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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 74, 2 December 1884, Page 1

Sports FEILDING SPOUTS. IVT INTH ANNUAL ATHLETIC 1M FESTIVAL, To be held at Feilding on BOXING DAY, 26th December, 1884. Prizes offered amounting to £150. ] Committee : Messrs Shervnll, Macarthur, Wors- ' fold, P. Bartholomew, Downes, Rutherford, Lethbridge, Bray, W. Bailey, W r alter Bailey, and Sandilands. Treasurer : Mr H, R. FitzHerbert. Secretary Mr Edmund Goodbehere. PROGRAMME. 1. 200 Yards Handicap. — To bo competed for by persons who have been resident or working' in the Oroua County during the thre<- months previous to the race. Ist prize, L 5 ; 2nd, Ll. Entrance, os. 2. Boys "Race, 200 yards : under 14 years. — Ist pme, Ll ; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, Is. 3. i\lnid<Mi Rnco, 150 ynrds.— To be competed for by persons who have never wnn an advertised race. Ist, L 5 ; 2nd, L 2. Post entries. 4. Quoits.— lst prize, Ll 10s ; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, Is (k{. 5 Sack Race, 100 yards.— lst prize. L 2; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 6. iOO Yards Handicap. — Ist prize, L 5; Lo ; 2nd. Ll. Entrance, ss. 7. Handicap Walking Match, 2 miles. — Ist prize, L 7 ; 2nd, L 2 ; 3rd, Ll. Entrance, 7s. 8. Open Quarter-mile Handicap. — Is; prize. Lo ; jSnd, L 2. Eritrauce, ss. 9. Vauliins w-ith poie. —Ist prize, L 2. 2nd, Ll. Entrance, 2s. Competitors ronv use iheir own poles. 10. Champion Kace. 200 yards. — Ist prize, Lo ; 2nd, Ll. Km rand 1 , 2s 11. Three-leg Hace, 200 yards. — Ist prize, 1.2 ; 2nd, 10s. Kntianoe, 2s. ■ 12. Manchester H:mdic:ip, 1 mile. — Ist prize, Lls ; 2nd, L 4; 3rd, Li. Entrance. 15s. 13. Boj-s Paioe, 150 yards ; for hoys under 12 years.— lst prize, Ll; 2nd. 10s. Entrance, Is. 14. Running L^ng .Tump.-- Ist prize, L 2 ; 2nd. XX Entrance, 2s. 10. County Handicap, 440 yards. — To he run under some conditions as No. 1 event, except that the handicaps be de-cl-red one hour previous to the race bemi: run. Ist prize, LiO; 2nd, L 4; 3rd, L 2 Entrance, 10s. 16. Ladies' Eace, 150 yards.— lst prize, L 2; 2nd, Ll ; 3rd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 17. Hurdles, 220 yards lian.dic.-ap; 10 hurdles, 3l"t Gin bi«h. Isl prize, L 7; 2nd, L 2 ; 3rd, 10s. Entrance, 7s. 18. Running High Jump. — Ist prize, L 2 ; 2nd, 10s.' Entrance, 2s. 19. Walking 1 Mile Handicap.— lst prize, Lo ; 2nd, Ll ; 3rd, 10s. Entrance, os. The winner of the Two Miles Walking Race to pay 15 yards penalty. 20. Consolation Hace, 150 yds Handicap — Ist prize, ho ; 2nd, Ll. Entrance, ss. 21. Tilting at the Ring. —Ist prize, L 7; 2n 1, L 3. Entrance, 7s. Hack Steeplechase of 10 sots; post entry, lOst up. Open to all horses that have never won an advertised race, hack races excepted. To start at 2 o'clock Same course as last year. Nominations for handicaps must be sent in by SATURDAY, the 13th December. One shilling to be paid on nomination* accompanied by a statement of publicperformances for the past twelve months, matches included, with dates and localities of such performances ; remainder of entrance fee on acceptance. Entries will be received and sports conducted under the printed rules or the Peilding Athletic Sports, obtainable from the secretary on receipt of Is. Trains will stop at the ground. Band in attendance. I A spacious dancing platform will be erected on the lawn, 30 x 30. Is tickets will entitle the holder to use of same for the day. Sports commence at 10 a.m. Admission at Gates — Adults, Is ; Children under 12 years, free. Admission b> lawn— Gentlemen, Is ; Ladies and Children, free. Ho intoxicating drinks' allowed on the ground. EDMD. GOODBEHERE, Hon. Sec. FEILDING PUBLIC LIBRARY & READING ROOM. HPHIS Institution is now open to JL the public under the new rules — The Reading Room daily from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m., free. The Library for th.3 issue of books, on i uesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 7 p.m. to 8 p m. Subscription to the Library, payable in advance, JOs per annum,, or 2s Gd quarterly for one book ; or £1 yearly or iO* half-yearly for three books. „... ~~~ G. W. FOWLES. : ■''.■■■•■ Watchmaker, Jeweller, Optician, &c,, RK PAIRS all kinds of Revviii'g machines. Licensed to jepair arras and deal in ammunition .B*-eacli_ aud muzzle lotujin«r guns, powder, shot and caps. Sporting-, rine. . and revolver cartridges, cartridge fillers, flasks, poaches and belts- in. stock. X', good assortment of watches, clocks^!; «p(-ctacles, &,c , &c. ' Alanchestvr Street, Feilding.