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Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 275, 1 December 1877, Page 3

pATEA CHRISTMAS SPORTS, To be hold in Mr Williams’ back (formerly Danniell’s) Paddock, Carlyle, on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26> (Boxing Bay.) Judges : C. Symcs, Esq. ; R. E. Mcßae, Esq. Hanoi cappers * W. Cowern, Esq.; R. C. Tenncnt, Esq. Committee - Messrs G. W. Gane, Jas. Lett, T. Morgan, J. Dawson, D. Dickie, W. Colson, H. I. Davis. Hon. Sec. and Treasurer: D. M. Harris Programme : 1 Maiden Race, 150 yards 2 Boys’ Race, under 14 years; handicap • post entries—loo yards 3 Patea Cup, 100, 200, and 300 yds; handicap—lst event, dOO yards 4 Running High Jixmp 5 Three-legged Race 6 Patea Cup; handicap—2nd event, 200 yards •7 Standing High Jump 8 Quarter Mile Hurdle Race—eight hurdles, 3ft Gin ; handicap 9 Vaulting with Pole. 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 Mile Race ; handicap 16 Standing Long Jump 17 Leaping Match(horses) 18 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 18th December. All other entries will be closed by 11 a.m. on the day of the Sports. D. M. HARRIS, 723 -Hon. Secretary, jj AWE R A S -PORT S, To be hold at Hawera on NEW YEAR’S DAY. Programme-: 1 100 Yards Flat Race 2 Hoj, Step, and Jump 3 Quarter Mile Handicap Flat Race 4 Running Long Jump 5 Boys under 14 years of age—2oo yards Handicap Flat Race G 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 Mile 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. Sec. and Treasurer. TOWN OF MXimZRST. Messrs barnes & wilson and Mr W. COURTNEY have received instructions to sell by public auction, at their respective Marts, hi Wanganui and New Plymouth, on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, at each sale—--100 Town Sections 12a Suburban Sections (5 to 20 acres each) In the above named Central Town situate upon Main Road and Railway exactly half way between Hawera and New Plymouth—being 22 miles each way. £50,000 Is on the Estimates for Railway Works through Midhirst, and £2,000 will be spent immediately on bye-roads, besides probable Government expenditure in forming and metalling Maih Road. A rare opening for Working Men. For full particulars see Wanganui and Taranaki papers. Plans may be seen at office of this paper, or Mr W. Cowcrn’s, Patea. 693d15 - 5 O V E T Tj Barrister and Solicitor, NEW PLYMOUTH. Agents : Felix McGuire, Hawera De G. Fraser, Carlyle 716d5 To IcCt. —Patea District. QTENT’S FARM, containing 400 O (four hundred) acres of the finest land in the district, Thirty acres ard bush, which can be sold for firewood, it being one of the nearest bushes to Patea; an Orchard containing 300 Fruit Trees, good House, Paddocks, &c;, &c. Proprietor in Europe, reason for letting. Inspection invited. For terms apply to F. Pi. JACKSON; Wa’nganui ; 636f3 Or J. SOUTIIBY, Patea. FOP Lace Curtains, at 5s 6d ; Antimieassers, from 2s 3d—try Excelsior House, T. North. 673”4