BOATMAN'S CARNIVAL.

Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1523, 18 March 1885, Page 2

BOATMAN'S CARNIVAL.

The animal pedestrian sports in connection with the Boatman's Carnival Committee, was held on the School Reserve yesterday. A capital course had lwe.n marked oat round the school building, the running ground being marked by flag pests placed at convenient distance?. The attendance during the day reached to five or six hundred, and pi'eseiited a. very pivtty spectacle. A refreshment booth was erected on the ground and was well patronised. The Black's Point Band had been engaged, and tbe intervals between the" different events were pleasantly .tilled up l>y dancing in the school building. The dancing formed a prominent festuje in the festivities of the day. The iiieetiii£ was in every sense of the^brdari enjoyable, one, TJth©: utmost order and'^good feeling I being shown oil d\\ $i<ses! The sportling events excited a -goflkl deal of interest, money being plentiful }y*4a3d on the different events, MKR. W.ißaithJiy ! bs sefcretery; afid WrMUlAVmioe. a£ Starter efisehatfgV A ' :; their' Respective ■duties to the fullest satisfaction. Messrs W. B. Archer, B»ir, Rooney (T.) Currie, Rooney (F.) and other members of the Committee were assiduous in their attention to their duties and contributed in no small way to the success and enjpyinwit of the meeting, V to

The following are the results of the different events up to the time our reporter left -the ground :—

1. Maid- ir Back: 100 yds, open to all who have not won an advertised race ; Entrance 8s : Ist priz» £3, 2ud,£l 10a. H. M'Quillan 1 Thomas. ... 2 Ryan ... 8 G. Cocliranp, Robinson, and F. Kelly also started.

2. Qi'oits: 18yds; Entranc« 2s; opt* n to all ; Ist prize, £2 ; 2nd £1. •Jas. enroll 1 B. ttnfjws 2

X-WRKSTLwa-r-(Gwmsh) ; —si* —toenter or no event; entrance ss; Ist prize £7; 2nd £3. W. Grigs 1 J.Thomas * * 2 ■r,". „ . , . '". "' Eight entered for tins event. 4. Boatman s .Handicap: Three results, 100, 200, and 440 yds; Entrance 2s 6d, acceptance 5: Ist prize £10; 2nd £5; 3rd £2; Winncr of each event £1 : points 5, 8, 2The first event, 200 yds. Owing to the number of entries received itwas found necessary to divide the starters into two batches. In the first contest Ryan (15yds) came in first, J. A. Robinson (12ydfl,) and G. Cochrane (12yds) in the order named, In the next running Hoare 15yds ran into first place, MQuillan, 12yds, and M'Farlane, scratch, following. The final heat resulted as follows: — H. M'QuiHan 12yds, ... 1 J. Hoare 15yds. ... ... 2 J. M'Farlane scratch ... 3 H. M'Quillan was therefore declared the winner of the event. _ —. , t, nnn , n 5. Youths' Rack : 200 yds; all under 20;. hand,cap; entrance Is; Ist pme £2; 2nd £1 j 3rd —-*--Mrt* -h __, j JTTW'Manoir ... ~-" iF A. Lloyd 2 M'Kenzie ... ... 3 Twelve entered for this event. 6. Running Hop-stkp and JumpEntrance 3s; Ist prize £3; 2nd £1, B. M'Dowalt, 87ft. lOin. ... 1 W. Ryan, 86ft. 9in. ... 2 ... . • Six entered for this event, the others being Thomas, Kileen, Can-qll and Kel'y7. Boatman's Handicap: 100 yds; second event. H. M'Qnillan Byds ... 1 J. Hoare 10yds ... ... 2 J. M'Farlane scr ... ... 8 8. Boatman's Hahoicap: 3rd event; 440 yds. t TT/^w. in it/I a 1 J. M« Farlane Rcmtch ) „

-3.— WbHJTLBJO-j-- (Comiahj J St*"* *O", enter or no event ; entrance ss ; Ist prize £7; 2ud"f3. W. Grigg ... ... ... 1 J. Thomas - ... ... 2

W. Ryan 30 yards f — H. Quillan 20yds 8 The points now stood at Hoare 9 r M'Farlan«' and Ryan 7 and M'Quillftn &i and the two former having run off

the tie, the final result was — J. Hoare ... ... ... 1 W. Ryan ... ... ... 2 JM'Farlane 3