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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 113, 13 December 1873, Page 1 (Supplement)

New Advertisements. SPORTS ! SPORTS ! ! SPORTS !! ! The Armed Constabulary Athletic Sports will be held at QRMOND, on -gOXING D AY. Committee: Mr. Barrie, I Mr. Lorrigan, Mr. Villers, | Mr. Moor, Mr. Daria. Judge: Captain W. A. Richardson. Programme: 1. —lOO yards Race 2. —Standing High Jump 3. —Hop, Step, and Jump 4. —Hurdle Race, 200 yds, over 4 hurdles 3ft. 6in. 5. —Putting the Stone 6. —Running High Jump 7. —J mile Race 8. —Wrestling, (Cumberland style) 9. —Tilting the Ring 10. —3OO yards Race 11. —Running Long Jump 12. —Vaulting with Pole 13. —Standing Long Jump 14. —Wheelbarrow Race, blindfolded. 15. —Sack Race 16. —Three-legged Race 17. —1 mile Race. List of Prizes and Entrances, in future advertisement. GEO. DAVIS, Hon. Sec., pro tern. SPORTS ! .' SPORTS ! ! ! TO BE HELD AT 7*£AKARAKA, on JJOXING JJAY. 26th December 1873. Committee:— C. Berry I A. Dalziell E. Cameron I J. Dick T. I ren | J. Mooney Hack Hurdle race for all comers 1. —lOO Yards Foot Race 2. —Putting the stone 3. —Boy's race ( handicapp’d ) 150 yards. 4. —Standing high Jump 5. —Vaulting with pole 6. —2OO yards flat race, handicapp’d 7. —Hop, step, and jump 8. —Sack race 4 9. —Hack flat race, one mile 10. —Throwing the hammer 11. —Three-legg’d race 12. —Tossing the Caber 13. —Hurdle race, 300 yards, over four flights of hurdles 14. —Greasy pole climbing 15. —Tilting in the ring 16. —1 Hack race—consolation for all beaten horses The amount of Stakes, Entries Ac., will appear in a future issue. By order of the Committee, A. DALZIELL, Treasurer. GISBORNE RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. THE firing for the CROSS, presented by Lieut. Daly to this Corps will take place on Tuesday the 23rd December instead of on the 31st December, as previously advertized. Firing at short ranges will commence at 6 a.in. GEO. J. WINTER, Captain. N.Z.S.S. COMPANY (Limited). CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY' EXCURSION TRIPS. RETURN Tickets, at single rates, will be issued by this Company to any New Zealand ports at which their steamers call, between the 15th December and the 15th January. Tickets to have currency to the 31st January, 1874. GRAHAM A CO., Agents. Gisborne, sth December, 1873.