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Kumara Times, Issue 3161, 21 December 1886, Page 3

KUMARA QHRISTMAS gPORTS. IN THE RECREATION GROUND. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, December 27th and 28th. 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, second, L 6; third, L 3; fourth, LI. Nominations, with 5s entrance fees, will be received up to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Bth December; handicap declared on Thursday, 16th December. Acceptances, with 3s enclosed, must be paid before 10 a.m, on Friday, 24th December, to the Treasurer, Mr G. R. Rudkin. Eight to accept, or no race. ENTRIES AND HANDICAP. Yards. First Day. MONDAY, DECEMBER 27. Quoits— Distance, 18 yards.—First prize, LI 10s; second, 15s ; third, 10s. Entrance, 2s. Wresting— Cumberland and Westmoreland style.—First prize, L 7 ; second, L 3; third, LI, Eight entries or no event. Entrance, ss. Kumara Handicap Foot Race —IOO yards. Standing High Jump— First prize, H 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 27th. Acceptance, 2s, will close at 11 a.m. December 27th. 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 Monday, December 27th, 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 Rage, 100 yards—First prize, £1; second, 10s.—Entrance, Is. Kumara Handicap Foot Race. yards. Boy’s Race. —First prize, 6s ; second, 4s ; third, 2s ; fourth, Is. Second Day. TUESDAY, 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 7 ; second, L 3; third, LI. Entrance, ss. Eight entries or no event. Running Hop, Step, and Jump. —First prize, LI; second, 10s. Entrance, 2s. Six entries or no event. Half-hour Go-as-you-please Race.— First prize, L 4; second, L2; third, LI. Entrance, 2s. Wrestling, —Devon and Cornish.—First prize. L 7 ; second, L 3; third, Ll. Entrance, ss. Eight entries or no event. Kumara Handicap Foot Race.—6oo yards. Handicap Vaulting with Pole. —First prize, L2 ; second, Ll ; third, 10s; Entrance, 2s. Six entries or no event. Running High Jump. —First prize, Ll; second, 10s. Entrance, 2s. Kumara Handicap Foot Race.—3oo yards. Egg Race, 50, a yard apart.—First prize, L 3 ; second, Ll 10s ; third, 10s. Boy’s Race. First prize, 6s ; second, 4s ; third, 2s ; fourth, Is. Fire Brigade Competition, for members of the Kumara Volunteer Fire Brigade only. Fire Brigade Competition, for members of the Kumara Volunteer Fire Brigade only.—Six men to stand 50 yards from engine. At signal from starter, to run to engine and fix on two lengths of suction-hose and strainer ; one 50 feet length of delivery hose ; fix branch and pump water over rope 10 feet high; make up all gear as at starting. The following teams have been chosen to compete : No. 1. Brayshaw M'Ewen M‘Mahon Gebhardt Close Howe. No. 2. Smith Murtha Stevenson Meiklejolm Stubs Schaivi. All events will he posted on black board in tue Recreitlou Ground, and the times of starting strictly adhered to.