THE CELEBRATED AND FAST TROTTING PONY MERRYLEG-S WILL TRAVEL through; the Peninsula, stopping at; Mr Olphert's Hotel on Monday Night, and at Mr W. Chamberlain's, Akaroa, on 5 Tuesday Night. v Terms—£3 3s for the season. b Groomage,. ss, payable at first ser--1 vice. • Two or more mares arranged for. Apply R. DUNN, in charge. ' AKAROA fnk> REGATTA AND SPORTS. TUESDAY, DEC. 16, 1879. FIRST EVENT—ModeI Yacht Race—lst prize, £4, 2nd, £1, 3rd, 10s. Entrance, ss. 2 Boys' Pulling Race, under 18— Ist prize, £2, 2nd, 10s. En trance, 2s. 3 Open Boat Sailing Race, under 30ft.—1st prize, £10, 2nd £2. Entrance, 20s. 4 Men's Single Sculling Race. — Prize, £1. Entrance, 2s. 5 Boys' Single Sculling Race.— Prize, £1. Entrance, 2s. 6 Open Boat Race, .under 20ft.— Ist prize, £8, 2nd, £2. Entrance, 15s. 7 Walking Greasy Bowsprit.— Prize, £1. Entrance, Is. shoreTsports. Me n's 200 yds. Race—lst prize, 30s, 1 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 2 Men's Walking Race, 440 yds.— Ist prize, 30s, 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 3 Men's Three-legged Race. l — Ist prize, 20s, 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. t i 4 Men's Running High Jump.—lst prize, 20s, 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 5 Men's Running Long Jump.—lst prize, 20s, 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 6 Boys'under.jls yrs., 100 jds.—lst i prize, 15s, 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. ? 7 Boys under 16 yrs., Three-legged Race.—lst prize, 15s, 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. 8 Boys' Running High Jump.—lst prize, 10s, 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. 9 Boys' Running Long Jump.—lst prize, 10s, 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. 10 Girls' under 15 yrs., 100 yrds.— Ist prize, 15s, second, ss. Entrance, Is. 11 Girls under 10 yrs., 100 yds.—lst ' prize, 10s, 2nd, ss. Entrance, 6d. ' 12 Men's Maori Race, 200 yds.—lst prize, 20s, second, ss. Entrance, ■* Is. ' 13 Women's Maori Race, 100 yds. — Ist prize, 20s, 2nd ss. Entrance, Is. 14 Wheelbarrow Race, blindfold. —Ist prize, 15s, second, ss. Entrance, Is. 15 Throwing Cricket Ball.—lst prize, 15s, 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. 16 Tug of War, 10 married v. 10 single.—Prize, 30s. G. BLACK, Chairman of Committee. BRTJOE'S ■ FAMILY & COMMERCIAL HOTEL, AKAROA. SUPERIOR ACCOMMODATION Private Rooms for Families. Terms : Per week ... ... ••• £2 2s. Do. Children *£1 Is. Single Gentlemen : f Per Meal 2s. 3 „ Day Bs. 3 „ Weak £1 10s. t criterTqF"hotel. Per Meal Is. 6d. „ Week ... £1 ss. 3 J. BEECHER, 1 Nov 28 Proprietor, r HAVE JUST RECEIVED addition to STOCK in the follow- " ing lines :—Ladies' Kid Boots, Ladies' Cashmere Toe-caps, Ladies' Cashmere without Toe-caps, Children's Kid Elastics, Children's Kid Lace, Men's I Bluchers. In stock also, a good assortmnet of Men's, Women's, and Children's Boots s and Shoes, Cork Soles, Boot Powder, r Ink Powder, Shoe-horns, Boot Blacking, Kid Reviver and Peerless Gloss for Ladies' Boots, Waterproofing for boots, Pitch, first-class Leather and Cotton _ Laces. Also, a Thomas' second-hand sewing Machine. d WM. MEECH, k Bootmaker, Victoria House. I N.B. —Akaroa Agent for the Victoria Fire and Marine Insurance Company. ' Nov 21
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 352, 2 December 1879, Page 3
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