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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 19, 22 December 1877, Page 3

OPORTS! PALMERSTON. OPORTS! On BOXING DAY^ v; To be held m the Paddocks adjoining the PRINCESS FAMILY HOTEL. Visitors can note the Entrance by Me Triumphal Arches erected iri\\ Main fy Broad Streets .' i- : - .- Admission —FßEE. JuDass : Messrs. Hanlon, Buck, Woolcook, '•- Mackie, and Wyld. v ■'.:■. " Stabtee : Edward Morris. Teeasueee & Secjuetaby : E. Sanders. PEO'&EAMMB. I. 100 yards' Race for Boys under 14 (entrance, free) — Ist prize, 10s ; 2nd do., 2s 6d. 2.. 100 yards' Race for Adults (entrance, 2s) — Ist prize, 30s; 2nd do.} 15s. 3. Throwing Cricket Ball (entrance/ Is)— lst prize, 15s. 4. Blindfolded Wheelbarrow Race (en- , trance, Is)— lst prize, 20s; 2nd do., ss: 5. Throwing Heavy Hammer (entrance, Is) — Ist prize, 20s: 6. Running Long Jump (entrance, Is) — Ist prize, 20s ;"2nd do., 10s. 7. One Mile Race (entrance, 2s 6d)'— Ist prize, £5 ; 2nd do., 20s • third *■ ■ saves his stakes. 8. Three-Legged Race (entrance, Is)— • Ist prize, 20s. 9. Jumping m Sacks (entrance, Is)— Ist prize, 20s ; 2nd do., ss. 10. Vaulting with Pole (entrance,2s 6d). . * Ist prize, 40s ; 2nd do., 10s. 11. Hop-Step-and-Jump (entrance, 2s 6d) — Ist prize, 40s ; 2nd do., 10s. . - 121 Blindfold Bell Race (entrance, free) — prize, 10s;^ 13. Quarter -Mile Hurdle Race (entrance, Is) — Ist prize, 30s j 2nd dp*., 10s. . - _ ' 14. Running High Jump (entrance, Is). — Ist prize, 30s , 2nd do., 15s. 15. Pneumatic Standing Jump (enI trance, Is) — Ist prize, 20s. 16. Maori Women "Race (entrance, Is) — Ist prize, 20s ; 2nd do., ss. 17. Climbing Greasy Pole (entrance, free) — prize, '2os. 18. Egg Race (entrance, Is)— prize, 20s. 19. Dipping for Oranges and Money (entrance^ free)— lst prize, 10s. 20. Girls' Race, under 14, handicap* (entrance, free) — Ist prizei.lOs ; 2nd do., ss. 21. Tilting at the Ring (entrance, 5s) — Ist prize, £5 ; 2nd do. t 30s ; third to save entrance. » 22. Catching a Greasy Pig (entrance, free)— Pig for catching. v ; 23.> Step Dance (entrance, 2s 6d)— lst . prize, 30s. 24. Water Race (entrance, Is) — Ist prize, 20s ; 2nd do., 10s. 25. Consolation Handicap, quarter of a mile (entrance, free)— l'st prize, 20s ; 2nd-do., ss. 26. Running , on a Barrel (entrance, Is). — Ist prize, 20s. Sports to commence at 10.30 a.m. . sharp. There must be three competitors for each event or no prize given. Should sufficient inducement offer, = A BABY SHOW will be held (m the afternoon). Danoing on the Green; Music provided. Numerous Old English Games, such, as — "Aunt Sally," "Enock-'em-downs," Swings, &c, &c. , All' surplus profits from the. above Sports will, be handed over to the Treasurer of the Cemetery Trust Fund. .Passengers by Train can alight at" the Platform at Terrace End. v EDWIN SANDERS, Hon. Sec. T>ALMERSTON ATHLETIC JL . SPORTS.* BOXING DAY. Judge : Starter : GL M. Sneison. Esq. ( J. N. Owen,' Esq. Treasurer : Secretary : . T. Walton, Esq. | T. Kino, Esq. ; i : PRO&EAMME. ' ' ; 1. Quoits— lst Prize, £1; 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. v f2. Boy's Race- (100 yards)— lst Prize, : 10s ; 2nd,' 6s.' Entrance, Is. " ' 3. Throwing Hammer— lst Prize, £1 ; 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. ' 4.. Steeplechase m Sacks— vLst Prize, ' £1 ; 2nd, ss. Entrance, Is. < ,t 6. CHAMPION RACE— lst Prize, i ' . £5 ; 2nd, £1. Entrance, ss. 6. Vaulting— lst Prize, £1 ; 2nd, 10s. / Entrance, 2s 6d. 7- Hop-Step-and-Jump — lstPrize,£l; - 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 8* High.Jump-rlßt Prize, £2j 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s 6d. 9. Standing High Jump— lst 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. Entrance, ss. 12. Railway Plate (300 yards)— lst Prize, £3 ; 2nd, 15s. Entrance, ss. 13. Mile RaceMst Prize, £7 ; 2nd, £2. Entrance, 10s 6d. 14. Three-Legged Race — Ist prize, £1 ; 2nd, 58. Entrance, Is. 15. Putting the Stone — Ist Prize, £1; 2nd, ss. Entrance, 2s. ' 16. Wrestling— lst Prize, £2; 2nd, 10s. Etraage, 2s. 17. Climbing^Greasy Pole — Ist Prize, £1; 2nd, ss. Entrance; Is; TO LET, for, a term of Six Months or upwards, the House lately oc- . cupied by Mr Simpson, of Palmerston, Carpenter,- with Half -an -Acre of Land. Apply to ELIOT WARBURTON, So- - licitor, Main- Street, Palmerston North*