EAST COAST NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1642, 8 January 1906, Page 3

EAST COAST NEWS.

(TOKOMARU. December, 39th, 1905 The sports were held at Te Ariuru on a narrow strip of ground running para lei with the beach, formerly used as a culuvalion by the natives. The track was ploughed and harrowed, and sheep put 00, makFog the best running track we havo had here, All tbo oven's wore keonly contested, record entries wore received and there was aUo a record attendance of the public. Noxt year it is intended to mako an effort to increase the prize money, th's could easily be done if wo.could manago to get an enclosed ground whore gato money could be taken. The chopping contest is ao increasing attraction. Mi Jamison had the boo'h and dispensed bodily comforts all day, medicinal anc otherwise, in his best stylo. Mr V. o Hewotson es handiospper gavo entiri satisfaction. Messrs Fairlie and Oates junior, with the assistance of Mr Ligley managed overythiDg else in a moat credit ablo manner. Mr Oates, junior, wa staiter ; Mr Mill judgod the horso jump iog, and Mr Geo. Busby all othor events. Maiden Raoo-G. Healy 1, T. Oonolo 2 Bays’ Handicap—G. Faiilio 1, B. Fairli 2. East Coast Championship —J. Lloyd 1 i F. Chitty 2. Hop, Step ond Jump Handicap—, Kennedy, 2ft, 1 (40ft lin); Horowai Pahin , 2ft, 2 (33ft lOio), " - Tokomaru Handicap, 100yds—G. Oatc ’ 10yds, 1; W. Elliott, 10yds, 2; W. Oati , Three-Legged Race—Newton and Aorr , 1, McGuire and Babbington 2. “ Tokomaru Handicap, 200yds Elliot, 17yds, and 0. Rylands, 20yds, dc y heat, 1; W. Mullins, 15yds, 8. !r High Jump Handicap—C. Kutia, 4i n 1 (sft 3in); 0. Rylaods, 4in, 2 (sft 2in) h Hurdlo Rac:—C. Kutia, syds, 1 ; n Haydon, 2yds, 2. „ 7 . . ■y Costume HaoQ —13. Fairlio 1» ilawiri Hau 2,

Toltoumvu Handicap, 200yds—W. Oalop, 10yds, 1: W. Elliot, sor, 2; W. Mullins, 2yds, 3. Foroed Handicap,'looyds—W. H. Connelly, syds, 1 ; Hoaly, 3yds, 2. Horse Jump Competition —Avalanobo 1, Hiokory Bank 2, Chopping Contest, 15 inch logs—F. Gannon, 20reos, 1; W. Audorson, 20soop, Tho Rev, 0. Fitzgerald hold divine uorvioo hore on Christmas night. Tho ohuroh had boon niooly dcoorated for tho oooasion, and about tho largest congregation iver soon in tho ohuroh atlonded Tho ohoir, under Mrs Fairlie, got vory oreditably through their part. Mr Fitzgerald is desorvodly papular bore, and it is with regret wo learn that he is shortly leaving us.