RECORD CROWD ATTENDS SPORTS AT PUKEKAWA

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 579, 4 February 1929, Page 7

RECORD CROWD ATTENDS SPORTS AT PUKEKAWA

HUNTING, CHOPPING AND RUNNING (From. Our Own Corespondent) HUNTLY, Sunday. A record crowd of over 1,200 people attended the Pukekawa sports, which were held in Mr. K. D. Orr's grounds, Pukekawa Hill, on Saturday. The sports were a great success, and in presenting the chief trophies won at the meeting, Mr. W. Lee Martin, M.P.. congratulated the club on its excellent meeting. Results: Mounted Events.—Cigar race: K. Tonga 1, Les. Cathcart 2. Tilting the ring: L. Boyd 1, K. Henry 2. Maiden hunters’ competition: L. Boyd’s Belle 1, K. Henry’s Rose Marie 2, W. Tumohe’s Kawhia 3. Bending competition: Les. Cathcart 1, E. Harker 2. Open hunters' competition: K. Henry's Cappy Ricks 1, K. Henry's Biplane 2, H. Garland's Jazz 3. Consolation hunters’ competition: L. Boyd’s King 1, E. M. Wright’s Dandy 2. Necktie race: K. Tonga 1, Les. Cathcart 2. Stockmen’s competition: Les. Cathcart 1, X. Henry 2. Running Events.—Maiden handicap, 120 yds: J. Wade 1, E. York 2. Opuatia Cup handicap, 440 yards: H. Hogan 1, E. Dye 2, C. P. Drum 3. Pukekawa Cup handicap, 150 yards: Final, A. E. Butler 1. J. Hogan 2. G. Maxwell 3. 220 vards handicap: G. Mathieson 1. C. H. Kellet 2. A. E. Butler 3. BSO yards handicap: H. G. Whyte 1. K. Wilson 2, E. Dye 3. One mile handicap: K. Wilson 1. F. Dye 2, H. G. Whyte 3. Chopping Events.—l2-inch standing chop: Kapi Clark 1, J. Richardson 2, P. Silva 3. 15-inch standing chop: T. Noble L A. E. Honey 2. K. Clark and P. Silva (dead-hent) 3. 12-inch underhand chop: P. Silva 1, F. Smith 2.