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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 18, 19 December 1877, Page 3

gPOB/TS ! OPORTS! PALMERSTON. PORTS! To be held m the Paddocks adjoining the PRINCESS FAMILY HOTEL. Visitors can note the Entrance by the Triumphal Arches erected- m Main Sf Broad Streets. : PRIZES. 1. 100 yards' Raw for Boys under 14 (entrance, free) — Ist, & 2nd Prizes. 2. 100 yards' Race for Adults (entrance, 2s)— lst & 2nd Prizes. 3. Throwing Cricket Ball (entrance, Is). ■ 4. Blindfolded Wheel barrow Race (entrance, Is) — Ist & 2nd Prizes. 5. Throwing Heavy Hammer (en- . trance* Is). 6. Running Long Jump (entrance, Is) —Ist & 2nd Prizes. 7. One Mile Race (entrance, 2s 6d) — Ist, 2nd, & 3rd Prizes. 8. Three-Legged Race, 100 yards (entrance, Is). 9. Jumping m Sacks (entrance, Is) — Ist & 2nd Prizes. 10.- Vaulting with Pole (entrance, 2s 6d). 11. Hop, Step, and jump (entrance, . 2s.6d)— Ist & 2nd. Prizes. J. 2. Blindfolded Bell Race (entrance, Is). 13. Quarter- Mile Hurdle Race (entrance, Is). 14. Running High Jump (entrance, Is). 15. Pneumatic Standing Jump (entrance, Is). 16. Maori Women Race (entrance, Is) —Ist & 2nd Prizes 17. Climbing Greasy Pole (entrance, Is). 18. Egg Race (entrance, Is). 19. Dipping for Oranges and Money (entrance, free) — 1 Prize. 20. Girl's Race, under 14 (entrance, free)— lst & 2nd Prizes. 21. Tilting at the Ring (entrance, 5s) — • Ist, & 2nd Prizes, and 3rd to save v stakes. 22. Catching a Greasy "Pig (entrance, free)— Winner to take the Pig. 23. Step Dance (entrance, 2s 6d). 24. Water Race (entrance, Is). 25. Consolation Handicap, quarter of a miles — Ist- & 2nd Prize. 26. Running on a Barrel (entrance, Is). Finis. Should sufficient inducement offer, A BABY SHOW will be held (m the afternoon). Dancing on the Green ; Music provided. Numerous Old English Games, such as — " Aunt Sally," " Knock-'em-downs," Swings, &c, &c. * All surplus profits from the above Sports will be handed over to the Treasurer of the Cemetery Trust Fund. In a future issue the Prizes will be published, all of them shotting good value. "~ Passengers by Train can alight at the Platform at Terrace End. -i.'*. PALMERSTON ATHLETIC SPORTS. BOXING DAY. Judge: Starter: G. M. Snelson. Esq. | J. N. OwEir^Esq. Treasurer : Secretary': T. Walton, Esq. | T. King;" Esq. PROQRAMME. 1. Quoits— lst Prize, £1; 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. 2. Boy's Race (100 yards) — Ist Prize, 10s ; 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. 3. Throwing Hammer — Ist Prize, £1 ; 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. 4. Steeplechase m Sacks — Ist Prize, £1 ; 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. 5. CHAMPION RACE— lst Prize, • £5 ; 2nd, £1. Entrance, ss. 6. Vaulting— lst Prize, £1 ; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s 6d. 7. Hop-Step-and-Jump— lst Prize, £1; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 8. High Jump— lst Prize, £2; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s 6d. 9. Standing High Jump — Ist Prize, ; £1 ; 2nd, ss. Entrance, 2s. 10. Standing Long Jump — Ist Prize, £1 ; 2nd, ss. Entrance, 2s. 11. Walking Match (two miles) — Ist Prize, £3; 2nd, 15s. En- ■ frflnfift 5s 12. Railway Plate (300 yards)— lst Prize, £3; 2nd, 15s. Entrance, ss. 13. Mile Race— lst Prize, £7 ; 2nd, £2. Entrance, 10s 6d. 14. Three-Legged Race — Ist Prize, £1 ; 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. 15. Putting the Stone — Ist Prize, £1 ; 2nd, ss. Entrance, 2s. 16. Wrestling— lst Prize, £2 ; 2nd, 10s. E trance, 2s. 17. Climbing Greasy Pole — Ist Prize, . £1; 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is . TOCAL XNDUSTRY. WANTED the inhabitants of Manawatu and surrounding districts to know that at the MANAWATU WOODWARE FACTORY they can obtain every requisite for Building and Furnishing Large or Small Dwelling-houses, Shops, &c, &c. Estimates given for erecting same if required. Those Building or Furnishing will save 25 per cent, and all trouble by visiting the WOOD WARE FACTORY,. " Main Street, • Palmeeston Noeth, F. W. VENN, Pbopeietoe. N.B. — All kinds of Building Materials at greatly reduced prices. Venetian Blinds on hand and to order from Is 3d per foot. TO LET, for a term of Six Months or upwards, the House lately occupied by Mr Simpson, of Palmerston, Carpenter, with Half-an- Acre of Land. Apply to ELIOT WARBURTON, Solicitor, Main Street, TP|lmferstbn i 'North.