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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1368, 17 December 1872, Page 4

__i__ sports. ;.-.. _ ,/ ;;smpi,x. ' : (NREYMOUTH CHRISTMAS SPORTS | REYMOUTH ANNUAL REGATTA. V-n 1872. . yJT — - — 26th and 27th DECEMBER. stewards: ; __— Messrs Middleton Messrs, Moss , . ; . Stbwards: „ iGirdwpoa „ ; Mjprice ■:■' Messrs W. H. ReVell Messrs W. F. Strike » -Rhodes „ Bulstrodb 1 , ; D. Maclean „ G. F. Maxwell »» Ailardyee „ Maclean „J. Middleton „J. Harley „ ..Andrews „ Revell I„ W. M'Millan „ P. Cameron »> Kitchenham ;, Fox „ Jas. Kerr John Walton Starter— Captain Kitohebham. , „ Chas. Holder „C. Woolcock Judge-f Wi H4ReyeUi Esq. v Treasurer : W. M'Millan. Umpire— Captain Allardyce, harbormaster. h-nw^-. Payne. ■* m Ss&i l^** i IHDRSDA^S^CEMBER. m^lAmii^'im,--Ist —Quoitin g: 21 yards— First prize, L 3; 1. Licensed Waterman's Sculling Race, , second do, Ll ; entrance, 2s Gd. in boats that are now, or have at any time 2nd— Westland nandicao Champion Race ; been licensed watermen's; boats. To be points j 440 yards, 200 yards, 300 yards rowed on the gunwale. First prize, £6; —First prize, Lls; second do, L 5; third second, £3; third, £1. Course, once do, L 2 ; 4th do, Ll ; entrance, ss. round » four entries or no race. 3rd-Wrestling, Cumberland and Westmore- 2^S I S f E fl f E f ' °, pc ?. to an^ boats . ha3l^ land style-First prize, Lls: 2nd do, ' to be kept as at starting. No oars, poles, T<;. thn-A An Tirwvj« n ' : «« or square sails to be used. First prize, trince S ' ' ' ' £12 1 second, £4. Course, twice ro_nd. ? ah. rr j- t, .t. \* n j• * 3 - Chamjpion Sculling Race, open to all 4th-Handicap Boys' Race, 150_yards; for comera< Any- class of boats, outriggers boys under 14 years of age-First prize, excepted ; such boats not to exced 25ft. in . - Ll : second, 10s jthird, ss ; entrance, Is. i ength , Firß t . prizet £ 12 . second, £4 ;- --st h—Wrestling, Cdrhißh and Devon style — : 'thirds £1. Course, twice-round - :! First prize, Lls ; second do, Lsj, third 4. Boys' Pair-oared. Rage, • in, any boats, do, Ll ; fourth do, Ll ; entrance/ ss. For boys hot exceeding 15 years of age. 6th— Handicap Halfrmtte/Race— First prize, prize, £2 ; second. £1 ; third, 10s. : L 6; second do, L2j third do, Ll; en- 2 3 6d. trance, 3s; . : . . 5. Second Sailing Race, for all open boat's, 1 .. . • * .• ■ ■■■■'■ILiJ- -?*'>■'•-■■ , <; with the. exception of rthewmner of the i Second DAY.i - > firsi/saili^race. . Ball|stto bekebtas'ut , FRIDAY, 27th DECEMBER. starting. No oars, poles, s^uarfe saUs, fins/ i<.t Ti:<.i..;,tt pi,««.-; a xr j* tj leeboards, centre-boards, false keels, or 1st — District (Jnampion Handicap JKace : ■.-. ju^xa^.^^ t- l» _„„ j ii<:_,t -»>:„- ua P °S nrizTL?' 0 & ■*Sffi^%%*2sSS£iL TlyLrSl^^noS, ' '6 - Champion Four-oared Rack, open to L2j fourth, Ll. entrance, 3s. . . ,aU, C omers. Any class of boats,.outriggers 2nd— Wreßtlmg^-collar and elbow* style--- Cxcepfea. - Boata not to^exceed ; 28ft ; in First prize, Lls ; second, L 5 ; third, length. First prize, £18 ; second, £4 ; Ll; fourth r Ll ; i entrance, ss. , third, £2, Cpiirae, twice round, . 3rd -Running High Leap— First prize, L 3 j 7. Amateur PAiR-tiARED: 11 !-!^, in any second, Ll ; entrance, 2a 6d. boats. First prize, £5; second, £2. Course, 4th- Vaulting with the pole-First prize, o "fe^l rouna< * Vl_ ; L „ L 5 ; second, L 2; entrance, 3s. ' B.^PAte-OAIiED Race, open to all comers in sth-Handicap Hurdle Race, 440 yarns- - any sclass^. of ,t)oats First prize, £8 ; First prize, L 6; second, L 3 j third, Ll second, £3 ; v third £1. Course, twice entrance 3s round. 6th-Hapdicap. vßpys' _ Race, 100 yards, for . 9 - Duck nn^ P ost entries - boys under 11 years of.ager-^rßt,prize, 4> T^i' 7 : \^ ": ; '\± 10s;. second,. ss; third, 2s 6d] en- RTH,ES.-Three t entries and three to start trance 6d - •or no race,- with -the -exception of -the. first 7tlj^-Handicap Mila Race -First prize, LB,- which feojiires to' en^r. Entrances second prize, L 3; third, Ll /entrance -7i P er eft..e f t.. on. the prizes to be gvven on g ß> each event, excepting boys race. All en- , ; tries tb' be paid to the Treasurer on or before •n-TjT -nj g Saturday, the 28tli December, and notlater _, •: . „, ' , , . thanlOp.tn; Stewards to alter the starting The sports will commence on each day at o f any f ac e 8 as circumstances may require. II o clock precisely. . , „ Competitors are requested to appear in disIn each handicap race there must be three tinctive colors j the same to be declared on starters, _or no prize; four starters, jor no, day of ; entryj E _ leß to be strictly ndhered second prize ; five starters, or no third prize ; to/ _) ecißion o£ the Stewards in aU cases to and six starters, or no fourth prize. - be final. Should there be a tie in the Westland or ■ ••/■'■ - ; - J ; - ■■ ■■--'•■■ -■■ -' . -■■" ; - '.. ■■:■. -' - District Handicaps, the deciding race will be ■ . .- = run off at the middle distance. TTTILLIAM THOMAS M'DONALD, In each style of wrestling there must be Tl formerly of Sidmouth, WestTamar, six competitors, or no second' prize ; and Tasmania, and last heard of at Mr Geddes's, eight competitors, or no third or fourth Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand, is requested prizes. The decision of the Committee in all cases " hear from him. Any information respecting shall be final. himwill be thankfully received at the office of JAMES PAYNE, this Paper, or, by William M 'Donald, : ; Secretary. Sidmouth, ..WestTamar, Tasmania.. FOTIOE. - SC BLACKMORE, -ERATED WATER & CORDIAL .M;A.N U FAOTURERS Gresson street, Greyihoutlii > With great pleasure beg to inform the . public, and their up country customers that they have appointed, the i following Agents in the Grey t Valley; for \ \ "'' the Sale of their CELE SEATED ALE. For the Ahaura - - - M. H. HAYDEN For Half-ounce - - ... JAMES i MARSHALL Upper Broadway, Reefton - - STRIKE, feLACKMORE, & CO, Where they have great pleasure in introducing Mr J* P. Taylor (their late Brewer, also late of the firm of M'Millan and Taylor, Brewers, Greymouth) as heir 'Traveller; and they feel.assured l his name "v^ « '••■■■ tionfor all his old customers tO'gvrehim alburn in .his new. ■ ■ undertaking Notw'thdtanding all those Agencies, orders sent to Greymouth will receive the ■ promptest attention. \ , . , , ; : ' the inhabitants op > gkreymouth AND DiSTRICT Are respectfully informed that the business of the ; LATEMR IX. WHITMORE Is now being carried on by MRS. H. WHI^adRE, 1 As usual ; and she respectfully solicits a continuance of the patronage so liberaUy accofdetl her late husband. Murray street d-Hymouth. All orders and communications addressed ijo Box No. 6, Post ? Offi ce ; will meet with prompt attention. MS. tefy^MOT^/'- '. 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