WORKTNG-MEN, . «#■ Be TRUE t* your FSIENJD, And VOTE FOR LINTON ! ! ■' •■ ■ T>ALMERST ON NORTH A.A. CLUB. ANNUAL SPORTS To^be held at Palmerston North On BOXING DAY, DEC. 26, 1879. i ■ President — His Worship the Mayor, - Vice-Presidents— Mefcrs. Gh M. Snelson and H. J. Lloyd. Starters— Messrs. H. J. Hayns and P. E. Warburton. Judge*— Messrs. J. B. Dungan, D. Knight, and S. Coleman. ' Treasurer— o. H. Mitford, Esq. Secretary — R. N. Keeling, E§q. Clark of the Coursa — Mr. Dimond. Peo&eammb. 1. 100 yards' Handicap, for boys under fourteen years. — First prize, JOl } second, 10s. Entrance, Is. 2. 100 yards' Handicap for Men,— First ' prize, £3 ; second, JB2. Entrance, 3s. 3. 120 yards' Handicap Hurdle Ra'cr, brer ten liurdles, height 3 feefc 6 inches.— First prize,' £2; second, £2: Entrance, 3,5. ' 4. Running Long Jump. — -First prize, £2 j second, £1. Entrance, dß^. .. , 6. 440 yards' Flat Handicap^Sirst prize," £5 ; second, £2. Entrance, ss. ' 6. Running High Jump.— First prize, £5 ; second, £1. Entrance, 2s. 7, Two miles' Handicap Walking Match.— First prize, £7 j second, £3. Entrance, 7s. 8; Vaulting with Pole.— First Prize, £3$ "- spcond, £1 10s. Entrance, 3i. 9. 440 yards' Handicap Hurdle Race, over • tan hurdles.— First prize, £5 5 second, £2. Entrance, 55.. < 10. Putting the Heavy Weight. — Fiisfc prize, i§2; second, £1. Entrance, &' ■ ■ '■ ' '.-'' ' 11. One Mile. Champion Handicap.— First i ' prize, £10 and Cup the value of £10 ; second, £0 ; third, £2. SJntrance,. 10s. Cup to be won two years out of three before becoming the property of the winner. 12. Hop, Step, and Jump,. — -First prize, £2 ; second, jgl. Entrance, 2s. 13. Throwing the Cricket Ball. — Prisse, £1 10s. Entrance, 2s. 14. Half Mile Handicap ! .^-rLadies' Cup, — Value about £\Q. Entrance, 10s. 15. Three-legged Race. : — First prize, £2 ; second, £1. Entrance, 2s. 16. Hack Hurdle Race— Half-mile Heala. — Fint prize,' £10 j"' Becond, £2 10s. Entrance, 10s.* " 17. Hack Race, Catcb, Weights — Halfmile Heats. — First prize, £5 ; second, £2 10s. Entrance, 10>. ' Nominations for Handicap (with the ex« caption of B,oys* Race) to be sent to the ; Secretary by Thursday, 18th December, accompanied by a fee. of Is. Remainder to be paid on acceptance, " . -Three must compete, for each eTent, or no prize. Horses for Hack Race must be the property of band fide resident^ in^ the Manawatu Couty) who hayeavibacribed a qualification of 10s. to the f und 9of ti>e Club. : Two Publicans' and a Refreshment Booth •will be on the ground, also a QrRAJSD BAND OF 15 PERFORMERS. Archery, Quoits, Danding Platform, i Internal; of •half-anrhour about two o'clock for refreshments. Admission to Ground — Vehicles, 2s. 6d. ; 'j horsemen, 25.; pedestrians, Is. Children " under ten free. Sports to commence. at 10.30 sharp. j . "' %. N. KEELING-, - Secretary. j V-" Mb.CBOSSE, * SURQ-EON - DENTIST I (Qfi'iQub^ street, Wellington) *-■■■■ " Will EE-VISIT PALMEESTON " •"- -■ On' I DECEMBER, 11, ■ And"" ' MAT B.^ CONSULTS;, PAt MRS! "^AJKEFIELm TEMPERANCE ; * ' J a:OTEL I For. about One Week. Artificial Teeth made and fitted on the premisejt as ÜBua^. Consultation Febb. T>ALMERSTON NQRTH RIFLE XT VOiiUNTEE^: qORPS. 1 : NOTICE V ■■[ THE firing for ths.m.ed;aj; ahidther prizes of the.seco^'ci?n4petition' will be continue^ at tlie 6t)o yards range as :No,* 1- Squad at 5 a.m. on Mond§y.ne3t|.. »» 2- . „ „ „ »» 3 », „ "V^ed'^esday " 4 ", - >Z Thursday „ Fi?in_;,tacommenc.e at 6.30 sharp. No praptice will be. allowed- after twelve a.m. on Saturday, the 22nd; ' " Q-. M. SNELSON, i Captain. Commanding. BBErp^JGr NOTICE^ ; .;.■■'■ _____ I HEREBY 1 caH-upon the owners of Sections 32, 34, and 40 to erect their share, of dividing fence' between thdßesle^n^and^S^tion;33. • ' lf^ such.be, not done withia^feurteen days, I will cause same to be done; and 'charge them with; their jiroportipn of the cost thereof. , ' ; ■ E. F;-GHAp.EB» ; j - ;■ , Line, V Nov. 1^1879. ' * .■■"" ' >T(^ IiET; ?-> .. O/\rV ACEE •,* Improredi ; PftjPffl^ JU\J\Jf' near P^hnOTstonj. ; ' ' r * ~~ ." ; "^. jl^^W^LL, :
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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 95, 26 November 1879, Page 3
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