THE HOLIDAY.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2752, 18 December 1894, Page 2

THE HOLIDAY.

GERALDINE. At Geraldine yesterday the weather wa ■ gloriously fine for the Anniversary day holiday and picnicking was the order o day. Mr MundeU’s large drag and about 20 other conveyances left full of passengers for the Geraldine Presbyterian Sunday School picnic at Rhubarb FUifc t the young people waving their flags in great delight at the day’s outing. The Salvation Army held a field day in the Bush Park. Private buggies and traps also left or passed through the' township on their way to picnics, while e few disciples of Isaac Walton were seen driving off on pleasure bent with their hats full of flies lor a day’s fishing. The only event of any note in the town wee. the cricket match between Geraldine end the Timaru A team which came off in the Domain. The match commenced at 11 a.m., Geraldine, electing to bat, sending in Sngden and Fish. Sugden was dismissed for 14 and Dr Gislop took his place; and at 11.30 the score stood 60—1—14. Piah and Hislop were both taking every liberty with the bowlers, the latter, however, giving a few easy chances which were not taken. The innings closed for 126, of which Hislop contributed 21, Fish 46, and BethunelO. Timaru’s innings closed for 79. Jefferson with 31, and Wioketeed with 16, were the principal scorers. | ' - IEMUKA. \ Yesterday was observed as a strict holiday at Temuka. The day was fine, :bnt oppressively hot, and, after tha bustle caused by the departure of holiday v makers for the various pienios and the Trotting Meeting, the town seemed almost deserted. The principal fixtures were the Temuka Trotting Club’s Inaognral Meeting, the cricket match, Timarn v. Ashburton, and the picnics in connection with the (Wesleyan and Presbyterian Church Sunday Schools. Details of. these ere given below, with the exception of the cricket match, a report of which will be - fonnd under the head of * Cricket.” - A number of private picnics were organised and carried out successfully. TEMUKA TROTTING CLUB’S MEETING. Stewards-Messrs G. W. Armitage, H. Both well, M. SoanneU, T. Rooney, J.„ Angland, J. Gibson, A. S. Jenkins, J. Mcßratney, J. Gregory, N. O. Nicholas, J. M. Twomey, and B. Anderson. Pfcsv aident, Dr J. S. Hayes ; Vioe-Presidents, E. B. Guinness and D. Henry; Judge, Mr A. M. Clark; Starter,- Mr 'C. Story; Clerk of the Scales, Mr J. Patrick; Clerk of the Course, Mr J. Moynihan ; Time-; keeper, Mr A. S. Jenkins; Handiospper, Mr G. Dowse; Treasurer, Mr O. Story; Secretary, Mr J. T. Quinn. The inaugnral meeting of the .Temnka: Trotting Club was held under very favorable auspices. The weather was perfect, and the dab had taken a great deal of trouble to arrange for the' convenience ol trotting men and the public. The track laid off in the paddock at the west end of the Victoria Park, kindly lent by Mr M. Quinn, was in capital order. It Was practically a half-mile, and there were no sharp turns. The trees snrroanding the coarse offered a pleasant Shade to those not keenly interested in' the sport, and there were evidently a number who had come for an “ outing ” than to witness thoraces. In this respect the surroundings of the Temnka Park offer exceptional advantages. The attendance, however, was not large, and speculation : none of the keenest. Mr M. Scannell had a general license booth, and Mr J. A. ; McCaskill a luncheon booth; Both warn ■ fairly well patronised. The - utmost good v feeling prevailed throughout the day, and the policeman’s life was for once a happy one. Sport commenced about noon, when seven out of the thirteen bn the card started for the Maiden. Of these : Penguin was the favorite, although Oar Maid was ’almost equally fancied. Penguin won after an interesting Contest, and returned a small dividend to investors. The ice once broken interest was more sustained, but the public were evidently “ on the job,” and there were no dividends of note until the Two Mile Handicap Trot when “ The Duke” returned to investors the nice dividend of £9l6s for a 10a investment. There was a protest entered against the winner on the ground of inconsistent running, but it was not entertained. The Farmers’ Trot brought out a lot of useful horses but speculation as to the result confined itself to My Pony and Cigar, the former winning after a close contest. In the sixth event, Mr J. Farrell’s Rata, carrying a penalty of 81b, won with comparative ease from “ The Duke ” and justified the public confidence in the owner and his horse. Messrs Mason & Roberts had charge of the totalisator and put through a total of about £3BO. The officials one and all worked assiduously to make the meeting a success, and onr thanks are due to the secretary, Mr J. T. Quinn, and to the starter and official timekeeper, Mr 0. Story. The following are details:— Handicap Maiden Trotting Back (District), of 15 sovs.; 2 sovs. from stake to go second horse. For ali horses that have never won a trotting race (private matches excepted). miles. 26 Mr C. Hammond’s Penguin, 6seo. (Owner) 1 LI Mr J. Aitken’s Peg Kelly, lOaec. 3 24 Mr J. Grant’s Our Maid, scr. ... 3 2 Black Bess, 2 Sobersides, 1 Thaajuum, 12 Christina, also started. Jack, Golden Girl, Naboclish, My Pony, Temptation, and Annie were scratched. Won comfortably. Totalisator, £77 ; lividend, £1 7a. Time, 4min 46sec. Temuka Handicap Time Trot (Open), of 26 sovs.; second horse 5 sovs. from the stake. About 2 miles. >1 Mr J. Farrell’s b g ( Rata 20sec. (C! Hammond) 1 2 Mr J. Grant’s b m Our Maid, 42seo. 2 3 Mr H. C. Graham’s b g Jack, 60sec. 3 The Duke, Highland Lass, and Thoajuuiu also started. Naboclish was scratched. [u this race The Duke cut up badly, absolutely refusing to trot after the first •ound, during which he cut himself. At he third round. Rata, in the lead, was ilosoly pursued by Our Maid, and the >ame order was m detained until the inish, when Highland Lass, a clever lookng mare, pressed the second one fairly intil within a few chains of home, when he fell away. The rest were clean out of t. Totalisator, £75; dividend, 13a. Time, •min 67800. Selling Handicap Time Trot (Open), of 15 sovs. About IJj miles. The winner to become the property of the club, and sold by public auction after the race. 12 Mr J. F. Keene’s Krippol, 21 sec. (J. Allen) I Mr T. Lean’s Don, 17aec 2 Mr R. Anderson’s Lady Bell, 27sec. 3 Don, Relief, Annie, and May Moon •Iso started. This resulted in a fairly asy win for Krippol, the other horses tartiug never showing up prominently, rotalisator, £73 ; dividend, £1 Is. Time, iniiu Isec. Tha winner was sold to thu twucp for saovs,

Two Mm Handicap Time Trot (District), of 20 sovs.; second horse 3 sots. from the stake. 7 Mr D. MoMaster’s b g The Duke, 32seo (Jenkins) 1 44 Mr 0. Hammond’s b g Penguin, 50sec. (Owner) 2 27 Mir Morris’s Chancellor 40aec (Murphy) 3 26 Fairchild, 55 Lucy,o Doubtful,! Our Maid, also started. Rata was scratched. This was an interesting race, the result being fought out keenly between the two placed horse. The Duke won after a hard struggle in spite of the excellent riding of C. Hammond. A protest was entered against the winner on the grounds of inconsistent running, but after lengthly consideration it was not entertained. Totalistor, £164; dividend, £9lss. Time, smin 39sec. Geraldine County Farmers’ Handi- : cap Tims Trot, of 10 sots. About If miles. For all horses owned and trained within the boundary of the old Geraldine County (now Geraldine and Levels Counties) . for two months previous to date of running, and that have never started before the day oi the race for public money. 40 Mr T. Gafianey’s b m My Pony, 2aec (Owner) 1 11 Mr T. Gaffaney’s b h Cigar, 4sec 2 IMr W. Kirby’s b g Donald ... 3 Thaa-gnum, Sobersides, Belief, Waihi, Temptation, Pilot Boy, Christina, Lady Bell, Dolly, Miss Brooklyn, and Young Merrylegs also started. This was looked forward to as the race likely to afford the greatest sport of the day, but, with the exception of the placed horses, none of those entered were in the “ swim,” and the face resolved itself into a trot for places. Time—4min 52secs. Dividend—16s. Two Mile Handicap Time Tbot (open), of 20 sove; second horse 3 sovs from the stake. 20 Mr J. Farrell’s b g Bata, 20aec ... 1 9 Mr D. McMaster’a b g The Duke, 22sec (Jenkins) 2 11 Mr A. Jackson’s Lucy, 33sec. ... 3 19 Fairchild (7aecs), 31 Diplomacy (24secs), 0 Highland Lass (36secs), 1 Chancellor (40secs), 0 Don (43aecs), and 1 Black Bess (45secs), also started. Jack was scratched. Won after the most in* teresting struggle of the day. Time—6min. 53sec. Totalisator—£l42; dividend, 18s. Consolation Handicap, of 16 sovs; second horse 2 sovs from the stake. 1 If miles. Mr J. Morris’s b g Chancellor, lOsec r(J. Murphy) 1 Mr T. Gaffeney’s b h Cigar, 12sec (Owner) 2 Diplomacy (sor), Lucy (lOaec), Thaaguum (16sec), Dolly (16sec), Don (16sec), also started. Black Bess (16sec) was scratched. This was a capital race, and was won by Chancellor by a bare nose. Time—4miu 42sec. Totalisator—£74; £3. This concluded tbe racing. PICNICS. ▲ picnic in connection with the Sunday School of tbe. Presbyterian Church of Temuka was held yesterday in a paddock on Grange Farm, the property of Mr i John Grant. The children attending both (he Temnka and Milford Sunday Schools met at the Temnka Church. Here they were joined by many of their parents, friends, and relations, and they marched in procession to Mr John Grant’s farm, where ample preparations were made for their reception, and refreshments were laid before them. At 11 o’clock all kinds of juvenile games 1 weie indulged in, and a mo;t enjoyable time was spent until about 6, when tea was again partaken, of, and shortly afterwards they retraced their steps homeward, reaching the church at 6.15p.m., The Temuka Wesleyan Sunday School’s picnic, held in Mr Lewis’s paddock Winchester, was also a great success. The children and their friends and parents met at the church at 9.30 am., and were driven in vehicles to the above-named place. Lnncheon was partaken of at noon and tea at 5 o’clock, and the intervening time was taken up with all sorts of games, including cricket and swinging. The place was admirably adapted for both. The party made a start for home at 7.30, and on pawing Mr Lewis’s place sang a hymn and indulged in lusty cheers for Mr and Mrs Lewis. They reached home at 8.15, highly delighted with the day’s outing. ST. JOSEPH’S SCHOOL CONCERT. TEMUKA. The concert given by the children attending the above school last evening in the Volunteer Hall, was a great success.. The hall was crowded to excess, f many being unable to gain entrance. * A full report will appear in our next , issue. CYCLING SPORTS. The annual sports of the Timaru Tonring Cycling Club took place on the Athletic Club’s ground. The attendance was large. Results:— Novice Race, 1 mile, £2 and £l.—H. Curtis, (scr) 1. Won easily. Time, 2min 47 l/sseo. Half Mile (open), £2 and £l.—First Heat : J. Richards (60yds) 1, E. Reynolds, (scr.) 2, J. Whelan (40yds) 3, Second Heat: 0. E. Hall (15yds) 1, C. J. Goldstone (56yds) 2, In this heat Hayward, Hall, and McDonald fell. Hall was able to remount and win. Final Heat: C. Goldstone 1, Reynolds 2. This was a splendid race. Three-Mile Roadster, £3, £2, £l.—H. Cameron (280yds) 1, J. Orr (300yds) 2. J. Richards (200yds) 3. Time, Bxnin 37500 Five Mile Championship, first and second prizes, gold medals.—H. J. Pither 1, S. McDonald 2. Hall and Reynolds also started* but fell. Time, 14min 20sec. 250 Yards Flat, £2, and £l. R. Bowie (14yds) 1, A. F. Boys (7yds) 2. Ladies’ Bracelet, If miles, prizes £4, £3, £l—B. McDonald (80yds) 1, J. Whelan (100yds) 2, T. Orr (140yds) 3. Two Mile Roadster, £2 10s, £llos, and £l.—R. J. Shearman (scr) 1, H. Cameron (85yds) 2, J. Richards (35yds) 3. Three Mile Open, £B, £4 and £2—B. McDonald (135yds) 1, H. J. Pither, (scr) 3. Officials’ Race, 1 mile, first, second and third prizes, trophies—Meredith Kaye, (scr) 1, Toneycliffe, 2, Austin, 3. Five Mile Open Handicap, £5, £3 and £l.—H. J. Pither (scr) 1, E. Reynolds (scr) 2, 8. McDonald (200yds) 3.