SPORTS MEETING AT TE AWAMUTU.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2235, 4 November 1886, Page 2

SPORTS MEETING AT TE AWAMUTU.

Thk plcnui'P, not to say the success of out<tooi sporty such as tho«e held at Te Awamutu yet-tcrday is almost entirely dependent upon the state of the woater. The Wai pa Race Meetings h i\e for along time past been most unfortunate in this respect, and ye-.tuui.iy w.is no exception to the rule, an all the events up till about 3 o'clock m the afternoon were run under a heavy downpour of rain. A capital programme h.ul been piepmed and nothing waa wanting but a genial sunny day to have rendered the meeting an iMij-'j.iblo holiday. The primal y object of the meeting was one enlisting the sympathies of Liv; whole distuct, and a large limnher of people must lino been disappointed wlim theday was u->lioied in so uufavoui.ibly. The, ti.un that left, Fianktou .it 10 30 was fan ly well pationised, and before reaching the couisc had picked up al the, luteiim diatc stations a sutfic ent numbfM to pietty well till up th.i train, but it could not be called crowded, as is u-anlly the ca«is w itli cxc irsinn train*. .M'--srs Coates ani Metcalfe, the contractois for the K'liti extension, gave then employes a holiday, and laid on a train fioin Otorohangi, bringing down a large number of Maan and workmen, which helped to a \ery large extent in bringing up the attendance yesterday to something between .~>oo and GOO people which would have been doubled had the day been fine. The Te A wairmtu Cavalry Band was in attendance under the leadership of Bandmaster Sibley and, notwithstanding the depressing effect of heavy showers, tended in no slight degree to relieve the general prevailing dullness and we have to challenge one remark of our fiiend the Bandmaster who, to an enquiring lady'friond, as to what he was d< ing, replied that he was "acting the goaf."' Now we have never heard a goat play the clarionet like "old Sib." Major Jackvm a' ted as judge, and Mr Storey as starter as it ks nece^ary to say that the duties appertaining to these officerueie efficiently and satisfactorily caned out ; the same /.pphes to the stewards and other olfieiils. Messrs Adams and l'eir> had a totalisator on the ground which, we aie soi ry to say, was but p >orly patronised, duo in some ile^roo to the f.ict tliat chere were no programme is-aied by the committee, and consequently the public vveie quite ignoiant a- to what horses wue contesting the \at ions event-.. Mr Barton, of tlmCouiini'ici il Motel, Hamilton, had a refreshuiLMit booth on the ground, \>hich undei tli 3 circumstances, could scucely be expected to lealise the.mticipations looked foi. Owing to the length of the programme and the train leaving at fcix o'clock, a number of events still lcmained on the pro gramme when our repot tor left. The following aie the results of the various events ;— HAN'mr\p Hukhle R\ce, of lOsovs. Distance, IV miles; over six Mights of hutdle> 'Ah. (iin. high. Nomination, 10s; acceptance, 10-*. L iv erode (W. Windsot) 1 Diybieak (Uoldsn.ith) 2 The following horsr, also ran :— Monitoj, Biddy, Hypi'hte, and Kotni. Won by si\ lengths. M umi Hi Kiu,rc R\ce, of ss.)vs, Distance Hmilus; Over <; {light, of hurdles 9ft Cm high. Pi ist Entry, 5-. Horses to be oi\ned and uddeu by Maoiis. Dick Hunt .... 1 Hyppolite . . . L* Only two horses started for this event, which was a veiy hollow a (fair throughout, Ilyppolite being completely outpaced. M\idi:n Pj. \rrc, of Ssovs. Distance, ljmilos. Entrance 10-i for horfl*s that havenevei won jmbhi; rnonpy. Weights; L>yrs, .%t 121 bs ; 3yr^, 7st 12lba ; 4yrs, U*t ; 5, 0 and aged, ( .)>i 31bs. Diybreak, «l a t 3ibs ( Weal) . 1 Taiauera, ( .)-.t . . .2 Dandy, Miss Ariel and (ilenny also ran. This was a well contested race, Daybieak only winning' by a short head. SKr.MN'r, H vck Rack, of 10->ovs. Distance once round course. Weight not le-» than 10^t. Winner to be sold for lOsor-, ; Surplus, if any, to go to sport* fund. Pest entry lsov. Woitn, (W." Windsor) 1 (flenny ((Toldsiinth) . . . .2 Colonist ..... 3 Won easily. The winner was sold for £14. Li(H'!i)MH)\ Cup Hwdicvp, for Silver Cup, ])!> sented by Mr MeLernon, Hamilton, with ,~)-;ovj. added. Distance, 2 miles. Nomination, 10.s ; acceptance. 10s. Orpli'in . . 3 Monitor . 2 Kotno ,'J L >ttie al-o ran. l'iim> Donm, KiMiiit^, and Daybieak wcie scratche I. At the fall of the fl.ig, Monitor was first away, with Lottie and Kotiro m clo-o attendance, Oi [ih mi si\ or seven lengths away. This oider was maintained until about half a mile fio.-nhoni", -.vlun Oiphan closed upon the leaders, and gradually diew aw.iy, winning by a cou])le of lengths fiom Monitor, Kotwo ago id thinf.