OTAHUHU SPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 64, 17 March 1930, Page 15

OTAHUHU SPORTS.

SUCCESSFUL CARNIVAL. The Otahuhu Sports Association held its second annual carnival of hunting and riding events on Saturday on the Otahuhu Trotting Club's property at Mangere, when, despite several counter attractions, there was a good attendance of the public, who were rewarded with an excellent display of riding and jumping. Mr. S. Hirst, of Pokeno, who judged the various events, remarked at the conclusion of the programme that he had not seen a more even lot of jumping for a long time and that in most cases it was very difficult to make his awards. With an attractive programme of 16 events and good prizes, those responsible were rewarded with excellent entries, there being 13 for the champion hunter, which was won by Miss P. Weston's Bluelight, and 22 competed for the stockmen's competition, which was won by Mr. J. Paton, while the class fsr medium-weight hunters attracted 19 entries. If the committee of this association can maintain Saturday's standard of events and prizes, it has a bright future before it. Following are the results of Saturday's events: — , Child's Pony, under 12.2, to be ridden by boy or girl.—J. Bellingham's Tamaki Girl 1, E. Piikington's Nigger Minstrel 2, J. Fogarty's Jazz Garter 3. Best Team of Three School Ponies.—J. Bellingham, J. Lowry, O. Mullings, 1; J. Muir, Gwen Blampied, F. Lowry, t 2; M. Forgerty, O. Nicholas, J. Fogerty, 3. Best Girl Rider, under 16 years.—Una Bennett 1, N. Cruickshank 2, M. Fogerty 3. Best Boy Rider, under .16 years.—J. Wren 1, L. Davis 2, L. Bellingham 3. Best Pony Hunter, not over 14.2, over obstacles, boy or girl rider, not over 17 years.—M. Walker 1, S. Wilkinson 2, L. Davis 3. Maiden Hunters' Competition, over obstacles, for horses that have not won over obstacles on racecourse or show ring. .Miss Shirley Watkins' Miss Flirt 1, J. Laugton's Sunny Boy 2, A. McCorquindale's Spooks 3. Best Medium-weight Hunter, to carry 12st or over.—M. Johnstone's Glen Dowie 1, J. Langton's Sunny Boy 2, Miss P. Weston's Bluelight 3. Best Lady's Hunter, ridden by lady, over obstacles. —-Miss P. Weston's Bluelight 1, Miss P. Weston on Miss Flirt 2, Miss M. Bennett's Merry Maid 3. Best Lady Rider, over obstacles. —Miss Una Bennett 1, Miss P. Weston 2, Miss Shirley Watkins 3. Cleverest Hunter, open.—C. Allen's Salvaboy 1, Miss P. Weston's Bluelight 2, M. Johnstone's Glen Dowie 3. Champion Hunter (first prize, silver challenge cup, valued £7 7/, to be won twice in succession or three times at intervals, and champion riband). —Miss P. Weston's Bluelight 1, M. Johnstone's Glen Dowie 2, S. Thomas' Springbok 3. . Champion Pony, under 13.2 (first prize, champion riband). —T. Muir's Biddy 1, J. Fogerty's Jazz Garter 2, J. Lowry's Mauvoureen 3. Best Bareback Rider, over obstacles.—A. Walker 1. M. Johnstone 2, J. Paton* 3. Open Harness Class, mare or gelding, to be shown in harness. —W. Paul 1, J. Mitchell 2, T. Kilgour 3. Stockmen's Competition.—J. Paton 1, S. Thomas 2, Cressy 3. Consolation Hunter (day's winners barred). —P. Smith's Merry Maid 1, S. Watkins' Mercury 2, Homewood's 3.