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Ashburton Guardian, Volume III, Issue 504, 9 December 1881, Page 1

Business Notices. ) 3 7 C 3 I ) 1 i e s pT r c J is iV s ’t <? >9 :s .a A GRIOULTURAL MACHINE SHOP, Ashbueton. C. Ray, ENGINEER, MILLWRIGHT, REAPER AND BINDER EXPERT. The M'Cormick, Deering, Osborne, Harvester King, and Wood’s Machines Repaired and Adjusted in Town or Country. Engines, Combines, Pumps, &c. , Repaired at very reasonable terras. All work guaranteed. Practical Sewing Machinist. Estimates given. C. R Y, Opposite Central Hotel, Wakantji IRd. Authorised AGENT for SCOTT BROS.’ celebrated Leamington Cooking Ranges, Excelsior Windmills, Tomb failings, and other Castings. Price Lists on Application, 831 a -»*■ EDICAL HALL A_S H B U R T O N. Established 1874. J, M. CAMBRIDGE, CHEMIST. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO THE PURITY OF DRUGS. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY PREPARED. Open on Sundays, 10 to 11 a.m., 2 to 3 and 7 to 8 p.m. Public Companies. N ORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Subscribed Capital Fire Fund Life Fund Premiums for 1880 £2,000,000 1,201,243 3,380,107 951,173 Ashburton Agency: POYNTZ AND CO., axzazaxi'r. Sports. I SHBURTON CALEDONIAN i SOCIETY. Annual Sports. The Third Annual Sports Meeting of the Ashburton Caledonian Society will be held on the Society’s New Ground, a few chains back from the North-west Corner of the Domain, on BOXING DAY, When the following Prizes will be competed for: — Ist 2nd Prize. Prize. 1. Quoits 60s 30s A third Prize of 10s will also be given. 2. Open Handicap Hurdle Race, 440 yards, 6 hurdles. Men ... 60s 30s 3. Open Handicap Hurdle Race, 440 yards. Boys not over 16 ... 20s 10s 4. Pipe Music—Pibrocbs and Marches 80s 30s 5. 100 Yards Flat Race. Open ... ... 40s 20s 6. Running High Jump. Men 30s 15s 7. RunningHighJump. Boys 10s 5s 8. Highland Reel, in Highland costume ... 60s 30s 9. Grand Handicap Flat Race of 200 yards, 300 yards, and 400 yards ... 120 a 80s 200 yards heat to be run after Highland Reel. A third prize of 40s will also be given. 10. Tossing the Caber ... 40s 20s 11. Standing High Jump 30a 15s 12. Pipe Music Reels and Strathspeys ... 80s 30s 13. Grand Handicap, 300 yards heat 14. Sword Dance or Ghillio Callum 60s 30s 10. Pole Vaulting... ... 40s 15s 16. Half-Mile Handicap Flat Race C.Os 30s 17. Irish Jig 60s 30s 18. Putting the Stone ... 40s 20s 19. Irish Reel ... ... 60s 30s 20. Grand Handicap, 400 yards heat 21. Throwing the Hammer 40s 20s 22. Best-Dressed Highlander 60s 30s 23. Highland Fling ... 60s 30s 24. Open Handicap Flat Race. One Mile ... ••• 40s 30s A Third Prize of 20s will also be given 25. Handicap Consolation Race of 200 yards ... 40s 20s Nominations for all Handicap Races must be in the Secretary’s hands by five o’clock of the 13th December; Ashburton postmarks of that day being also taken. Acceptances must be lodged by five o’clock of Friday, the 23rd, with the same postmark understanding. Nomination fee for all Handicaps, 2s 6d; acceptance fee, 2s 6d for all except the Grand Handicap Flat Races, the acceptance fee for which is ss, and neither nomination nor acceptances will be taken without payment of the fees. Entrance money for all other events, 5 per cent, of the first prize. Admission to the Grounds, ONE SHILLING. Sports to commence at Ton o’clock a. m. promptly. o ) , J. MacLEAN DUNN, X3Xd Secretary.