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Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 484, 13 December 1879, Page 3

ORMANBY-WAIHI ATHLETIC SPORTS. President —Lieut.-Colone! Roberts. Vice-President— Captain Brett. Treasure) —R. Dacre, Esq. Committees. Ashton,.!. Dalton, Thos. Maybey, J. Hulse, N. Johnston, M. Foley, A. G. Brett, 0. R. Wreford, E. Higgins, J. E. Gillespie, Jas. Goodfellow, R. Dacre, T. Wolnor, and J. Cow per. . Ilundicappers —M. Foley, N. Johnston. Startei —J. Ashton. PROGRAMME OF SX’ORTS To be held at Nonnanby on FRIDAY, 2Gth DECEMBER, 1879, Nominations for numbers 4, 7, 8, 10, 13, and 16, to be sent in to the Secretary on or before 20th December. Nominations for all Handicaps must be accompanied with the sum of Is. All competitors to be subscribers ; three to compete or no event. The decision of the Committee in all cases to be final. A Brass Band will be in attendance. ALEX G. BRETT, 1226 Hon. Sec. N.W.A.S. jjAWERA ATHLETIC SPORTS President —Mr D. McL’Dowie. Judges —Messrs F. W, Lukis and M. Foley. Starter —Mr S. Adamson. Sec. & Treasurer —Mr J. Cunningham. Committee —Messrs S. Adamson, G. V. Bate, J. Cunningham, M. Foley, F. W. Lukis, D. McL’Dowic, F. C. Baddeley, and T. Mason. PROGRAMME OF SPORTS To be held on THURSDAY, Ist JANUARY, 1880. Ist prize £ s 1 Maiden Race, 150 yards ... ... 3 0 2 Plop, Step, and Jump 1 0 3 Hawera Cup of £2O, lstevent,looyards, (handicap). Ist, £ls ; 2nd, £3; 3rd, £2... ... ...15 0 4 Egg and Spoon Race 150 yards... ... 1 0 5 RunningLongJump 1 0 6 Boys Race under 14, ■2OO yards... ... 0 10 7 Hawera Cup, 220 yards, 2nd event, (handicap) 8 Three-legged Race 1 0 9 Handicap Flat Race, 100 yards... ... 4 0 10 Handicap Flat Race, 1 mile ... ... 8 0 11 Vaulting with Pole 1 10 12 Sack Race 0 10 13 Walking Match, 2 miles ... ... 4 0 14 Running High Jump 1 0 15 Boys Race under 16, 220 yards... ... 0 15 16 Hawera Cup, 440 yards, 3rd event, (handicap) 17 Throwing the Hammer ... ... 1 10 18 Wheelbarrow Race 0 15 19 Handicap Hurdle Race, £-mile ... 5 0 20 Girl’s Race... ... 0 10 21 Old Men’s Race ... 1 0 22 Handicap Flat Race P-mile ... ... 5 0 23 Greasy Pig... ... Fig 30 2 0 0 5 0 10 o’ 5 2 6 0 10 1 0 1 10 10 0 10 0 5 1 10 0 10 05 2 6 0 10 0 5 1 5 0 5 0 5 1 5 Nominations for all Handicap Races must be forwarded to the Secretary on or before Wednesday, 24th December, at 8 p.fn. Entries for the remaining events will be received at the office of the Secretary, or on the ground, on the day of sports. Nominations for each Handicap must be accompanied with the sum of 2s 6d. Acceptances, with balance of entry money, received on day of sports. Acceptances for all Handicap Races, at the rate of 5 per cent, on first prizes. Entries for other events, Is. All competitors must be subscribers of not less than 5s to the fund. Sports to commence'at 10 o’clock sharp. JNO. CUNNINGHAM, 1208 Hon Sec. TAKE NOTICE, THAT we have made application for a License to Slaughter Great and Small Cattle at Woodlands, Waveiiey, A. W. & G. HOWIE, Waverley, 29 Nov.j 1879. 1190d20s