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Kumara Times, Issue 2875, 21 December 1885, Page 3

KUMARA pHRISTMAS CPORTS. IN THE RECREATION GROUND. SATURDAY AND MONDAY, December 26th and 2Sth. KUMARA HANDICAP FOOT RACE, £3O. Kumara Handicap Foot Race : distances, 100, 200, 300, 440, and 600 yards. Points, 5,3, 2, 1. First prize, L2O and a valuable Silver Medal; second, L 6 ; third, L 3 ; fourth, LI. Nominations, with 5s entrance fees, will be received up lo 10 p.m. on Wednesday, 16th December ; handicap declared on Monday, 21st' December. Acceptances, with 3s enclosed, must be paid before 10 a.m. on Thursday, 24th December, to the Treasurer, Mr G. R. Rudkin. Eight to accept, or no race. First Day. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26. Quoits —Distance, 18 yards.—First prize, LI 10s ; second, 15s ; third, 10s. Entrance, 2s. Wrestling—Cumberland and Westmoreland style.—First prize, L 5 ; second, L2 ; third, LI. Eight entries or no event. Entrance, 4s. Kumara Handicap Foot Race yards. Standing High Jump— First prize, LI 10s; second, 10s. Six entries or no event. Entrance, 2s. Handicap Half-Mile Foot Race—First prize, L 4; second, L2 ; third, 10s. Entrance, 2s, will close at 9 p.m. on December 24th ; handicap declared at 8 a.m. on December 26th. Acceptance, 2s, will close at 11 a.m. December 26th. Six acceptances or no event. Handicap Hurdle Race—Distance 300 yards, over five flights of hurdles. First prize, L2 ; second, LI ; third, 10s. Entrance, 2s,- will close on Saturday, December 26th, at 9 a.m. ; handicap declared at 11 a.m. Acceptance Is, will close at 3 p.m. same day. Five entries or no event. Sack Race, 100 yards.—First prize, LI ; second, 10s. —Entrance, Is. Kumara Handicap Foot Race. yards. Boys' Race—First prize, 6s ; second, 4s ; third, 2s ; fourth, Is. Second Day. MONDAY, DECEMBER 28. Quoits —Distance 21 yards.—First prize, LI 10s ; second, 15s; third, 10s. Entrance, 2s. Kumara Handicap Foot Race yards. Wrestling Collar and Elbow. First prize, L 5 ; second, L2; third, LI. Entrance, 4s. Eight entries or no event. Running Hop, Step, and Jump.—First prize, LI; second, 10s. Entrance, 2s. Six entries or no event. One Mile Handicap Foot Race.—First prize, L 4 • second, L2 ; third, 10s. Entrance, 2s, will close at 9 p.m. on December 26th; handicap will be declared at 8 a.m. December 28th. Acceptances, 2s, will close at 11 a.m. on December 28th. Six acceptances or no event. Wrestling—Devon and Cornish. —First prize, L 5 ; second, L2; third, LI. Entrance, 4s. Eight entries or no event. Kumara Handicap Foot Race yards. Handicap Vaulting with Pole—First prize, L2 ; second, LI; third. 10s. Entrance, 2s. Six entries or no event. Tug of War—ln teams of 10 men each side. —Prize, L 4. Entrance, 10s per team. Three teams to enter or no event. Kumara Handicap Foot Race yards. Egg Race, 50, a yard apart. —First prize, . L 3 ; second, LI 10s ; third, 10s. Boys' Race.—First prize, 6s ; second, 4s ; third, 2s; fourth, Is. Fire Brigade Competition, for Members of the Kumara Volunteer Fire Brigade only.—Five men (not to exceed), each dressed only in shirt and trousers, to be in a tent (or on a tarpaulin) lying down. At signal from starter, men to get up and dress, putting on tunic (of which four buttons must be fastener!), boots, helmet, belt, and spanner, running 25 yards to engine, connect to, and pay out from one side of engin ; two lengths of wet canvass hose, 50 fee each; fix branch nozzle), connect two lengths suction hose to engine (strainer to be previously attached), turn over, secure and unlock levers, lock fore carriage, and pump from ;i dam (previously filled with water), jiih.l with the water strike a hell-disc (thro* feet in diainetei*) fixed about ten feet from the ground. At starting, suction hose to be in side pockets on each sidti of engine (lids closed), delivery hose to be made up in two coils and with branch (detached), placed on body of engine.—First prize, £4 ; : econd, £l, with entrance money added. Judge, Mr R. Howe. Starter, Mr D. Callanan. Secretary, Mr G. R. Rudkin. THE KUMARA BRASS BAND, 21 Performers, Under the leadei'ship of Mr Richards, will play at intervals during the Sports. A large Platform, 24 feet by 36 feet, will I be laid for Dancing.