ATHLETIC SPORTS.
CLEVEDON.
The Wairoa Athletic Sports Committee held their second annual meeting on New Year's Day, in Mr. A. McNicol's raacecourse paddock. { The following were the principal
items, with their winners and prizes • — , Hurdle Race, 120 yds: C. Waterton, 1; R. McCrystal 2; Bert. Couldrey, 3. Boys Race: G. Robinson, 1: Baird, 2. Boys High Jump : f ahey, 1; Duder, 2. District Championship, 100 yds: C. Waterton, 1. , Girls Race: Alice Waterton, 1: B. Mc- ' Crystal, 2. Wairoa District and Volunteer , Handicap, Ist heat, 100 yds: R. Pyke, 1; C. ' Waterton, 2; P. Graham, 3. Sock Race: Pepa, 1; B. Couldrey, 2. High Jump: R. Stewart, 1; G. Stephens, 2; E. Poynter 3 ; Mclnnis, 4. Place Kick Football: Hazelman, 1. Second Heat of Cup: Pike, 1; J, Luke, 2 ; Pepa, 3. Young Ladies' Race : Flo. Waterton, 1; E. Stephens, 2. Needle and Thread Race: Robinson, 1 ; Lanigan, 2. Open Handicap, 150 yds : D. Shaw, 1- A. Smith, 2 J. Ward, 3. .Three Legged Race: Gifford and Chambers, I; Walker and D. Shaw, 2. Third Heat of Cup : Pike, 1; C. Waterton, 2; J. Luke,3. Married Women's Race: Mrs. Alexander, 1; Mrs. L. Smith, 2. Potato Race (gentlemen): R. Jones, 1; D. Shaw, 2. Potato Race (ladies): E. Stephens, 1; Mrs. L. Smith, 2: A. Luke, 3. Old Men's Race : Heta, 1: Moller, 2. it One Mile Open Handicap : D. Shaw, 1; A. Taylor, 2: Pepa, 2. Putting the Shot : W. Luke, 1; J. Hamil,ton, 2. Walking Match, one mile; H. Luke. 1; S. Shaw, 2 : F. Somerfield, 3. Hop, Step, and Jump: W. Stephens, 1; D. Shaw, 2. Tilting Rings (ladies) : Lottie Stephens, 1; Emily Stephens,2. Tilting Rings (gentlemen): G. Creighton, 1; B. Mullins,2. Yachtsmen's Race: Chambers, 1; Gifford, 2. Besides the above, there were numerous races, and about 100 prizes for the children. Messrs. A. Shaw and C. Munro acted as handicappers for the principal events, and Mr. A. Shaw as starter. Messrs. C. W. Stephens, sen., Jas. Henderson, and H. Walsh acted as judges to everybody's satisfaction. —[A Correspondent]. ;$ i \
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9713, 8 January 1895, Page 6
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