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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume III, Issue 155, 23 January 1847, Page 2

SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY FETE.

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PROGRAMME OF SPORTS, &c.

HURDLE RACE.

Gentlemen Riders— Catch Weights—Heats twice round the course, over 7 leaps 3ft. 6in. in height. , Three to start or no race. To start at One o'clock. Entrance, £2 i 2. Prize, £20. Owners. Horses. Riders. Hunter's, Mr. G. ..Zamor, big.. Watt Hays, Mr Rainbow, b r . Middleton M'Namara's, Mr. . . Mazeppa, gn . Owner Hickson's, Mr Beagle, b h . . Cator Yelverton's, Mr. . . Caffre, eg.... Owner

HACK RACE.

Catch Weights — Heats — Twice round the course. The winner of the Hurdle Race not allowed to start for this Race. Three to start or no race. ' Entrance, £1 : 1. Prize, £15.

Durie's, Major . . . .Rifleman, bg . . Grimaldi Macnamara's Mr. . .Dandy, bg . . . . Nichol Tankersley's, Mr. . . Foigh a Ballagh Armstrong Dorset's, Mr PhormiumTenax Boxer Skipwith's, Mr Naughty Boy, bg Owner Hickson's, Mr Bella, bay mare Rowitt Yelverton's, Mr. ..Rangihaeata, gg Middleton Masters', Mr Ginger, c. g. . . Owner Horse Race by Maories. Prize £10. £5 each day. Beaten Stakes for the Second Day.

Same conditions as the First Day, for both Hurdle and Hack Races. Entrance, Hurdle £1:1:0 Do., Hack 0:10 6 Prize, the remainder of the Subscription Money. £20.

For 4 yr. old Colts and Fillies foaled in New Zealand — Heats — Twice round the course. Four to start or no race. Catch Weights. Entrance, £1 :1. Entrance to be made with the Hon. H. Petre on the 18th January. SECOND CLASS— SAILING BOATS. For all boats under 10 tons. The property of parties residing in New Zealand. Three to start or no race. Entrance, £1. Prize, £10. Mr. G. Young's Emma Jane Mr. Fyfe's Fidtle Mr. Schultze's Edward Stanley ROWING MATCH.

JTor either live or Seven oared whale boats. Two to start or no race. Entrance, £]. Prize, £10. Seven-oared Whaleboats Mr. G. Allen's Water Witch Captain Stanley's Kai Tangata Captain Stanley's Calliope Five-oared Whaleboats. Mr. Rea's PuMhura Mr. Christian's Taipo. SKIFFS. Entrance ss. Prize £4. Mr. Tankersley's Rover. Mr. Varnham's Yankee Doodle Mr. Houghton's Little Bee. An additional five pounds has been subscribed by a few Gentlemen to be added to the piize of the vhaleboat race. Mule Race. Entrance, 10s. 6d. Prize, £5. Gillies', Mr. Harkaway Northwood's, Mr Kitty Clover Moore's, Mr Bessy Wallace's, Mr. E Priam Betliune's, Mr. Buenavista Hodder's, Mr Moggy Grimaldi's, Mr Lucy Long RURAL SPORTS.

Foot Race, Prize £3. Entrances added, Is. Distance once round the course. There will be two heats; the winners of the first and second heats will lay bye, and compete for the Prize on the following day. Prize for the losing man, £1. Soap-Necked Goose, Prize- the Goose. Jumping in Sacks, Prize £1. Each competitor to provide his own sack. Gingling Match, Prize £1. Wheel-barrow Race, Prize 10s. Each Person to provide his own Wheel-barrow. Grinning through a Horse Collar, Prize 10s. Quoit Match, to take place on Saturday morning, Prize £1 : 10s. Entrances added, 2s. Rifle Match. Prize, £3.

All persons entering for the Prizes at the different Sports, must be subscribers of at least 10s. 6d. John Dorset, Treasurer ,and Secretary. Wellington, January 20th, 1847.

ANNIVERSARY FETE.

A MEETING OF THE GENERAL Committee will be held at Barrett's Hotel, on Monday evening, at 8 o'clock. John Dorset, Treasurer and Secy. Wellington, Jan. 23, 2846.

COMMERCIAL ROOMS,

Lombard Street. MR. JENKINS begs to inform the Public, that a variety of London Newspapers having been considerately presented to this settlement by Mr. Samuel Cobham, of Newgate Street, the supply of which is to be continued, they will be filed and placed at his Commercial Rooms for perusal. Wellington, 18th January, 1847.