ATHLETIC.
A LMUtK number of jwople assembled .it the C.uubtidge racecourse on >S.itiud<iy ■iftonioon to witness tho content between two well known local peds., Davy Craig nnd W. Carnnclmn. The contest consisted of three distances, viz., 440 yds., 300 yds., and 150 yds., and the stake was £10 a-bide. Craig won the toss and elected to tiike the longer distances first. The first spin, 440 yds , fell to Craig, who won easily by about 3."> yds, doing the distance in 55sec*. The 300 yds also fell to Craig by about 20yd", covering the distance in 33^secs. This being two out of the three distances Craig wns declared the victor. The betting wn* mostly in favour of Craig, Carnachan's b.ickers wanting odds. A scratch handicap, distance 120 yds, for a sweepstake of 2s fid nomination and 2s lid acceptance was subsequently got up. Thoie were twehe entries, but only si\ started. The following was the handicap . — McKinnon, scratch ; I>. Craig, scratch ; Aslut, sciatch ; J. McKiunon, 3yds; E. Craig, 10yds ; Ueo. McCann, 28yds. McKinnon 1 AEcCann . 2 I). Craig 3 Thoie w.»s about a yard between tho first and '.pcond, .>n f l about tlneey.vrd-> between second and thud.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1971, 24 February 1885, Page 2
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197ATHLETIC. Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1971, 24 February 1885, Page 2
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