HAMILTON WEST SPORTS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 565, 4 January 1876, Page 2

HAMILTON WEST SPORTS.

TnKR* wh a lnrge attendance of holiday porters present at the Cricket Ground on New Year's Day, when a long programme wai got through moit latiifactonlj. Groat credit is cine to tho committee fo<* their management on this occasion. Too generally the public are kept to long waiting between each event that they get heartily sick of the whole concern before the day's sports are half orcr. It was not so here on Saturday. One event followed sharp upon the other, just allowing tho necessary time, and no more, to interrene, and as a consequence, th« interest in the sports was maintained throughout the day. We regret to learn that owing to indispontion, Mr Vialon vtai unable to act as judge, but his post was ably filled by Mr Robt Waitt. The stewards, however, *\pto all atthoir posts and contributed their effort* toward* ranking ererytlung p.vss i>ff plearantly and satisfactorily. Tho utmost good humour and aobriety prevailed throughout the day.

CLASS I. MAIDEN RACE. Primroie M 1 HOP STEP & JUMP. Pilling 1 HURDLE EACE. Jtaynor 1 F Pilling 2 VAULTING WITH POLE. F Pilling 1 BOYS RACE UNDER 4ft &ih. W Jones 1 Martin 2 RUNNING LONG JUMP. Pilling, 15ft llin 1 MILE RACE HANDICAP. | Swajne 1 Wright 2 CONSOLATION STAKES. Pilling 1 Petherell 2 OLD MAN'S RACE. Slaler 1 H Macpherson 2 t FORCED HANDICAP. Pilling 1 | Bajnor 2

OLAS3 11. PUTTING STONE, (Not following). Weight of Stone, 191bt Bjz. Graham c 1 QUOITS. Murray 2 PUTTING LIGHT STONE. Grahnrae, Sift 7in 1 THROWING HEAVY HAMMER. Grahame 1 | THROWING LIGHT HAMMER. Ilinton 1 STANDING JUMPS IN SACKS. Charley 1 | THROWING CRICKET BALL. BeWe,B7jdi ... „ 1 Wood 2

CLASS 111. SACK RACE 100 YARDS. Charley 1 Hydo 2 WRESTLING. (Cumberland style) Grahame 2 (Collar and Elbow). Grabauie 3 STANDING JUMP BACKWARDS. Scrett 1 <HRLS RACE UNDEiI 14. Annie Monroe 1 t War« 2 BOYS UNDER sft MO YARDS. W Jamei „ 1 Dawi 2 KUNMING HIGH JDMP. Riynfw ] Worn! „, r . 2 200 YAUDS RACE— (Heat-.) Baynor, lft lin „ .. ) Wood 2ft 2io a IIAORI RACE. Ephi 1 Horn 2 FOUli PART RACK. GrahnTße 1 GuTonu .„ 2 Charley ... (disqualified) 3 In tins rneo (lie Maori wouH havo carried off Ist pnz* but tliut lie ran tho portion bo should baro walked.