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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 22, 2 January 1878, Page 2

! |l#T ON RAILWAY.' I CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY A EXCURSIONS. Ordinary Single Fare Tickets issued at any date hetweert SATURDAY, the Twenty-second day of December, and WEDNESDAY, the second of. January next inclusive, will he available for the return journey within th,e dates mentioned. ' *" . ARCHD. MOINET, • " , Manager. THE FOXTON REGATTA AND SPORTS. On FRIDAY, January 4th, 1878. -Judge: Starter: A. J. Whyte. J. W. Liddell.* Treasurer : " Secretary : A. J. Whyte, ' F. W. Ruck. PfiobBAMME OF REGATTA. 1. Handicap Sailing Race.— Open to all boats ; centre-board boats to have centre-board sealed. Twice round the course. Entrance, 10s. First Prize, £8 ; second, £3. ' 2. Two-oared Race.— Open to all boats, with or without coxswain; Once round the course. Entrance, ss. First Prize, £4; second, £1 10s. 3. Handicap Four-oared Race. — Open " tp all comersHfOnce round th'e course. Entrance, 10s. First Prize, £8 ; second, £3. 4. Canoe Race.—^No restriction as. to -, canoes or number of crew; paddles only. Once round the coursj.. Entrance, 2s 6d. Prize! . £4. . •;- • ' ETTLES. I. All entries (except for the Canoe Race) to be *accompanied by fees, and giving name of boat and disfinguishing.flag • . ! and to be forwarded to "the Secretary at ; Whyte's Hotel, Foxton, not later than noon on January 3rd, 1878. •*- ' ' 11. Tliat no first prize will be given un- . lessjbwo boats start, no second unless three start. „ , " ; " 111. That the Stewards have' the power to make such modifications m the programme as they .may deem necessary, and to post-7 pone any race or races m the event of bad weather. , * *?.* Pbogbamme OP SPOBTB. 1. Race, 100 yards.—Opento + all comers, j Entrance, 2s. First Prize, £110s; second* 10_. * 2.c-Boys, Race, IQO yards.— For boys,,of j i - ,14 "years and "under. -^Entrance Free. 1 First Prize, 10s ; second, ss. * 3. Hop-Step-and-Jump. — Entrance, Is Prize, 10s. „ 4. Running High Jump. — Entrance, Is. . Prize, l()s. H. Race, 500 yards. — Entrance, S^.j.First Prize, £2 10s ; second, los. * 6. Standing High Jump.^-Entrance, Is. Prize, 10s. 7. .Three-legged^ Race.— Entrance,^ Is.* First Prize, 10s; sec^rra, ss. ; 8. Wheelbarrow- Race. — Entrance, Is. First Prize,, 10s ; second, ss. |9. Sack Race.— Entrance, Is. Prize, I 10sf - Trains will leave Foxton at 6.30 a.m., 1.30 p.m., and 7 p.m. Trains will leave Feilding at 7.20 aim., 19.30 a:m., and 4.30 p.m. „,* Trains will call at all Stations. Single Fares v for returi_- journey on 4th and sth "January, 1878. ,» L ; F. W. RUCK, Hon. Sec. THOROUGH TMPROVEMENTS. PROVIDE FOR CHRISTMAS AND .-♦ NEW YEAR!! %. ; *c ______ The Wholk Stock Geocebies The Whoie Stock' Cxjtleet The Whole Stock leonmongeet The Whole Sto*ck- Electeo-Plate ,The Whole Stock Bohemian Wabe The Whole Stock Boots & Shoes (Giving up'the above Trade) MUST BE CLEARED OUT To make room fdr'Great Alterations r of Premises. H. PHILLIPS confidently asserts he^is now Selling the above Superior Stock at Cost Prices — 'm many cases, Less. Most of the above lines have been recently purchased m the Best Markets. H.P.s object m making this Sacrifice is that he intends to confine his business entirely to Millinery, Drapery, and Clothing, and to enlarge his' Premiseso as to make each of -these a Depart_nent complete. •' , The-, Above is No Puff!! H.P. respectfully invites Heads of Families, Hotel-keepers, Country Settlers, and others, to Call and Judge for , themselves^. . > » RE MEMBER J The Squabe, Palmebstok Nobth. i