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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 146, 17 December 1894, Page 4

j£^*y — _ — ■ _ m■'i ii ' m jflTI PUBLIC SPOETS, .JL TO BE HELD IN ' Mr Donald McKenzie's Paddock, New Year's Day (Ist JANUARY, 18 9 5). President : Mr W. Vicary ; Vice-Presi- ) dents: Messrs H. Varley, H. Snow, I and E. F. Eagar ; Haudicapper : Mr H. S. Munro ; Starter : Mr Hugh Osborne ; Judge : Mr R. L. Burton ; Referee : Mr E. Byrne ; Time-keeper : Mr H. Snow ; Treasurer : Mr E. F. Eagar. Programme — 1. Boys' Race, under 14 ; handicap ; first prizo 7s 6d, 2nd 2s 6d ; ontranco, 6d 2. 100-yards Apiti Handicap ; Ist prize £2, 2nd 15s; nomination, Is; acceptance, 2s. 3. High Jump ; handicap ; Ist prize 10s, 2nd 5s ; entrance, Is. 4. 220-yards Handicap Hurdles ; Ist prize £2, 2nd 15s, 3rd ss ; nomination, Is ; acceptance, 2s. 5. Girls' Race, under 14 ; handicap ; Ist prize 7s 6d, 2nd 2s 6d ; entrance, free 6. Mile Handicap ; Ist prize £4, 2nd £1 10s, 3rd 10s; nomination, 2s; acceptance, 3s. 7. Wrestling ; Ist prize £1, 2nd 10s ; entrance, Is 6d. 8. Mile Walking ; handicap ; Ist prize £% 2nd 15s, 3rd 5s ; nomination, Is ; acceptance, 2s. 9. Quoit Match ; handicap ; Ist prize £1, 2nd 10s ; entrance, Is 6d. 10. 220-yards Apiti Handicap ; Ist prize £2, 2nd 15s ; nomination, Is ; acceptance, 2s. 11. Married Women's Race ; Ist prize Box of Tea, 2nd Box of Soap ; entrance, free. 12. Half-Mile Handicap (local) ; Ist prize £2 10s, 2nd £1, 3rd 10s ; nomination, Is ; acceptance, 3s. 13. Old Men's Race, over 45 ; handicap ; Ist prize £1, 2nd 10s ; entrance, Is. 14. 440-yards Apiti Handicap ; Ist prize £2, 2nd 15s; nomination, Is; acceptance, 2s. 15. Tug-of -War ; sweepstake ; entrance, 2s 6d. 16. Consolation Handicap, 100 yards ; Ist prize ±1, 2nd 10s ; entrance, Is 17. Jumping Competition for Horses that have never run on a public racecourse; sweepstake; entrance, ss. 18. Tilting Competition, for Horses ; sweepstake ; entrance, ss. Special Prizes for Children's Races Points Prize for the Apiti Handicaps (100 yds, 220 yds, and 440 yds), to count 8, 2, and 1, £2. NOMINATIONS, with fees for Nos. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14, must be in the hands of the Secretary not later than TUESDAY, 18th December. Handicaps declared on the 22nd. All Events run under the rules of the Feilding Athletic Club. Competitors must send in performances for past two years, with nominations, and run in colors. Concert and Dance in the evening. ADAM CARTWRIGHT, Hon. Secretary O LET— A COTTAGE at Scott's Ferry, within twenty minutes' walk of the Sea. Four rooms lined and papered throughout, fire-place in bedroom and good oven in kitchen, wire mattress, table and chairs, firewood, and cooking utensils provided free of charge ; paddocking and horse-feed at reasonable rates ; boats hired ; mail cart passes the door at 12 o'clock daily. Terms :£1 per week— payable in advance. P. E. DANIELL, Scott's Ferry. THE MAIDSTONE BLOCK. nnHESE Suburban Sections are X now open for application. Terms, liberal. Deferred payments. Lithographed Maps have been deposited for inspection at the publishing office and all the agencies of the Feilding Star, the local branches of all the Banks, and at the office of the Mercury in Marton. For further particulars apply to Messrs Fetch and Monokton, ingTo Travel this Season in the Manchester District [Appointments later on*] That Powerful Black Draught Stallion, YOUNG CONQUEROR. TTOUNG CONQUEROR is a beanti- ¥ ful black horse, with splendid bono, temper, and symmetrical proportions, and is, no doubt, one of the B«st Draught Stallions bred in the colony. Young Conqueror was bred in the Patea district, *nd his first season's foals — now turee years old - are splendid specimens of draught stock. He was foaled in 1885, by Old Conqueror, dam Olive. Olive, by Surprise out of Wellington tnare, whose dam was imported from Tasmania. Olive has taken four first prizes at Hawera A. & P. Shows, and has never been beaton in the show ring. Young Conqueror has taken first prize as a twoyear old at Hawera A. & P. Show, and bas not been in the show ring since. Young Conqueror has a splendid constitution, is a sure foal getter, and is thoroughly staunch in any kind of harness. He has been carting from Patea Meat Canning Works to Patea Railway Station for over two years, and daring that time has very frequently taken loads ■->f over two tons dead weight single* handed. IKBM3: Single Mare, L 2 10s (pay h Me lanuary Ist, 1895); one or more as .er agreement. Groomage, 3s ; guaran« tee, L 4 Paddocking for one month free. For further particulars apply E. PASK, Makino Road To Stand this Season in the Manawatu District. The Pure-bred Clydesdale Stallion, NIL DESPERANDUM. Vflli DESPEKANDUM is a black JAI horse, with first-class action, rising 7 years old ; 13 inches below th<knee. 31 inches rouud the arm, and 7 feet 10 inches in girth. Nil Desperandum's sire is the o«lc brated horso No Surrender (seeN.Z.S.B 197) ; Ro Surrender is out of that great brood mare Farmer's Lass (dam nt Springbank, champion at Oamaru when only two years old, also of King of the Ring and Farmer's Lad); JNo Surrender's sire, King of the Vanquishers — Miss McOormick; No Surrender never left a show-ground in New Zealand without n prize, and in one year swept everything from Dunedin to Christchurch. JSil Desperandum, dam Darlin?, by Young Banker, imp., Wo. 1 N.Z SB. ; v il Desperandum took first and eh am •ion prizes at the Masterton Show. 1892 Terms: Single mares, L 3 H>s, payable h) RN, due Ist January, 1895. For further particulars, full psdißroe, &o, lee cards. JOHN HESSEY, Owner