Christmas Day.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 21, 29 December 1877, Page 3

Christmas Day.

BBp)n Christmas day the usual annual B||j)or.ts were held at Messrs Douglas & M^jQo's station, Oroua Downs, and at. an fcjgarly hour a great number of people Hpere seen wending their way both m Kfeehicles and on horseback to the scene |Kof the sportsj and by the Jiime the first l^ace was started there wps i quite a large ■»sgemblage of Europeans and Maoris of "Mr Dawson acted as starter, 2- Whyte as judge, and Mr Sam. HBrok as clerk* of the course. The fol- ■ /owing were the races. Brg^ 1. Htxbdle Raob.— Mr J; Robinson's ■O^pjori ; Mr Dbnfcld Fraser'sTauranga, 2 ; Kr Wilkie's Aggravator, 3. Nine horses Douglas & Co.'s Employees' Rack. TansleyJs' Kingfisher, &; Mr Mel■jfeirne's Sylvia, 2. In this rare Kingfisher P^^ disqualified, m not belonging to the lninplo^eeson*f he station. : , . ■- , H|g3. Wbkteb. Race.— Mr J. Steven's PiiHmlahina, 1 ; Mr *D. Scott's jAbolifcion, 2 ; Ki£r Ransfield's Olymenus, 3. |^^4.. Oeoua *Dowks Cttp.— Mr A. _J. Lucifer, 1; Mr I>. Scott's Hap2 ; Mr D. Fraser's Commission, 3. horses started. 5. Pont Race.— Mr PurcelTs Terura, 1. ■1. Ten'started. . * * r 6. Consoiation SlAtES.— Violet,-!. Mr, ; After the races a most substantial j^ftinner was provided by Mr Dawsbn, and ■ufter all had partaken, the games took Enlace, the winners pf whicn were as H^lOO r yards race, Q. Edwards; faulting, Edwards ; half-mile i|Qg, Mark (Maori) j Hprowing heavy hamm«r, J.— — ; tilting, J^;Too much^pr#se cannot be gfiiren to HH^Beid for me able mf&ner m which. Hraconducted the whole of the arrange* Barents and sports of the dajt Although Bf/Oiere was such a large concourse of ■wpth races, I am happy to say that no Hoistance of drunkenness or rowdyism