THE HOSPITAL SPORTS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 539, 2 December 1890, Page 2

THE HOSPITAL SPORTS.

Patboss : His Worship the Mayor and Chair, men of Local Bodies. Judges : Messrs W. F. Crawford, R. Watson, C. C. Lucas, and W. E. Akroyd. Startrr : Captain Winter. Rkferbb : Mr Chas. Evans, Timekbepsb : Mr D. Hepburn. Hanoicatpbbs : Messrs G. W. Primrose, Nisbelt, and W. Fraser. Tbbasubxb : Mr J. Coleman. Secbetariks : H, McKay and A. W. Rees. General Comxittbr : Hospital Trustees, the Officers, and Messrs J. Townley, E, P, Joyce, J. Bourke, F, J, Piesse, A. Beas, J. M. Dickson, J, H. Ooleboutne, P. E. Richardson, W. J. Quiglsy, P. Mdne, C. F. Lewis, and T. Morrison.

Them was glorious weather for the sports yesterday, but the dust in town made things wretchedly unpleasant for those who were going out to the sports. For this reason, although the attendance was large, it was not so good as it would have been if there were not such a dust-storm to face. The water cart was very conspicuous by its absence, and blessings were not showered upon those responsible for the absence of the cart for an hour at bast in the morning. At the Park everything was pleasant. The arrangements were capital, and the Secretaries and other officers carried out their duties in a way that gave full satisfaction. Though the Swann brothers were so successful, all the events were well contested, and the victories of the Coast representatives were very popular. The times recorded during the day were splendid, the high and favorable wind helping in the direction of record making. The following is a description of the various events :— 1— MAIDEN RACE, 200 yards; entrance 2i 61. Ist prize, E P Butter Cooler, presented by J. Townley ; 2nd, Pair Tweed Trousers by R. Johnston -fc Co.; 3rd, Felt Hat by Hallenstein Bros. Wm. Atkins 1 R. Atkins 2 R. Hepbhrn 3 Seward, Warner, Poynter, Nazsr, and Thomson also entered. Atkins fell away during the race, but then came up and won without great exertion. Time, 22 4-sths. 2— BOYS’ HANDICAP, (under 16), 150 yards; entrance Is. Ist prize, Tweed Suit, presented by Mrs Ledger ; 2nd, Pair of Boots by Garrett Bros.; 3rd, Christmas Cake by J. Erskine, R. Gregg, 7yds ... 1 Fred Shaw, 5 yds 2 J. Callaghan, 3 yds 3 —Jobson, T. Coppin, Weir, Gedye, Wright, H. Atkins, and Chris. Coppin also ran. This was an excellent race, all tbe placed boys being close. H. Atkins (10 yards) was fourth, Time, 17 4-sths.

3- OPEN HANDICAP, 150 yards, entrance 2s 6d. Ist prize, £2, and Standard for twelve months, presented ' by W. E. Akroyd ; 2nd, £l, and Silver Mounted Pipe, by W. Miller, E. Swann,scratch .. .. ... 1 W. Atkins, 5 yds 2 13. O'Meara, 2 yds 3 Cameron scratch. Fairlie 2 yds, R. Hapburn 6 yds, Nazer 6 yds, Wildish 6 yds, R. Atkina 9 yds, Carron ft yds, Wilkinson 9 yds, F. Hepburn 10 yds, Morrell 11 yds, Ball 13 yds, C. Stubbs 13 yds, F. Stevenson 14 yds, also entered, This was a splendid race. AU got away with the pistol shot, and a hard race resulted. Swaon spurted to the front just on the tape, winning by a breast; while Atkine only had the same advantage from O’Meara, Fred Hepburn was fourth. Time, lOieos. 4- HOP, STEP, & JUMP, ene trano- 21. Ist prize. Pair of Men’s SaddlTweed Trousers, by Pettie and Harper! 2nd, Cheese. —F. Lysnar was first with 33ft 2ln; Sand" lent second, 38ft Im. 0, Swann also competed . 5- GIRL'S RACE, (under 16), 100 yards; entrance Is. let prize, Special, S resented by J, Ponslord ; 2nd, Parasol yG. R. Moore and Co.: 3rd, Book by T. Adams; 4th, Iced Cake, by Qatridge and Vaale. Hannah Caldwell, 5 yds ■ < .. 1 E. Hepburn, scratch . > . < ■ < 9 — Hanis, 5 yds .. .. ..3 Maggie Jobson, 7 yds 4 —A. Tiylor, M. Gordon, Susan Moore, and Madeline Hill also ran, a very'close race resulting. There seemed to ba some doubt as to whether Susan Moore did not win a place, and it was decided to give an extra prize. 6—12.10: ST. ANDREW’S HANDICAP (three events), to be judged by points—3to Ist, 2to 2nd, and Ito 3rd; entrance ss, acceptance 2a 66. Ist prize, £5, 2nd, £2, ord £1- Ist event, 150 yards; Ist prize, six Cabinet Photos 'presented by C. P- Brown i and silver spur by G. Wildish; 2nd, Bridle by S, Stevenson, E. Swan, seratoh »■ ~, J R. Atkins, 9 yds 9 W. Atkins, 5 yds 3 —Fairlie, 2 yds, Brown 4 yds, Nazer 6yds. Thomson 7yds, Burns 9yds, Warner 11yds. Morrell, 11 yds, Stuckey 12 yds. Thia was also a splendid race. The limit roan held the lead until close to the finish, when he was uverkauled, and just then Swann spurted up beautifully and breasted the tape first, The others were well up, Warner being fourth. Time 15 4-sths. 7—l? 30 : BOYS’ HANDICAP (under 12), 100 yards; entrance la. Ist prize, Waterbury ■ Witch pre-ented .by 0. Ci. Lucas, and Cricket Bill by A. W. Croft; Slid, Boys’ Tweed Suit, by W. Adair ; ■ 3rd, Pair Roy’s Boots by W. J. Ef«nnessy ; 4th, Christmas Cake by J, Craig. A. I,aw 1 J. Barron ... ... "• ? H. Finn ■? J. Price f This race was run in heats, there being 30 starters. All the contests were good, Ths final was as above f time, 13 sees.

8- : HANDICAP WALK, 1 mile; entrance, 3s. Ist prizs, £4, and Herald for twelve months by A. R Muir; 2nd, £2 and Silver Mounted Pipe by W. Parnell ; 3rd, £l, and Portable Vyritiog Case by H. Lewis. Wildish, 18 yds 1 Dick,"9o yds ... ... ... ... 2 Nisbett, 35 yds 3 —G. Johnstone scratch, K. Johnstone 40 yds, and J. Johnstone 70yds also started. The finish was close, but the Johnstone brothers certainly did the fairest wa'k. Time, 7mins 28 4-sth secs. 9- pm. ; HANDICAP RUNNING HIGH JUMP : entrance 2s 6d. let prize, a Ham by Whi’by and Partington, and Caddy of Tea by Pitt and Maguire ; 2nd, Dressed Lamb by J. Clark. —O. Sandlant won with 4ft lOJin ; B. Sandlant was second ; Spence also competed. 10— p.m. : ST. ANDREW S HANDICAP (2nd Event), 440 yards, let piize, Eieht-Day English Time-piece, Silver and Gilt; 2nd, Sliver Stirrup Irona by Adeane and Primrose. . x--’ B. Hepburn, 16yds 1 Fairlie, sora’ch 2 B. Atkins, 24yds .. .. 3 W. Atkins 16yds. Nazsr 18yds, Thomsen 18yds, Burns 22yds, Stuckey 25yds, Morrell 25yds, also stinted. E. Swann did not start. Tais was a splendid race, with an excitingly close finish. Time, 53 jtecs. 11— BICYCLE BICE (Handicap), twice round course (two mi es and distance) ; entrance si. let prise, Spacial Trophy, presented by W. E. Akroyd ; 2nd, Silver Cup by J. Whinray. Mowatt, 15 yds ... ... ... 1 E. DeLautour, 70 yds ... 2 Grainge, scr ... ... ... 3 —Somers also started. Mowatt soon took the lead, and had the race very much his own way. The high wind made the work very hard. DeLautour fell when in the straight, and then ran in with bis machine in front of him. Time, 12 minutes. . 12— 2.40: CHAMPION BACBUIoO yards ; entrance 5». Ist prize, Cup Trophy, presented by A. O. Arthur M.H.B. ; 2ni, 30s; 3rd, E.P, Teapot by J. Townlev. E. Swann 1 A. J. Cameron 2 J. W. Fairlie .. 3 Only the three ran, D. Brown being scratched, After the previous running tbe race was considered a gift for Swann, but Cameron got the beat of the start, and made the pace very warm for 200 yards, when Swann dashed in front and held the race sate, winning by four yards. Fairlie had a poor prospect from the start, but made a hard struggle at the finish, when he was three yardl behind Cameron. Time, 33 4-Jifc secs, 18-8 p.m, 1 JUMP FOB HOBBEBI Post and Bail, Double Hurdle and Brush Fence at diitauoes ; entrance 2«6d. Ist prize, £2, and Silver Cup by W. Good: 2 >d, £l, and Silver Medal by W. Fraser. Zulu ../ 1 Skipper ,„ 2 —Pride jumped badly, and was out of it in the first round. Zulu and Skipper cleared all right. Mulberry did not get over the first jump. Elastic got over, but struck the two hurdles. Vagabond did not get over the first hurdle. Wizard refused twice, but then cleared all the jumps without trouble. On Mav Queen attempting she slightly hesitated, and the jookey rolled off, while the horse then cleared the hurdle without its rider. The latter was not hurt. Kapai touched the first hurdle, and knocked over the wing of the second. Then ho cleared the three last jumps beautifully. On making another try May Queen took the first hurdle beautifully, and at the second jumped all right, but jerked the jockey off again, right in front, as she landed on her feet. Zulu took all the jumps splendidly. Skipper struck once. Elastic also struck once, and so did Wizard. The judges decided as above. May Qieen, while practising, subsequently threw another rider. 14 — 3.20 : MILE HANDICAP RACE ; entrance ss. Ist prize, £4; 2nd, £2 and Pair Ladies’ Shoes by A. J. Cooper ; 3rd, Pair Tweed Trousers by Hausen and Searle. Charles Swann, 35yds 1 J. Morrison, 50yds 2 J. Stevenson, 100yds ~, ... 3 —Seward 10yds, G. Johnstone 30yds, F. Lysuar 85yds, F. Hepburn 50yds, H. Burns 60 yds, J. Poswillo 70yds, sad B. Stuckey 90yds, also started. Swann Boon ran up to third place, Hepburn and Morrison being in the bunch. Turning round to the ettaight he took the lead, and won comfortably, though Morrison made a game push on entering the straight, Fred Hepburn was fourth, Seward fit th, and Poswilio sixth. Time, 4.47. 15-3.40: PUTTING THE STONE (I6lbs), entrance 2t 61. Ist prize, Ham by Teat and Frist and 4 dozen Temperance Beverages by E. Ling; 2nd Dressed Lamb, Hatton and Score. —D. Curtain, a well built, elderly man, who bj. ms to make an annual appearance and each tune win this event, was successful, with 32fc lOJin. McNamara was second. Tnere were five entries.

16- p.m.; ST. ANDREW’S HANDICAP (3rd Event); 220 yards. Ist prize, E P Cruet; 2od, Silver mounted Pips by W. Parnell. E. Swann, scratch .. ~ >■ 1 W. Atkins, Syds .. .. .. 2 J. W. Fairlie, 2yds 3 R. Hepburn Byds, Thomson 10yds, B, Atkins 12yds, Burns 12yds, Stuckey I7yds also ran. A bard race resulted in favor o| 1 Swann. B. Atkins was fourth. Time, 23 3-sth secs. 17- p.m.: TILTING AT BING; entrance 2-61. Ist prize, £2, and Rrfdlc by W. Morgan; 2nd £1; 3rd, three month* Shoeing for 1 horse by G. Humphreys, G. Carrington ~ ■■ ~ , ■ 1 C. Dunlop >■ ~ | W. Arthur f There was a large numVer ot en riee, Carrington eventually winn ng with 9 rings, Dunlop and Arthur each taking Off 4. The tie was decided by a toss, which Wai won by Dunlop, 18 — 4.20: HANDICAP HURDLES, 800 yards, 10 flights Bft 6iu; enuaaM 3a Ist prize, £2los, and two Silver Lockets by S. McLernon | 2nd, 10s and' sowj Coal by H. E. Johnston and Cjndcf Sifter by A. Parnell, Loomb, Byds •« -- -« •• I Poynter, 18yds. < >■ ~ , • 2 Leggett, 6yds ~3 Carrington and B. Hepburn also started. Poynter was a likely winner, but fell when over the last jump. Time, 45|mm. 19- THREE-LEGGED RACE, 100 yards; entrance 2s. Ist prise, box Tea by G. Matthewson and Ham by CP. Davis ; 2nd, 1 Lamb by W. Cooper and Goose by H. Cannon. Loomb and Leslie 1 Morrison and Leggatt » • ,» -2 20- pm.: THREE-MILE HANDICAP RACE: entrance ss. Ist prize, £5l 2nd, Saddle (complete) value £3 Ida, presented by J. W. Witty j 3rd, Cup by J. Colebourne and 1 Enamelled Tea Kettle by J. W. Smith. C. Swann ~ >« ■> 1 J. Mori iron ~ ~ ~ ■■ 9 Frank Seward .. , > .. ~ 3 —G. Johnstone, G. Wildish, and F. Bysffgt also ran, Coming up the straight at the close ot the first mile Seward had a good lead, Wildish running second, and Lysnar, Swann, Johnstone, and Morrison in a batch soma distance behind Wildish. During tbe course ot the second mile the competitors singled out considerably, and on coming up the straight again Seward improved his lead by tew yards, Swann a'nu Moriison coming next, followed by Johnstone, Wildish, and Lysu*; in the order named. Soon after passing the winning post till second time Wildish dropped out. Ente-iag the straight the lest time Swann end Morrison had a good lead, and ran abreast until ths last 150 yards, when Swann drew ahead, and won comfortably by six ot eight yard#. Time, IDnine 9 l«sth secs-