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Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 398, 1 December 1874, Page 2

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(To the Editor of the Waikato Times ) Sir, — Why has the Committee of tbo Christinas Sports left the Sculling race out of their programme for this year I Thase who happened to witness the rowing at Easter, will perhaps remember that the most exciting event of the day was the Scullers' race. 1 hope the committee will not think me intrusive if I suggest the ad usability of having tho race, if the tuiids \\ ill allow. Whi c writing oa the subject of Christmas sports, I cannot help thinking the committee would do well to conn' lie thtiuselvts more to athletics and less to horse racing ; while this hole-and-corner galloping of untrained hoises is persisted in, we can ntver hope to have racing worthy of the name, not to mention the cruelty ot the bystem ; much better to leave it to the Waikato lurf Club to get up good races for tho whole district. — I am, &c, Sport.

The following extrnctt are from the Australasian's account of the Melbourne Cup: — Nothing attruettd uioro attention tlinn Ne» Zealand's champion mure Lurlme, who stripped one ba 1 of. muscle, but the season of the year was against her, and many you i judges did not admire her front uciion a* si o taiteied )ast. Tlio Australian clianipun Duyworili wu§ cuin| aruinelj defiled by Ins Iriends, wu.king about llit> ]/uodo(L iilmobt unnoticed, and another uiniiiul thai wus uin.os-t totally Mgleded uik the btn.jij.iug tine -on ol Liuijkiik, Huneil, w-Ko-e owi.tr ioi.dly i < jjt-d lor a cup Biifttts, onl\ loi t lie honor thai uttiicl.t'S it6tJl to »o nnj/OiUiit u triumph, uu« In- wnt giat tlttd lioni wl.at«e could tee of it the ktuit v»s an tic« Unit one, the Allow and Pri-to& on t he lilt, with Keithdruni in tin- ceniif, and Ihe Diver on the extreme ii{:!it, apptamg to liolti the n.ost prouniuut poMtion astheyvwipi uj> tin- ktruight, Kinji of the i>mg, as uaial, w hipj-iii^ in. But befou- thtM hat) gona a mile huricot lubhtd Jo the iicmt, and liicu-abiLg bib hod to 20 li-ugtlii" at lie pabbtd Ihe abattoir.-, it uas evidii t tl at the uitipiMtl ouiHuter hail the tare at hi» meic^, lor though The Di\er (wi.o run wuie all le »a\, vi.d theit-b^ lokt it de 1 ot ground) went after him, and wijß tollo-wid by Proiuß, and Haiicot Lug:iu to lonie buck to iLmi as they enieied the btiajyht, lit hap bi ppea h s held 100 lar for them to ■f.ul on tciins with Lira, uua the buy c sing witluu a itw stmitß <.t the ]Mbi, hu won 'y loi.i kngil.b, to the intense ol the 1.00 l in. Lcib, iuai.y ot whom I ud h.irdly wntun his name, owing to the lnteiioi fojin bhowu by the hoite whqn placed uJi n^wtie ot A aid ol a pei turuiancc that ciUseu thote that wiiutb&tU :t ty bthe\e that baneo l was a lun stayer. Mtch a n.naway iace has never becu &• en tor the cll.oi.ine Ci jj Miice ihe migh y Jielit-r galloped ovtr his> titlil and cut his opponent* clown without an cflort, and so far as the actual iaci- nacil uai •■ouceiuca, a wis about ti.e lta&t luteicsting- Uup ihat haa e\ur b^en been, as llaucot ha. . the ruee at his men-y moro tU.m a mile tiom home. The '\vainei is «i biaiiuyligtn b.iy noise, Uauding nt-any j6 hauus, aim though, akt many geiuingb, he has a wcakioh-iooking neck, au.i appeals io bo lijjht in the iniudle. he lh ue\ii heleab a powutul annual, aud when in the h. moi gulloi* in tine form, though nwb hi- a thorough ttajci.

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