NGARUAWAHIA.

Waikato Times, Volume IV, Issue 255, 30 December 1873, Page 2

NGARUAWAHIA .

t ft) UOXISG-OA.Y. The <Mtfß spo'rfca cofrfthence''d with tb4 ?O*NY KACM— I4 hand* und under, Ohee "round tYte courte. , Winner" ot any advertise I race excluded First prize," L 4. Second horse to save entrance. Mr Edg&jumbe's Ritty - ] Mr Turavrhiti'M Taupiri - J 2 Mr McUoiniacbiu's Typo Mr Wai f'en'fe Kuglo Kitty led lie'r competitors round* the course, tlnd won at discretion ; Taupiri ran a bad second"; the others tf ere nowhei'e. " i SETTLERS' HACJK.-&ACE— sace and a half round the course. Wiqner of?atiy advertised race fc> carry Hit. First prize,* LlO. Second horse to sine his entrance.* Mr M-jnzies' Stockman' - - f 3lr Hadden.'s Ake Ake - «*« * 1 iMr Parkes' Tanjfl * Mr Fcn>uMon'fc Kitty fc MrH. M^ki'i Wnatii VlMti % Mr A. BaJ toji'a Jenny Mr Tarawhiti's Taupiri Tliero were swan entries for this racef all ran ttt catch •.veißUts except Kitly, and she carried list, having previously rronanxve. Stoiktiiun won ciihilv* and Ake Ake ran >cry iftdiffpi'MUly for s(>eond pjftco KiUy, with her list, did not show in the rncfc nt ill; but as sl>6 could not win the Consolation Sta'kea with a light, weight upon hbr, failure cunuot bff entirely attributed to her horfvy handicap. lb rtppeiiral to us that the mare was not fit; lIURULB Kfl'CE Once and a half round the course; over f lour liuidlcf 3tt fin lii^b. Winner ot any advertised race included. ?ir»i puze, Ls. ' Second savfe enttanco. *Ul Mr Rdgecurabo'H Kitty - 1 ~ Mr Barton's Jenny '- - - t Mr Ma-hcaOfl 1 * Barracoutf. The horses got well over their liurdlei; except in two instances in which Barraconta walked through them. It «r M rath^ji close race at the "finish between Kitty and Jenfay, the blood of the formcr,MnoweTer; landed the color* of hjr owner jjiofe tlian two lengths sheiid at the winning IW * CGSSOUmciN STAKIiS-Oni6,*,d a half round the courso. oneu to beaten hon>eb m jlb6\e races, Fir.st prize, *V «.,o eco Jid nave entrance IMrHaddnAAkcAke - - 1 , Vr'JVawhii's Uupu.-| . . Mr H. UhkiV Whata Whata . ** Mr I ci^u^u.i's Kitly Ake Ake i»4d Tauj.iri took first nnd icuond nioncv almost Without a struggle. This raco of course cOhCludfed the equine amusements, and all returned to the township, or broached tbeir private baskets in okW to the refreshment ot the inner man;

1 BOAT UKQKB. Pair-oared Race, open to any bu.i^. Course, from moutli of Waipu mer roUud a bdat moored off^ Firewood creek and back to surfing plac"e. Kutra&cc, I(h/ $rize Ls.i T&ere were only two 'entries for tltt gig raoe. . Horotiu Kowinj a.ub Bojlt— EJaiiks, atroica ", Taomav bow 1 Nganidwahia JJowmg 01 ub &mt -McConnacnie,* stroke ; - XeWolJ, bosv t ' i^ This \m^ n 0 race. After the fir-jfc four o* fire stroicci tho How of Bne Ngurimwaliia bout appeared to have, a 1 perfect manu for " cfib^." The cau*e wa^ mcom^reliensiMe to the bi-holders, but? wo uav*e bwcn pl'iv.vteJy inlormed- that he wan not fit from lndupojijtion to row. - Wo trust never again* to see our splendid «rror disgraced by such an execrable performance. % Mwri Cftnoe Kace, crews of two only, open to fill conVctfn, distauoti aboit 2 Julos. Jiutram-o, 2s Cd. First L 9-, second' •aye stakes. 1 * Thero were fou/^ntriea (of tliia race, two of the ' dugouts ' being mantiecL bjr natives, and two by Europeans. The natives were iirat past the post and took first and second prizes. Thi> Committee for the sports then offered 'a prize to be rowed for by the crews ol the different ateatnors. The boat belonging to the liangirh-i won. Walking the greasy polo followed, alVd" no littlo amusement was caused to (she spectator* by the repealed' duckings recpived by the' competitors. -