TIMARU.
The St. Patrick's Day Sports Association had a delightful day for their meeting on the 16th inst., when the attendance was fair The Bauallion band, pipers, and officers marched to the ground at 1 o'clock. The sports were started punctually, and were kept coine 1 merrily throughout the day. The whole of the events, with one or two exceptions, attracted numerous competitors. Some splendid wheel and flat races were witnessed. The running long jump was won by Blissett. The running hop, step and jump was won easily by Thos. O'Mara. The two-mile St. Patrick's wheel race was annexed by G. Sutherland. In the evening an Irish national concert was held in the Theatre Royal, when the attendance was very good. The singin^ of Mrs. Howie, of Christchurch, was very much appreciated The »vm of the evening was a recitation, ' Shemus O'Brien,' by Mr J Finlay, ot Christchurch, which was enthusiastically applauded and encored.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 12, 23 March 1899, Page 31
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154TIMARU. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 12, 23 March 1899, Page 31
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