ATHLETICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 256, 8 April 1915, Page 7

ATHLETICS.

AUROA SPORTS CLUB.

(From our Own Correspondent.' )

The annual meeting of the Am'-ia 1 Sports Club was held on Easter Monday in Mr Bowman's paddock, under Ilia most favorable weather conditions and proved to be the most interesting and best financed meeting in the history of the club. The handicaps and wrestliog were most stubbornly contested, the winners only gaining the verdict by the. narrowest of margins in many cases. The boys' races under 12 years and 1(1 years were well-filled and brought out some verv likely colts. The inauguration of the Taranaki championships for boys under 17 years of age is undoubtedly the wisest step taken by any club to inspire enthusiasm into the manly sport. The ladies' raotf, both married and single, wore the means of introducing some very fast sprinters. The boirse events were keenly contested, and nave the judges (Messrs McCracken and Morrisseyj no easy task to separate them.

The concert and dance held in the evening also exceeded all previous efforts and was greatly appreciated by all present. Capt. Allen recited the "Absentminded Beggar," and then took up a collection in his tambourine which reali?!d £6 Is (id. Mr. May sang "John Bull," and held the audience from the w'.nd "go." Messrs Hooker and Hoodie also contributed items which were greatly appreciated. Among our local singers were Mrs. Evans, Misses Black and Benton, and Messrs Pickering, Duff, Patterson, and A. Swinton. The programme was brought to a close by a few local ladies and gentlemen giving a dialogue entitled "The Breach of Promise Case." The whole of the profits on the dav's outing are to be devoted to the relief funs, which will benefit cbnsiderably, as the takings were in the vicinity of £l2O. Appended are the results.:— 100 Yards Boys' Race (under 12 years).—Bavley 1, Clark 2, W. Duggan, 3.

100 Yards Handicap.—Proctor 1, McAlpine 2, Mintinnick 3. 100 Yards Bavs' Race( over 12 iiul under 10 years).—Hill 1, Trotter 2, Scott 3.

tt'irW Race.— AEvans 1, I\. Bradford 2. R. Johnstone 3. Boys' Wrestling (under 12 years).—W Duggan 1, P. Cameron 2, Piri 3. 220 Yards Handicap.—Mintiimick 1, Proctor 2, McAlpine 3. Old Men's Race (over 45 years).—T.ennard 1, maka 2, McCarty 3. Farmer's Cart Horse.—J. Corry 1, fl. Cruickshank 2. Farmer's Utility Horse. —J. McPhilliiis 1, T Judgson 2. Pillow Fight.—W. McCarty 1, Murphy 2, Clague 3. Boys' Taranaki Championship (und°r 17 years). Hiekey 1, Copestake 2, Bailey 3.

.440 Yards Handicap.—Mintinniek 1 Tavlor 2, Nichol 3.

Putting the Shot—rini I, T. Pattci son 2. ,T. Kissick 3.

Riding Brewer's *)onkey.—Woolfc'd and A. Jones (dead heat). 440 Yards Boys (under 10 years).— Copestake 1. Fcrgnsson 2, Scott 3.

Married Toadies' Race.—Mrs. K. C. Evans 1. Mrs. Tavlor 2. Best Paced Hack n» io 13st —W. Dickson 1, C, Tichburn 2, P. Hughes 3.

Stepping the Cliain. — A. Bowie 1. 880 Yards Handicap.—Nichol 1, Brown 2, Tavlor 3. Broad Jump—T. Fowler 1, A. Smith 2.

Boys' Consolation. —E. Duggan I, Scott 2, Bo'rrie 3.

Sheep finessing. —T. Kelly (correct weight. 1521 lbs). Pig finessing.—J. Murray 14fi lbs (Correct weight 14fl{- lbs). Best f!ig Horse (shown in harness i.— T. Cruickshank 1, E. C. Evans 2, A. Hall 3.

A smoke concert was hold in the !;:>ll last Saturday night for the purpose of bidding farewell to tlireo of our boys ■who are sailing with the next expeditionary force, namely, Monte Poole, Tommy Winters, and Jimmy Hughes.