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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 81, 16 December 1884, Page 1

Sports FEILDING SPORTS. IVTINTH ANNUAL ATHLETIC ±S FESTIVAL, To be held at Feilding on BOXING DAT, 26th December, 1884. Prizes offered amounting to £150. Committee : Messrs Sherwill, Macarthur, Worsfold, P. Bartholomew, Downes, Rutherford, Lethbridge, Bray, W. Bailey, Walter Bailey, and Sandilands. Treasurer : Mr H. R. FitzHerbert. Secretary Mr Edmund Goodbehere. PROGRAMME. 1. 200 Yards Handicap. — To be competed for by persons who have been resident or working in the Oroua or Mauawatu Counties during the thre< months previous to the race. Ist prize, Lo ; 2nd, Ll. Entrance, os. 2. Boys Race, 2uO yards ; under 14 years. — Ist prize, Ll ; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, Is. 3. Maiden Pace, 150 yards. — To be competed for by persons who have never won an advertised race. Ist, L5 ; 2nd, L2. Post entries. 4. Quoits.— lst prize, Ll 10s; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, Is 6d. 5 Sack Pace, 100 yards. — Ist prize, L2; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 6. 100 Yards Handicap. — Ist prize, L5; L5 ; 2nd, Ll. Entrance, ss. 7. Handicap Walking Match, 2 miles. —Ist prize, L7 ; 2nd, L2 ; 3rd, Ll. Entrance, 7s. 8. Open Quarter-mile Handicap. — Ist prize, L5 ; 2nd, L2. Entrance, ss. 9. Vaulting with Pole. —Ist prize, L2. 2nd, Ll. Entrance, 2s. Competitors may use their own poles. 10. Champion Race, 200 yards. — Ist prize, L5 ; 2ud, Ll. Entrance, 2s 11. Three-leg Race, 200 yards. — Ist prize, I2 ; 2nd, 10s. Kntrance, 2s. 12. Manchester Hnndicap, 1 mile.— lst prize, Lls ; 2nd, L4; 3rd, Ll. Entrance, los. 13. Boys Pace, 150 yards ; for boys under 12 years. — Ist prize, Ll ; 2nd. 10s. Entrance, Is. 14. Punning Long Jump.— lst prize, L2 ; 2nd, lOs. Entrance. 2s. 15. County Handicap, 440 yards. — To be run under same conditions as No. 1 event, except that the handicaps be declared one hour juvvious to the nice being run. Ist prize, L10; 2nd, L4 ; 3rd, L2. Entrance, 10s. 16. Lsidies' Race, 150 yards. — Ist prize, L2 ; 2nd, Ll ; 3rd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 17. Hurdles, 220 yards handicap; 10 hurdles, 3ft (Jin high. Ist prize, L7; 2nd, L2 5 3rd, 10s. Entrance, 7s. 18. Punning High Jump. — Ist prize, L2 ; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 19 Walking 1 Mile Handicap. — Ist prize, L5 ; 2nd, Ll ; 3rd, 10s. EnLrance, os. The winner of the Two Miles Walking Pace to pay 15 yards penalty. 20. Consolation Race, 150yds Handicap — Ist prize, L5 ; 2nd, Ll. Entrance, ss. 21. Tilting at the Ping.— lst prize, L7; 2nti, L3. Entrance, 7s. Hack Steeplechase of 10 sovs ; 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 1 accompanied by a statement of public performances 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 ot the Feilding Athletic Sports, obtainable from the secretary on receipt of Is. Train9 will stop at the ground. Band in attendance. A spacious dancing plntfnrm 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 to lawn — Gentlemen, Is ; Ladies and Children, free. No intoxicating drinks allowed on the ground. EDMD. GOODBEHEPE, Hon. Sec. FEILDING PUBLIC LIBRARY & READING ROOM. T^HIS 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 the issue of books, on Tuesdays, 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, 10s per annum, or 2s 6cl quarterly for one book ; or £1 yearly or iOs half-yearly for three books. G. W. FOWLES. Watchmaker, Jeweller, Optician, &c ty EEPAIW.S all kinds of sewing- machines. Licensed to repair arms and deal in ammunition Breach i and muzzle loading guns, powder, shot and caps. Sporting;, rifle, and revolver cartridges, cartridge fillers, flasks., pouches and helts in stock. A good assortment of watches, clocks, spectacles, &c, &c. Manchester Ca-eet, Feilding.