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Manawatu Herald, 31 October 1896, Page 3

PALMERSTON SALE. THURSDAY, sth OOVEMBERAt their Sale Yards, Rangitikei Street. ABRAHAM & WILLIAMS will f\ sell by public auction as above at 1 p.m.— 8 prime fat bullocka 50 prime bullocks 80 8 and 4-year bullocks 100 3 -year steers 20 2$ year steers 500 Lincoln wethers 660 forward wethers 100 prime fat ewes. LEVIN SALE. MONDAY, 2nd NOVEMBER. A BRAHAM & WILLIAMS will j\ sell by publio auction as above at 1 p.m.— 50 yearlings 25 yearlings 4 2 and 8 year steers 10 mixed cattle 7 8 year steers 80 ewe hoggets 60 shorn hoggets 60 ewes and lambs 20 ewoa and lambs 80 ewes and lambs 30 fat and forward ewea 7 store pigs OTAKI SALE. WEDNESDAY, 4th NOVEMBER. ABRAHAM & WILLIAMS will £\ sell by public auction as above, at 1 p.m.— ! 25 mixed cattle 1 cow 6 springing heifers 100 fat and forward ewes 100 hoggets E. P. OSBORNE, Undertaker, Cabinetmaker, Spring Mattras6-maker and Venetian Blind Manufacturer. Orders left with A. R. Osborne, Tailor, Main street, or at Edmund OBborne's, Centre of Commerce. FOOTBALUPORTS. To be held on TUESDAY, 24 ih November, 1896, on the Foxton Racecourse. Open to Members of the Foxton Football Club and Bssidents of Foxton within a radius of 8 miles. Sports to commence at 1 p.m. sharp. President— Mr A. E. T. Nixon ; Judges, Messrs J. B. Btansell and E. S. Thynne ; Starter, Mr W. T. Little ; Handioappsrs, Messrs 0. A. Harrison, H. Bradcock and W. T. Little. Committee— Messrs Nixon, P. Hennessy, Rhodes, Westwood, E. Oaborne, Bradcock, J. Webster, W. laddie, J. Desmond and J. B. Stausell. Programme. 1. Maiden Baoe, 100 yards; first prize hat presented by Mr Oaborne, to be picked by winner ; second prize, 6?. To be competed for by persons who have not won an advertised race. Entrance 6d, acceptance, 6d. 3. Boy's Baoe, 100 yards ; for boys of 12 yean of age or under. First, 2a 6d ; second, Is. Entrance free. 3. Foxton Football Handicap, 100 juris, 220 and 440 yards. Pointß in eaoh event to count as follows, 5, 8, 2. The winner of each event to receive st. First prize, £2; second, £1; third, 10s. Entranoe Is, acceptance Is. 4. Girl's Bace, 100 yards handicap. For girls of 12 years of age or under. First prize, 23 fid ; second, Is. Entrance free. 6. Handicap Hurdle Baoe, 220 yards; over ten flights of hurdle* Bft 6in high. First prize, £1 ; second, ss; Entrance 6d, acoeptanoe 6d. 6. Handicap Boy's Bace, 150 yards, with hoops for boys of 14 yearß of age or under. First prize 4s, second 2s, third 18. Entranoe free. 6. Bupaing Long Jump, first priae Mr Bhodes' trophy, second prize Mr West* wood's trophy. Entranoe, 6d. 7. Foxton Football Handioap, 2nd event, S2O yards. Priae, ss. 8. Hop, Step and Jump. First prize, .watch presented by Mr Eure ; second, 2s 6d. Entrance, 6d. 9. Girl's Bace, 100 yards handicap. For girls of 14 years of age or under. First prize, 2s 6d; second, Is. Entranoe free. 10. Foxton Football Handioap, 3rd event, 440 yard. Prize, ss. 11. Tilting in tbe Bing on Horsebaok. First prize, 10s ; second, 2s 6d. Entranoe Is. 12. Consolation Baoe, 200 Tyardr. First prize, half-dozen Cabinet Photos of winner presented by Mr McElwain and 5s in cash; second, 2s 6d. Entranoe, 6d. Nominations close on FRIDAY, November 6th, at 8 p.m. with the Secretary. Handicaps will be published in this paper on SATUBDAY, November 7th. Acceptances olose on FRIDAY, November 20th. Post entries for jumping eventf*. Consolation Bace and Tilting in the Bing. Nominations will not be received unless accompanied by cash and performances for the past two years, to be forwarded with nominations.' la ease of any protest being entered, the Committee's deoision to be final. Entrance to ground 6d, children free. OHAS. A. HARRISON, Hon. Sec