TO SHEARERS. TWO Engaged Hands not having turned up, leaves room for TWO GOOD SHEARERS on Galloway Shed. . / /// W. G. REES, / M anager. Gtflloway Station, December 24th, 1879. TOWN HALL ALEXANDRA. DANCE will take plage in the Town Hall, f/ v ANEfRA, ALFX NEW YEAR’S NIGHT. Brass Band in attendance. Admission, 2s Gd. ANNUAL (AIEDONIAN SPORTS, OLYDEL These Annual Sports will take place on N E W Y E A If S DA Y, JANUARY Ist, 1880. To Start Punctually at, 1 p.tn. THE BEAT DAY’S SPORT OF. THE SEASON. PRIZES ONE AND ALL, 01, D A N D Y')u NG , Are invit3il to attend. Large Prizes. Small Entrance Money. RUNNING AND JUMPING. FLAT AND HURDLE RACING. QUOITS. TILTING IN THE RING. HUNTING PIG WITH GREASY TAIL Bagpipes is Attendance. A Really Fi.st class Day’s Amusement, to be preside 1 ever by an experienced and influential Committee. STAKES PAID ON THE GROUND. Ail Prizes. No Blanks. OPE A TO ALL COKERS. PROGRAMME : L—Boy’s Rack (under 12 years of ace) 150 yards. Entrance, fid. Six prizes. 2. Qcoits. Eighteen yards. Entrance, 2s. Ist Prize, 30s ; 2nd, 10s. 3. Flat Race, 150 yards. Competitors to carry an Egg nn a Spoon. '-pen to all comers between the age of '2 and Ifi years Kntrmee. Is. Ist Prize, 20s • 2nd, 10s. ; 3rd, ss. 4 Flat Race, 150 yards. Open to all comers over 10 years of age. Entrance, os. Ist, Prize, 40s ; 2nd, 20s ; 3rd ; 10s. •5 —Throwing the Weight. Entrance, 2s. Ist Prize, 20s ; 2nd, 10s.
o.— Tii.tin'o in- the Ring.— A Sweepsiaku of 10s. with 3 Sovs added ; 2nd horse to rece've 20s ; third horse to save his entrance money. 7.—Ron ixo Barrels 300 Vania round a Bar-cl. Kntr nice, 2-6 d. Ist Prize, 20s ; 2nd. 10s ; 3rd. sa. 8 Patching Pig with Creasy Tail Open to ail comers under 12 ye its of age. Entrance, GI. Prize, the Pig. 9. —Fut Race —IOO yards. Open to all comers over 1G verts of arre. Entrance, 5.S Ist ! *i-iz■‘,6os ; 2nd, 4 : Is ; 3rd, 10s. 10. —IOO Yards V . urns Race Entrance, 2s. Ist maze. 20s ;2n I, 10s ; 3rd, os. 11 Hurdle I! ice Distance half a mile, over six Hi ,Ins of hue lies. 3ft 4ia. high. Fntr on e, ss. Ist Prize, 40a ; 2nd, 20s ; 3 i, 10s. 12. Rpn'stno Mirh Reap, Entrance, 2s. 1-t Pi z , 20a ; 2n i, 10s. 13. "onsol.vtiov Flat Race. Open to n nie !> i-, def.-ve 1 coolest in's 150 virts. E 'trinec, la. Is. Prize, 2Js ; 2n 1, iUa ; 3rd, ss. RULES. All events to he Han licappe l. The decision of the Com nitte to he final in all eases of dispute. Am nint of S- ikes, loss 5 par cent, to ho pai lon the groan 1 ini.no lute y after each eve it. All events to he competed for in ordinary trousers. BENJAMIN NAYLOR, Treasurer. DU.S'ST AiV TIMES CROMWELL AGENCY. OUR Subscribers in tlie Town and district of Cromwell uve respectfully informed that Mr J. Marsh, Cromwell, from and after this date has been appointed our Agent. All orders entrusted to him will receive prompt attention.
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Dunstan Times, Issue 923, 26 December 1879, Page 3
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