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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1358, 22 December 1885, Page 3

SHBUUTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. CALEDONIAN GATHERING Sports Meeting SOCIETY’S GROUNDS—N.W BELT. BOXING DAY.DEC EMBER 2 6 The Society offers prises for Athletics and National Sports to the amount of over £6O. The President will give a OOP, value £5 ss, for most points in dancing, to be won twice by one competitor before becoming his property. A special prize of £1 Is (offered by one of the Directors) will bo uiven to the winner of the Half-mile Handicap Sports commence at 11 o’clock prompt. Admission—ls, members and family Shouther tae Shonther. Seventh Annual free. A FIRST-CLASS BAND will be in attendance.

PROGRAMME. 1. Quoits, no quoit used to ba heavier than four pounds (libs)— Ist prize, £2 ; 2nd. £1 2 Open Handicap Hurdle Race, 440yds, 6 hurdles, Men—lst prize, £2 ; 2nd, 3. Pipe Music, pibroohs and matches—--Ist prize, £2 ; 2nd, £1 4 Running HLh Jump, Man—lst prize,£1 ; 2nd, 10s 6. 100 Yards Flat Race, open—lst prize,£2; second, £L 6. Running High Jump, Boys—lst prize, 10s; 2nd, 5s 7. Scotch Keel, Highland Costume—lst prize, £2 ; 2nd, £1 8. Grand Handicap Flat Races, of 100yds 220yds, 440yds; 100yds heat to be run after Scotch Reel—lst prize, £5 ; - 2nd, £2 10s ; 3rd, £1 9. Tossing the Caber—lst prize, £1 10s ;

2nd, 10s 10 Standing High Jump—lst priza, £1 ; 2nd, 10b 11. 100 Yards Handicap Race, for Boys under 10—1st prize, 10b ; 2nd, 6s 12. Pipe Music, Reels and Strathspeys—--Ist prize, £2 ; 2nd, £1 13. Grand Handicap ; 220yds heat 14. Sword Dance, or Ohilie Csllum—lst prize, £2 ; 2nd, £1 ' 15. Pole Yamting—lst prize, £1 ; 2nd, 16a 16. Half Mile Handicap Flat Race (open) —lst prize, £2 10s; 2nd prize, £1 17 Irish Jig—lst prize, £2 ; 2nd, £1 18. Putting the Stone—lst prize, £l 10s ; 2nd,lsa 19. Three-legged Race, 200yds—1st prize, £1; 2nd, 10» 20. Grand Handicap, 440yds heat 21. Throwing the Hammer—lst prize, £1 10s ; 2nd, 15s 22. 160 Yards Handicap Race, for boys ander 14—1st prize, 10s ; 2ud, 6s 23. Best Dressed Boy in Highland Costume, under 14 years—lst prize, £1; 2nd, 10s 24. H ghland Fling—lst prize, £2 ; 2nd, £1 25. Handicap Mile Flat Race, open—lst prize, £3 ; 2nd, £llos 26 Handicap Consolation Race, 200yds, for all beaten competitors—lst prize, £llos ; 2nd, 15s Nominations for all Handicap Races must be in Secretary’s hands by 5 o'clock on the 19th December. Acceptances can be lodged at any time up to time of starting. Nomination fee on all handicaps 2£ per cent on First Prize. Acceptance tee, 2£ per cent on First P<ize. Entrance money for all other events, 6 per cent on the First Prize. j7cT DUNCAN, 12 186 Secretary. WAKANUI ANNUAL RACES AND SPORTS will be held on NEW YEAR’S DAY, 18t6, In Mr J. Brown’s paddock, Wakanni road. Handioappers—Messrs S. Saunders and J. Smith. Judges— Messrs Leatham and Bonifant. Clerk of Scales—Mr N. Fitzgerald. Clerk of Course—Mr Bntterlok.

PROGRAMME— House Races. 1. Handicap Hurdle Raob ; of 10 bovs ; milea ; six hardlea; nomination, Li ; acceptance, free 2. Wakanvi Ocp, of 20 aova; with sweep* stake of 1 aov to go to second h->rae ; 1J milea; nomination, Ll ; acceptance, 10s , 3. Wakakui Tbox, of 7J aova ; second horse, 2£ aova; 2 milea; horses breaking to tarn ; nomination, Ll ; acceptance, free 4. Husky Socekt. Athletic Events. 6. J mile Handicap Hurdle Race; entrance, 2a ; Ist prize, LI; 2nd prize, 10s 6. Quoits, 21 yards, not more than 41bs; entrance, 2s ; Ist, Ll 10s ; 2nd, IBs 7. Standing High Jump ; entrance, Is ; Ist. 15a; 2nd, 7s 6d 8. Roys’ Race, under 17 ; entrance, la; Ist, 15s; 2nd, 7s 6d 9 1 mile Flat Handicap ; entrance, 2s 6d ; lat, L2; 2nd, Ll I 10. Throwing the Hammer; entrance, Is ; Ist, 16a ; 2nd, 7a 6d ■ 11. Single Girls’ Race ; Ist, 16s ; 2nd, 10s 12. Pole Vaulting ; entrance. 2s; Ist, Ll; 2nd, 10s 13. Irish Jig; entrance, 2s; Ist, Ll 10a ; 2nd, 16s 14. 100 yards Handicap ; entrance, 2s ; lat, Ll; 2nd, 10a 16. Married Women’s Race ; Ist, Ll; 2nd, 10s 16. Running Long Jump; entrance, Is ; lat, 16a ; 2nd, 7a 6d 17. Boys’ Race, under 14 ; entrance, Is ; Ist, 10s; 2nd, 6s 18. Hop, ttep and Jump ; entrance, Is; Ist, 16s ; 2nd, 7a €d 19. 100 yards, Old Men’s Race, over 40; entrance, 2s ; lat, Ll; 2nd, lOe 20. Tossing the Oaber; entrance, 2a ; Ist, Ll; 2nd, 10s 21. Running High Jump; entrance, Is ; lat, Ll; 2nd, 10s 22 Hornpipe ; entrance, 2a ; Ist, Ll 10a ; 2nd, 16s

BULBS. First race to start at 12 sharp. Three horses to start or no raee. Should any dispute arise, the decision ot Sports Committee to be final. All protests to be lodged within half an honr after the race, and to be accompanied by a deposit of 10 per cent of the value of the disputed stake, the said deposit to be forfeited should the protest prove frivolous. Five per cent will be deducted from all money payable for horse races by this programme, to defray expenses of th§ coarse. Holders of members’ tickets will be credited with 10s in entering horses lor one < aoe only. No horses, excepting those competing, to be ridden op the ground. • Admission—By member’s. Ticket, 05 Adults, la ; Children/ under 10* fwe * ; Horses, l,s each. arthuiToookson, Hon Bao. and Trees. The Sports Ball will be held iu the Mein School. Tickets, 3a; ladies, free_