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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1389, 25 February 1905, Page 1

THE NEW ZEALAND SHIP“"4 PING COMPANY’S ■“•A:».LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monto Video, Teneriffe and Plymouth. JTvvin Screw. Rimutaka & Tongariro oallß at Rio de Janeiro. Passengers aro booked at Lowest Bates and forwarded .to port of steamer’s departure free of extra expense. ' Tiokets issued for Passages from Great Britain for £l7 and upwards. For freight or passage, apply to—,THH N,Zj SHIPPING: COMPANY,, LIMITED, Lowe Street, Gisborne. CANA DIAN-AUSTR ALIAfTTiNE THE MOST POPULAR AND,, COMFORTABLE ROUTE. . . I 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, I R.M.S. MIOWERA sails March 20th from Sydney for Vancouver, via Brisbane, Suva, Fiji, Honolulu. New Zealand Passengers have option of joining at Fiji by proceeding by , Union S.S. NAVUA’, leaving Auckland 22nd March. Monthly Sailings. UNION S.S. CO., Managing Agents.

ST. PATRICK'S A NN:JJAL S P, 0, R .T, S s •To tie held on tihe Park Company’s Grounds, Te Hapara, On .THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1905. ONE HUNDRED POUNDS IN PRIZES.

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. ' To Start at Noon. : I.- MAIDEN RACE, 150 yards. First pri(Ze, £2 ; second prize, -10 s,. •Entrance, 2s Gd. 2 S BOYS'- HANDICAP, (under 16), 100 yards. Filrst prize, 10s; second prize, ss. Entrance, Is. 3. (GIRLS’- HANDICAP, (under 14), 100 yards. First prize, 10s ; second prize, ss. Entrance, Is. 4 ST, PATRICK’S HANDICAP, of ,£2O ; to be run in three distances, viz., 101), 220, 440 yards, ;with prizes for each distance,-ansi! aggregate prize of Hold Medal, suitably inscribed. Points for Medal- First 5, second 3, third 2, First event, 100 yards .(in heats). First prize, £3 ; second prize,, £1 ss; third prize,, 10s. Entrance, 3s.

L ;U ;N. C .11. ■Te start at 1.-30 p.m. FINAL HIEAT of 100 yards St. Patrick’s Handicap. 5. PONY RACE (14.3 and under), four furlongs. First prize, £2 10s second prize, ss. .Entrance 3s. 1 6- ST. PATRICK’S HANDICAP, second event, 220 yards. First prize,. £.5 ; second, £1 10s ; (third 10s. Entrance, ss. 7- 1-iVHDE SCURRY, -For. Horses that have never won a race of £.5 cur over at the time of starting. Minimum weight, Bst.- First prize, £5 ; second prize, £l Is. Entrance, ss. ,8a HANDICAP, TROTTING RACE,, in saddle, twice round l .: First prize, £4 ; second prize, :£l. ; Entrance, ss.

0 M HANDICAP HURDLES, 120 yds (oven 10 flights). First prize, £2 ; second prize, 10s, Entrance, 2s. 10j POLE '.J UMP.- First prize, 30s; sefcond prize, 10s. Entrance, 2s. lls HOSPITAL FUND RACE HANDICAP, .200 yards. First prize,, £2 2s second prize,'£l Is. “’En--12- ONE MILE HANDICAP. FOOT RACE. First prize, £lO ; second prize, £2; .third prize, £l. Entrance, ss. SIAMESE RACE-: First prize, p£2 2s ; second prize, £1 Is. I Eh-, trance, 3s. 14, HORSE JUMPING C.OMFETImQN, over such jumps as the iCommitteo may. determine,. First prize, £3 10s ; second prize, £1 Is, third prize, 10s, Entrance, ss. 15, ST. PATRICK'S HANDICAP, third event, 440 yards. First prize,, £5 ; second prize, £2 ; (third prize, £l. Eh'trance, ss. 16, HALF-MILE SCURRY. For horses that have never won a race of £p 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 requir-. ed declaration, and he shall not he 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 accpmpariied with required amount of cashs otherwise they will not be accepted. Any competitor found guilty, of Bending 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 either before or after any event to make a declaration as to liis identity and the . correctness of the description of 'his performances. ■ : ' ' All HORSE EVENTS run under METROPOLITAN RULES. JAS'. It: MARTIN, - , .j V ED. WILLIAMS, : • • ; ; j'j ■ VJ.cint Hqu.- Secs,'