THE HOSPITAL SPORTS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 229, 1 December 1888, Page 2

THE HOSPITAL SPORTS.

The annual Hospital Sports came off yester day, a great success in every possible way' the weather was magnificent, the attendance capital, and the sport first-class. The Committee and the energetic Secretaries are entitled to much commendation for the way they worked and made everything pass off so smoothly and enjoyably. The judges were Messrs Crawford, Lucas, and Brown, and Captain Winter acted as starter. The active Committee were Messrs Skeet, Joyce, Gregg, H. Lewis, King, Coleman, C. Lewis, A. Gray, and others. The Secretaries were Messrs H. McKay and R. N. Jones. The Garrison Band greatly increased the day’s enjoyment. Mr Primrose succeeded in bringing his men out well, and the finishes were all good. Fairlie being rather leniently treated. Some of the races were themselves an exceedingly high compliment to the handicapper. The various events resulted as follows :—

1— MAIDEN RACE, 200 yards; entrance 2s 6d. Ist prize, Clock by J. Bailey and Lamp presented by J. Townley: 2nd, Tennis Shoes presented by Garrett Bros.; 3rd, Jdoz. Cups and Saucers presented by J. East. Loomb 1 Fairlie .. .. .. .. ..2 Grenside .. .. .. ..3 Loomb had it rather easily, and won by about two yards, Grenside being a good third. The other starters were Gordon and Single, the latter being left at the post. 2— BOYS’ HANDICAP (under 16), 150yds ; entrance Is. Ist prize, Youth's Tweed Suit presented by J. L ngley ; 2nd, Boy's Boots by O. J. Morrell; 3rd, pair Dumb Bells by Brown and Smaill. P J Delaney, 4 yds .. ~ .. .. 1 G Robb, 7 yds .. .. .. .. 2 W Dick, 5 yds 3 Splendid race ; as one sport said, “ Won by a nose, a hair dividing second and third.” 3— OPEN HANDICAP, 150yds ; entrance 2s 6d. Ist prize, £2 and Standard for 12 mouths ; 2nd, Hunting Crop by H. Lewis and Brid e by W. Adair. FIRST HEAT. W Atkins, 9 ydsl FE Loomb, syds .. .. .. ..2 J Ryan, 2 yds .. .. .. ..3 The other starters in this heat were White (9yds), Reed, and Gordon. There was a good start. Atkins made good use of his lead, and won a fast race by a couple of yards. SECOND HEAT. Fairlie, Byds .. ~ ~ ~ 1 Sberrin, Syds .. .. .. ..2 AH Booth, 5 yds3 Farlie had it easy in this race, but there was a splendid race between Booth and Sherrin for second place, the latter winning by a breast, Booth making a good spurt when □earing the post. Sherrin kept his ground well for the first hundred yards, but after that he was clearly beaten. The other starters were McFarlane, Single, Wildish, and Mitchell. 4— BOYS' HANDICAP (under 12), 100yds ; entrance Is. Ist prize, Pair Oleographs, •Tea Pot, and j-doz. Cups and Saucers presented by J. Whinray ; 2nd, Pair Boots by J. Hennessy; 3rd, Cake by Oatridge & Veale. Dick .. ~ ~ .. 1 Fisher .. .. .. .. 2 Goldsmith .. .. ~ ..3 Jobson .. .. ~ .. 4 This was a capital race, little Faram holding out gamely until he was beaten by pace. Young Dick ran a plucky race, and beat Fisher by a bare breast. Protests were lodged against both Dick and Fisher for being over age.

5— ST. ANDREW’S HANDICAP (three Events), to be julged by points : 5 to Ist, 8 to 2nd, and 2 to 3rd ; entrance 7s 6d. Ist priza, £5; 2nd, £2; 3rd, £l. IST Event, 150 yards. Ist prize. Trophy presented by S. McLernon ; 2nd, Headstall Bridle by Adeane and Primrose. Ist EVENT. Atkin Sydss .. .. .. .. 1 Fairlie, 7yds .. ~ .. .. 2 Loomb, 4yds .. .. ..3 Cameron, Boland, C. McFarlane, Mitchell, Wildish, Sherrin, Witty, Thomson, and Burns also ran. All got away well, Cameron, however, having difficulty in getting through. Atkins made the runaing swift, and Sherrin was good for a hundred yards, when he fell away. Fairlie olung -on to Atkins, but got jambed close to the rope when doing the finish, and thus had not free scope. Atkins won by the barest difference and Loomb had an equally good third, with Boland almost a tie, Mitchell a capital fifth, and Cameron and the others in a bunch. The time taken was 17 seconds. 6— HOP, STEP, AND JUMP; entrance 2s’ Ist prize. Pair Tweed Trousers presented by R. Johnston & Co.; 2nd, Felt Hat by G. R. Moore. Cameron (41ft) ~ tl .. 1 Grenside (40ift) .. ~ "" 2 E. Lewis, P. Maher and Gordon also contested.

7—HANDICAP HURDLES, 300 yards, 10 flights 3ft 6in ; entrance 3s. Ist prize £2 10s ; 2nd, Silver Moun ed Pipe by c’ C. Lucas and Box of Cigars, J. R. Scott. Booth, 6 yds Boland, 4 yds Cameron, 4 yds Good race, all taking the jumps well. Fairlie soon fell away and stopped to save himself for the final in the Open Handicap. B—OPEN HANDICAP—finaI heat. Fairlie, 8 yds Atkins, 9 yds .. .. .. .. 2 There was a good start, Atkins, if anything, appearing to have the advantage ; but at the corner Fairlie had him, and won by three yards, Atkins having a hard second, Loomb and Sherrin being a dead heat for third place. 9—FIREMEN’S HANDICAP RACE, 100 yards ; entrance Is. Ist prize, Locket value 25s presented by W. Fraser ; 2nd, Cake Basket by A. Parnell & Co. Wildish, scr 1

Fraser, 3 yds 2 Gardiner, 6 yds 3 Only the three started, but the race was the best one that has ever been seen on the ground. The trio got off well; Gardiner holding himself together nicely, with Fraser and Wildish level at his back. Fraser fell off a little, forty yards from the post, and Wildish got almost even with Gardiner, but just ten yards off Fraser shot up on the outside, while Wildish got the grip on the inside, and the two almost breasted the tape on the same moment, but a keen eye could distinguish them as placed, though Fraser’s pretty spurt gave the raos a mest exciting finish, those who were not parallel with the post being quite unable to tell who had won. 10—HANDICAP WALKING MATCH, 1 mile; entrance 3s. Ist prize, £4 and Cup presented by W. Good ; 2nd, £l, and Tweed Trousers by Hansen & Searle ; 3rd Bridle by W. Morgan. (Handicaps behind from scratch.) J McFarlane, 60 yds ~ .. ~ + Wildish, 45yds .. ~ ..J G S Williams, scr G Johnstone, 45 yds ~ ~ .. 8

Hooper (175 yds), W Penfold (140 yds), C. McFarlane (115 yds), D Ryan (80 yds), R Waring (55 yds), and G Williams (50 yds) also started. The competitors kept well to their distances for a short time, but Hooper and Penfold evidently staked their chances on pushing those in front of them, and thus the pace was made exceedingly fast all through. On the first round, G S Williams maintained a fair lead, with Ryan next, and J McFarlane close up, and Penfold had an advantage at twenty yards from Hooper. In the third time past the post G 9 Williams held, a gradually diminishing lead, and J McFarlane had passed Byan by about ten yards, Wildish fifteen yards behind the latter, and O. McFar- i lane had passed Penfold in the background. | On the fourth round J McFarlane was a couple of yards ahead of Williams, but it was I evident he was not walking fairly; Byan twenty yards behind G Williams, next; and I Johnstone walking capitally just in the rear. Hooper dropped oat ol it, At the fifth time / pxst the poit, i Mtfturiqne Wm filtnn fltM I

ahead of G S Williams, Wildish dangerously close, and Johnstone coming up fresh and fast. C McFarlane and Penfold were beaten. On the finishing round, McFarlane was twenty yards ahead, Wildish nextf and G 8 Williams twenty yards behind Wildish, Johnstone fourth and Ryan fifth. Time, 7min 51 2-fifih tor unfair walking, resulting in his disqualification. secs, f A protest was lodged against McFarlane 11— SWIMMING MATCH (for Boys under 16) ; entrance Is. Ist prize, £1 presented by R. Wateon; 2nd, Christmas Cake by J. Craig. T Brosnaham .. ~ C Taylor .. ’ 3 Very close race. There were four entries. 12— CANOE RACE (Boys’); entrance Is, Ist prize, Watch presented by W. Parnell ; 2nd, Christmas Cake by H. Fisher ; 3rd, Book by T. Adams. Burch .... 1 Stubbs .. 9 Reed; ” ” 3 Four entries were received for this event. 14-RUNNING HIGH JUMP ; entrance 2s 6d. Ist prize, case Lime Juice Cordial presented by G. Matthewson ; 2nd, Coat ■ by Pettie & Harper. A J Cameron (4ft Ilin)1 E Langford (4ft lOin) 2

Booth and D P Oameron also contested. 15— GIRLS RACE (under 16); entrance Is. Ist prize, Japanese Tea Set presented by J. Ponsford; 2nd, 4 Hair Brushes by Wingate, Burns &Co.; 3rd, Child’s Frock by E. Hartnett. Emily Hepburn Mary Atkins .. ~ ~ ~ T Finlayson.. ~ ~ ~ ..S' A. Taylor, F Witty, Emma Wade, and A « a ram also started. 16— WRESTLING MATCH (Cumlfll style) ; entrance 2s. Ist prize, Lamb presented by W. Cooper. This caused a great deal ot interest. The entries were—J. Weston, Knight, Paratone, Tamati, and A. Gray. Tamati is a wiry younghalf-caste, and he and Paratene soon got through their men, Gray drawing the by* twice. In the final bout Tamati loosened his grip and thus lost. It was evident that Paratene was much more poweiful than Gray, but the latter being fresh and up to a few wrinkles, he landed the Maori, amidst much applause. Paratene got the be-t of the next round, but in the final be lost his chance through letting his hands go. 17— ST. ANDREW’S HANDICAP (3rd Event), 220 yards. Ist prize, |-doz. Cabinet Photos by C. P. Browne and Smoking Cap by Mrs Rosie ;2nd, Dressed Lamb by J. Clark. Fairlie, 12 yds . ~ ~ I Atkins, 12 yds L 2 Loomb, 7 yds .. ~ ~ Fairlie had it much his own way in thia event, but the others were well matched. Sherrin and Mitchell came in together fourth. Thomson and Burns also ran. 18— THREE-LEGGED RACE, 100 yards ; Entrance 2s. Ist prize, Round Beef by Hatton & Score and Goose by H. Cannon ; 2ud, Bag Oatmeal by D. M. Orr and 3 months’ Shoeing by G. Humphreys. Teat and Booth ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 Wildish and Ryan Lewis and Leslie 19— THROWING THE HAMMER; entrance 2s 6d. Ist prize. Ham presented by Teat and Friar; 2nd, one cheese. There wera three entries, Curtain (76ft) first and Mclntosh second. 20— MILE HANDICAP RACE; entrance ss. Ist priza, £3. and Trophy presented by Dr Pollen ; 2nd, 30a ; 3rd, Herald for 12 months. Wildish, 85 yds .. .. ~ .. t Nesbit, 90 yds •• , •• j McLeod, scr g

Boland, J McFarlane, and F Lysnar also ran. The pace was made fast from the start, McLeod tailing it easy for a time. On ths third rdund, Nesbit had passed Lysnar and was leading by about twenty yards, Wildish being close to Lysnar. Wildish then put on more pace, and McFarlane, Boland, and McLeod did the same. Wildish got a convenient distance from the leader, and passing the post McLeod had' dropped into third place and looted a likely winner, his staying powers being so good. Nesbit was equal to an. increase in speed, and though Wildish was gaining gradually, the former held his ground well until nearing the one hundred yards straight, when Wildish put on a grand spurt and just caught Nesbit on the post, a dead heat being declared; McLeod was a good third, Lysnar fourth, and Boland fifth. The winners subsequently decided to divide the prizes, but it is probable that a further match may be the outcome of the race. Returning homewards the Band played a selection in front of Mr Harris’ house, and three cheers were also given for that gentleman and his wife. The special prizes for most points in St. Andrew’s Handicap were won by Fairlie, 18 ; Atkins, 8; Loomb, 4.