WAITARA.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2319, 6 January 1893, Page 2

WAITARA.

(FROM OUR OWKjOJbRRKSPO^DmiT.) The Grippe had laid its'clutfehes on two of our local athletes who' intended to try ' conclusions ab Hawera on January 2na # Most of tbe sporting community went to Urenui where a grand day's sport in the shape of horse racing fot gtfcsg fed buski, foot racing, etc., came off most successfully. A very useful five-year-old, by Bedeemer .. won the Hurdles and Cap,' »nd changed -i owners into a Waitara, racing stable tt*'K £20. A Maori lady palled off the double of a foot race and hone r»ce confined to the fair (or shall we cay dusky) mi in great style. The fields were large, and if the committee decide to Have a troiiingL and pony meeting next Ist January thejmi^ would get goqd support in thUdistriof. I find that a gentleman travelling for -» v--big firm has placed several orders frourt / looal merchants to be delivered to Waitaii c roadstead so that direct trade hai com*menced. • • '

A local resident has nnt Home fat potato seed also to be delivered :at Waitara.

The drop in bmter will not aflwt our , makers mncb, as riaarly all bars told m forward for the season. Of course, however, if buyers do not" do Well it will affect next *-' season's quotations. Ji. - - ■ '■} -. At the time of writing it bas rained for : 12 hours, and we could do with Mine hot - sun for a month notw.' for the grain erope. * Small areas have been Bown about tmtlt district, but, in spite of the cold wea&er^W what there is looks proinismf for a fair : yield.— January 8, '• ; !" ; -