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Grey River Argus, Volume XV, Issue 1994, 28 December 1874, Page 3

Sports. f^i EEYMOUTH CHRISTMAS; SPORTS . 1. . AND RACES, 1874»Vi"'<', ■ ■'..../• - .".:«; f" 1 '^ - ■ ■ ' THIS DAY (MONDAY) AND TUESDAY, r \} '■;; /'•; ' ; ■■•■ '''J '■' 28th and 29th DECEMBER. , '-To beheld upon tho Kace-course. < .:>.?£:-':":[.■ . ■■" ,[?,;' - ... •■ ;••■.■ • Comjotteb: (iv j \-):'!\ ; ; i '■■ ■; ~r< i'f.'a-./.; i :.->'■•.-. Meßsra W. H. Reveli Mesßra E. Wickes W.-M c Millan John Walton James Kerr ; C, W°olcock C. Solder , ,p. ;P. Wj. Lahman J.Hogg Walter Bishop • ■ 3?. B. Cameron - -John Bradley .Honorary. Treasurer : '■'■ Mr W. M'MillaD. ; . ; Secretary: . . ,: ..... Mr James Payne. : 9l PRO GRIMM E. Fihst Day, MONDAY, 28th DECEMBER. Ist— Quoits : 21 yards — First prize, L 3 ; second do, LI ; entrance, 2a 6d; 10 entries. , 2nd — Westland Handicap Champion Race : ■ points ; 100 yards, 200 yards, 300 yards, and 440 yards— First prize, ii2o_) second do, L5 ;' third do, - L2j fourth do, LI j entrance; 7s 6d ; 10 nominations or "no public money. 3rd— Omotumotu Handicap, of 20 sovs; 1^ milea and a distance; entrance, 40s; post , entries ; Ithree acceptors or no race. 4th— Running High Leap^First prize, L 3 ; second do; LI ; three entries or no prize; entrance, 2s 6d each. sth— Handicap Half-mile Foot Race— First L 6; second ; .d6,.L2 ; entrance, 5s each; •: .. four, to start or public money withheld. 6th— Handicap Hack Race, _.of__lo soys ; • heatß ; V mile ; entrance, 1 soy ; post entries; three horses to start or no added money given ; no winner of public money amounting to LlO will be eligible ■' '■■■'■ l '■■ SKboNb Day, l TUESDAY, 29th DECEMBER. . lsfr^Diatvidi Handicap Champion Race ; 'p6fo¥B ) -20t> yatba, 100 -y&r&s, and 150 " ' yards-^-FiraV prizej LlO ;• second do, L 2; thirdrdu, LI ;, 10 entrances or no;race ; : entrance, 5s each. . • . „: . : ; . Snd-^tewards 1 Ha»dicap, of .20 soys ; distance, If miles ; entrance, 2 soys ; poßt entries ; 3 horses to start or public money withheld. ' ' " ; 3rd— Handicap Mile Race— First prize, L 7; second do, L2'j thirti do, LI ; eight entries, or no race ; entries, ss. 4th— Boy's Race, 150. -yards, for boys under 15 years of age — First prize, LI ; second do, 10a ; entrance, Is. c . * ' gth^-Vaulting with the Pole— four entrances J tciiuiteid, or no l public money'— First 14; secondpriaß, LI ; entrance, 3s. oth— Handicap, Qaarter-mile Hurdle Race— ! Firßt r ! prize, JLs; second do, L 2 • third ". do, LI j eight entries" required; en- " ; 'traiiw,'3a. ; ''\ '^;'. '. J , . „'.,. 7tn— Handicap. Hack Race, of 10 bovb; 1J miles; post entries ; entrance, 20s;; 3 horses to enter ; no horse that lias won public money, amounting to LlO will be entitled to enter as a hack. . i RULES FOR RACINa horsetracing the rules of ; the Greymouth Jockey Club will be strictly adhered to as far as practicable. .-. • , No entries for any of these races will be received except upon this condition :— That all disputes, objections, claims and complaints arising out of these races shall be disposed of and decided by the stewards, whose, ctecieioa apoa oil matters coaaected with the foregoing race programme shall be finaL Three horses must start for each event or no race. , . RULES FOR SPOfcTS. 1. Any runner wilfully jostling another during a race will thereby be debarred from winning. , % All disputes to'be referred to tbe Committee of Management, their decision to'be finaL 3. Complaints for foul running to be made immediately after the race. 4. Competitors mast compete in trousers and abbe*. : ■ 5. The Committee reserve to themselves the power of altering or amending the programme during the adrmised days. : 6. The sportß will commence at 11 o'clock sharp each day. 7. Quoits. : Competitors to find their own quoits, Entries to be made on the ground with Secretary. ,, If tbe required number of entries are not received the prize will not be oomjeted for. Entries for the Westland Handicap must be made on the 18fch December ; [handicap ,&6t>\nß& do the S4ib s>t>tx>mbvt. „. '