BOXING DAY SPORTS.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 30, 29 December 1883, Page 2

BOXING DAY SPORTS.

Ture weather, which had for som j time been st -adilv improving, was a< line as it could l») on Wi'diu'sday last, the d.13 set ajiart far the To Aroh 1 sports. Ihe meeting passed ufl bpiendidly, there riot being <i single coini)l.iint worth speaking of, and some very line running whs shown, paiticu arly in the handicap events, the result^ of which mu t he a source of grVat satisfaction to the gentlemen, whose "duty it was to adjust them. Home of th • events— principally the lOO^ds, 2Ooydb and mile — being 1 exceedingly well cmi tested, a very small shojt would h.iw covered all the men at the end of thus" races. The bin. sucretary, Mr F. Pnvm and the conuii'ltee woiked very hard I bring the affair off wel), and shcciv Ic' admirably, Thy* attendance must hu • boon over 2)0, which, considering- t 1 large nu >i!.ei of h iliday makers that ii.id leit for Auckland and the Thanies (fun . ; the prjviou, few days, was very i',O'»d •nded. The following is a lull ucou.it uf tlie eVcuU ! — vlaidkm Hack, 150 yank— lst \\v'm\ t'l 10s. •2n<\ ) £1. As thore wele more than could conveniently start at one time, it was do-it! -d to run it in he.its. Fiist Hoot. Stewart l BiiskiviHe ... ... ... 2 Second Heat. Colemnn , l Cussidy 2 Final Heat. Coleman 1 Strfwurt 2 1 his was a well contested rare, and won by Coleman by a few feet only. Handicap Boys' Race (under 16), 150 yards.— First price, £l ; 2nd, JOs. G. Parr 1 C. Guff tt 2 Six started for this, and. after a t^ood race, Parr won by four yards. O.ff tied with Nelli';, but in the run oil! for second money the former won nther ea-sily. HuniNimg High Jump— lht prize, JCI • 2nd, 10s. McFarlane (4ft. 7iu ) „. 1 tiinton (4ft. 7in.) 1 Mercer ... ... ... 0 TJicre Were only the above thrjc entries for this event, and alter souk; wiy prott\ jumping, MeF.irlaue and Hinton, neithJi of \vh >m could get higher than 4ft 7in.. deoiiled to divide Ist and 2u<l prize between them. 100 Yards Handicap.— (Pnrt of Cup j ace.) W. Hyde 1 Rowe... ... "1 Whiteliouse ... ... ... 3 Eight comjietitors started in thi^ event, which was hotly fought out, only a few feet bjing between the iiist and last man. Boys' Race (under 12).— 1st prize, lO.s ; 2nd, ss. Vuglar „ 1 Hotchin , 2 Fully a doznn little fellows came up to the scratoh for this event, which, after a hard light, was* won as above. Half Mile Race Handicap. -Ist prizo, 4£3 ; 2nd, £1. W. Ilydo 1 H.Hydtf >.. 2 Out of eleven entries six faced the starter, and the imco was wort rather -asily by the; elder Hyde from his brother. Hop, Step Axn Jump. —lst pri2}.',. £1 ■ 2nd, lQs, • Hinton (39ft) ... „. 1 McFarlane (38ft) , 2 Only these two competed in this event, and <;hc jumping was hardly up to fecoid form. Boys' Rack (under 16) 440 Yards Handicap.—«Ut prize, £1 10s; 2nd f 16s ; 3id, ss. Tiunaki \ Pur , 2 ■ Tonge 3 In this race the Maori lad was let in rather lightly, and won a well \'\\n race b\ ib)nt 6yds. T, () ug<>. W\w was third, u littloiollAw abmu 3Ct6irt high, ran very well, find by pluck just managed to get us place, tuNWMtf Long Jump-,— l-<t prizo,. £1 (2nd,

ITinton (17t\7in) ... „. 1 * 1 McFarfatie tt , ... »„ 2 rin'a was u match between the above twi Hi n ton winning vnthoi' eil4]y. 200 YAUDs HA.\t)JtAP.-(Part erf Cup race). . Eowe „. 1 Jr)ronnun ... 2 W.flydfl „ 2) In this race Rowe managed by good running to score a win, but Brenrian and Hyde, who both run well, were close on )is hueJ« at the finish. Vaulting wltii Polk.— lst prize, £1 ; 2nd, 10«, McFarlntid 1 Ilinton ..« ... , t . 2 Tho jumping i->. this event was not !£ood, and was soon over. Girls' HacjS, 1 00 vttrita—l at i-rtee, 10s: 2nd, s*. L. Sinvfhe ... ... tlt 1 M. Allen 2 Twenty little i,nrlrt started for this prize, the winner, although very winkll. was a great rloal too good for the rest of }ho iiokl, and landed an eaßy victory, Uuhdlb Rack Handicap, 440 yards.— Ist prize, £3 ; 2nd, £1. Brcnnafl ... ... M 1 O'Keefe .... ,' q This wos a capital race, and \va«* won by Breiinan, who had just enough left in him to catch the limit m.in (O'Keefe) and score a win. 300 Yauds Handicap.— P«rt of dtp race. ■Rowo , t W. Hyde 2 Wliitehon^c 3 Grmt excitement \va«? Caused by tliis, the fin-il heat of t)io Ci'p race. Ro\v*e. who was treated rather lightly by the hnndicapper^ soon showed that ho meant Imbues'!, ;ind running well within himself won by fully five yards. He therefore takes the first prize, £0, «nd a handsome p.iir of vases, firo^entod by Mr Lcwis^on, of Auckland, with sixteen points. W, flydu tikes second prisj«, £3, with twelve points, whilst Rrennan and Wliiteliousts, with four points each, divide the 30s, j^iven us thi l'd" prize* Four-part Hack.— Ist prize, £1 ; 2nd, 10s. Hin tort ,# 1 O'SheK ,„ 2 Tiii-^ evertt caifsed a large amount of mm- 'Uient, the conditions bein.i? that the cnmnutitoPs should Walk 50 yard-*, fun i3O V.ird>, hop 60 y.iriis and* on all fours 50 yards?. The reflations were rtot -r.ictly kept, but, as all entered for the fun of the thin.i? rather than for the prize, not'ijntf was on the matt"r. 1 MiLrt HAVDiCAr-— Ist priz3, £5 ; 2nd, JE3 ; 3rd, iiK H. Hyri j ... 1 McNeill 2" Brady 3 Tn this ric all the ntenrnuwll to-yi-tluT until th > bisf ] H p f wh«n llydu put on - w II jidi! 1 d -pnitiiud \vnli by aliont °t ih, m iriiod t\ ;-hf t.ikin^- |>l \< c ivtWrfi M'-Nci'l and l>r.id\ foi secoiT f honour*, ; h the t'o.-iui-i 1 gained bv a!«)[!t a yard. »'Lb .Mkn's \Uc\\ 200 v;,nU'.— lst pfize, ill ;2ml, 10-. P.ii-f 1 Tonp ■ o Tho vof v\n< mad' 1 a vi ry t^atrte fight of it, Paii' winnini>; by i few fhches on'y. Consolation Hack. 200 y.iixk— Prista, D. Moore 1 Six started, tho winner lieiny looked upon us un < xtrorno outsider, llu howevvv iiian.ig-ud t» win with a bit ii ha-fil. Tins lini.sliuil the programme, and sunt the home well pleased and htfngry, at 6 o'clock.