ST. ANDREW'S FETE.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1214, 1 December 1882, Page 2

ST. ANDREW'S FETE.

President—His Worship the Mayor. Vice-president—Captain Chrisp. Judges—Messrs. W. F. Crawford and C. D. Berry. Starter—Captain G. J. Winter. Handicappers—G. Primrose and U. Cooke Referee—3l. 31cLcod. Secretaries —H. 3lcKay and W. J. Quigley. Treasurer—E. K. Brown. General Committee — Messrs. Cresswel], Feat-on (J Battery), Pavitt, Ratcliffe (Gisborne Rowing Club), McLeod, Piesse (1.0.0. F. M.U.), Tucker, Veale (A.0.F.), J. Berry, W. Akroyd, and Officers above-mentioned. Punctually at 11 o’clock the members of the J Buttery and the O.’irond Contingent marched from the D. Pl Shed headed by the Bund, and ciosrfcd the Wlu.irvpoko Bridge. On arriving at the oU c. ohle C.>pti’n Winter gave the word “ Ea't!” and proceeded to exercise his men. After some little time the words “Fo.m fours” a.id “ 31’arch ” were given- and a star*; was made fo.’ the ground. A .ivii.'g there C. ;)tain W’ lc • p. t his iren through the buyo.iete r d after a few minutes the welcome loitm. ‘di'.miss” was uttered, and the iron le.t to J.ielrown sweet pleasure. To the oo:nr \tce we kiiust accord praise for the cc-efi ’ ma iTc • '.i •.vliicn the couvce had been la*d ort ho’ng m fc ..ked with red and white fl.’.gr vliai ro ir’eti.ke could possibly occur as t.: ?’:i onnecJon with this we mr.y espcn.vly rr enJon the names of 3!essvs 7*• ’nirose, and H. McKay, who commenced c o •!< aj daybre.i'., and kept it up without a moment’s relaxation during the day. The other Stew:' ds p.ldo deserve ~*r.Le for the rr , ....i.‘.cr la whit h they exerted tijom.'.clves to re. dec the aff-dr a success, and it was urdo. -.cd'v 0.-e. The was a’l 7 at could be des'/ed. a d “ Old Sol” shone out ? a a'l his splendour, there was a coo' ref: eshin gb: ceze, evidently arranged io? oy St. Andrew himself with the C’erk of the weauhe.. Of cou-se there were a few d’s.iuteo, such as will always arise on occr. ‘ors such as that of yesterday. Everything, however, passed off merrily. We might, however, throw out one or two suggestions to the corum- . tee fol* the ne?it year, and those a-.e, fiu.t, that the cards containing the events should give more information as to prizes. &c., a.id further, if they wish to have a description of the rue! a some elevated position must be for the reporters. As it was all that cor.’.d be seen was the finish, and co.isjquently the report is very meagre. The races were well cor.te.A-'d, and the handicapping very satisfactory, with one exception, Ayers hr.ving a lot the best of it in the St. Andrew's Handicap. However, if McNeil had not somewnat over exerted himself in the hop step and jump, he would probably have had a big say in it at the finish.

Mr G. Burnaud presided at the publican’s i booth, and although theie was a total ab- ; scnce of drunkenness on the "round, he and his assistants were kept nilly employed 1 throughout the day. 31r E. Haydon conducted the refreshment booth, and gave general satisfaction. The via ids were good, we 1 ! cooked and plentiful, and the attendance excellent. The first event was 1. 200 Y ARDS MAIDEN RACE (to st art at 11.15 a.m.), entrance, 2s 6d. Ist prize, Nasmith’s Cup, value £3 5s ; 2nd prize, Overcoat by Teat and F.yre, valuo, 30s ; 3rd prize, • Album, by T. Adams.

I Bain ... ... ... ... 1 | McConnochie 2 George ... ... ... ... 3 ■ Bai l was a good favorite for this event, I and justified the opinion of his fanciers by 1 winning somewhat easily by six yards, McConnochie being second, and about three yards a head of George. 3. BOAT RACE (to start at 11.30), by the Gisborne Rowing Club. First heat. This was a perfect fiasco, as a mistake was made by both coxswa’ns as tn the fin'shing point, notwi-hstundhig that a flag was he’d some d ; stan rt e ahe-d of where they st >pped, and it was only after repeated shouting that Gourd’s boat p. the flag. The c ews were : Gou’d, stroke ; Moynhan, 3 ; Cook. 2: Elackie, bow. PavitL stroke ; Bourne, 3 ; Gibbons, 2 ; 3lcLcan. bow. 3. BOYS’ HANDICAP RACE. 150 yards, for boys under 1G (to start at 11.45): entrance—ls. Ist prize, Largo and Townley’s Epergne, value 103 ; 2nd prize, Coke, |by J. . Craig. • .Jones (3 yards) 1 Weston (2 yards) ... ... 2 E. Skeet (4 yards) ... ... 3 i A. Martin won easily ; Jones fol’owing ; a couple of yards sep.iratiug him from Weston, who was c’osely followed K. A. Skeet, the rest being out of it. A protest was entered against MartH, on the ground that he was over 1G years of age, ami rs the boy subsequently admitted the fact the result was that the judges declared 1. HOP, STEP and JU3IP (to start at 12 o’clock), entrance. 2.? 6d. Ist prize, Three Sheep, by Messrs. Arthur Bros.; 2nd prize, Sack of Wheal, by M. Boland. T. Albert, J. Boynton, and D. McNeil were, the compeJl Tt S. Boynton soon fell out, and the contest was left to the remaining paic. Albc. l covered 08ft. 4?n., and McNeil 39it. sj : n., but *n his last jump he fell, and the judges declared for Albert. A protest however was entered on the ground that although McNeil fell no poition of his body touched his opponent? mark. After consideration it wa? decided that the event should be competed for at a future date. 5. 2nd HEAT OF BOAT RACE. There was only one boat which was quietly rowed over the course. The crew being Fraser, stroke ; Du n nett, 3 ; Bruce, 2 ; Chrisp, bow.

G. ST. ANDREW’S HANDICAP (to start : at 12 30). For this race there will be three events ; ecorps to count 5 to Ist, 3 to 2nd, and 2to 3rd. The highest scorer in al! the exchtfl • to obtain a t-up, value GOa, presented by Good Bros. Entrance, 2s Gd for each event, or 5s for the Handicap. Ist event, 100yds. Winner of Ist event St. Andrew’s Handimp, . Plated Coffee Pot by Mr Dickson ; 2nd prize, . ham by Common, Shelton and Co. first event. Aggers 1 McNeil ... ... ... 2 O’Hare ... ... ... ... 3 Aggtfi’S, AicNeil, O’Hare, F. Gregory, J. McFarlane, C. Dunlop, J. Adeane, and J. Haughey, were the Selected lot for the first event. Agera got well and rushing to the front won by a yam and a half. McNeil having raced up well, beating j O’Hare, who received three yards, by it few inches. The next batch then started, but Chrisp came. clbafi away, and won comfortably, Hajn being second, and McFarlane third. Tn tlio run oft the three first named in each heat started, and after ft very exciting rare the result was as above; 7. 190 Yards HANDICAP KACE, for Boys under 12, (to start at 12.45). Eiitrunce, Is. Ist prize. Boys Suit, by H. Lewis; 2nd prize, 1 unshorn Hoggett, by D. G. McKey ; 3rd prize, Pair of Boots, by Wni. Adair. Skeet, 2 yards ... ... 1 Langford, scratch 2 Martin, scratch ... ... ... 2

'Phis was another capital race, but young Skeet, who ran as game as ft bull dog, was the first to breast the tape. n. FINAL HEAT OF BOAT RACE. Goli id’s crew ... I Fraser’s crew 2 The two boats, Gould’s and Fraser’s came up the river side by side } but at the finish Gould had the best of it having a better turn, whilst through bad steering the Ouher boat almost went into the bank, and through taking so loag a swep lost a lot of ground. [We know this is not in accordance with the verdict of the judges, but it is the report as supplied to us by our reported’. The judges reverse the order.]—-Ed. P.B.SJ. 9. 2nd EVENT OF ST. ANDREW’S HANDICAP; 200yds; (to start at 2 p.m.) Ist prize, M. H. Smith’s Opera Glass j 2nd prize, pair Vases, by J. Whinray. Aggers ... 1 AicNeil 2 O’Hare 3

This event was looked upon as being a good thing for McNeil, but he was unable to beat Aggers who won with ease looking over his shoulder for the others ; O’Hare running a good third. 10. 100 Yards SACK RACE, (to start at 2.15). Entrance, Is. Ist prize, 1 doz. Ale I and Stout, by E. P. Joyce ; 2nd prize, .V»doz. Fowls, by P. Bond. There were no entries Jfor this moat j amusing event. 11. HAND [CAP HURDLE RACE, 440yds, j (to start at 2.50); oxer 8 flights, Sft.6in.high ! Entrance 2s.lst prize,—saddle by S. Stevenson; ■ 2nd prize, Mr Fryer’s Opera Glass. J. 3lcFarlane ... ... 1 Boynton ... ... ..» 2 Asmus ... ... ... 3 The ground was unfortunately somewhat ' slippery, and the consequence was that there were a number of mishaps, they however finished in the above order. A protest was entered against McFarlane on the ground that he went under instead of over a hurdle. Subsequently an enquiry was held and the protest, sustained, Boynton taking let place. 12. THREE-LEGGED RACE, 200yds, (to i start at 2.45). Entrance, 2s. Ist prize, pair i of Lambs, 1 by R. H. Fisher, 1 by R. D. Me- ; Dougall; 2nd prize, 501 b flour, by D. M. Orr, i and sirloin of beef, by Mr Aislabie. O’Hare & Sorry 1 i Brown & Cooper ... .., ... 2 This w.tfl an amusing event, and was won : easily. 13. HIGH JUMP; (to start at 3 p.m.). En’rance, 2a. Ist prize, 3 Sheep, by Arthur Bi us.; 2nd prize, pair Boots, by Garrett Bros, F. Carden ... ... ... 1 D. Dunlop 2 (L Wyllie 8 J. Carrollj J. Brown, J. Adcan, A. Gray, ■ and Rochfort also entered. This was a moot exciting event, and after a c’or.e contest resuited in a victory for the first-named, who i clewed 5 feet.

1 14. ST. ANDREW’S HANDICAP—FinaI . Event; 809yds ; (to start at 3.15). Ist prize, ‘ Cup, by “ Herald,” value 50a ; 2nd prize, Russian Leather Satchel, value St'3, by I. C. Taylor, A• : ers ... ... ■. ■ -■. 1 Blin 2 O’Hare 3 , Thifl we s another gift to Aggers who won ag he liked by ceven or eight ys.-ds. Bain and O’Hare running hard for Lecond place, McNeil fourth. The start the wi.mer got wi.s too much for his as he I seemed to do as he pleased with them, and finished full of running. 15. HANDICAP VOLUNTEER RACE, i (to start at 3.30) ; 150yds.; with arms and ' accoutrements. Entrance, Is. Ist Dtize, I Bridle, by J. & A. Davis, Martingale, by M. Hall ; 2nd prize, Meerschaum Pipe, by M. i Jennings ; ord prize, Roast Beef, by J. May- [ nard. • Asmus (4yds) I John Maher (Byrds) 2 Pam ell (2yds) 3 There were six entries for this event, tl-oj ;h only four ran. It was won by Asmus easily. I 16. HANDICAP SPECIAL RACE,2SO Yards • for boys over 16 and under 18 (to start at 3.45). Entrance, Is. Ist prize. 28 lbs tin honey, by Mr.< Knights, and Set Steel Running Spikes, by Mr Humphreys ; 2nd prize, Vol. of Shakesperre, by Mr and Mrs J. Browne. Reynolds (scratch) ... ... 1 A. Martin (2yds) 2 WyPic (3yrds) 3 This resulted in a capital contest between the n : ne who started, and resulted as above. 17. HANDICAP ALL COMERS RACE, 880 Yards (to start at 4 p.m.)—Entrance, 2s 6d. Ist prize, Shade Clock, Bloomfield and Wyllie, valuo (£5 ss; 2nd prize, Copy of I Standard for 12 months, by Webb and i Mogridge. I J. McFarlane 1 Dunnett . • ■ 2 Asmus 3 A capital start was effected. McFarlane having a bit the worst of it. After travelling some distance Sorry’s chance Leemed to be a. rosy one, but McFarlane, who had been work - ing up gradually, when about 50 yards from the tape put on a spurt and parsed through his men, winning by about Syds, with ease. 18. FORCED HANDICAP, for all winners of 1,6,9, 14, 15, 16, and 17. (to start at 4.15.) —Entrance, 2s 6d. Winners compulsory ; losers optional. Ist prize, Pel Lamb, by Ratcliffe and Co., and cruet, by Croll and 1 Ingle ; 2nd prize, Box Gooseberries, bv Mrs ! Cahill. O’Hare 1 i Agers ... . . ... 2 Bain ... ... ... 3 Agers was put at Scratch for this event, I O’Hare getting well away won the race by I t bout four vurds.

, 39, THROWING THE HAMMER.—En- | trance, Is. Ist prize, American Axe, by Parnell and Boylan ; 2nd prizp, VVftteHng Can, by J. W. Mfade.' J, (Jarroll, 59ft. Ain. .1 F. Finlay, 58ft. 7in. ~. 2 Captain Winter ... 3 The hammer weighed 151bs, and MeflsVs Carroll and Finlay, and Capt. Winter entered. 20. PUTTING THE STONE.—Entrance, Is. Ist prize, Set of Jugs, by J. East. The stone weighed 241bs ; and cftttcludfld by G, Burnand, 28ft. 6ln. ~, 1 J. Carrol 5 ., v F, Finlay * Winter and Ackroyd also competed; MATCH.

A match tbok plac«i subsequently between ’ Mr Carroll »»ftd Mr Finlay, Tlw foVtn*f won i by an inch. j SWCrtAL prizes. A Special pri*«4 of onn yearling Foal by i Patbcfiopwufl, out nf Lit Belle, printed by '» Allan McDonald, E*q., M.H.R., for winner of j most events, i Winning Crew of Final Heat Rowing €flub t 4 Electro Plated Cups, pwmtod by Mr W. • L. Rees. TUG WAft. i An impromptu Tug of Wy gnt up for a small sweepstake, the sidttfi being -.-—J, Carroll (captain), T, Albert, CL Rowb’y, J» Pritchard, G. Parau, Te Te Kanl, and (■, D, Berry. The opponents were F, Finlay (captain), W, Curtis, J. Lincoln, J» Brown, ;A. Weston, K. Hast!*, and W. Moore, i This faulted in one of the most exciting I contests of this nature perhaps ever xvitnessed. For fully twenty-five mte.utaa th«s I struggle was kept up, and any Ufllvanta i« gained by one aide waa remedied by ihn other. Towards the finish, however, it was evident that Canroll’s men would win, .yid slowly, but surely, they dragged their o; nents over the fatal mark. | O’Hare, although running third in < »avh event in the handicap, scored within t’ jree of the total made by Ager’s dm?, .g the < Uy. Mr Weston’s special for the neatest and cheapest dressed, girl was not competed, for.