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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1383, 18 February 1905, Page 1

nnHK NEW ZKAJL LAND SHIPV> ; v, PJNG COMPANY’S Vv;p«!&ni» ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Yidoo, Tonariffe and Plymouth. JTwin Sorew. Bimutakalfc Tongoriro calls at Eiodo Janeiro. Passengers are booked at Lowest Bates and forwarded to port o£ steamer's departure free of extra expense. Tickets issued (or Passages from Great Britain for £l7 and upwards. For freight or passaae. apply to—thb n.zsj shipping; COMPKNY, LIMITED, Lowe Street, Gisborne. CANA DIAN-AUST R A LIA f J LINE THE MOST, POPULAR AND COMFORTABLE ROUTE,. To CANADA’, AMERICAN POINTS AND EUROPE.

ROUND THE WORLD BOOKINGS IN. CONJUNCTION .WITH 'ANY LINE. NO OTHER LINE CAN OFFER AS MUCH FOR THE MONEY, R.M.S. AORANGI sails 20th February, from Sydney, for [Vancouver, via Brisbane, Suva, Fiji, Honolulu. New Zealand. Passengers have option, of joining at Fiji by proceeding by Union S.S. .NAVTJA', leaving Auckland "22nd February, Monthly. Sailings.

UNION S.S. CO., Managing Agents. ST. PATRICK'S NN U A L S P, D R T S,, .To tie held on the Park Company’s Grounds, .To Hapara, On THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1905. ONE HUNDRED POUNDS IN. PRICES.

•FRGGI£amME OF EVENTS. ‘ To Start at Noon. 1, MAIDEN RACE. 150 yards.. Eirst prize. £2 ; second prize,. 10s,. Entrance, 2s 6d. 2, BOYS'- HANDICAP, (under 16),. 100 yards. First prize,. 10s; second* prize, ss. Entrance, Is. 8* .GIRLS’- HANDICAP, .(under Id),. 100 yards. First prize, 10s j second prize, ss. Entrance, Is. 4. ST- PATRICK'S HANDICAP, of £2O ; to be run in three distances, viz., 100, 220, 440 yards, With prizes for each distance, and aggregate prize of Gold Medal, suitably, inscribed. Points for Medal : First 5, second 3, third 2, * First event, 100 yards (in beats). First prize,' £3 ; second, prize,, £1 5s ; third prize, 10s. Entrance, 3s.

L U N c ir. To start at 1.30 p.m. FINAL, HEAT of 100 yards St., Patrick's Handicap. , 5, PONY RACE .(14.2 and under), four furlongs. First prize, £2 10s second prize, J ss. Entrance 3s. 6, ST. PATRICK’S HANDICAP, second event, 22u yards. First prize, .£5 ; second, ;£l 10s ;. .third 10s. Entrance, ss. 7, SCURRY.. For. Horses .that have never won a race of £5 or over at the time of starting. Minimum weight,.Bs.t, First prize, £5 ; second prize, £1 Is. ' Entrance, ss. 8, HANDICAP. TROTTING RACE,. in saddle, twice round.- First prize,. £4 ; second prize, £l.; Entrance, ss. HANDICAP. HURDLES, 120 yds - (over. 10 flights). First prize, £2 ; second prize, 10s, En- , trance, 2s. 10, POLE JUMP, First prize, 30s; second prize, 10s. Entrance,, 2s--11, HOSPITAL FUND RACE HANDICAP, 200 yards. First prize,, £2 2s ; second prize, £1 Is, 'Eh•l2, ONE MILE HANDICAP FOjOT RACE, First prize, £lO ; second prize, £2 ; third prize, s£ly 13,. SIAMESE S RACE, First prize, ,£2 2s ; second prize, £1 Is. Entrance, 3s. 14, HORSE JUMPING .COMPETITION, over such jumps as the Committee may. determine..;. First prize, £3 10s ; second prize, £1 Is, third prize, . 10s, En--15, PATRICK’S HANDICAP, third event, 440 yards. First prize, £5 ; second prize, £2 ; third prize, £l. Eih trance, ss. 16, HALF-MILE SCURRY. For horses that have never won a race of £5 or over, at time of starting.; Minimum weight Bst. First prize, £5 ; second prize, £1 Is. Entrance, ss. 17, HALF-MILE HANDICAP. First prize, £5 ; second prize, £1 10s; third prize, 10s, Entrance, ss. IRISH JIG. First prize, Trophy, value £l. Entrance, Is. HIGHLAND FLING. First prize, -—Trophy, value £l. Entrance, Is. Must be Three Entries for all Dancing or no Event. SAILOR’S HORNPIPE (open). First prize,- Trophy, value £l. Entrance, Is. SWORD DANCE.; First prize, Trophy, value £l. Entrance, Is. Entries for the following Events, with performances and colors, viz., Nos. 1,4, 6,8, 8, 11, 12, 15, and 17, close with Mr Ed, Williams, at his shop, at 10 p.m., SATURDAY, MARCH 11th.

Entries for the following Events, viz., Nos. 2: 3,5, 7„ 10, 13, 14, 16, and the Dancing Competitions, will he received by the Secretaries on the Ground not) later than half an hour 'before the time of starting. ,The Committee may disqualify any competitor, -before or after any event who shall refuse to make the required declaration, and he shall not be entitled to claim any prize.

The Committee reserve the right to alter, or add to the Programme, to vary, the order of events; to refuse any entry, or, if necessary, to postpone the gathering. Nominations must he accpmpanisd With required amount of cash, otherwise they will not be accepted. ■Any competitor found guilty of sending in false performances,, running under an assumed name,, or practising any fraud, shall he disqualified. All competitors taking part in theso Sports are notified that they niust he on their marks at advertised time. ... '' : * The, Committee reserve the right to require any competitor either before' or after any event to make a declaration's tcliis identity and the correctness of the description of his performances. j\ Ail HORSE EVENTS run under I METROPOLITAN RULES. ■J AS. Hi. MARTIN, ■ ED. WILLIAMS, Joint Hon. Sees.