HASTINGS NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 531, 11 June 1909, Page 11

HASTINGS NOTES.

' CBl'xittXOltArß—SrEClil COKRHSPOSDEITTI ' ■ ''■-'i '■'''"''• Haslngs, June 10.'. •■- A' ?6ff iafd - frost tffls experienced here on i-Wednesday night. :.-,. • A. progressive euchre tournament and dance in! tOrifleitioii wi-bh the Hastings Croquet dub were held on .Wednesday riight, and i:proved & great success.. Over 10Q people took part in the' tournament, those competitors achieving leading places being:—Mrs. j. .Harris,-1; Miss Wilson, 1 (ladies); while-ort the meh's side Mr. D. O'Reilly was first and ; Mr. :H.. lan!.Simson second. , ■', The fifth-, tournament heldunder, the. atis-. pices "of the Hawke's Bay Amateur Boxing Association took place on- Wednesday ■ even-, rag,-'ft, large-attendanos "of. the- public being 1 present. Mr. A. P.': Whatman' (Masterton) was referee,. The:first-bout; betfteeri,Camp-; bell (Awatoto) and Butcher (Havelock); resulted .in the, referee'stepping the contest affer.-tW.iounds, and givrngHhe-vifetoiy; to Carapbelt. : ■ "Spawing'' oxWhitions were also given by Batchelor and James Griffon, and' Tim Tracey!and.James Young. After tho'ihv terval the.'big 15-ron.nd contest between Murphy arid Griffon for £50 took place. The first four rounds were very even, Griffen's" duck-' ing saving him considerably." In, tho ■ fifth round Griffen got a good left swing on, and the' round .'ended m :GTiffen's favour.' ;Thesixth round waS:ag_ain Griffon's, and the'eoutest so far was' all in f»vour r of .Griffon. In the soye'rith.round Griffen got in-a heavy right, but Murrjhy retaliated with' a telling leftt hook which hrbught Gtiffeu down. The romidwas a,short one. Murphy wMi left hook sent; Griffon down, Griff en remaining, on for tho time check,-birji.rfoho! appeared. Mnrpliy claimed a'!win,!ibttt 'the'!>referee ordered,"the corctesi ta.proce^d.^svnd'.Murphy .with another left, hook administered tho final blow, Griffen being, counted:out;..;.. ■.. ■ v,