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Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 274, 28 November 1877, Page 3

AWE II A SPOR TS, To be held at Hawera on NEW YEA 11 ’ S DA Y. Programme : 1 100 Yards Flat Pace 2 Ho], Step, and Jump 3 Quarter Mile Handicap Flat Pace 4 Running Long Jump 5 Roys under 14 years of age—2oo yards Handicap Flat Race 6 One Mile Handicap Flat Race 7 Vaulting with the Pole 8 100 Yards Sack Race 9 220 Yards Handicap Flat Race 10 Running High Jump 11 Quarter Milo Handicap Hurdle Race 12 100 Yards Three-legged Race 13 Standing High Jump 14 Half Mile Handicap Flat Race 15 One Mile Handicap Walking Race 16 100 Yards One-legged Race 17 Tilting in the Ring 18 Greasy Pig J. STRACHAN GREIG, 720d3 Hon, See. and Treasurer. pATEA CHRISTMAS SPORTS’, To be held in Mr Williams’ back (formerly DannieU’s) Paddock, Carlyle, on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, (Boxing Day.) Programme : 1 Maiden Race, 150 yards 2 Boys’ Race, under 14 years ; handicap ; post entries—loo yards 3 Patea Cup, 100, 200, and 800 yds; handicap—lst event, 100 yards 4 Running High Jump 5 Three-legged Race G Patea Cup ; handicap—2nd event, 200 yards 7 Standing High Jump 8 Quarter Mile Hurdle Race—eight hurdles, 3ft 6iu ; handicap 9 Vaulting with Polo. Children’s Race, under 10 years, 100 yards 10 Patea Cup ; handicap—3rd event, 300 yards 11 Sack Race 12 Maori Race, half mile 13 Tilting Match 14 Jingling Match 15 Quarter Milo Race ; handicap 16 Standing Long Jump 17 Leaping Match (horses) IS Grand Steeplechase 19 Half Mile Race ; handicap 20 Consolation Race ; handicap: 250 yards 21 Pig Race Nominations, with fee of 2s 6d, for Handicap Races, will be received not later than Tuesday, the ISth December. All other entries will be closed by 11 a.m. on the day of the Sports. D. M. HARRIS, 723 Hon. Secretary. ‘ ~ "cricket. ‘ i MATCH will bo played at Carlyle on Saturday next, Ist December, between an Eleven from Hawera and Patea Clubs —who did not play in the match at Hawera on Saturday last, Patea Team arc requested to meet at the Albion Hotel, To-morrow Evening, at 8 o’clock, to appoint their Captain, and arrange preliminaries. Attention of some of the members is called to Rule 7. S. TAPLIN, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer P.C.C. 724 ST. MARY’S SCHOOL. 22awera. THE above-named School -will be opened again, under the management of Miss M. Guerin, on the 7th January, 1878. Terms—Monthly, in advance : s. d. Plain Education—One child, per month - - - -50 Two children of same family, do 9 0 Three or more, ditto - - 12 0 Music Lessons on Piano or Harmonium Two full lessons a week - - 14 0 One full and one half-lesson, do 10 6 One full only, or two half lessons 7 0 For further particulars apply to the School Mistress, or to the undersigned. 717128 E. PERTUIS. j W. GOVE TT, Barrister and Solicitor, NEW PLYMOUTH. Agents : Felix McGuire, Hawera De G. Fraser, Carlyle 716d5 ' NOTICE. A PUBLIC MEETING will be held XjL at the Manutahi Blockhouse on Saturday next, Ist December. Business—to elect a member of the Cemetery Committee, in place of Mr R. W. Foreman, resigned. J. G. GINGER, 721 Secretary, Wairoa EEighway Board. TENDERS will be received by the undersigned, at the Post Office, Waverley, until noon, Ist December, for the Office of VALUER to the above Board for the ensuing year. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. GEO. S. BRIDGE, 694n28 Chairman.