TE AWAMUTU SPORTS MEETING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2236, 6 November 1886, Page 3

TE AWAMUTU SPORTS MEETING.

The concluding events of Wednesday V meeting wero us follows :—: — Jumping Match. D. McNicol'a Tommy the Rat .. .. 1 A. J. Storey's Argyle 2 There were eight entries for this event, some of the lxuses, notably Uippolite, jumping in anything but good style. The match was for stylo, and not for height. The arrangement was to jump two hurdles 3ft. Gin, high, then a ditch and wattle fence four feet high, these to be jumped twice, and on the second and third rounds the horses were to jump these and then the water jump. The first time the horse« jumped in their turns, one at a time, and the second and third times they went in pairs. Graham's Albion was by far the best over^the water jump, but as he baulked at one of the hurdles, he lost first or second place. Most people were under the itupies sion he got second pl.ic 3 , airl I was undui the same jmpression till I aslced his rider, C. Weal, who, by the way. has a capital seat and excellent hands. The winner, Tommy the Rat, is a most wonderful little horsre. He is only a pony, but the way he carried his owner — who is no light weight — over the iumps was snrpiising. Laverock fell with her rider, J. Tunibull, over the water jump, breaking the girths an«l throw ing him heavily, breaking a bone in the right shoulder, and giving him a. severe shaking. . ' -' « Th&Siddling Rice was won by A. J Storey's Arg>lt?, The Settlers' Hack Rice of ssovs., brought out three entries, to none of which howevbV was the pri/.e awarded. Divon's Paddy paired the post first, but as the rider was under weight he was disqualified, he was told hefore starting by the clerk of the scales that he w.is lllbs short, and instead of proem ing weight he started, and of course when lie wa-> weighed in he w.is still shott. The other hordes were disqualified, one I believe because he had st.utod in races before, and the other for running inside a polo. I hear, but it was sod.nk that it was scarcely possible to watch them all the way round. The Tog of War, fifteen of the too" against fifteen all comer", wis won l;f tne invincible troopers who have an unbeaten record in these contrstp, it did not take long to decide it, the troopers began by pulling the others hand over hand about six inches at a pull, and in a short time they got way on and walked off with theii opponents amid great cheeting, the beaten men joining in heartily in the hip, hip, hurrah. The winners gave three cheers fot the losere. The Running High Jump, Foot Hurdle Race and other foot sports were not run off as it was too late. It is" a great mi-take iriixingpfpot sports with hors-e racing, such meetings are not successful in getting through the programme in good time. In spite of the wet weather, the receipts at thtgates amounted to £27, exclusive of thootwho come from Otorohanera, the latter being admitted by tickets which were sold at that place. Altogether thaiecbipts for admission will amount to about £.Sb", tin*, however, is only approximate as the returns for the latter are not yet in.—(Correspondent.)