WAVERLEY ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 6, 10 November 1887, Page 2

WAVERLEY ATHLETIC SPORTS.

The above sports took -place yesterday, tho weather being- beautifully fine. The attendance was first rate, about I 1) 4 being* ou the ground, visitors a tending from all parts of the coast, the attendance of tho ladies being pariicnlavly good, t.icxr presence iu ah the varied cos; umes oithe period svv’n;- to sot off the grounds to tue Imsr'advmiiuye, and prewouiing a most y,p, and interssting picture, iae Publican Booth was run. by mr EilH. of the CVaumcrcial hotel, on behalf oi tho Commit fi. o. and was well palroir'sed, the iiroTii'iehir firing- lully occupied in satislddi’-p: the craving wants of the m.mv thirsty souls present. We hin * to thank the tHerecary and Hr Howie, lor ilioir kindness in supplying information, and to their osorLions is dm', to a <ncat exton':, tho success oi Mr Anderson was fu 1? *■ l l ’ ’ i " L ' ' ’ , . . 1 1 T ('-unloved in organising cmnuen s races, under whoso direction the young spa’s seemed to enjoy themselves immensely. The judgo-A starters and oaminittoo did their duties to porfec lion, and left no margin for faultfinders lo worn on, ine contests r;giiu through were well contested, although the ]iaudiea’'.per:s had scarcely ra on the qualitiei-Toi Hr T 0 Hobbs, who won the treble. -140 yds, half mile, and mho races, suidleiontly 'With the execution of a protest by Iv Baldwin,'atcainst Hobbs, in the mile which is as vet misotth'd, on the ground of having failed to forward to the iiaudic a oners, his full performances, there were no disputes of any importance. Appended are tho results : Maiden Race, 150 yds, Ist prize £2, 2nd 10 s. T Nicholson 1 J Hiuainex 2 A largo fluid faced the starter, and at the report of tho pistol Miuainex took tho lead, whim was soon taken from ium i>y A ickolsop., v. no maintained it to tlm winning by about a, yard. Time 17-Jsccs. Affix* a few minutes rest the bell ran.; for the 100vdo Handicap, Ist prize £3, 2nd “ £l, 3rd lUs

I \vuUs (Gyds) .. .. 1 C Harkucss (Gyds) . . . . 2 J J Bryce (7yds) . . . . f T 0 liobl»s (Byds) .. .. f A Hold of about 1(1 accepted for this moo, which was run iu heats, eight .■earthly” for tlio liual. ILirkuess taking •hj > load, which position ho possessed until wirhia a few yards of the post, when Watts, coming with a splendid rus’i, won a capital race by about a yard, the sumo distance separating the second, from (lie third and fourth man, who the judges were unable to separate, Atkins close up. The next event on the programiuoe was tho Boys’ XI ace, J 50yds, handicap, (under ID yours; Ist prize 7s Gd, 2nd 2s Gd Sinclair ... ... ... 1 Kennedy ... ... ... 2 A large number of the youngsters troubled tho handicap pers for this race, but Sinclair proved far to good for his opponents. Tho next was tho Ivurenxct Ilrcur Jump, (handicap). Ist prize Ll, 2nd lOs II Mdvmizio ( 2iu) oft ... 1 T Wilson (liu) -1 it lliu ... 2 F Godfrey (1 in) 4ft ID .. 3 There was nothing startling in this event, the me 1 ; jumping very evenly, tho handicap juct giving the verdict. The hurdles having been fixed iu sits the intending starters ranged up to tho post to prepare for tho 220 yds llrnuLEs, (handicap) Ist prize TO, 2nd 10s, 3rd As. hvinos {l3yds) ... ... 1 (..they no (12yds.) ... .... 2 Robinson (12yds) 8 Mr Gibson lived tho pistol for a splendid start, but Symes taking ad van!age of his handicap, immediately assumed tho load, which he maintained to tho finish, winning a very closely contested race by a yard. Ginns Rack, (under 12) Ist prize 7s Gd, 2nd 2s G. Minnie McFarlauo ... ... 1 Cecilia Thurston ... ... 2 22 vds Handicap, Ist prize T3, 2nd \£l, 3rd ms. J Smart (loyd.s) ... ... 1 ,T Row r (1 7yds) ... ... 2 K Baldwin (17yds) . , ... 3 This proved one of tlio best races of tho day, every man doing all lie knew how to win, but Smart proved a lot too good for his opponents, and breasted tho tape with u couple of yards to play on. Lono .Juki' (handicap) Ist prize .£ 1, 2nd 10 ■>, II Meutz (Gin) L7ft 11 in ... 1 .( J Bryce (fin) 1 7ft Bi.ii ... 2 IVKurFy (Gin) 17it oiu ... 8 This event was a gift to Monk:, who | appeared to have lots lef: if required, j Cava i.u v Rue. (handicap) Ist prize’

2nd Ely J -J i iryco, A C, . . 1 II ark a ess, Vv L II .. .. 2 vr i) avis, w l H .. .. a The mou were despatched cm their journey to a Very good start, Lut they had net travelled ini’before 1 Bryce took command of allane, and coming' from hi.- men very fast in tho straight, won ... he liked. Tho next item on the p: mmmumo was tlm Xiiiii;i-: LtuuKD Hack, Ist prize 15s 2nd os ■Mcivenxieajiu Bryce .. .. 1 Watts and Javans .. , . 2 A dozen con j des stripped fur this event, which proved a very interesting one. Tho competitors having evidently worked together. Tho first two, however, proved too good for tho Olliers and s cm ml first prize, -HU Y.u.;. - 1 mxmcAr, Ist prize, £3, 2nd. : i. 3rd. it's. T C ilu.- --yds) .. ... 1 U TiinaVi iSyd.ij ... ... 2 •Til tkius 10yds) ... ... 1| Eight competitors toed their lines ! for titis race, and at the report of tlx ■ ! pi;>tol were soon under way, but a very I short distance had hem. traversed her ! loro Hobbs went through his men,, |

and despite tho game efforts made by Atkins and if mart,he succeeded in passing- the tape first, the rest in a bunch about fouryards away. Time, 62secs, 220 Yards Disthict Eace, (for residents between theWhenuakura ru'-l Win* otara If Ivors': handicap, Ist prize. £2 10s. 2nd, £l. J. Tower (3yds) 1 T. M Mmikton (7yds) ... 2 W. Chevue 'Gyds.i ... ... 3 The haudicappcvs evidently satisfied oinht com! e titers, who toed ihcir linos, but the st err was a wretched one, the <;ono t o titrs bring I uito unpropared. and. after running a few yards Monaton. fouled Che me, spoiling- Mieyii-Ts chanoc of winning. x’ower, having tno ; handicap limit, luuneaxa■, ely made the runiuii'.r. and led tuo lielu at the turn for home, Monktou then made a despora.e insii, and e-.deavouvod to pass the load, v, but Power held his own, , and passed die post a full yard ahead, j Choyno close up. _ ’ irAciv Eves. 100 yds, Ist prize 15s; 2nd, 5 s Taylor... ... ... ... 1 Dlcldo... ... ... ... 2 As is usually the case, with races of this sort, there were good entries. VVboipaeks were supplied instead of sacks" for this race, and the starter carefully stitched them across their shoulders to prevent the use of the arms. The men got away together, Tavlor holding a slight load for seventy yards, where ho was passed by Annitage, who led until a few yards of the post, whore ho fell, Taylor and Dickio passing the post as above recorded. Hale-Mile Handicap, Ist prize £3 ; 2nd, £1 ; 3rd, 10s. T. 0 Hobbs (35yd5)... ... 1 G. Hunter (3.) yds) ... ... 2 WJ. Hill (30yds ... ... 3 Seven accepted for this event, who after troubling the starter with two or three false starts, worn set going too good start,of which Hobbs had the best. After travelling fifty yards, Wilson took command of affairs, and led the held at a warm puce, with the evident intention of tiring Hobbs. Passing the post the third time Hobbs field the lead, Wilson hopelessly beaten. > m rounding tiio tarn for home. Hunter endeavoured to pass Hobbs, but ho was not to bo denied, and even ualiy won by a couple of yards, Hill close up, Atkins and bheyne bringing up the rear. Time : 2ml n. 17.1 sees. Hoys’ Pace, 150 yds, under 14, handicap, Ist prize, 10s, 2nd ss. McDonald ... ... ... 1 Hurley ... ... ... 2 McDonald had the race from the start, the handicap being too much for Hurley to concede, Maori Hurdle Eace, 220 yds, Ist prize, £l. Turirangi (sell) . , . . 1 WTixto . . , . . . 2 This proved one of the most amusing events of the day, though scientific running may, perhaps, to a great ex ■ tout, have been absent. The Maori idea of a hurdle race evidently being to get to the “ other side” of the hurdles—jump if you can, but get to the other side—consequently the “ style’'’ was not a recognised, or particularly au'beutic one, but the amusement was there, and so was Turirangi at the finish, which was Jus main object. Fouii-Leuckd Eace, 100 yds, Ist priz 15s 2nd, 7s 6d Bryce, Mxdvxmzio, & 'Watts ... 1 Davis. -Mason, & Taylor ... 2 '1 his was a very good race, the winners do; rig their work remarkably well, and very fast, for treble harness. Oye Mile Eace, handicap, Ist prize, £3, 2nd £l, 3rd 10s,' 1C 0 Hobbs (80yds) .. ... I hi Baldwin (75yds) .. .. 2 H Mann (9 :| yds) .. .. 3 “Wright, Hill, Wilson, Dolamore, Salter, and Luxfurd also competed. The starter sM the men going without delay, and They kept wmil together until tho fourth round, when Walter, Lux ford, and Delamoro felt to there a r beaten. Hounding the homo turn for the sintli time, Mann and Hobbs made desperate spurts for premier position, but the latter proved to be tho butter man, and tho seventh, and hist round, the men sot to •work like lions ; and a splendid race home ensued between Hobbs, Mann and Baldwin, Hobbs winning by three yards, Baldwin with a strong rush at the finish, secured second place, tho rest finishing welt together. Time —omin, ICsec. Ooysolatioy Handicap, 15'iyds, Ist m-iz.*, £1 J os. 2nd 10s, C llhrkness (7yds) 1 P EM/inum ( lyW) ... ... 2