OHINEMURI.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2840, 22 March 1878, Page 2

OHINEMURI.

„ (FROM OUB OWK OOBUfrOVVUTT.) F&uoi, Thursday 12.10.' :~ I sent you a report of dUr-tadit:iHi.<C 1 sports up to 4 p.m. on Monday. The Hurdle ttace, which was then beiageeJM on resulted in a dispute owing 1 to-a'uuW'* J apprehension on the part of certain' Mew 1' • bers of the committee. They tiioaglil f« that the' distance was four times roand :; the course, and without ednsaltin| ,th» programme, which wai posted up'for'" general information, on calling a meeting' ' of the committee, they bo iastraeted|the sUrter and jndge. It was distiadidy stated in the programme that the distance was to be three times round the coarse, and the hon. secretary had given similar information when taking.the eatrieaV The '\ prises were £10 for the first horse, and £2 for the second.'. The following hone* were entered :-^J, McGcehaVs Potentate, Paraku's Government KapaU Poktha's Don Juan. When the horses passed the judge in the third round Government was leading, Potentate having bantked at th« last hurdle, but it the fourth, rotmd Potentate was leading. At the third }■ round Paraku claimed the first prise, sad **- called on his jockey (George de Thierry^ to pull in his horse, but others told him to go on, and he did so. Horn Tareran«k [ one of the members of the committal fcsVf^c' a programme which bad bje».wr>t|ißi;<!'/,' Maori by the hon. secretary, and^# jUf ■ ported Paraku's claim. Mr EcGeeii£ who was also a member -of eosiiftittiifc .s»id that although be at first thoaght iy .distance was to be three times round, j»t» he listened, to what Messrs Mahooy.aad Lipsey said,' and, instructed his joekjsjF' & .(A Dihars) to ran fourroua'dsi He claimed t'ae prize for*' Potentate. ■- The hon. secretary, who had been absent for » few minutes, returned \-%0 the-eoorse j«at . t as the., hones drew ap, and .on beiag' • ■sked the distance he replied that it was three thnes .round, and if anybody had any doubt aiwufc it, they could easilj hare settled the question, by consulting the programme. Both parties elauaed the first prise, and the matter was left tfr 4 \ /.' be discussed on settling day.' --' • Catching the,greasy pig was Che next ■ sport, and caused considerable ezeitement - and amosement The rest of the programme hid to be held over. ' - ■ - In the evening there was a daaeo in" - the Paeroa School-house, which was well

attended, the proceeds going in aid of the! piano fund. In'honor of tit. Patrick, ' ; the creningV amusement "was opened by "' a jig, which was executed in capital style- Z by Messrs Mahony, Keelan; Corbett, and Marrinan., The music consisted of the; piano and violin, the latter being . played by Mr Christiansen ' (of the Thames), who came up expressly. The ~ moon was at the: full, and the weather all"; that could be desired. The dancing tns> r kept up until 4 a.nt, and ererybody vest home highly pleased with the way its*:' I affair had been managed by the Com* mittee. - - - . ._■*.. .The sports were continued on Tuesdays the first being the— Trotting Uace: Open to atl comers; ' distance, fire tinafc.i round the axmiei : entrance, 15s; priise, £7 10s; second horse to safe stakes. ' ' >' ** ~ Lipsey's Tararu 1 Timinha's Paora S Bennett's Biddy ... 0 Paraku's Te Archa ... - ... -'-■*.- 0 Walking the greasy boom: Prise, ton bottles of rum or £1 in cash. The boom, was fixed over the end of the Paeroa wharf, and the attempts,made both by Europeans and Maoris ' eiused much amusement. JBrentually Master Joba ' , Bitchie was declared the winner.

Pack-Hone Bace:' For bona fide packhones which have been packing for three months previous to the race. Distance, three times round lhe course, to be ran with pack saddles and. straps complete; ■ ; entrance, 6s; prise, £3; second horse to save stake. ' >'

Cpote'a Te Kooli 1 %- Snodgrass's Captain * S * '' Murphy's Jack V»u.- 0 ' Maori Women's Bace, 909 yard?: Prise, 15 yards of print, given by Mr Phillips. Posta took the price. JTVmr rai; a good race. i Consolation Stakes: .For beaten horses; distance,, three times round the coarse; entrance, 3s; first price, £3; second, 10s. . Haora's Mountain ... '•'.. ;.. 1 • ' I Bapata Pokiha's Don Juan S Yesterday the Committee met at th* Criterion Hotel to settle up. aceosuats. Everything went off satisfactorily exetpt l the dispute re the Hurdle Race. By the ' ~ casting vote of the Chairman it' was decided to run the race over again in ' order to carry out the programme, Th» ? hurdles were put up, and Government was waiting nntil sundown when, as Potentate had not pat in an appearance, fee went round the course, taking his jamps beautifully. The Committee then had another meeting, and it waa resolved to pay the first price, in accordance with toe , judge'a decision, to Paraku, the owner of Government. Mr McGeehan, who had

been present at the meeting in the after* noon, protested that he had not had notice that the race was to be run. immediately, and wanted to have it over again. Paraka ■ , ' demanded bis money, which Mr J. H. Mahony, the lion, treasurer, refused to, pay. There is now a nice little squabble on, Paraku has served Mr Mahoney with a written notice demanding payment of the money (£10), and threatening legal proceedings in default,