PONY RACES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 1278, 27 November 1903, Page 7

PONY RACES.

For ponies under 13.3; half a mile. — Mr. I. Luption's brown Spark'l, Mr. H. M. Speed s g.on. Hardwork 2, Messrs. Gammon and Oo.'s Lsttle Wonder 5. There were twenty enfcrkis. [ For ponies under 13' hands; three I furlongs.—Mr." L,-., Strachan's bay Queenie 1. Mr. Angus McDonald's grey Wangaehu 2, Mi*. P. H. Greem's cream Lady Lee 3. Thirteen competitors. For ponies under 12 bands; three furlongs.—Master Berfcie Wilson's b.g. Manganui 1. Miss Mailer's Juby 2, Master Laurence Higgie's 'brown g. Wayerley 3. BEST TURN OUT. In the ladies' driving competition, the special prize for the best turn out was ■awarded'to Mrs. H. A. Lomax's Selim, Miss B. Blair's Pasha, 2. 'GUESSING COMPETITIONS. Judging weight >af one bullock. Con^ siderable interest was manifested in this event, me correct weight'of the anitmaL when killed, was 675 lbs/. The weight was correctly guessed by no less than ninfl people, viz., Messrs. E. Brooks, J. P. Belcher. A. D. Willie, W....A. Hill. W. Faftey, J. Georgetti, W\ •HatJiaway, J. Robinson, jun.. P. •Turner. These gentlemen will consequently divide itihe 'prize money. Judging weight of three sheep.—The correct weight was 202 lbs., .and this was guessed by Mr. J. P. Belcher, Mr. J. A. Taylor (Folding). 201| lbs., 2nd, Mr. C. Silcock, 210 lbs., 3. There were five who guessed the weight as 201 lbs., and it was decided to award third money •by ballot, Mr. Siloock,winning. ; TABLE DECORATIONS. As might. haveTTeen expected, lady patrons of the Show manifested great interest in the table decorations, and there was ho little speculation as tQ which of .tile many pretty tables would receive the most votes. On .the tickets being counted last evening .the result was found to be as follows:— No. 10 table, Miss A. Meetwood, 250 viotes,- 1.. No. 15 table. Mrs. J. Stevenson. 214 votes, 2. " , No. 4 table - Miss Duigan, 82 votes; 3.