SPORTING.
Combined Societies’ Sports. The following handicaps have beso dtolared :
* Assumed name. lURDLBS W Wyeth ... scr G Wilson ... 12 H Nvagle ... scr R Martin ... 12 W Crackoell... 8 W Drinkwater 12 ■1 W A Stone... 10 A W Foulda ... 15 L Shady .. 10 MILS HANDICAP. yds ydn C Wilson ... scr A W Foslds ... 80 J L Matherson scr J C Scott ... 60 HR R Douglas por J Hausen ... 60 GGTaok ... 10 GH Miller ... 80 W Piloher ... 15 P Graham ... 90 R Martin ... 60 bicycli HANDICAP, 3 miles, yds yds W A Thomson sor W Grace ... 333 M Symons ... scr L Greoside ... 350 0 Cattaoach... sor E Oaksnfull... 850 J Mclntyre ... scr R Anderooo... 372 J Miller ... 270 G Oakeefull... 890 J T Pickett... 280 A Todd ... 405 F W Burton... 289 J F Robb ... 420 FF*e ... 295 R Baker ... 420 8 McDowell... 295 W J Standley 445 TSlatford ... 325 Aooeptanoes, with the neoessary fees, mast be sent to the undersigned by I p.m. on Thursday, November 4th. J. Mooridgi, Hou. Bee. (Per Press Association.) Christchurch, This day. Blarney was scratched for all engagements at the Oanterbory Jockey dab’s meeting at 10 a.m. to day. Many will regret to hear that Mr R*thbone’a New Zealand Cup candidate, Biarney, has broken down and will not be a starter for the big event. Rowley, the winner of the 100yds and 200yds events at the recent Australasian championship meeting, aod Rosengrave, the champion Irish hurdle spriuter, are both coming to New Zealand to attend the championship meeting in Wanganui in February next. At the last meeting of the Wanganui Joskey Club tho totalisntor receipts showed an increase of £1513 as compared with the amount pot through at the previous spring meeting. Mr T. Bax, the celebrated club swinger, who is now caretaker of the Wairoa Hospital, has obtained a month’s leave of abeeuce for tho purpose of proceeding to New South Wales to meet Griffiths in a oluo swinging contest. The stakes are to be £25 a sido and the championship of the world, the oluba to weigh not less than 2 b each, the winner to take 60 per cent, the loser 40 por cent of the gate money. The death is announced of Mr A M. Oliivier, of Christchurch. Deceased arrive! in Canterbury iu 1853 and waa one of the old pupi's of Chris'’s College Grammar 8 bool. lie was an old interprovincial cricketer, aud was for s>'mß time selector of the iutnrprovincial teams. Mr OT.i*i*r also attained distinction on the football field and took ao internet in aquatios and general athletics. The Hon. J D Ormond was the highest gfuke winner at the Waneanui mooting, hia oh* qu» amounting to £220.
WAIPAWA HANDICAP. 440yds 300yds U Neagls ... tor sor tor 0 Wilaon tor 8 6 T Honoor 15 8 8 Uoppy ... 16 8 5 L Kaiiell* 15 8 5 J A Jams 18 12 7 J W A Stona 18 12 7 J W Hodd 18 12 7 A McDonald 18 12 7 G Wilson 18 12 7 0 E Morton 18 12 7 R Paterson 20 15 8 A Janies... 20 15 8 G H Millar 22 18 10
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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXI, Issue 3668, 26 October 1897, Page 2
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529SPORTING. Waipawa Mail, Volume XXI, Issue 3668, 26 October 1897, Page 2
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