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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1387, 23 February 1905, Page 1

THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY'S ite-StVSlliS* LINE ! ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monto Video, Teneriffe and Plymouth. tRIMUTAKA TONGARIRO Faparca Itunpeuft Turokina Grconstreot Sutcliffe Jnggard Mayose Forbes Marie* Apl 13 May 11 Wellington

JTwin Sorew. Rimntaka & Toncariro oalls at Bio de Janeiro. Passengers are booked at Lowest Bates and iorwarded to port of steamer’s departure tree of extra expeuso. Tiokets issued for Passages from Great Britain for £l7 and upwards. For freight or passage* apply to—,TH2M N.23j SHIPPING COMPANY, LIMITED, Lowe Street, Gisborne.

MADIAN-AUSTRALIAN LINE ,THE MOST ~POPULAR AND COMFORTABLE ROUTE.. • To CANADA', 'AMERICAN POINTS AND EUROPE. I ROUND THE WORLD BOOKINGS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY LINE. NO OTHER LINE CAN OFFER AS MUCH FOR THE MONEY. '

R.M.S. MIOWERA sails March 20 th from Sydney for Vancouver, via Brisbane, Suva, Fiji,, Honolulu. New Zealand Passengers have option of joining at Fiji by proceeding by Union S.S. NAV.UA, leaving Auckland 22nd March. Monthly, Sailings.

.UNION S.S. CO., Managing Agents. ST. PATRICK’S SPORTS,: To be held on the Park Company’s Grounds, Te Hapara, On THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1905.

ONE HUNDRED POUNDS IN PRIZES, PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. " To Start at Noon. 1. MAIDEN RACE, 150 yards. First .prize, £2 ; second prize,. 10s s Entrance, 2s 6d. 2. BOYS'. HANDICAP, (under 16), 100 yards. First prize, 10s; second prize, ss. Entrance, Is. 3. .GIRLS’- HANDICAP, (under 14),. 100 yards. First prize, 10a ; - second prize, ss. Entrance, Is. i. ST. PATRICK’S HANDICAP, of £2O ; to be run in three distances, viz., 100, 220, 440 yards, [with prizes for each distance, and aggregare prize of Gold Medal, suitably, inscribed. Points for Medal : First 5, second 3, third 2 £ First event, 100 yards (in heats). First prize, £3 ; second. Pi:ize„ £1 5s ; third prize,. 10s. Entrance, 3s.

L U N C II . To start at 1.30 p.ru. (FINAL; HEAT of 100 yards St. Fatxick's JE-Xan.dica.p-5. PONY RACK (11.2 and under), four furlongs. First prize, £2 10a ; second prize, ss. Entrance 3s. 6, ST. PATRICK'S HANDICAP, second event, 22U yards. First prize, £s'; second, £1 10s ; .third 10s. Entrance, ss. 7. ,2-MILE SCURRY, For Horses that have never won a race of £5 or over at the time of starting. Minimum weight, Bst. 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. 0 d HANDICAP HURDLES, 120 yds (over 10 flights). First prize, £2 ; second prize, 10s. Entrance, 2s. ' i 10. POLE ’ JUMP. First prize, 30 S; second prize, 10s. Entrance,. 2s. •11. * HOSPITAL FUND RACE HANDICAP, 200 yards. First prize, £2 2s ; second prize, £1 Is, ‘Entrance, Is. 12, ONE MILE HANDICAP FOOT RACE. First prize, £lO ; second prize, £2 ■, third prize, £l, Entrance, ss. SIAMESE RACE. First prize, £2 2s ; second prize, £l 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. Entrance, os. 15. ST. PATRICK’S HANDICAP, third event, 440 yards. First prize,; £5 ; second prize, £2 ; third prize, £l. Entrance, 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, ls. : 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 be 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 reruse 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 be accpmpanied 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 be disqualified. All competitors taking part in these Sports are notified that they must be on their marks at advertised time. The Committee reserve the right to require "any competitor cither ‘before or after any event to make a declaration as to his identity and the correctness of the description of his performances. All HORSE EVENTS run' under METROPOLITAN RULES. JAS. -I-I. MARTIN, ED. WILLIAMS, Joint Hon. Sees.