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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1013, 30 November 1883, Page 3

Tenders. SOMERS ROAD BOARD TENDERS are invited for the following : No. 27—Shingling 60 chains Gough a road ~ 28—Suppling 200 yards of Shingle on Swamp road ~ 29 —Repairing faces in cutting near Alford Forest Hotel ~ 30 -Forming 66 chains Mount Somers Downs road ~ 31—Protective Works on Taylor’s stream ~ 32—Supplying 200 yards Shingle on Mount Somers station road Specifications can be seen at the Mount Somers and Alford Forest Hotels Tenders to be sort in by NOON on 4th December. 18?3. A. E. PEA CHE, 11 939 Chairman. Auctions. TIN WALD, DEO. 4th. J. T. FORD will offer For Sale A line of 600 Good-conditioned EWES in the wool, with a large percentage of lambs by Mr Grigg’s rams 11 962 SATURDAY, Ist DEC. SPECIAL ENTRY. MR T. BULLOCK has received instructions from Mr John Haskell to Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, on the above date, 4 Three-year-old DRAUGHT COLTS and FILLIES, good stamp Three-year-old HACKS, unbroken. Sale at 1 o’clock. T. BULLOCK, H 950 Auctioneer. MR T. BULLOCK will Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, Burnett street, on Saturday, dec. i, Town Sections 506 & 507, Corner of Allan and Janies’ streets, TIN WALD. Sale at 1 o’clock. ~T. BULLOCK, 11 926 Auctioneer.

SATURDAY, DEC. 1. MR. T. BOLLOCK, has received instructions from Mrs Pye to Sell by Public Auction on the above date, THAT VALUABLE T.S. 648, Having a frontage of 66ft on Burnett street and 165 ft on Winter street. This is a first-class site for a private residence, being a high, dry, and healthy situation. Terms at sale. Sale at 1 o’clock. T. BULLOCK, 11 j)23 Auctioneer.

SPECIAL ENTRY. SATURDAY, Ist DEC. IAA PAIRS BOOTS, Xv/tf Womens’ and Childreni Aboslute sale. Alfred harrii Auctioneer. Men’s, 5 O N, 11 966

SPECIAL ENTRY. SATURDAY, DEC. Ist, 12 o’clock. -I Fawn GREYHOUND BITCH, J- 20 months old, by Tiger out of Red Rose. Very fast working bitch. Close worker Alfred harrison, Auctioneer. 11 965 SportsATHLETIC SPORTS. ATHLETIC SPORTS. To be held on the Ground of the Ashburton Cricket and Athletic Sports Ground Company on MONDAY, DEC. 17, 1883. Committee : Samuel B. Nelson Andrew Orr E. C. Prebble £. Reddin S. Saunders G. J. Shaw D. Thomas H. Zander T. Bullock J. McLean Dunn A. Fooks F. Fooks J. Fooks W. H, Gundry C. P. H. Jephson Dr Leahy W, H. Zouch. Judges C. C. Fooks, Dr Leahy, S. B. Nelson, M. Stitt, and D. Thomas. Handicappers—J. Anderson and M. C. O. Digby. 1 imekeeper—H. Zander. Starter—S. fr'aunders. JOHN A. CAYGILL, 11 933 Hon. Secretary, Racing. WINSLOW ANNUAL SPORTS AND RACES. NEW YEAR’S DAY. President —E. G. Wright, M.H.R. Vice-President—John Carter. Judge—M. Stitt. Starter—M. Simpson. Clerk of the Scales —0. Jephson. Clerk of the Course—H. Fowler. Handicappers—M. Stitt and S. Saunders. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 12 sovs ; over six flights of hurdles, 3ft Gin high ; nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. Distance, !•£ miles. 2. Winslow Cup (Handicap), valued at 5 guineas, with 20 sovs. added ; second horse to sare his stakes ; nomination, LI; acceptance, LI. Distance, miles. 3 Trotting Race (Handicap), of 5 sovs ; nomination, 5s ; acceptance, ss. Two miles. 4. Maiden Plate, of 5 sovs ; weight for age ; entrance, 10s. One mile. 5. Consolation Race (Handicap), of 5 sovs ; nomination, 5s ; acceptance, ss. One mile. RULES : No one will be allowed to enter a horse unless a subscriber of half a guinea to the fund, or when the prize is L2O or over, one guinea. All horses to have been owned in the County throe months prior to the races. Three horses start or no race. No protest will be entertained unless LI be deposited with the Secretary within 30 minutes after the race is run, which will be forfeited should the same, in the opinion of the Committee, prove frivilous. No one allowed to train a horse on the course one week before the races, under penalty of being disqualified. In event of a walk-over only half of the stakes will be awarded. THOS. HICKS, 10 837 Secretary.