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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1396, 6 March 1905, Page 1

THE NEW ZEALAND SHIP- . PING GOMPAN Y’S ‘iviaiCtifiSw* LINE BOYAL MAID STEAMERS, FOR LONDON, ’ Via Monte Video, Toneriffo and Plymouth. TONGAIURO Paparoa Kuiipciia Turokimi Greonstreet Sutcliffe Jti^gurd 7SOI Muyc 801 For b i MnrlG Apl 13 Mayll JTwin Sarow. Rimutalca & Tonpariro calls at Rib do Janeiro. Passengers are booked, at Lowest Rates and forwarded to port o 1 steamer’s departure free of extra expense. . ; , Tiokets issued for Passages from Great Britain for £l7 and upwards. Bor freight or. passage, apply to— - THM N.Z,, SHIPPING] COMPANY,.

• LIMITED, Lowe Street,. Gisborne. CaNADIAN-AUSTRALIAN 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. 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. NAVUA', leaving Auckland 22nd March. Monthly Sailings.

UNION S.S. CO., Managing Agents. ST. PATRICK’S S P D, R T S To be held on the Park Company’s Grounds, ,Te Htapara, On THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1905.; ONE HUNDRED POUNDS IN PRIZES. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. 1 To Start at Noon, 1, MAIDEN RAQE, 150 yards. First prize, £2 ; second ‘prize. Ids, t 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, svith prizes for. each distance, and aggregaie 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 prize* £1 ss; third prize, 10s, •Entrance, 3s.

L lU 'iN, C H . 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 10ssecond prize, ss, Entrance 3s 6 j; ST, PATRICK’S HANDICAP, second event, 220 yards, First prize, £.5 ; second, ,£l 10s ; .third 10s. Entrance, ss. 7. g-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, £1 ; second prize, £l, Entrance, ss. 0, HANDICAP HURDLES, 120 yds (over 10 flights). First prize, sE3; second prize, 10s., Entrance, 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, ‘Entrance, Is. 12, ONE MILE HANDICAP FOOT RACE, First prize, £10.; second prize, £2 ;. third prize, £l. Entrance, ss. 13, SIAMESE RACE, First prize, £2 2s ; second prize, £1 Is, Entrance, 6s. 14, HORSE JUMPING. .COMPETITION, over such jumps as the Committee may determine. First prize, £3 10ssecond 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. 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, £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 hopr before the time of starting. The Committee may disqualify any competitor, 'before or after any event who shall refuse to make’tlie 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 bo 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 dis- j 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. METROPOLITAN RULES. JAS. H'. MARTIN, ED, WILLIAMS; 5 * _ 'Joint Hon, Secsi