TAIHAPE NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 38, 15 February 1939, Page 9

TAIHAPE NOTES

HIGHLAND DANCING (Own Correspondent) TAIHAPE, Feb. 14. When Highland dancing events were under discussion at the annual meeting of the Taihape St. Patrick’s Day Sports Club on Monday evening, Mrs. C. Gordon, who is in charge of these events, intimated that there would probably be about 50 competitors at the next sports. Highland dancing classes were being ■held at Mangaweka and Hunterville, [besides Taihape, and there was every 'reason to believe that the Highland [events at the forthcoming St. Patrick’s j sports would be extremely well pat- : ronised. LAP CYCLE RACE j A suggestion by Mr. R. Spence that a lap cycle race should be included in the cycling events at the annua! {gathering of the Taihape St. Patrick’s (Day Sports Club was adopted at e 'meeting of members on Monday {evening. • It is proposed to hold a live-milt cycle race and to award prizes to those 'who win the laps that count fot [trophies. Ten of the 20 laps in the jfive-mile event will count lor prizes I Lap cycle races are quite common a! Lome athletic meetings, and have ; proved most popular and it will be in i teresting to see how they “take on lin Taihape. TROTTING RACE A suggestion that the programme o events at the St. Patrick’s sports oi March 18 should conclude with a trot ting race, was made by Mr. A. Jame on Monday evening. Mr. James fel sure that an event of this kind woulc prove a great attraction if it could b( [arranged. Mr. R. C. Ongley informec I the meeting that a trotting race whicl ; had been held at Wanganui hac Iproved a great draw. The committei -‘ decided to make enquiries with a viev ’•to ascertaining whether Mr. James • proposal was practicable. 5 One member with a keen sense o = humour suggested that the horse ■ should wear sandshoes so as not t< 1 damage the track. ATHLETIC CLUB s . The Taihape Amateur Athletic Clu’ .{will hold its weekly twilight meetin! , I to-morrow (Thursday). This will b J the final twilight gathering befon i show night. Handicaps are announce* [on the club’s notice board.