WAHAROA & MATAMATA NOTES.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1732, 20 April 1895, Page 2

WAHAROA & MATAMATA NOTES .

(From our own Correspondent).

Our Athletic Sports were''bslcLvQn Good Eriday, and a. successful meeting was the result. The committee decided ~ to have no drinking bar this and all agree that a much more enjojy- ' able meeting was spent than last y«s‘Y Subjoined is the winning names:—Maiden.—F. George, l; S. Teague, 2* ~ r -

100yds.—D. Lockley, I; A. Teague,

£ Mile.—W. Simmens, 1; G. Vincent, 2 ; A, Teague, - 3. 250yds.—A. Teague, 1 ; P. Turnbull, 2; McKinnon, 3. Mile.—Johnson, 1; Vincent, 2; Pritt, 3. - ...

Hurdles.-—Reynolds, 4 1; S. Teague, 2*■'/ ' # * ' ... ; '* . $ In addition to the above, seven sweepstakes for local hacks were run, anyone thinking he .had a ‘ speeler * put down his half-crown and went, for the ‘ pot.’ “As the fields averaged about 9, he stood a good show or loosing it, but as the winner was barred the next event nearly all managed to win in the end; .

A meeting was held on Saturday evening, to take steps to put the Public Cemetery in order, . names were submitted for trustees, and help asked for either in labour, money fencing materials, or trees and shrubs. Aid has been liberally promised, and .all intend to do their best to put it in thoroughly good order. , It is rumoured the Bank New Zeaand Estate Company are reducing all their employees wages, 12£ per cent, this; with the low prices ruling for Vool and mutton, is inevitable, all we can hope for is, better prices and better times.