CHEVIOT NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5459, 10 January 1896, Page 4

CHEVIOT NEWS.

[fbom our own correspondent.]

We have been fairly in the carnival time ■at Cheviot during the holidays. Not only laces but social functions of all descriptidns.have been taking place. On Christmas Day and Boxing Day picnics were very general by the seaside, visitors from Ohristchurch and other places having chosen Cheviot for their outing. . The annual sports and races on New Yeair'fj Daj*, with a most successful, ball in the evening, clqsed the holiday enjoyments for a time. The sports and races were held on the M'Kenzie recreation ground in exceptionally hot weather. A majority of the settlers, estimated at five hundred persons, attended. The programme of events was well carried out, and close ' finishes were the order of the, day. Following' • are the principal results i-^-----100yds for boys under . sixteen— Patterson I., Loci-head 2. District Trot, _80 . twomilea — "Vy". Jackman's blk mr Maid of Domett (Owner) 1, D. M'Laren's b m Mona (Owner) 2. 220 yds .Grand Handicap — A. Forbes 1, A. M'Laren 2. High Jump — Holton and A. M'Laren divided the stake a,t 6ft 6in. Maiden Plate of £5— D. M'GUvra.y's eh g King Sail, list (W. M'Callum), 1 ; J. .ffleiiiming's b g Little John list (Boys), 2. Open Trpt, £3, list up j two miles-rW., Jackman's blk m Maid of Domett (owner), 1 .,- W-. M'Callum'sb m Our Maid (owner) 2. Wrestling (Cumberland style)— Bobinson (Tipapa) 1, J. T. Hullen 2. 100 yds Grand Handitop-^H. Bobinson 1, A. M'Laren 2. Long .Jump— Collins 1, A. M'Laren 2. School-girls' Bace — M. Costello 1, "N. M'Farlane 2. Single Women's Eace— Miss Murphy 1, Miss Farmer 2. The Cheviot Cup ; JB6 10s and cvp — J. Gilbert's b g Barney, ■ list 71b (Watson), 1; D. O'Connor's, g g C_tmp, list (Kennedy), 2 ; A. Bobinson's eh g Tomboy, list lib (T. C. Eobinson), 3. T_u.ee others started. Won easily. Hop, Step and Jump— Collins 1, M'Laren 2. 440 yds Grand Handicap-^A. M'Laren 1, A. Forbes 2. M'Laren having scored most points in the three events took Mr Wooler's trophy. Half-mile Handicap — C. Jones 1, J, Dalziel 2, M'Kay 3. The M'Kehzie Sttsfce, a sweepstake of Jl each, with £2 2s added, list lib up j- one mile and a half —Mr W. M'Naugßfc's b g BaUyhooley (Hl'CaUum) 1; Mr J, Gilbert's b f Barney (F. Watson) 2. Married Women's Eace (handicap) — Mrs Cunnard 1, Mrs Terry 2. Mrs Cunnard took Mr Thorn's trophy. Vaulting with Poler— M'Laren 1, Collins 2. Putting the Stone— J. fflernming 1, M'Kay 2. Old -Men's Eace, handicap — Kemp 1, Nicholson 2. County Plate, £5 ; four furlongs — Mr D. M'Gilvray's eh g Kingsail, list 71b (M'Callum) 1; Mr J. Gilbert's b g Barney, list 91b (F. Watson) 2. Consolation Stakes, £3 — Mr J. Flemming's b g Little John, lOst 71b (M'Callum) 1; Mr D. O'Connors g g Camp, lOst 41b (Kennedy), 2. Tiie Eacing Club's ball was held in the evening af; Mr W. T. Bobinson's hall, two hundred being present. The trophies were presented by Miss Eobinson, includiug a hammock, oval table, silver butter cooler, silver cup, &c., presented by Messrs Levin and Mills, of Wellington) Wooler, of Amberley, Thorn, of Cheviot, and Crown Brewery Company, of Christchurch.