ST. PATRICK'S SPORTS.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 39, 22 March 1878, Page 2

ST. PATRICK'S SPORTS.

Tho sports woro continued on Wodnesdny, several events of tho former day's progrnmmo fltill romainin/{ to bo dooidod. Tho morning wovo a vory threatening aspect, and showers occasionally foil, but in spito of this tho uttotidanco wus very good being nearly equal to tho day pro* vious. Tho ohiof attractions of tho day wcro tho ono and flvo milo rncos. A con« sidorablo amount of money having boon staked on oaoh event. Tho boothholdora appeared to do a good business, und though drinking waa liberally indulgod in thoro was no drunkonnoss or rowdyism, and tho sports throughout passed oil harmoniously. Tho following is tho rosulfc of tho dif- , feront ovonlo :— Handicap, Boys' Baoi?, 200 Yaiids. First prize, £1 ; sooond, 10s : third ss. M'Quillau „, ... ... ... 1 Kolly „, „, ... ' ... 2 O'Neill 3 JVDxb Handicap' Eaob. First prize, £15 } second,, £4> j third, £1. Vaupjhnn, (scratch) 1 Wobbor, (floratoh) Ml ... ... 2 Wiggips, 70 yards , 3 Tho jj^fflwing also ran, Dolnnoy, 80 yards j faoy, JK) yards ; Adamson, 70 1 yardA| King, 80 yftrds ; Ooohrano, CO yard*, Coy foil out after tho sooond tiino roimd. \sto> raoo was a porfoot gift to Vaughan tft ho held tho raoo in hand throughout, «nd won at his oaao by 80 yards. Boys' Handicap Mii.ii lUok. First prizo, £1 ; flooond, 159 j third, 10s fourth, ss. J. Williams, 15 jwrdg ... ... 1 J3. Smith ... 2 Oroon 3 0. Williams (soraloh) 4 .150 YABDB, ifANDIAOAP RaOB, First prizo, £3 ; second, £2 j third £1. ActamsoDj 2 yards... 1 Coy, (scratch) ... 2 I Williams, 6 yards 3 Tho following also ran, A. Linop, 0 yards ; Dolaney, 5 yards ; Ooohrano, 6 yards ; Looher, 8 yards. Adamson got well away at tho start as did all the competitors bub Ooy. Tho latter would havo won easily but for sticking at tho start. 266 .Yabd9 Handicap Baob. First prizo-, £3 ; second, £2. Adamson ... ' ... „« ... 1 King, 20 yards 2 Tho following also, ran, Dolanoy, 11 yards ; WiUiamji, 10 yards ; Ooohrono, 12 yards. A splendid raoo, cleverly won by about a yard, Ooy did not qtnrfc. Fivb Man Handicap Hack. First 'prlz^ £15 ; sooond, £5 : third, £2. W'pbbor, 75 yards.,, 1 King, <f/CO'yn¥dß „ 2 , Vaughan, (soratoh) „.' ... 8 Tho following also ran Wiggins, 220 yards j Dolanoy, 150 yards. Ooy did not start. Tho raoo was about as oxciting as such racos usually are, Tho men hod to pass tho winning post twonly sovon tinioß, and tho Jntorost of spectators socmod to bo wholly nbfiorbod in counting tho numbor !of rounds. Wobbor gainod steadily from 1 tho start. Ho kept a uniform paco throughout. Vnughan also pulled steadily 1 upon King from tho start, and at tho finish King and Vaughan woro so oloso together that it would bo difficult to say whioh really was socond. Tho award was, howovor, givon to King. At the start tho betting was ovon on Vnughan against tho fiold, but lator in tho raoo Wobbor was piokod for favorito, and backed to win a largo sum of monoy. Tho baokors of Vaughan boiled ovor. Thoro woro aomo also who dropped heavily on Dolanoy, but ho was novor in tho raoo. Oonsoution Handicap Eaois, 200 Yards. First prizo, £3 ; sooond, 2 ; third, £1. Dolanoy, 7 yards „ 1 T, Coohranp, 5 yarda ... 2 Loohor, 10 yards ... 3 Tho following also fun, Smyrk, soratoh, Williams, noratoh. This olobed tho progrnmmo, nnd as night had by this timo otosod in, thoro was a gonoral stampodo homo wards, and so concluded ono of tho most successful gatherings ovor hold on tho West Const.