TAUPIRI SPORTS.
m ■: &■■. x. ' > T£bse spirts ciime r off as advertise 1 on/tbe 24cb jiist. ' ; proved a success. The different events were closely contested, and the arrangements gave general satisfaction. Tho following were piize winners, hop step and jump, 20s, Kupe Ist. j 4 milt handicap, £2, Ohalloran, 40 yards, Ist; running long jump, 20s, Porter and Karaka ties ; 100 yards handicap, «£ 2, Porter, scratch Ist; three-legged race, 20s, Charley and Hone, Ist ; greasy boom, 30s, Wira and Merter ties ; standing high jump, 20s, Karaka, Ist ; { mile handicap, £2 10s, Stuart, 20 yards, Ist ; Boys Race, 20s; Hare Ist ; Mao. i girls' race, 15s, Pane, Ist ; Sack Race, 20s, Hore Te Whana,.lst ; vaulting, 20s, Hone, Ist; c.inoe race, 1 mile, £2 10s ; Karaka and Wira, Ist. After the sports were over, the committee adjourned to the hotel where Host Lovell had provided a veiy substantial dinner to which full justice was done. The value of tho prizes, and tlie success ol the sports speak well for the advancement of Taupiri. We must not forget to mention fiat Constable Hobson was on the ground and was effectual m preserving order. The Taupiri Band turned out m full foice and played the visitors to tlie train.
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Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 1015, 28 December 1878, Page 2
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204TAUPIRI SPORTS. Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 1015, 28 December 1878, Page 2
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