s 6d. G. White, 1; D. Cameron, 2. Men's Bace, 100yds. Entrance, 2s 6dnine entries. Prize, £1 2s 6d E. Brown, 1'• W. Napier, 2 ; O'Shannassey, 3. ' ' Men's Bace, 100, 200, 440yds. Entrance, 7s; four entries. Prize, £1 Bs. H. John3on 1; W. Napier, 2; T. Vincent, 3. Step Dance. Entrance, Is 6d; three entries. D. Thompson, 1; J. Thompson, 2. Men's Long Jump. Entrance, Is 6d; five entries. Alexander (17ffc lin), 1; D. Cameron (16ft sin), 2. Egg and Spoon Bace, 100yds, for boys. Entrance, Is; a large number entered. J. Barr, 1; G. Mangin, 2. Men's High Jump. Entrance, Is 6d ; four entries. Alexander, 1; Hobson, 2. Boys' High Jump. Entrance, Is; six entries. J. o'Bhannassey, 1 ; J. Barr, 2. Men's Mile Handicap. Entrance, 4s 6d • five entries. W. O'Shannassey. ' Boys' Bace, 100yds. Entrance, Is; twelve entrieß. D. Gillanders 1; J. Barr, 2. Men's Three-legged Race. Entrance, Is 6d; three entries. A. M'Causland and W. Prebble, 1; G. Bobineon and D. Cameron, 2. Quarter-mile Bace, for boys under 12. Entrance, Is; ten entries. 0. Graham. 1 • Hubbard, 2. Walking Match. Entrance, 3a; four entries. A. Vincent, 1. Quarter-mile Bace, for boys under 16. Entrance, Is; eight entries. J. Barr, 1; D. Gillanders, 2. 100yds Bace, for boys under 12. Entrance, 6d; three entries. B. Barr. 1 • Gillanders, 2. Consolation Men's Bace. Entrance. 2a; four entries. T. Mangan, 1; M. Everett, 2.'