Foxton Races.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 23 January 1901, Page 3

Foxton Races.

• i Foxton, This Day. ft SI Tlio weather is fine and attendance!; [I (considerable in excess of yesterday. || January Handicap—Warwick 1, Ifcarlp | Whist 2, Somnolent 3. Won by a length.£ IlSeratchcd Rata and Bones, Tcpakc wasfe jljloft at the post. Div .03 3s, m Maiden Hack Hurdles—Morning l.| gfjjoncs 2, Madman 3. Won easily. Alls) istarted. Div £6O 10s. M Cricket. | || Christchurch, January 22. L $ The Canterbury - Wellington crieketlc | match comduded to-day, Wellington win-E $ ning by 3 wickets. Scores: — K; | Canterbury first innings, 14G, p I Second innings, 133, gg Wellington first innings, 143. | Second innings, 7 wickets for 133.® | Weyburno, 22; Midlanc (not out) 33 I Clarke, 11; Crombie, 18; Upliant (not® pout) 10. rJ 7, Received this day at 913 a.m. yij London. January 22, || 7 It is stated that Ranjitisinghi, (iof the Surrey, intends to bowl Fry, whom-if | the recent meeting of County Captains f prohibited. $ t g I I Swimming. $ I Wellington, January 22. I At the Wellington Swimming Club’s|| f, sports to day the Provincial Champion- 0 jfship Handicap, IGOyds, was won by Mr« |E, Hegglin of Blenheim. The Ladies illracolet and Anniversary Handicap wore a iwon by Duilio, of Foxton. ’ i

$ Yachting. Wellington, January 22. The anniversary regatta of tho Pori 15,I 5 , Nicholson Yacht L'lub was hold to-day ir I) favorable weather. There was a north west wind which varied slightly in power, k but was never more than moderately | strong. Much interest was taken in the of the Auckland yacht Rainbow Band the Wellington yacht Waitangi They were the only two that competed in ;j|the race for first-class yachts. The Rainidjbow sailed the course of 27 knots in IGmin |c2secs less time than the Waitangi, inIjclnding her time allowance of 9min 50sce. |g'Fho Rainbow won in 26min llscc. |j The first race for second class yachts Gwas won by the Atalanta and the second fjby tho Mahina. (i In the first race for half-raters the yßuru was winner, and the Maroro yvon y the second race. jd r J’he large entry of second class yachts 3was the feature of tho regatta.