GRASSENDALE SPORTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5216, 30 December 1895, Page 3

GRASSENDALE SPORTS.

(From Our Oicn Correspondent,)

The above Sports wore held in the paddock adjoining the Grassendale Hotel. Towards 11 o'clock a great number of spectators had gathered together, and at 12 o'clock wo saw the first race. Great praise is due to the Committee for the way in which they attended to the wants of the people on the Sports Ground, and also the condition of the course. The following are the results of the races •MAIDEN RACE, 120 yards, R.Elliott ~ ~ ~ i J. Munto 2 The others were out of it. RUNNING LONG JUMP HANDICAP. B. Collerton (handicap Sit Oin), W* 20U9m 1 Oliver (handicap 111),20ft Gin 2 Collerton with his handicap of two feet nine inches proved too much for tbo others. fiRASSEXDALE HASDICAP. £10; first distance 220 yds. B, Collerton, 18yds .. 1 J. O'Connor, Byds ~ 2 Elliott, 20yds 3 Won rather easily, Nicholls and Smith fell when running strong, 2nd event; 100 yds, B.Collerton,7yds ~ ~ l Elliof,ipjds „ ~2 ,1. Smith,'3yds ~ „| , Nicholls,scr ~ ~ ],j' Very close race j all finished in a ltnnc|i. Timo, something under 10 sees (Wsterbury time), 3rd event| 440 yds, J. O'Connor, 7yds ~ ~ 1 Elliot, 35yda 2 RESULT OF HANDICAP. B. Collerton, 10 points, .. 1 Elliott,Bpoints, ~ 2 O'Connor, 7 points 3 UOr-.STEP-AXD-JCJir, HANDICAP. Nicholls, scr,, 41 It Gin,, ~ 1 iVingata,Bin,,4ott9in,, ~ 2 w'Q.Ollivcr, 10in., -40ftlin 3 '.Nlcbolls jumped well. HURDLE RACE, 220 yds, 8 flights, J.Wingate,Byds ~ 1 <]■ Spith, pyis,, 3 Won easily; Wingate took the jumps in good stylo, MAIDEN WRESTLING. 11. O'Kane 1 It, Moles 2 Very well matched. Science won, mile walk (handicap), J. O'Connor ~ -..1. Brookes.. 1 ' ..• ~ ~'jl Sfeitfl 'n .. .. 3 married men's race, 100 yds. J.Smith,scr, ~ ~ ~1 O, Hill, Byds 2 Edwards, scr 3

Hill looked all over a winner, but a " dofg"'- crotafl' : 'his'tr|i6t - aW ■ tvipjietj jnraiij).' ' 1 'Hioa jfcrjip handicap, Jjlcho.fls, BCr.,4ftlOin.. 1 Skipjier, 2in, 4(i ji'p,' ~ • „ 2. Qljyer,2in,4ttßin, ~ ~ j >|II,C HANDICAP, Dickens, lOCyda .. ..1 'Jactson, 50yds 2 O'Connor,sor. ~ ~3 X, O'Connor ran a good race, bat the ""handicaps proved too much for him, coxsoiAiio.v. lOOfds. J. Munro, sy<ls 1 sci> „ „ (i j A voiy 'close race. Groat excitemeat prevailed, tilflK IDRPIN RACE.

Master _ Joseph {Jp|ler{pi( ya? i flppffd Piojc Turpip, and' with his t d'uiet but tricky pony gave his fol- : lowers more than they could manage. One of the riders got off his horse in rather a big hiirryj and liadfhpjp': .... jprtunp tp ppll.ido pthmothei' ea™, :-wliioh is at present very hard and .ilry. However, nothing serious oc- . cui'red. After {lie sports wore concluded, we adjourned to the supper table, where our " Host Mack " bad a goodly, tea laid out for .ps, to' whiijli - OUi' in fibp'4 sty 16. What /. vHSrsinging, landing, etc., the fun . lasted 'till the early houra-of the niora. pn Jho .whole, .oyeryono enjoyed themselves, and. we are lp[& l^end|f '^

The ®e Nui Sports on New, Year's ' pay' will no doubt jie ji large ajtrac(ipn K) the .Variouß cppipptitpre, of tjiis dietnot/as tbo prisees'ero fairly large.