PENINSULA ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2774, 22 May 1903, Page 2

PENINSULA ATHLETIC SPORTS.

Thase jports take place on Monday next, Empire l-ay, commencing at II a.m., and it is expected they will be well attended, and that competition will be keen in tho event of the weather being favourable. The half mile handicap has been made a i post entry event, closing at 10 o'clock, on ■ the morning of the sports, and this promilM to be well competed for, four being already entered, and several others stating thftt they intend to do co. The followirg are tbe handioaps for th* 100 yds, Grand Handicap and Mile, nnd m will be seen the numbers entered compare favourably with those of other yean :— 100 YARDS. Farland «er R. C. Mason sor McFadden ... ... ... scr W. H. Moore scr A. Mason ... ... ... 5 T. Masefield 5 Mclnnis _ i K. G. MaEon 8 Mcintosh - 10 W. Munro 10 C. Pool 12 J. Armstrong 12 W. Jacobson 12 GRAND HANDIOAP. 120 yds. 220 yds. 440 yds Farland ... scr ' scr tar R. C. Mason ... scr scr sor E- McFadden ... scr scr sor W. H. Moore .... scr scr sor T. Masefield .... 5 10 15 J. R. Mclnnes ._ 5 10 15 A. H.. Mason ... 12 16 30 J. Armstrong ... 12 16 30 MILE HANDICAP. Farland Bcr R. C. Mason scr E. McFadden scr G. Armstrong , ... 50 W. Londrigau 50 D, Barwick 60 J. H. Mcintosh 70 G. Whelch 80 W. Hewitt ' 80 Tbe entertaiument. in aid of the sports, takes place at the Oddfellows' Hall, on Mouday night, it is under the management of Mr Frank Taylor, who informs us that carriages and motor cars may be ordered for 10 15 p.m. As will be seen by our advertisement columns, the programme is a very good one, and those attending will, doubtless, spend an exceedingly pleasant c/ening.