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King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 9, 21 December 1906, Page 2

King Country Carnival. ATHLETIC, WOOD-CHOPPING & SAWING EVENTS. (Affiliated with the N.Z.A.A.) To be held at Te Kuiti, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1907. Programme : 1. —Maiden Race, I2oyds. First prize 20s, second ss. Nomination Is 6d. 2. —King Country" Cup, three distances : 100, 200 and 300 yds. To be dceided by points, 5, 3 and I. First prize £4, second £l, third 10s. Nomination 4s, acceptance Is 6d. 3. —Half-Mile. First prize 50s, second 10s. Nom. 2s, accept. Is. 4. —Ladies' Bracelet, 440 yds. First prize, Bracelet valued at 50s. Nomination 2s 6d. j 5. —High Jump Handicap. First prize 20s, second ss. Nom. Is 6d. 6. —Hop, Step and Jump Handicap. First prize 20s, second ss. Nomination is 6d. 7. —Wrestling (open) Cumberland. First prize 30s, second 10s. Nomination 2s. 8. —School Boys' Championship (under 15 years) 100 yds. First prize 15s, second ss. Nomination Is. 9. —Boys' Race Handicap (Pakeha, for boys under 12 years) First prize 7s 6d, second 2s 6d. Nomination 6d. 10. —Boys' Race Handicap (Maori, for boys under 12 years), 100 yds. First prize 7s 6d, second 2s 6d. Nom. 6d 11. —Girl's Race Handicap of 100 yds, for girls under 14 years. First prize 7s 6d, second 2s 6d. Nom. 6d 12. —Leaping Match for horses. First prize 40s. Nom. 3s. 13. —Tilting in the Ring. First prize 20s, second ss. Nom. Is 6d. 14. —Standing Chop Handicap, log 18 inches. First prize £5, second £l. Nomination 4s, acceptance 2s. 15.—Single Handed Sawing Handicap, log 18 inches. First prize £2, second 10s. Nom. 2s 6d. 16. —Maiden Chop (standing) 18 inch log. First prize £l, second ss. Nom. Is6d. Open tojall those who have never won a chopping event. Guessing and Judging Distance Competitions. Conditions: Nominations for Nos. 2, 3, 4, 14 and 15, close with the Secretary, at Te Kuiti, at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9th, 1907. Acceptances for Nos. 2,3 and 14 close on Tuesday, January, 22nd, 1907. Handicaps will be declared in time for publication in CHRONICLE, Waikato and Taumarunui papers on January 17th, 1907. All entries to be accompanied by entrance fees and last two year's correct performances. Three to start or no race, four to start or no second money. All protests to be lodged within 10 minutes of finish of event, with a deposit of los, which will be forfeited if the protest be deemed frivolous. The decision of Committee to be final. All prize money paid in full. All Chopping and Sawing events under N.Z.A.A. Rules. The above is not the order of the running. £SO donated in prize money. Other post entry events arranged on ground. Admission to Ground: Adults Is, Children 6d. E. A. POWER, Hon. Secretary. Concert and Dance at Night. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. HOLIDAY Excursion Tickets will be issued from any station to any station on the Auckland Section from Monday, 17th December, 1906, until Wednesday, 2nd January, 1907, inclusive, available for return up to Saturday, 16th February, 1907* BY ORDER. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS, 1906-07. F 'ROM Friday, 21st December, to Thursday, 10th January, inclusive, an extra express train will leave Auckland at 10.35 a.m. During the same period the afternoon train (Frankton to Taumarunui) will not leave Frankton till 2.30 p.m. (after arrival of 10.35 a.m. extra express from Auckland) and will run correspondingly later to destination. On Saturday, 22nd December, a special train will leave Taumarunui at 6.45 a.m„ Ongarue 7.30 a.m., Porootarao 8.15. a.m., Te Kuiti 9.15 a.m., Te Awamutu 10.35 a.m., arriving Auckland 3.48 p.m. This train will only stop at; the stations named. BY ORDER. TE KUITI DISTRICT SCHOOL. T ENDERS will be received by the undersigned up till noon on January Ist, 1907, for cleaning the above school/from the date of re-opening till the April 30th, 1907. Specifications may be seen at J. Ormsby's (next Chronicle office). F. H, SIMS, Chairman. F STRAYED. 'ROM Mairoa, I Three - year - old - Shorthorn Bull, red and white, and I Shorthorn Cow same colour; branded with bow and arrow on rump. Anyone bringing same to Major Lystc Maifoa, will receive 10s for the delivery of ea«sk< F I OUND, —At the Mairoa, a sum of Money. Owner Jean have same by giving description and paying expenses—Apply Chronicle Office.