BOXING DAY SORTS AT NGARUAWAHIA.
Theee was a large attendance of people, both native and European, to participate in or vritcojs the carrying out of the excellent programme put out by-the committee. The day's sport commenced with HORSE RACING. Settlers' Hack Race : Once round the course. First horse, £5 ; second, save entrance, sn, —Winner of any advertised race excluded. There were eight entries for this rs.ee, viz : Mr. Hook's b m Jenny Lind, Mr M'Giyn'e b g Sport, Mr "Woolley's ch m Flirt, Mr Groodwyn's gr g Tommy, Mr Hall's ch ni Kate, Rawiri's r g Bobby, Mr Buchanan's g in Lucy, Mr Fergusson's rm Kitty. They all got away to a very good start. Mr Woolley's mare showed to the'front after the first few strides, closely waited upon by. Kitty and Tommy; the remainder of the field, before the half mile was reached, were virtually out of the race. Flirt held the lead to the finish and won easily. There was a good deal of whipping for eeooad place by the riders of Tommy and Kitty, the former's staying, powers, however, were too good for the mar® and he saved his stakes. He would have run a much better second had not an idiotic worshipper of Bacchus ridden on to the oourso and jostled ' him.
Hurdle Hack : Onco round the course and a distance ; four hurdles 3 foot 6 incites. First horse, £3; second, save stakes, sb. There were only four entries for,this race :Mr Carpenter's Gunda-gai, Mr MeConnachie's Typographer, Mr Hall's Kate, and Mr Hedger's Tiger. Gundagai' ahd Kate started at t. tremendous pace; it was more like the finish of a llat race than the commencement of a course,over timber. Gundagai got safely over the firat jump, and looked like winning easily. Kate, aftei-considerable persuasion, was induced to scramble over one of the wings. Tiger was ridden wellto this fact is owing his victory. His jockey reserved his powers for the finish. The wholo refused the fifth hurdle (left by mistake) several times. Gundagai was pumped out, aud differed in opinion with his jockey in thinking that lying down was a much more seasonable diversion than jumping or running. Tiger in the meanwhile was induced to face his work, and was a good distance on the run home before Gundagai's lazy proclivities could be overcome. The former won easily, the sleepy one running a bad second. Typographer and Kate never appeared at the winning post. i'oN v Hack, 14 hand 3 and underOnco round course. First, £4; second, save stakes, ss. There were seven entries for this race: Mr Goodwin's Natetu, Mr McConnachie'a Typographer, Mr Hedger's Tiger, Mr Clarke's Tarawhiti, Mr Williams' Robert, Mr Parkes' Eagle, Mr Taylor's Totara. This was a well contested race, and resulted in Tarawbiti winning for his owner, and Totara saving the stakes for his. Consolation Stakes : Once and half raund course. First, £'3 ; second, Have stakes, ss. Seven non-winners entered for this race. Mr Goodwin's Tommy was first past the post, closely followed by Mr Fergusson's Kitty. This finished tho horse races, and, after a cessation of an hour for luncheon, the sports in which two-legged animals do all tho work commenced with the 100 yards flat raoo Won by C.Barton. Next ciuno tho standing long jump, which was also won !>v Barton, Pilling second. The winners cleared nine feet. For the mile race tliere wore twelve entries. The race was pluckily contested. J. Edgecumb 1 toek the first, and Ormsby the second prizes. The race of 100 yards for boys under twelve was won by MeQuirc Pothero second. A good deal of amusement was caused by t ieold man's race, for men over 45 years. Tiiere were five e ltries. Moore took tho first-,, aud, Newell the seeon I prizesTho hurdle race of 400 yards, or or four hurdles, was won by C.Barton'. Pilling ran a good second. The running long jump was keenly contested.. It took more than an hour lo decide who out of tho nine men entered should receive the stakes; eventually a native named Martin was declared winner of the first prize, and Bruce of the second. Tho race for boys over twelve and under fifteen was won by W. Hyde; Becond T. Diggles. A good, deal of amusement was anticipated from the walking of the greasy pole. The pole, however, was too thick, and' the flag fell' an easy prey to the natives. One of the best sports of the day was the canoe race, for which, there' were seven entries. The Pakehas beat the Maoris on their own water, and in their native boats. The distance to be pulled, some portion against the' strong current of the Waikato, was too great a trial of their powers of endurance. Ths firat prize fell to Eigcmube and C. Barton, and tho second to Abraham Barton (native) and' his companion, whoso name we have been unable to ascertain. As it was getting dark, and the spectators tired, the committee decided to adjourn the rest of the sports to New Year's IJay. On tho whole it was the most successful day's Bport wo remember to have been present at.
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Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 103, 28 December 1872, Page 2
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861BOXING DAY SORTS AT NGARUAWAHIA. Waikato Times, Volume II, Issue 103, 28 December 1872, Page 2
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