""""The""" PALMERSTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY^ SPORXS, QUEERS BIRTHDAY, - May 24, 1886.. \ To be held on the grounds kindly lent, by Mr J. Linton, adjoining Terrace End. .Railway Station. Patron- D.. H. Macarthur, Esq., M.H.B. ■President— A. Ferguson, Esq. Vice-Presidents — Messrs Linton and sneison. Treasurer— Mr Walkley. rircctors— . Mr Weight Mr Archer Mr Miller Mr Collins Mr Wood r^'i^i ers MrUentley Mr Partridge Mr Walkley Mr Cotvper Mr Coilinsou Mr Lipertwood . MrS'iPJrani MrW. Fcnton Mr Littlejohn .. Mr Clifford • Mr Batchclar Mr Flood Mr Isherwood • : JBandicappers— • ; MrGowper MrF.Pirani Mr Partridge ';, . v .-. . .Starter-4Mr J. A. Weight. .;-..v-.? i; ' Judges— ■ ." ' . I For "running .andwdlkiqg events: Mr Littlejonn., Tor pipe mtjsic tind dancing: Messrs Clapperton, Ligerfwo6d, Clifford, andCavanagh. For wrestling and-heary events: Messrs Wood, Waugh; aMd-VV,: I"enton.: Bidycle race, vaulting and tilting : Messrs lantoh, Ferguson, and Flood. PROGRAMME. [First event to start at 11 a.m.. othets to start ■•" . every 15 minutes.] • 1 Box's Rack, 100 yds handicap, for boys under 14, 15t prize 7s 6d ; 2nd 8s ; entrance 6d. 2 SbOTCH Reei. (m costume)— lst prize £1 ss ; ; 2nd 10s; entrance Is. 5 220 yds Handicap HußDiiE Bace— lst P™e £1 15s, and a sweepstake of Is each ; 2nd 10s. .4 Throwing the Hammer— lst prize £1; fintrance Is. « Plpe MusiC-<Strathspeys and Marches)— lst prize £2 ; 2nd £1 ; entrance Is. 6 100 yds Handicap Foot Race— lst prize £1 10s, and n sweep of Is ; 2nd £1. 7 Wrestling (Border or Cumberland)— lst prize £1 10s ; 2nd 10s ; entrance Is. S.I Mile Bicycle Race— lst prize £1 10s; and '} 10s ; entrance 2s. .■''*■ * 30 Minutes Handicap Go-as-you-Plbase— lst , prize £2 10s and a sweepstake of Is each ; 2nd ' £1. i 10 Single Stick CoMPETiTtoN-SFor Silver medal. presented by Mr Ligirtwood ; entrance Is. ! 11- Running High Jump— lst prize £1; 2nd 10a i; ; entrance U. . . '. 18 Tossing THECABER-rlst prize £l 6s ; 2nd 10s ; ,; entrance* Is. .■ . . ' ' . ; 13 l MiijE Handicap Walking Match— lst prize { -• -£2 and a sweepstake of Is each ; 2nd 15s. ° > U- Highland FUNG (m costpme)— lst prtza £1 ! -* - 10s ; entrance Is. ■ -. • ; 15 TnnowiNGSGlb WeVGht over Horizontal Barr- .; •• Ist pri?e £1 5s ; 2nd IQs ; entrance Is. 16 440 yd ,' HANDICAP FOOT RACE— lst prize £2 5s aud a sweepstake of Is each ; 2nd £1. 17 Vaulting with Pole— lst prize £1 5s ; 2nd ss ; * entrance Is. 18 200 yds Novelty RACE— lst prize £1 10s I 2nd 18s ; entrance Is. 19 Putting 161h Stone— sst prize £1 ; 2nd 7s 6d; entrance Is. 20 Irish Jig— lst prize £1 10s; entranoe.ls. 81 1 Mile Handicap Foot RACE-T-lst prize £2 10s and a sweepstake of Is each ; 2nd £1. 22 Handicap Boys' Race, under 15— 1st prize 7s 6d ; 2nd 3s ; entrance Cd. 23 Tilting m the Rlng over a Hurdle— lst prize .' £2 2s ; entrance 2s 6d. . • Nomination for Handicap events Is acceptance I ised ;■; The President (Mr A. Ferguson) will present a Silver Cup to the winner of the most points m Handicap events ; points' to count 5, 3, 1 ; m the event of a tic the Judges to decide. Mr Walkley will present a special prize to the scorer c* the most points m events Nos. 4, 7, 12, 15,19.. - ; Mr Isherwood will also give a special prize to the ■ winner of .the greatest number of points m the • whole programme. Other Special prizes will be duly announced. .:'■ ' RULES. ■ '•■;« Three competitors or no first prize, pipe music excepted. Should only one piper come forward he-will, If competent, receive the first prize. Nominations for all Handicaps to be sent- in by--9 p.m. of May 19th, addressed to the Secretary. Handicaps for Hurdles and 100 yds Flat Race will be published on Friday, May 21st. Other Handicaps will be declared on the ground one halfrhour before time of starting; and acceptances to be made 15 minutes before the time for starting the handicap accepted for. Competitors to run m correct athletic costume. Nominations for all other events to be made 15 minutes before time of starting. Competitors for all handicaps must furnish at time of entry particulars of performances for last twetre months, and colors. . Sweepstakes to be paid at time of acceptance... • The above programme will be carried out under the rules of the Wellington Caledonian Society, as for as practicable. All disputes to be settled by the Judges appointed for the various events. ■ Admission to the ground, Is ; children under 14, half-price ; m arms, free. A brass band {will be m attendance during the day F. MOWLEM, Secretary. A SELECT BALL Will be held m the Evening at the THEATKE EOYAL. PALMERSTON. Dancing to commence at 9 p.m. 1 Ball Committee— -Messrs A, Fe.rgu*^son. W. Akers.. M. Cohen, D. i.. Bnick, P. Roberts. „ . . •.•,■'.»(-)• •—^ Tickets can only be obtained from members of the Committee, or FRED PIRANI, ■ : Secretary to Ball Committee, jmATJPO QUAY, WANG AN UI. it you desire to purchase a .House, you ; should apply to Pollard*& Simcs If you desire to purchase a Farm, you should apply to Pollard & Simitt If you desire to purchase a few acre's of ; land, you should apply to Pollard & ;. Siiheß. If yon desire to purchase, by sale or otherwise, you should apply to Pollard & Simes. ■ If you wish to dispose of your house, j lands, &c., you should apply to . Pollard & Simes. If you desire to lease, or let on leasej.- --; Farms, yo^ should apply ! r io. • : & Simes. ; If you have anything to sell or dispose i of, consult Pollard & Simes. If you wish to Exchange Goods, send them through Pollard & Simes, Exchange and Mart. If you want good Servants, 70a should call on Pollard & Simes. If Servants and others require good situations, they should call on PcAlacd Sc. Simes. If you wast (to buy or sell a business of any deserijption, or have your furniture ete M valued, you should call on Pollard & Simes. If you wish to send Parcels to any part of New Zealand at Cheap Rates, forward them through Pollard & Simeß. If you wish to forward parcels to any ; , part of the world, forward through : Pollard & Simes. ! If you wish missing friends traced, and private enquiries made, call on Pollard & Simes. . If you wioh-^to' 1 inspeot Next-of-Zin-Begister, call on Pollard & Simes. If you want goods" Dyed; ion shortest" notice, call on Pollard and Simes. It you want your rents or debts collected, '■' on Pollard & Siraes* , > •■<:- If\yj»u^ant cheap/tfdvts. iuany part of New Zealand call on Pollard &; Simes. ' In short, if you want any Commission' 1 - Business transacted, place yourself m communication with POLLARD & SIMES, Taupo Quay. rpHE Court Young Manawatu of Juvenile X Foresters will meet on TUESDAY* Night, May 18, 1886, at 7 o'clock, m the; Foresters' Court Room, Palmerston North* All respectable youths are invited to jolftt Adult yQWPtewtaYltfld to attend J, J, I4Wt - .■:..•:.:■ .:..-,... • ■ fmwmh '
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1709, 15 May 1886, Page 4
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1,121Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1709, 15 May 1886, Page 4
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