HAWKE'S BAY RELIEF FUND,

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9735, 25 May 1897, Page 5

HAWKE'S BAY RELIEF FUND,

ATHLETIC SPORTS.

The aporta for the purpose of raising money for the Hawke's Bay Relief Fund took place at Lancaster fark yesterday. There was a poor attendance in the morning, but by tho afternoon between two and three thousand spectators wero present. The following aro the results : 120 Yard? Fiat Handicap—H. Goodwin, 6yds, 1; J. L. Smith, 2yds, 2. Time, 14jjsec. One Mile Walk Handicap—H. Goodwin, scr, 1; C. W. Smithson, 2. Half-Mile Bicycle Handicap— A. Phipps, 46y_da, 1; H. Cox, 70yds, 2. Time, linin Bsec. One Mile Bicycle Handicap—Benjamin, 180 yds, 1; G. Billcliffe, 100 yds, 2. - Time, 2min 19sec. Won by a length. Three others started. Half-Mile Bicycle Handicap (undei N.Z.L.W. rules)—W. Preeoe, 80yds, 1; G. Sutherland, 76yds, 2. Six othera started. Time, Imin7i*3ec. Half-Mile Flat Handicap—W. F. Simpson, aor, 1; H. G. Martin, 10yds. 2. 'rime, Siiiin lt§sec. There was one other starter. Two Mile Multioyole Himdioap (under N.Z.C.A. rules) —Triplet ridden by Thompson, Jones, and Alexander, aer, f, quadruplet ridden by Archer, Amos, Benjamin, and Burmeister, sor, •)-, dead heat. A tandem ridden by Best ami BiHcliffe also started. This waa a close aud exciting race. Time, 4min 37gaec. Tho first two teams rode off for first place, with tho result that tho triplet won. Time, 4uiin 32|aec. liso Yards Flat Handicap (under N.Z.A.A.A. rules)—fl. G. Martin, 12yds. f, O. H. Cook, Byds, f, dead heat. W, F. Simpaon, 6yds, ako started. Two Mile Bicycle Handicap (under N.Z.L.W. rules)— J. Stanton, 200 yds, li A. Phippa, 140 yds, 2j W. Preeoe, 190ydsj 3. Won by five lengths. There were ten other starters. Time, 4min sSgsoc. 120 Yards Hurdle Handicap (tmdei N.Z.A.A.A. rules)—A. R. Gardiner, ecr, 1 j H. G. Martin, 2. Three others started. Time, 22§seo. ■ Artillery Competition— Corporal Irwin'a team 1, Sergeant Leefcer'a team 2. Both* teams belonged to the E Battery. Two Miles Bicycle Handicap (undec N.Z.C.A. rules)—H. Thompson, ecr, 1; J. Best, 250 yds, 2. Time, smin 26sec. Won by a length. Three others started. Two Miles Multicyolß Handicap (under, N.Z.L.W. rules) — Quadruples — Barker, Sutherland, Clarkson and Cox, 27Syds f 1 j triplet — Phipps, Preece and Henwood, 50yds, 2. Won easily. Time, 4inin 26eeo. 400 Yarda Flat Handicap (amateur)— C* H. Cook, ecr, 1;J. Wearn, ecr, 2; A. R Gardiner, scr, 3. These were tha only starters. Time, 57f sec. Marching Competition, two miles—Engineers, under Sergeant-Major Jones, 65 points, 1 (time 27mia 39sec); Navala, under Petty Officer Clark, 58 points, .2 (time 28min 7seo) ; N Battery, undet Sergeant Suter, 45 points, 3 (time 27euo 30sec). ■■••'■ Tent Pjtohing—Navale 1. Time, Smn 428e0. This waa the only team competing. Fire Brigade Competition (hoae aad coupling)—E. Tattersall and Shepherd 1, Campbell and Russell 2. "