A.C. SPORTS AT WAIHI.
The sports, which had been postponed on the Queen's Birthday, in consequence of the wet weather, came off on Saturday. The following are the results of the different events : —
100 Yards Handicap. — Porter, 5 yards start, 1 ; Oliver, 2 yards, 2 ; McKay, 7 yards, 3 ; Paget, 6 yards, 4. Other entries — Wolner, scratch ; Woodhouse, 1 yard ; Griffith, 4 yards. The contest was a close one, Porter only winning by about a foot.
Hop, Step, and Jump. — Poi'ter, 1 ; Woodhouse, 2 ; Oliver, 3. Other entries — Wolner and Cosgrave.
440 Yards Handicap. — Wolner, scratch, 1 ; Woodhouse, scratch, 2 ; Paget, 10 yards, 3. Other entries — 'McKay, 15 yards ; Oliver, 25 yards. Eunning Long Jump. — Porter, 1 ; Cosgrave, 2 ; Woodhouse, 8. Other entries — Blaker, McKay, and Oliver.
Three-legged Bace. — Cosgrave, Seccomb, and Wolner, 1 ; Oliver, Woodhouse, and McKay, 2.
Throwing Cricket Ball.— Griffith, 1 ; Blaker, 2 ; Bolton, 3.
440 Yards Handicap Hurdle Bace. — Oliver, 20 yards, 1 ; Wolner, scratch, 2 ; Paget, 10 yards, 3. Other entries — McKay, 15 yards; Porter, 5 yards ; Woodhouse, 10 yards.
Putting the Stone. — Douglas, 1 ; Cosgrave, 2 ; Hanson, 3. Half-mile Handicap. — Woodhouse, 10 yards, 1'; Wolner, scratch, 2; Paget, scratch, 3.
One Mile Walking Bace. — Paget, Hanson, Woodhouse, and Oliver entered for this event. The two former kept within a few feet of ea h other, Hanson being first all through, until within 15 to 20 yards of the winning-post, when Paget put on a spurt, but was too late, the race resulting in a tie. Sack Bace. — Wolner, 1 ; Woodhouse, 2 ; Paget, 3. Other entries — Blaker and Cosgrave.
High Jump. — Oliver, 1 ; "Wolner, 2 ; "Wootlhouse, 3. Other entries — McKay, Cosgrave, and Seccomb.
Tiltiug in the Bing. — Ashton, 1 : Bolton, 2 ; Cosgrave, 3.
Consolation Bace. — McKay, 1 ; Hanson, 2-; Paget, 3 ; Seccomb, 4.
The Hack Kace. — Leita (ridden by Hamblyn), scratch, 1 ; Hose (ridden by Paget), 100 yards, 2 ; Eclipse (ridden by Bolton), 150 yards, 3. This event, which was looked forward to as the principal one of the day, caused great excitement. The race was a mile handicap, the course being about half a mile round. Six horses entered, and an excellent start was made at two o'clock ; but when coming round .the second time, some horses, which were loose, galloped right across Rose, driving
her off the course, and before her rider could get on the course again, she was 50 yards in the rear of Leita. Bose, however, made a grand effort to come in first, and was only about four yards in the rear of Leita when the winning-post was reached, Eclipse being third.
For remainder of Reading Mattes, see Foukth Page.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 16, 5 June 1880, Page 3
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