TE NUI NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5211, 21 December 1895, Page 2

TE NUI NOTES.

(From Our Own CorrespondentJ. Tic Noi, Tuesday, A meeting of the To Niii Athletic Club's Committee was-held in the Te Nui Hotel on Saturday night last, It was decided to have a £lO Handicap,and the other prize money to he much the same as last year. Messrs Hancock, Southey and Mason were elected handicappers. It was decided to close with Mr Candy's Band tender of ten guineas. On tho sports ground there will bo a hrnss band of eight, and a string band of four for the dance in the evoning. No doubt with a band on the sports ground and a hall in the evening, all ought to enjoy themselves, as it is rarely wo get such a treat.

The Grassendalo Sports Committee have decided to have an open handicap of £lO, 011 Boxing Day, besides twelve other events, and it is to be hoped they will have a fine day for it. A well-got-up programme is now on view in several conspicuous places. So far, I have not heard much about the Whakataki Sports; but it is a great pity for two country Sports meetings to clash. A high wind has been blowing hero, all day, which is not very beneficial to tho fruit frees. The weather for tho last week has been very good for shearing, In tin spell of wet weather, wo had some time ago, I heard of one squatter having to keep nine or ten shearers a week, to shear about two hundred sheep. Wool is fetching a good price in Wellington, and consequently our squatters' hopes have gone up 99 per cent. Most of the vegetable gardens are looking veiy well. Now potatoes and peas were to be had a month or more ago. An accident which might have resulted seriously, happened to our doctor some fow days back. He was in the act of mounting a fresh horse, when he was jerked on to his back and after being dragged some short distance, thedoctor managed to pull the horse up. I must not forgot to mention that the doctor had his foot jammed in'the stirrup iron when he was being dragged, and he is to be congratulated on his pluck and presence of mind in sticking to tho "ribbons," when in such a perilous position.

I Our local shopkeepers have now on view a very fine display of summer "toys" and presents, and anxiously are the" nippers" waiting for Father Xmas to come and fill up their stockings.