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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 81, 18 December 1884, Page 1

Sports FEILDING SPORTS. "XTINTH ANNUAL ATHLETIC PV FESTIVAL, To be held at Feilding on BOXING DAY, 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 Manawatu Counties during the thre. mnnihs previous to the race. Ist prize, Lo ; 2nd, Ll. Entrance, ss. 2. Boys Race, 2uo yards; under 14 years. — Ist prize, Ll ; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, ls. 3. Maiden Race, 150 yards.— To be competed for by persons who have never won an advertised race. Ist, L 5; 2nd, L 2. Post entries. 4. Quoits.— lst prize, Ll 10s; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, ls 6d. 5 Sack Race, 100 yards.— lst prize, L 2; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 6. 100 Yards Handicap. — Ist prize, L 5; L 5 ; 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. — Ist prize, L 5 ; 2nd, L 2. Entrance, ss. 9. Vaulting with Pole. -Ist prize, L 2. 2nd, Ll. Entrance, 2s. Competitors may use their own poles. 10. Champion Race, 200 yards. — Ist prize, L 5 ; 2nd, Ll. Entrance, 2s 11. Three-leg Race, 200 yards, — Ist prize, I 2 ; 2nd, 10s. Kntrance, 2s. 12. Manchester Handicap, 1 mile.— lst prize, Lls ; 2nd, L 4; 3rd, Ll. Entrance, 15s. 13. Boys Race, 150 yards ; for boys under 12 years. — Ist prize, Ll ; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, ls. 14. Running Lnng Jump.— lst prize, L 2 ; 2nd, l()s. Entrance, 2s. 15. County Handicap, 440 yards. — To be run under snme conditions as No. 1 event, except that the handicaps be declared one hour previous to ihe race being run. Ist prize, L 10; 2nd, L 4 ; 3rd, L 2. Em ranee, 10s. 16. Ladies' Race, 150 yards. — Ist prize, L 2; 2nd, Ll ; 3rd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 17. Hurdles, 220 yards handicap; 10 hurdles, 3ft Gin high. Ist prize?, L 7; 2nd, L 2 ; 3rd, 10s. Entrance, 7«. 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 Race. 150 yds Handicap —Ist prize, L 5 ; 2nd, Ll. Entrance, ss. 21. Tilting at the Ring.— lst prize, L 7; 2nd, L 3. Entrance, 7s. Hack Steeplechase of 10 soys; 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 Decemberi One shilling to be paid on nomination' 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 ls. Trains will stop at tho ground. Band in attendance. 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 to lawn— Gentlemen, ls y Ladies and Children, free. No intoxicating drinks allowed on the ground. EDMD. GOODBEHERE, Hon. Sec. FEILDING PUBLIC LIBRARY & READING ROOM. THIS Institution is now open to the public under the new rulesr— 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 6d quarterly for one book ; or £1 yearly or iOs half-yearly for three books. G. W. FOWLES. ~ Watchmaker, Jeweller, Optician, <fee., "D EPAIRS all kinds of sewing uiajLV chines. Licensed to repair arms and deal in ammunition Breach and muzzle loading guns, powder, shot I and caps. Sporting, rifle; and revolver cartridges, cartridge fillers, 1-flaskSj pouches and helts in stock. A j good assortment of watches, clocks, | spectacles, &c, &c. Alanchester Cu-eet, Feilding.