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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1399, 9 March 1905, Page 1

riHHE NEW ZEA JL LAND SHIP- - PING COMPANY’S «•*&«* ■'tai&Maam _ LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS, ‘ FOR LONDON, Via Monte Video, Teneriffo and Plymouth. Wellington JTwin Screw. Rimutaka A- Tongariro oalls at Rio de Janeiro. Fasse'ngers are booked at Lowest Bates and lorwarded to port of steamer’s departure free of extra expense. ' Tickets issued for Passages from Great Britain for £l7 and upwards. For freight or passage, apply to— THS N,Z3„ SHIPPING; COMPANY, LIMITED, ■- V Lowe Street, .Gisborne. CANADIAN-AUSTRALIAN LINE .THE MOST POPULAR AMD COMFORTABLE ROUTE. To CANADA, AMERICAN POINTS AND EUROPE.

ROUND THE WORLD BOOKINGS IN CON JUNCTION . WITH AW,Y LINE. NO OTHESI LINE CAN OFFER AS MUCH FOR THE MONEY. R.M.S. MIOWERA sails March 20th from Sydney for Vancouver, via Brisbane, Suva. Fiji, Honolulu. Now 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 A NiiKAli SPORTS To "be held on the Park Company’s Grounds, Te Hapara, On THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1905. ONE HUNDRED FOUNDS IN PRIZES. PROGRAMME OF: EVENTS. To Start at Noon, 1, MAIDEN RACE, 150 yards. First prize, £2; second prize, 10 s. Entrance, 2s 6d. 2ji BOYS’ HANDICAP, (under 16), 100 yards. First prize, 10s; second prize, ss. Entrance, Is. 3. .GIRLS’ HANDICAP, (under. 11), 100 yards. First prize, 10s; second prize, ss. Entrance, Is. 4, ST. . PATRICK’S HANDICAP, of <£2o ; to be run iu three distances, viz., 100, 220, 410 yards, [With 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,, £l 6s; third prize, 10s. Entrance, 3s.

L :U N C H. .To st/art at 1.30 p.m. FINAL HEAT of 100 yards St. Patrick’s Handicap. 5. PQNy RACE (11.2 and under), four furlongs. First prize, £2 10s; second prize, ss. Entrance 3s. ■'

6... ST. PATRICK’S HANDICAP, second event, 220 yards. First prize, £.5 ; second, £1 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. ' , ' HANDICAP, .TROTTINC race,, in saddle, . twice round. First prize, £4 ; second prize, £l, EnBj HANDICAP HURDLES, 120 yds (over JO flights). First prize, £2-; second prize, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 10, POLE JUMP. First prize, 30s; I 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 HANMCKP, FOOT RACE. First prize, £lO ; second prize, £2.; third prize,. £l. 13, SIAMESE S RACE, First prize, £2 2s ; second prize’, 451 Is. En- ' trance, 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. 13, 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, £1 Is. Entrance, ss. 17s, HALF-MILE HANDICAP. First prize, £5 ;• second prize, £1 10s; third prize, 10s, Entrance, 55.. 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 1.7, 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 lie 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, iif 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 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 His identity and the correctness .'of the description of his performances. ,' . : V •' All HORSE EVENTS run' under METROPOLITAN, RULES, JAS. PL MARTIN, ED, WILLIAMS; ’J.oint Hon,. Secs,