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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1370, 19 December 1872, Page 4

Sports. Sports, /3.REYMOUTH CHRISTMAS SPORTS, g GREYMOUTH ANNUAL REGATTA. VJT 1872. \JT 26th and 27th DECEMBER. MpHara M . , „ . stewards .- Messrs Middleton Messrs Moss Stewards: » gjf^ ooll » Mo , ri P e J Messrs W.H.ReveU Messrs W.F. Strike » t od f „ Btilstrode „D. Maclean „G. F. Maxwell » Allardyee „ Maclean „J. Middleton „ J.Harley » £?, d T™ » £ evell „W. M'Millan „P. Cameron " K »tchenham Fox „ Jas. Kerr , John Walton Starter-Captain Kitchenham. „ Chas. Holder „ C. Woolcock TT . J WT W t ;^-^ evell » Es > Treasuber : W. M'Millan. Umpire— (.aptain Allardyee, harbormaster, c t o Treasurer— James Middleton. SEORKiARY^Tas. Payne.- Secretary-E. B. Fox. Piiisr Day. to B E HELD OnIs? JANUARY. 1873. THURSDAY, 26th DECEMBER. _j^-a«uajj,x, w/* Ist— Quoiting : 21 yards— First prize, L 3; *• Licensed Waterman's Sculling Race, second do, Ll ; entrance, 2s 6d. m boate that are now, or have at any time 2nd-Westland Handicap Champion Race ; at «™en's boats. To be points ; 440 yards, 200 yards, 300-yards ™? n d , % * he ,f *ot' V™e, £6 ; -First prize, Lls ; secobd do L 5; third ***** I *f p i f^»- «• Course » on(je do, L 2; 4th do, LI ; entrance, ss. „ X?™ Tap °7° fk i w 0 j iiV IV r« i. i i j w j. z ' bAILING JKace, open to any boats, ballast 3rd-Wrestlin & Cumberland and Westmore- t o be kept as at starting. No oafs, poles, land style-First pnze, Lls; 2nd do, O r square sails to be used. First prize L 5; third do, Ll; fourth do, Ll ; en- £12 . second, £4. Course, twice round. crance, ss. 3, chakpiojt Sculling Race, open to all 4th— Handicap Boys' Race, 150 yards, for comers. Any class of boats, outriggers* boys under 14 years of age— First prize, excepted ; such boats not to exced 25ft. in Ll ; second, 10s ; third, ss ; entrance, Is. length. First prize, £12 ; second, £4 ; sth— Wrestling, Cornish and Devon style — third, £1. Course, twice round. First prize, Lls ; second do, L 5; third *• B( > YS Pair-oared Race, in any- boats. do, Ll ; fourth do, Ll ; entrance, ss. For Ws not exceeding 15 years of age. 6th-Handicap Half-mile Race-First prize, l l *?^™ % * 2 / * ec&ad > £l i third > 1Os ' L 6 j second do, L 2; third do, Ll; en- * wg^fe,, * 11 1, * trance 3a oecond Sailing Race, for all open boats, 1 ' with the exception of the winner of the Second Day firsi . sailin K race - Ballast to be kept as at • FRIDAY, 27th DECEMBER. starting. No oars, poles, square sails, fins, „ «,,., J . T, j. t, leeboarda, centre-boards, false keels, or Ist— Diatncb Champion Handicap ««» i washboards, to be used. First prize, £6 ; points ; 100 yards, 150 yards, 200 yards se cond, £3 ; third, £1. Course, twice round! -First prize, L 7; second, L 3; third, 6 . Champiok Four-oared Race, open to L 2; fourth, Ll ; entrance, 3s. an come - s . A ny class of boats, outriggers 2nd~Wrestling, collar and elbow style— excepted. Boats not to exceed 28ft in First prize, Lls ; second, L 5 ; third, length. First prize, £18 ; second, £4 ; Ll ; fourth, Ll ; entrance, ss. third, £2. Course, twice round. 3rd -Running High Leap— First prize, L 3: 7. Ajiatkur Pair-oared Race, in any second, Ll ; entrance, 2s 6d. bo ? t8 ' Firat prize, £0 ; second, £2. Course, 4th- Vaulting with the pole— First prize, a ™t> , * « L 5; second, L 2; entrance, 3s. F B '^i"^ 1 * ofß0 f B i C \ °P en *°^ ? omer * m sth-Handicap Hurdle Race, 440 yards- IZJ Is • £?'., *"&£?• *Si First prize\L6; second, L 3 ; third, Ll Course, twice 6th-flSiclp Boys' Race, 100 yards, for 9 ' Duck Hunt, post^ntries. 1 S B™.-Tlw» entries and three to start trance 6cL or no race, with the exception of the first 7th-Handicap Mila Race-First prize, L 8; T ™ ! which "quires four to enter. Entrances second prize, L 3; third, Ll "jg P Pr* r C f On f the to be on o^ r ' ' ' ' ' each event, excepting boys' race. All ens tries to be paid to the Treasurer on or before p tt T T? <5 Saturday, the 28t>h December, and not later nuujuo. than 10 p.m. Stewards to alter the starting The sports will commence on each day at o f raceß circumstances may require. 11 o'clock precisely. " ' Competitors are requested to appear in disIn each handicap race there must be three tinctive cdlora ; the same to be declared on starters, or no prize; four starters, or no day of entry, Rules.to-.be strictly adhered second pnze ; five starters, or no third prize ; to. Decision of the Stewards in all cases to and six starters, or no fourth prize. De f ma i. Should there be a tie in the Westland or - . , .. I^* w iL f LIAM i MAS th T?? ALD ' In each style of wrestling there must be _" .former yof bidmouth. West Tamar, six competitors, or no second prize; and Tasmania and last heard of at Mr Geddea's, eight competitors, or no third or fourth Oamaru, Ocago. New Zealand, is requested Dozes to wnte to his parents who are very anxious to Isttfir o£ fte Commi " M to aU "~ is^iSL^i!sss»ssss nhaUbelmal. TAM ™ PAYNE this P»por, or, by Wffliam MDonlld, '*"" Secretary. Sidmouth. West Tanrar, Tasmania. notioeT STRIKE f^B^CEMORE, DERATED WATER & CORDIAL MANUFACTURERS Gresson street, Greymouth, With great pleasure beg to inform the public and their up country customers that they haye appointed the following Agents in the Grey Valley for the Sale of their CELEBRATED ALE. For the Ahaura - ' ■ M. H. HAYDEN For Half-ounce - - JAMES MARSHALL Upper Broadway, Reefton - - STRIKE, BLACKMORE, & 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 his name will be a sufficient, attrac- , tion for all his old customers to give him a turn in his new. undertaking Notw'thdtanding all those Agencies, orders sent to Greymouth will receive the promptest attention. THE INHABITANTS OF GREYMOUTH AND DISTRICT Are respectfully informed that the business of the H.A.TI3 3VEE& XX. -WTSXXVI^COX^JES Is now being carried on by MRS. H. WHITMORE, As usual; and she respectfully solicits, a continuance of the patronage so liberally accorded her late husband. M. A. WHITMORE Murray street Greymouth. All orders and communications addressed to Box No. 6, Post Office, will meet with prompt attention. MR. SOLOMON, The Eminent AURIST, OCULIST, inventor of the OPTOMETIC APPARATUS, and ouly qualified OPTICIAN iii the Colonies, will be in GREYMOUTH about the 11th DECEMBER next. Those afflicted with Eye and Ear diseases, or defects, should await his arrival. The Press and Eminent Medical Men pronounce Mr SOLOMON'S Optometric Treatment to be a marvel of the age, and recommend its adoption by those whose eyes have deviated from their usual functions: itcompletelyexplodes the dreadful system of tie sight being so fearfully injured in the selection of glasses from incompetents, and it also clearly proves that persons cannot possibly gaugo their own precise focus of sight. The WARRANTED PURE BRAZILIAN PEBBLE SPECTACLES, and EYE-GLASSES, Optometrically calculated and guaranteed to the precise focus of sight, are only obtained from MR S. CONSULTING ROOMS, REVELL STREET, BOKITIKA 1