BLUE SPUR ANNUAL SPORTS.

Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 205, 4 January 1872, Page 5

BLUE SPUR ANNUAL SPORTS.

The Blue Spur Annual Sports came off with their usual sucoess on New Year's Day. The weather was glorious, and despite the attractions offered by the Beaumont and Waitahuna there was a good sprinkling of visitors from Lawrence. A large number of Indies visited the scene of the sports, clad in the marvellous vesture the female heart rejoiceth in, and the rifiing generation of the Blue Spur was conspicuously present. The following are the events: — Quoit Match— First prize, 305. ; 2nd. <10, 155. ; 8 entries. J. Muirhead, 1 ; J. Farrell, 2. Running hop, step, and jump — First nrizH, £1 ; 4 entries. J. Black, 1 (33 \'ei't) ; J. David rchlj. 2. Foot race (200 yards) — First prize. £1 ; second dp, 10s. ; 4 entries. J. Davidson, 1 ; Maidment, 2. Putting; stone' (221hs,)^-Firßt prize, £L'; t spcond dt>, 10s.; 8 ..entries. J. Blaeky-(24feet),.ls J. Wajker, 2. Running flat jump — First pnV, £1* 5, entries.. Maidtnenfr, 1, (16 Jeet) ; Bell, 2. ' ' ]00 yards ra<*e. — First prize, %£l. Maidtnent, 1-; Walker, 2; Davidson, 3.. . . . / ' \- Wrestling (Cumberland) — Ist. prize. £2 ; second do, £1 ; 7 entries, .Ty sin. B-lI.J. 'Cormack* - Davidson, Vjarco/*. Coqstßfr "and Cormack. Bell, 1; T\son,2. _. f i Three standing jumps — First prize*. £\, *T>-Hdwe, '% 0. feet) ;' Maidment, 2 ; Reado '3. _." , — — ' '" \ flacß race— -FjUst prized .£1 ; second 1 do,. - 10k;* * 3 entries. - " Walker, 1 ; Maidment, 2. , , Large hoy^s' -rape— First , prize, »s*. "B'fjsnay, , '*, > \ '■\ * • - _ riali toys'*/ race— First 'prize/ 55.. Msoney,'l.' ' ''[ .\ ! • .-^ \ Shooting jritajtfn atrunniflg wMte-^ Fi r st prized Mj qecond * : do, . £ 1 10^ - • di^ ;aiieo, 25* yards ) 2 ... ' j , "•» . 1 TotaJ \ t \ ToW! .JJt Jii^h ■ ,• * 3 .Mr AT^y - s >;• •-U CMviitt H !v 4 ,J Dnncnn*.* 1 v f,. ? - h „ f „ Potts- .' , '8 ■ ;,•' ■ Phwsoh. - . 4 „ Wiabj 8 '. 0 .».' „ *Jort-iB •, - '0 „ o'ir^tie - 6. . „ J S-ftntt' « - "3 ;-, jt^immjr ." 0* „ f«rk. 4 . „0 . „ Bodirian 2 • „ 'onsins' • 4 ;, Pope - 1 J „ DaVM^oa i 4 , »,, Hiitft » . 1, - „' Moore .' . 0 - „ T^idp •-- ;i# Tyson therefore won the first prize.' For fhe second prize those who «made equal scores sliofc off as follows:— I T«t*l Total I „ Kendftll - -7 „ Dsvwton -" 4 „ Ooutin* « 8 „ May * 8

: Cousins and May being again equal fired another shot each. The focm.er scored 1 and the latter 0. Great credit is due Messrs. Cor*mack and Kendall for their energetic and skilful management of the days' proceedings which tended much to promote the enjoyment of those present. **~