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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1989, 21 December 1874, Page 4

Sports. /CHRISTMAS SPORTS To be held on THE CAMP RESERVE, ON SATURDAY, the 26th DECEMBEE, 1874 To commence at 11 o'clock sharp. Stewards :— Messrs Sheedy Messrs Moore Kent Ancher Clune Morton Slattery . M'Gregor Ashton , . Sutherland Anseline Dupre Tait Ryan -R. Slattery, Treasurer. E. B. Fox, Secretary, PROGRAMME. Ist— loo yards handicap Foot Race — First prize, L 5; second do, L 2; entrance, 2s 6d 2nd — Running High Leap— First prize, L 3; second do, LI ; entrance, 2s 6d 3rd — Wrestling, Cornish style — First prize, L 10; second do, L 3; third do, LI; entrance, 5s 4th— Qr-mile Handicap Hurdle Race — ITirst prize, L 8; second do, L 3; third do, LI ; entrance, 5s 5th — WresbliDg, collar and elbow style — First prize, L 1 0; second do, L 3; third do, LI ; entrance, 5s 6th — Dancing Highland Fling — Prize, L 3; entrance, 2s 6d 7th— Dancing Irish Hornpipe— Prize, L 3; entrance, 2s 6d ■ ; Bth— Putting the Stone, any style, 211bs ; First prize, L 3; second do, LI ; entrance, 3s .....-:• 9th— Sack Race, 100 yards— First prize, L 3 ; second do, LI ; entrance, 2s 6d lOfch — Boya'Race, under 14 years of age, 100 | yards, handicapped— First prize, LI;, second do, 10s ; third do, ss ; entrance, Is 11th — Greasy Pig ; entrance, 2s 6d All entrance money to be paid on the different events, or no public money to be given. In all cases the decision of the Stewards to be final. E. B. FOX, ■ Secretary. Sporting. 4 LBION CHRISTfttAS DERBY -"■ SWEEP, No. 4, ON SYDNEY TATTERSALL'S CLUB CUP, A Handicap Sweepstake of 15 soys , with 500 soys added, to be run at Randwick, New South Wales, on New Year's Day, January 1, 1875. 1500 Members at £1 each. Forty-one prizes. First horse, six-fifteenths : ...... £600 Second horse, three-fifteenths 300 Third horse, two-fifteenths ... : ... 200 Starters (to be divided amongst) twofifteenths ... ... .... ... 200 Non-starters (to be divided amongst) two-fifteenths 200 The DRAWING will take place at the ALBION HOTEL, Greymouth, on TUES--DAY EVENING, 29th DECEMBER, 1874 on the plan of; the London and Glasgow ArtUnion, under the supervision of Messrs James Hamilton, F. Hamilton, W. F. Strike, James Kerr,? W. M'Millan, and D. Girdwood, assisted by subscribers present. Tickets may be obtained from the Treasurer, Mr R. J. Tonks ; Messrs Hamilton and I Co, Marsden and Maori Creek ; Mr John OlHvier, Star Hotel, Ahaura ; Mr S. Haisty, No Town ; Mr J. Galbraith, No Town j and Mr John Cunningham, Half-Ounce. lmmediato application is solicited to prevent disappointment, Please cross all cheques, with exchange added; post-office orders preferable, payable RICHARD J. TONKS, Treasurer, Albion Hotel, Greymouth. Bazaar. A GRAND FANCY BAZAAR in aid of • ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL, will be held in the V O L U N T E E R H A L L At CHRISTMAS NEXT. ] VThe following ladies have kindly consented to hold Stalls :— ' Mrs Griffin Mrs Quinn Mrs Sheedy Mrs Joyce, and Mrs Kennedy, ; : : And will be assisted by Mrs Fitzgerald Mrs Hickson Miss Griffin Miss Fitzgerald Misses Lundon Mrs Hungerford Mrs Butler Mrs Drumm Miss TwohUt MraM'Donnell Mrs O'Brien, and other ladies. Contributions in money or kind will be thankfully received by the above-named ladies, and members of the Committee. - The School . Committee beg to state that, by reason of the recent river encroachment on the present cchool site (which a few years ago cost upwards of £600), they have had to incur a large debt for the purchase of a new Bite, upon which it is their intention to erect new schools. Brewers. TIT'M ILL AN AND CO. Bkewbrs, Corbial Makers, JSratbd Water Manufacturers, Tainui street, Greymouth. ( Country orders promptly attended to. STR I K E A N D B L A C K M OR E Brewers, Cordial Makers, ; derated Water Manufacturers, and Ale and Porter Bottlers, Murray street, Greymouth. Agents for Singleton's Sarsaparilla, Deetjen' Bottled Ale, and are daily expecting anothes shipment of Guinness's Stout (iv soda water bottles) and Sohweppe's Soda Water. Exhibition Ale in stock. Letter-box for orders kept at Gilmer's Sotel