SPORTS AT MOTUKARARA.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19813, 28 December 1929, Page 7

SPORTS AT MOTUKARARA.

The Waihora sports which take P]*" to-day in the Waihora Doma.n (famed for its pleasant shelter), promises to be the most successful yet held by the club. The entries lor all events constitute a record for the club, no fewer than thirty runners having nominated for the various running evlntf, including three New Zealand champions in D. McLennan, G. Getson, and O. K f Yeatman. Lovers of athletics should not miss seeing these men in action. ine ctcHbk too, is exceptionally heavy, and the S« for the valuable Waihora Cup should alone be worth going to see.. It will taKe three heats to get off the whippet races, all of the speediest dogs having nominated. The dancing programme also "»» ve J y * urßo ' tive one, and will be going all day. A special train will Ohristclmrch «t 0.20 am., returning at 6.49 p.m and the fare is only 2s 6d return, so should be well patronised. Motorists will « n * ™* ™* out of the very best, and those look«* »* n dav out in the country can make no bet ?er choice than the famed Waihora E«ma.n The day finishes up with a dance at night inlhe MoWrara Hall. Woodward's popnlar "and of four instruments will supply the music. ___—«