RECREATION SPORTS GROUND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 307, 2 January 1908, Page 3

RECREATION SPORTS GROUND.

OFFICIAI., OPEXIXt;. The ltccreation Sports U round Committee have nearly always been singularly fortunate in. their selection of dates for their various outdoor function.-, at least so far as weather is concerned. Yesterday was no exception to the rule. Tuesday had been a miserable day, but New Year's Day blossomed into just the perfect weather for such a fete as had been planned for the oflicial opening of the new sports ground—that monument of i.l"-!-" nw) ; "go"' in a few of >' e ,v V'vmonth ha« j -^.^deVthcOi^vaniagcnn^v-j i in« nnr snorts grwiml. It «as ~oi. I „; rt of the !)r „.j nce of the Recreation f; ro „nds Board i n pmvidc for sport, and | ,J. • ' whole, energies we're, with excellent L,,.l*'- devoted to tfc B farther beautl- - ', -.on of the already lavuitifnrSJrnivnd*- „„> christened Piikekiira Park. \JVn I ( |'.'' Borough Council by exchange «"S I '..iieil a block at the west cud' „of the i ~'.,,». and a [•imnnittee set to ivnht to i ! -a inform it into Western Park. Me?hn'ins,, the 111-creation (.rounds Board liaiP , Voided to allow a committee appointed 'jliy nil the local sports associations to I asnmc control of the sports arena which I in summer was marred hy .swamp grass , I and in winter by the swamp itself. "By II degrees this committee dwindled down ' to about seven members, who have now become recognised as the "Recreation ' Sports Ground Committee. Having secured a seven years' lease of the ground,

1 they set to work and by dint of persis- H tent canvassing aud the organising ofM all sorts of entertainments, raised sui^| | (Went funds to warrant commencing bj^H work of enlarging and raising sports ground. They had the hca^H I sympathy ol the large section of ! public, and yesterday was seen JH j fruition of their efforts—the openiiuMß the finest spurts amphitheatre ij^^H j Dominion, and from the spcj^^^H I point of view, the finest in Ausf^^^H I The terraces are reckoned to J^^^^H j date ten thousand people, ''ifl^^H by the gaps left by yestevd^^H^^H | thousand live liundrcd, thei^H^B^H estiraaU^^H^^^^H Tlie yesterdayJ^^^^^^^H - line cnclosufl^^^^m fnllr crass

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" r " n I'ivc men: New Plymouth A Lieut. j Boon, Firemen Clark, lord, J. Way, and ■ llardwiok, 1; time, 3'J 1-osec. Ftizroy: A Foremen Parkins and Crilliths, Firemen. i-iLamb, Old, and It. llellringer, 2; time, I *0 2-asL'e. Elthain A: Foreman Jliir-1 nvv, Firemen Cooper, Potts, Cook mid Scocyi, 3. Time, it 4-asec, including ! 2sec penalty. Eltham J! (45sec.) and I I Xew Plymouth B (40 4-asec) also comI peted. I Three i;!'- 1 ': Xew Plymouth A, LieutBoon, Fi-eiio.!. Ford and Clark, 1; Utue, . .'til 4-5 set. \\'ew Plymouth B, FoixI man llardwii I.'('irenien J. and W. Way, I2- Time, 44-", s Fitzroy B (JlSec) '. and Kltham A aitA H teams also competed. The Kltliaira A team stistttincd a blowout, and the 'i'.i team were dis. (jiialilied. In this civlnt the Kltham teams lodged a proles) a\;ain the Fitzroy team, but the jirotesl Vas dismissT7TE Tl'(J-OF-WAIl\

This event drew a good number ol entries, and some exciting pullsVwere recorded, (Tie Star Football Club's tvani eventually proving themselves vicl\-. The, following teams compel, d. the lirsN named in each ease being the winner: Maoris v. Fire Brigade '; Star Foot bull Club v. Borough Connc:i: (innrds v. Oarrison Band: fiarrison Band new v. old members. Several other teuns tried conclusions, but were not included in the competitions. Pillow-lighting on Spar (boys under 12 years)—A. Miimby 1. I). Fox 2, 11. Patcrson 3. I'ltder 15 years; J. JU--I'racken 1, A. Mimilir 2. 'ft. Fox 3. Tilting at the Ring (on bicycle).- \. (oirner 1. This compel itor obtained Ivc rings out of the six-. Throwing Cricket Hall—A. ,T. Blundell md M. Robinson divided the prize, the lirnvv of each being about 00 yards. The obstacle ,-ace drew ;, good liebl. V. fliong wis first. Indue; t|„. only ( ....n. leiilor who fully ratrioil out the'eondiions of the race. Decora tod Bicycle - Mrs. FrethevV erorated bv Miss I. Butler. Decora led Co-carl Mi-. Kelibel's. eeorated by Miss Kath. Hanierlon.

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