QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY

Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2477, 26 May 1888, Page 2

QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY

Thursday was observed as a general holiday by tlio people of Waikato. The chief attraction appeared to be the return football match in Auckland between England and the local players; fully four hundred passengers met at Krankton Junction by the converging linen of rails to proceed to the city by the excursion train. .-The'railway officials were obliged-'"to put* on more carriages to accommodate the large traffic which was greater than had been ejected. HAMILTON LIGHT JNI'ANTUY.

The above corps paraded at 11 a.m. at the Volunteer Hall,and after inspection by Capt. Reid and Lieut. Edgecnmbe, were marched, headed by their band, under T!andmastor Mettam, to the Hamilton West school hill, where a feu-de-joie was fired in honour of the day. The company was then marched to Heaphy Terrace, Hamilton East, where, after marching past, a short skirmishing drill was gone through. Tin's was marred, owing to a heavy shower of rain coming on, and the intended programme had to be abandoned. The men then marched back to the hall, whore they were dismissed. A dance under the auspices of the baud was held in the evening, and was well attended.

SPORTS AT TAUPIRI. In spite of somewhat si/nally weather, and the great counter attraction of the football match in Auckland, over a hundred people paid for admission on to the sports ground here yesterday. A start was made soon after noon, and a dozen events were got off before dark. Owing to there being too few entries, the Canoe liace did not eventuate ; and time prevented the Potato Race from being run. In the absence of Mr T. (x. ttandes, who was to have acted as handicapper, that task devolved upon the members of the committee. Subjoined is a list of the principal events: —

100 Yards Handicap. ~W. Ralph, 4 yards, 1; Littlewood, i) yards, 2. L. Harris, scr., Turner, 2yds, McGlynn, 2yds, Km Kui, 2vds, Honana, 3yds, H. Smith, syds, Booth, (iyds, C. Hopa, 9yds, also ran. Hk;h Ju.mc, (Handicap).—Honana, 1; Hone, 2. Honana cleared sft. lin. ; Hone being second with a jump of -Ift. Gin. The winner had t'j concede lin. to Harris, 2in. to McGlynn and George, and Sin. to Hone and H. Booth. Throwing the Cricket Bali,.— ()tlly Steward, Joy, King and Schofield, of the Taupiri C.C., entered for this event. It was won by King, with a throw of SO yards, R. Stewart being 2nd at 77 yards. Haw-mit-h Handicap.—H. Smith (scr.), 1; Sampson (30yds.), 2: Kui Kui (10yds.) ?» Turner (scr.) and McGlynn (15yds.) also ran. Sack Rack, 80 yards.—George, 1 ; Smith, 2. Cox, Schofield and Flogan also ran. Lo.vo Juni'.—L. Harris (17ft. 2in.), 1 ; Honana (16ft. Sin.), 2. Cox, Booth, Tichborne and Emery also contested this event. Cr.uis Rack. Taupiri C.C.—Littlewood, 1 ; T. H. White, 2; Schofield, 3. R. Stewart, J. C. Hill, Cox, King, Gray and Lovell also ran. Thkee-i.egged Race. — George and Pohito, 1, Four other couples started.