SPORTS AT GREYTOWN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1638, 19 March 1884, Page 2

SPORTS AT GREYTOWN.

The Amalgamated Friendly Societies Sports in Greytown on St. Patrick's Day were most'successful, notwithstanding that the day was somewhat , spoiled, by the rain in the afternoon, which prevented a great many from attending. The .day -was • beautifully fine in the morning,' and the procession of Friendly Societies whs a very good one, although the and- Odd-felMs-i were the' only- ones to* take . part. The procession left the. Foresters' Hall shortly after.lo o'clock headed by the Greytown Private Brass Band, | which alsO' played .during, the, day. { It bore the beautiful banner of Court < ; Wairarapa, AiO.F.; followedby the J | representatives of floßin'Hood aud , ILjtUe;John,, on horeebijckj}g 1 officers of both orders wore the ensignia

of their order, the " Oddfellows bearing the emblems kindly lent by the Masterton Lodge,..., The procession certainly was a most attractive one. After' marching through the Mainstreet, tlio Sports' ground was visited, when the business of the day commenced, : There were very, good entries for each event, and but for the rain, a splendid day's sport would have been the result. Messrs Skeet and Msgniro made most efficient judges, Messrs Tocker and Cameron as starters also gave general satisfaction, and Messrs Udy, Hirscbberg and Cameron were the handicappers, and from the high opinions passed upon the handicaps, they ought to feel very well satisfied in filling this most unthankful position with such credit to themselves. Mr Fuller and Mr F. Maxton had a hard day's work as Treasurer and Secretary, and filled their positions with entire satisfaction to all concerned,-. The ground showed that the Committee had not been idle,; for from a very rough paddock a very good course had been made, and not without a good deal of trouble. The following are the events with the results : Maiden Plate, of 220 yds; Ist 20s, 2nd 20s, E, King 1 A. Beard 2 J. Terry .. 3\ Eight entries. Time—2sJsecs; • Youths' Race (under 16 years) 220 yards; Ist 15s, 2nd 7s 6d. J, lloydhonse 1. Barratt 2 Six entries. Time—29secs. Rimini came in first and Ridgeway second, but both were disqualified for being over age. Hop-SrEr-ANn-JuMP. Ist, 20s, 2nd 10s, J. Waterson 1 ■ ■ J. Ngature ... ... 2 Five entries, Distance—4oft| lOin St Patrick's Handicap, in 3 events.' Ist prize, £3; 2nd, £2; 3rd £l. —First event, 100 yds. S. Harris (syds) ~, 1 Tingi (4yd?) ... ... 2 F. Liardett (scratch). 3 Second event, 440 yds. •' , Tingi (10yds) 1 A. Beard (10yds) ... 2 J, Wenham (Byds) ~, 3 Third event, 220 yds, J. Wenham (4yds) ... 1 S. Hairis (syds) ~. .2 A, Beard(3yds).., ~,, 3 There wero ten entries, The events, to count by points, resulted in that Tingi and Harris tied and divided Ist and 2nd money, while Wenham took 3rd prize, /'• Vaulting With Pole. Ist, 20s; 2nd, 10s, Hunia ... ... J. Waterson 2 Height—lift llin. 4 (mtries. Fiuendly Societies Handicap, 220 yards; Ist 40s, 2nd 20s , F. Peters (10yds) : ... 1 J. Wenham (10yds) ~, 2 J. Terry (12yds) ... 3 .-. . Six entries, Time—23|,sees. Running Higu Jump. Ist, 20s; 2nd, 10s. J. Waterson ... ... 1 G. Waterson ... 2\ Five entries, Maori Race, 440 yds; Ist 30s, 2nd 10s. Hunia ... 1 Rimini 2 Five entries, Time—lrnin usees,; Throwing Hammer.-Ist, 20s; 2nd, 7s 7d. G. Jackson 1 Hickson 2 Five entries. Hurdle Race, 440yds.—1st, 50s'; 2nd, 20s. J. Wenham ... 'i' ' S. Harris • 2 Five entries. Stone & Basket. Race, 440yds,—1st'. 40s; 2nd, 15s. F, Collier ~, 1 D. Home 2 J. Wye.th ... 3 Four entries. 1 Mile Handicap.-Ist, 14; 2nd, £l. E. Collier (60yds) ... 1 J. Bambry (Scratch) ~, .2 S. Saville (60yds) ...■ 3 Seven entries, Time, 5,13 J. Walking Handicap, 2 miles,—lst, £4 Is; 2nd,£lloa. W. G. Waterson (80yds) 1 F. Collier (Scratch) ... 2 E, Collier (20yds) ,„ 3, Seven entries. Collier was suffering from a sore foot, > Putting Stone,-Ist, 20s; 2nd, 10s. G. Jackson ... ... 1 J. Jackson ... ... 2 Six entries. Distance, 32ft 7in. r 100 yds Handicap.—lst, 40s; 2nd, 20s. Liardett {Scratch) ... 1 Nicholson (syds) ' ... 2 Eleven entries. Time, lOf, Consolation, 220yds.—1st, 30s; 2nd, 10s. A, Beard (3yds) :: ... .1; ■ J, Peters (Scratch): ... 2 Welch (syds) ... ... 3' ; Seven entries, ;