MAURICEVILLE SPORTS MEETING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 9014, 27 December 1907, Page 7

MAURICEVILLE SPORTS MEETING.

(Special Reporter).

Fine weather favoured the Maui'- I iceville Sports Club, yesterday, and j the attendance at the sports gathering was a record one. Year after , year this Club has steadily improved the quality of their sports meeting, and increased prize money gave the gathering yesterday a liberal programme, and the best contested sports that this Club has.catered for. The sports were held in the pretty horse-shoe paddock, which, if properly laid down, would be found an ideal sports and picnic ground. The gate receipts exceeded that of last year by a satisfactory sum, and the increase in the membership accounted for the increase in the attendance. The secretary, Mr C. Brooks, and his assistant, Mr J. McKenzie, together with an en- ; liusiastic committee, had the ar- , Jfcngements complete, and are to be on the success of the gathering. The following are the results of the various events:— Mauriceville • Handicap, 220 yards —V. M. Rchards, 6yds, 1; R. Stevens, 15yds, 2; V. C. Taylor, 17yds, 3. Ticket Race, 100 yards—Won by J. Edmonds for J. Carroll. Farmers' Race—J. Edwards 1, D. Blatchford and W. Anderson dead heat for second place. Half-mile Handicap—N. H. McEwen, 30yds, 1; H. T. Graham, 40yds, 2; J. Kellaway, 50yds, 3. Ladies' Nail-driving CompetitionMrs G. H. Franklyn 1, Mrs A. E., Morgan 2. ( Old Men's Race-John Orr 1, T. Weston 2. Maui iceville Handicap, 440 yards— N. H. McEwen, 10yds, 1; R. Stevens, 25yds, 2; H. T. Graham, 20yds, 3. Mauriceville Handicap, 100 yards —V. M. Richards, 6yds, 1; R. Stevens 7yds', 2; V. C. Taylor, yyds, 3. Boys'Race—Ray'nor. 1, Woods 2, McHardy 3. •'" Hop, Step and Jump—J. Buttler, (6ft), 40ft sin, 1; E. E. Harrington, I 40ftlliin, 2;R. Elliott, (2ft), 38ft 9Jin, 3. Light-weight Wrestling Match—H. F. Barrett 1, J. M. Duncan 2.