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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 14 March 1891, Page 3

Stock and Produce Column. FARMERS EXCHANGE. FOE SALE. 1 Half-draught Gelding by Pirate, rising 4 years eld Apply to Thomas Bowe. DOUGLAS BLOCK, OROUA DOWNS. FOE SALE. SECTIONS Numbers CO and GO O Douglas Block, Oroua Downs, containing 235k acres of cleared bush land. The property is all sown down with English grasses. Fenced all ound and subdivided into paddocks, with seven wire fence and substantial pos's. Cottage, Shearing'shed, Sheep yards and brick and cement ftp. Price, £7 »s an aero. For particulars apply to •' HERALD OFFICE," Foxton. Or to J. HERBERT TIANKINS, Paimerston N. Foxton Regatta AND \YATKRS P O R T S . ST. PATRICK'S DAY, Tuvsdiiv, Miiri-h 17th. IHOI. j 1 I.U..U iA Jii.c.Lh ( h. Woodlmm, Esq. Staistku— W. Ingram, Esq. Water Si-ohts Jitiksk — V. JOe RidJor, Esq. Stahtkh— C. Y. I'uitH Epi|. CoMiriTTKß— Mppki-p. Cook, Cowlf-s, Me A Jillan, PotlPV. lllioilcs, ('. and J. SymonK. PROfiRA^BEE. 1 . Pair -o.\u F.D Maxdicap, distance about H- miles. First prize, £2 10a ; second, .V doz. ale and bottle whiskey. Entrance, 2s. To start at 11 a.m. 2. ScuLi,i\cf Handicap, distance about 1 mile. First prize, £1 10s; second, large tin biscuits. Entrance, Is. To start at 12 noon. 8. Maiden* Swimming Race, for boys under 17. Distance, 100 yards. First prize, 10s ; second, 2s fid. Entrance free. To start at 12 noon. 4. Maori Canoe Race, about H miles. First prize, 1 cwt. floui\ Entrance free. To start at 1 p.m. 5. 150 Yards Swimming Handicap. First prize, £1 ; second, 10s. Entrance, Is. To start at 1.15 p.m. fi. Double Sci'llino, distance about 1 mile. First prize, +<loz wine. Entrance, 2s. To start at l.: J >o p.m. 7. Duck Hunt. First prize, £1. Entrance, free. To start at 1.30 p.m. 8. Maori v. Pakeha Canoe Race, distance, about 1-J miles. First prize, £1. Entrance free. To start at 2 p.m. 9. Pair-oared Handicap, for boys under IG. Distance, about 1 mile. First prize, 10s ; entrance free. To start at 2.30 p.m. 10. Final Heat for Captain's Cup. To start at 3.15 p.m. 11. Greasy Pole. First prize, a cheese. Entrance, Is. To start at 3.15 p.m. 12. Pair-oared Handicap — Married v. Single — distance, 1£ miles. First prize, £1 10s ; second, Mr Bradcock's prize. To start at 4 p.m. Nos. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12 are open to all coiners. No. 4, Maoris only. No. 6, Members M.K.C. Entries to close 30 minutes before starting. Any disputes to be decided by the Committee, whose decision shall be final. Handicappers —The Committee. Course to be such as the Committee may direct. G. POTTER, Sec. and Trea.s. ROYAL '^^^& MAIL COACHES. THE COACH leaves Cawston's ■» Hotel every morning at 0, and connects with tbe up and down train from and to Wellington, and returns after arrival of trains ufc Kereru, arriving at Foxton at 12. H0 p.m. PASSENGERS AKI> PARCELS At ReasonabJo Rates. Having" also laken the Scabies attached to tbe Manawatu Hotel, lam prepared to supply Saddlo Horses, ' Brakes, or Buggies at reasonable j charges. II; BRADCOOK. '