RINKING.
At the Columbia Rink on Satnrdej night a mile race for Maori footballer* j took place. The event had evidently been talked o£ amongst the visitors to tht match in the afternoon, the attendant* being very large. A number of the local footballers were also present. In the first heat only three of the four competitor* put in an appearance, bat the skaters, whOi were evidently more used to football the» rollers, caused considerable .amusementby their struggles to keep their feet. War? brick (150 sec) was the winner. Titm Omin 67$ sec. The second heat, whici also produced a number of spills, was woo by Williams (65sec). Time, Omin 2se& Third heat, which was very.Well cotir i tested, resulted in a wiu.for,Gage (40eec), after a very close finish with the scratett man Ellison. Time, 4mln 47fysec. Intbt final heat Gage, who had to concede* HOsec to Warbrlck, made a great struml«i for victory, and was finally only Just: beaten by half a , lap by Warbrlck. The handicapping was thus proved to tie remarkably fair. The prize, a pair of Club skates, was presented to Mr Warbrkk, In the morninpr a practice for the children who will take part in the Amazon Mateli at the forthcoming children's carnival was held, and was largely attended. The rink will be open to-day at the usual f hours. (
The Masonic Rink on Saturday evenlAf was crowded to excess, so much 80 tfit but little room was left for the skaters,■: In the Egg and Spoon Race there wereeil competitors, the first heat being won , by W. Skinner, second heat by F. Levin, ana the final by W. Skinner. The race created) the greatest po.sslole amusement, asont; of the conditions of the race was thai: any man dropping the orange, which twfc the place of the ecg, had to return to scratch and obtain another. For Thursday next, aa will be seen elsewhere, tt a grand carnival programme has bern, arranged. The different; events are qnltflt; new here, arid include tilting at therlßJl hunting the bell, and steeplechase 9& skates. The latter event will be fcwr milo over sixteen jumps. To-dV till usual sessions will take place. , ■■ " At the liytteltozT Skatinp; Rin>i on Friday night there was a large. when the mile race was resulting in a win for Beecrolt, the th'j.e being iaAa 57secs. ,■ ■ ■■
A Skating Club haj been formed 8* Greendale, and about4siT C een membershawalready joined. Club have mad* application tor td* y rte o f the Orange BWfc as a rink. the session toofc place on FxMv evening last, when there wa*aeoc,d. ? tt>ehdauce. b At l-ajiuka, the large Volunteer Drillshed ia beiag floored as a rink, and th» cor .cractoi-s have already made a etttfc Ith the work. When completed, tht skating area will be upwarde of SW» square feet, and the building is intended to be opened for skating purposes by the Zealandia Skating Blnk Company, whe have hithertu utilised the old voiante?* Hall.
The Crystal Palace Skating BtokwM" well patronised on Saturday. It will W open as usaal today. On Thursday eree* ing a gvand national steeplechase wHJtafee plaice. There will also be come hlffi* jumping, and for Saturday night a nlgg«* wheelbarrow iace is announced.
RINKING.
Press, Volume XLV, Issue 7125, 23 July 1888, Page 6
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