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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 302, 19 December 1872, Page 5

*y for exchange/" / — Ky /"\NE of Peat and Thornton's Gentleman's '\J best SADDLES, nearly pew, for a Lady's SIDE SADDLE, in same state. Apply.Office of thi9 Paper. 2665 j WESLEYAN CHURCH, RICHMOND.\ rjIHE ANNIVERSARY SERMONS will be A Preached on SUNDAY, December 22. by the Rev. W. J^Watkin. Off^pHUBSDAY, December 28, a PUBLIC PICJSIC will take place on the Fair Ground. / /jgtoquet and other Games. A PUBLIC TEA will be wm in the/ Agricultural Hall, Rictafondfatp o'clock! p.m. Tickets 1/6 each. // ' \ The PUBLIC ME%H!ING will be held in the / Church. Chair to be taken at 7.30 p.m. The / Revs. W. D. Rusz, W. J. Watkin, W. Cannel, I and several gentleman will address the meeting. \ A Collection will be made at the close of each/ Service in aid of the Church Trust. 1679 <*■ r\ ALEDONIAN SOCIETY OF THE w PROVINCE OF NELSON. President : / Q Sir David Monro. , • / U Vice President: 1 / Hon. T. Renwick, M.L.C. /Hon. Treasurer : Mr. Robert Disher. Directors : Mr. David Brass, Mr. Alex. Robertson „ Duncan Gut, „ J. C. Mootbat, „ C.L.Maclean, „ A. Le Grand „ Wm. Stavert, Campbell, „ D. M. Luckie, „ J. P Black, „ T. Rektoul, „ Duncan Chisholm, Mr. Wm. Wtlib. - Sports Comviittee : Mr. C. Y. Fell, " Mr. C. L. Maclean, j, J. P. Lo I^, „ Duncan Gdy, „ J. C.Moutrat, „ Wm. Stavert, „ A. Robertson, „ A. H. Brind, The SPORTS connected with the above Society will be held in the Grounds of Ralph Richardson, Fsq., Maitai Valley, on WEDNESDAY", the Ist January, 1873. PROGRAMME OF SPORTSi To Commence at Eleven a m., shari*. Ist 2nd Prize. Prize. Entry 1. Flat Race for Boys under s. s. d. sd. fifteen, 100 yards ... 5 2 6 06 Runaing High Leap ... 30 15 0 2 6 3. Tossing the Caber 40 .. 2 6 4. Flat Race for Men, 100 yds 40 20 0 2 6 5. Throwing the Cricket Ball 20 70 0 2 0 6. Vaulting with the Pole ... 80 40 0 4 0 7. Putting the Stone, 22lbs ... 4o 20 0 2 6 8. Flat A Kace for Mer, 300 yds 40 20 0 2 6 9. Dancing Highland Fling... 20 10 0 2 0 10. Running Flat Leap 30 15 0 2 6 11. Wrestling (Cumberland Style) 30 40 0 5 0 12. .Feats on the Horizontal Bar 40 SO 0 2 6 13. Milb Champion Bace ... 120 80 0 7 6 14. Tilting in the Ring, twice ronnd the ring ... „. 80 40 0 .5 0 15. Half-mile Bace .., 60 40 o 4 0 16. Standing High Leap 30 15 0 2 6 17. Dancing Hornpipe ... ... 20 10 0 2 0 18. Hurdle Race, twice" round the course 50 30 0 3 0 19. Standing Flat Leap 20 lot) 2 0 20. Three-Legged Race 20- 10 0 2 0 21. Best Highland Costume on 9 the ground (unless three competitors no prize) ... 30 15 0 2 6 22. Best Dressed Competitor... 20 23. Quoits — Sweepstakes, with £1 added „, 5 0 la addition to the Money Prize, a Silver Medal will be given by the Society to the winner in the Mile Race, provided the distance be run within 5 minutes. The successful competitor in the "Vaulting with the Pole " will also receive a Silveb Medal, in addition to his Money Prize, provided lie shall have leaped a height of not less than 10 feet. Regulations. 1. Entries must he made at the Entry Booth. 2. Unless two competitors enter, no prize will be given ; and unless three competitors, no second prize. 3. No person will be allowed to compete for any event whose dress has not been previously approved of by the Committee. 4. As no alteration will be permitted in the order of the events, competitors are informed that no entries will be received for any event after the number ot auch event is signalled, and it is also intimated that as soon as an event is signalled it will be proceeded with. 5. Disputes will be settled by the Judges, whose'decision shall be final. 6. Prizes will be settled for on the ground. 7. Competitors for Tilting to go atf a handgallop. 8. No horses allowed on the ground, except those entered for Tilting, and then only while that game is in progress. 9. Members of the Society and their Families will be admitted to the ground Free, on presentation of Tickets of Membership at the gate. 10. Competition for all events will be confined Btrictly to amateurs, 11. Admission to the ground: One Shilling. 12. Admission to the Grand Stand: TwoShiliings and 'Sixpence; Children, Half-price. ' 13. A first-class Instrumental Band will be in -attendance. . ■- I '"'- .\Sj- •• : ' '' 14. Licensed Victuallers' and Refreshment Booths on the grounds. ' ' ' L .'•;■;'• A* H.BRIND,; \ „.. ' .. ' .■'';.;'.'.•:. /Secretary.;, ,■'_; .■'"' Nelson, November 26, 1872. '.^h:^ 261^-1