BOXING-DAY RACES.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 117, 27 December 1879, Page 2

BOXING-DAY RACES.

Yuntordny, being boxing-Jay, ami race' and other nportn having boon annoui»' ,vl to tako |iluw at Vuilolo, a considcra™ 8 number of our towuapooplo betook ihcni" bolvoh in thut direction, .hist abo»l '" o'clock, Imwovor, a cousidorablo ilin»r , ' r ' for tho time! buiug, wiw placed upon tb-' spirits of our upwunion by i)»> rain '•"'": mg down in a perfect shod. This IwJjJ* ' for about an hour and a hulf, llflor ««" > tho day remained quito fiue, und t" 0 racoa wore procoedori with. Uotwccn »• races advertised several matohes «*? not up, Om nmloh between Tufiii"""'' Puliuttd Mr. Biuiu&sr'o I'otoi whs**" by tliu forwor by a uocL. Tain wa -''

splendid race, but unfortunately after tho winning past had been past, Peter ran his rider, Mr. A. Skelton, against a tree. The force of the collision unseated him and soverly bruised his thigh, but nothing serious. Beyond this, a few of the usual spills, and tho heavy rain in tho morning nothing happened to mar the pleasure ol the day's sport. Wo hope that yesterday's amusement will be the forerunner of many more. The following is tho result of "tho racing : First Rack. V.ULELK STAKES.—A sweepstake of $1 each, p.p., with §2O added, for horses bred in Samoa. Second horso to receive 810; third horso to save his stakes. Catch weights. Distance, A mile. Tofaiono's br m Puti, W. Coe 1 Kittnor's b hj Bismarck, .1. A. Bauer ... 2 ]•'. W. Bauer's ru m Bully, V. W. Bauer 3 For this race there were five horses started. It was an easy victory for Futi, she having won in a canter; Bismarck was a poor second, and Bully a bad thud. The other two wero decidedly out of the race, more particularly Suile, whose. jockey would certainly be more at home riding a boom than a horse. Sr.co.vi) Rack. Apia Cup.—Value $-•">. for 2 years old and upwards. Entrance, s.">, half forfeit; second horse to savo his stakes. Catch weights. Distance, 3 mile. BrancWs i.lk g Peter. Graves 1 Mr». Jenkins' b in Lizzie, F. W. Bauer. . 2 Three horses only started for this event. Lizzie pushed Peter protty hard for first place, whilst Bra'ichor's Tommy had no show. Third Ru;:. Ixtkrsationai. llvrdlk Rack.—"Winner to receive the stakes; for four years old and upwards. Entrance, *5 p.p. i mile, over four hurdles. Brancker's blk •• Peter, Orav. s 1 Only two horse) could be f.i in<J to enter for this race, which resulted in an easy victory for Peter, ('.indefl'roy's Don having fell and afterwards bolted off the course. In addition to the above there were two extra races, one uf which was won by Fuii, and the other by Bismarck, a couple of donkey races, and various other spoils, making altogether a very plea ant day's amusement.