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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, 28 February 1905, Page 1

The new zea- , LAND SHIP- ' 'o. i i.\k-.., PING COMPANY’S vwsaSs&ki** ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Tonoriffo and Plymouth. JTyyin Screw. Rimutaka & Tongariro oalls at Rio do Janeiro. Passengers are booked' at Lowest Rates and forwarded to port of steamer's departure free of extra expense.

Tiokats issued for Passages from Great Britain for £l7 and upwards. For freight or passage, apoly to—,THH N. 53, SHIPPING! COMPANY, LIMITED. Lowe Street, Gisborne. cX^diak-australiaiTliMe 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. MIOWERA sails March 20til 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 S P, O R T S 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, £3 ; second 'prize, 10 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, 10s;' 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..o( Gold . Medal, suitably, inscribed. Points for Medal : First J 5. second 3, third, 2. 4 .. First event, 100 yards (in heats). First prize, £3 ; , second prize,, £l 5s ; .third prize,, 10a. Entrance, 3s,

. . L P N C H ; 'i . - To,.start at l.'3(><p.rd. FINAj; IIiKATaPI 100 yarda St. Patrick’s Handicap. 5, PQNY RACE (14.2 arid under), four furlongs. First'prize.. £2 10s; . second prize, ss. Entrance C. . :3s. , ... ....

6, ST. PATRICK'S 'HANDICAP, second event, 220 yards. First •prize, £5 ;. second, £1 10s ; .third . 10s. .Entrance, ss. 7, 4-MIKE SCURRY, , For H’orscs that have neverfwon a" race of .“£5 or over, at the time 'of starting. Minimum weight,' Bs't, First? prize, .£5; second prize, £1 Is. Entrance,ssJ' ... .. . & HANDICAR . .TROTTING RACE, I '.in saddle, twice , rounds First prize, £l ; second’ prize, £l.. En--0/HANDICAE HURDLES, 12(> yds Cover 10. flights)- "First prize, £2 ; second prize, iOs, EnXC. POLE JUMP, First prize, 30s; , second prize, 10s. .’Entrance,. 2s. lli HOSPITAL . FUND" RACE HANDICAP," 200! yaids. 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. 13/ SIAMESE'RACE, . : First prize, “£•2 2a ; second i>rize,~£i Is, Eh- : . “ trance,'3s. 'll.: HO USE JUMP INC COMPETITION,." over, .isuch juiaps as the Committee;±flay. "determine. First prize, £3 ,10s seediid. prize, i£l ,',ls, 'third prize, 10s, Entrance, os. 15, ST. PATRICK’S ; HANDICAP, -third event, 440 yards. First prize* ,£5 ; second prize, £2 5 third prize, £l. Ehtrance, 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,, £l IS. Entrance, ss. 17, HALF-MILE HANDICAP. First prize, £5 ; second-prize, ‘£l 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 lollowiing 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 tlio 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 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 accompanied 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 dis- 1 qualified. 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 his identity and the ‘ correctness of the description of his performances. -All HORSE EVENTS run under 3 METROPOLITAN RULES. ' JAS. H. MARTIN, ... ED'.; WILLIAMS, if l i ; ‘ . sJfiint Hoo* Secs.;