COUNTRY NEWS.
[PROM OCR OWN' OOKRESrOXDEXTS,] P IRO.NGU, Tuesday. A large uumbe r of entries have been n, ceived for the amateur sports to ha heldoi Easter Monday, and the following handicap have been declared for the chief events ■- 100 yds : Taylor scratch. Laud and Brocke'ls. by 3yds, Pupesch syds, Potis and Dodd 6vdi W. and L. Evans Byds, Perrin 11yds ? Bowden 12yds. 120 yds Hurdles: Taylor and Bockett owe llvds, Ryburn owes sydi Macky owes 2yds, Kay owes lyd, C R-S nolds lyd, Conn 7yds. 300 yds BraceletBndgman scratch, R. Bell 7ds, Brock elsby 10yds, Speight lSvds, Miliar and Bowden 30yds. Mile Flat: North and Crnickshank scratch, R. Liviuestoni 20yds, Kirk and Deuton 40yds, SDeisht 50yds, Hemphill 60yde, Evans and'Up 80yds, Lee and Davidson 100 yds. Numerous entries have also been received for the 220 yds Flat, Half-mile, 440 yds Flat, 4%d, Hurdles, High Jump, and Throwing thl Cricket Ball. The members of the Waips Club have been busy on the ground for some time, getting it into good order tor Easter Monday, and should the weather hold up > large meeting is confidently looked forward to. Tamahisre, Tuesday, Miss Hyatt has been selected by th« school committee to take Mr. Smart's place as head teacher at the public school here, It is expected that Mr. Smart will lean during the Easter vacation.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10416, 14 April 1897, Page 6
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