SPORTS AT MAURICEVILLE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4650, 16 February 1894, Page 3

SPORTS AT MAURICEVILLE.

Tilting at the Ring, (From Out Own Correspondent.) ' Yesterday being the day the Bcan- * > dinavfons call "Eastelaun'e Monday," • the national eportn'"Tilling at tbo P Ring'* andßreaking'the Cask" wero indulged in, uotrly tjtewhole,n[ ' the population being present, i ».m.» the appoints hour; | ■ horeemen, clad' in imf oostiraies, rolled up in'Mr Larsen's paddock, where the epiitewere to tako place. In nine rounds Mr A. Anderson obtained eight rings and was declarrd king for the owning year, and whs duly orowned,'the crowning being ably performed by Mr 8. H. Rasmus- - pri?o was obtained I A . jjmopjfitißen, who had tied , obtaining six " • .rings, but who bad to compete again ■ Brat miss out, after iv.iich the whole number commenced to break the Oask which Bwung on a rope stretched between WJfe&ple?, tbe result being that Mr obtained first prize end Mr L. P. Luften second prize, To linish up with a jumping 1 competition wag got up, Mr H. Erik—--1 eon obtaining first pnz-> and Mr H. |• Jeoaoo second. Qreat credit is due to tbe Sports Committee, which consisted of Messrs Basinusjen, Laraen, Kjar and Hansen, for the.excelleot l ; manner everything was arranged. In the evening a fancy dress ball |: was held in the Choral Hall, the novel j thing being that the King had to f choose his Queen, but first of ull he I' was blindfolded and placed in the A centre of a ring formed by the young i ladies. His oboico fell on MibS A. ft Carroll, whereupon their majesties f) opened the ball. The floor was in i j splendid condition and excellent music f was supplied by Messrs Knisenborg and Candy. The supper was provided . by Ur Cottiss, and was got up in his usual first-olass style. During an interval Mr W, Croxon gave a song, "It is another colour now,".which 1 was greatly appreciated. Dancing was kept up until broad daylight, when everybody went home after spending £; a real good timo. h