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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 9023, 10 December 1907, Page 1

I ATHLETIC GLISB’S 'j ""annual spouts. BOXING DAY. DECEMBER 20th, 1007. I 1. Maiden, £3 10s. j 2. Hoys’ I.'aco under 15, £1 10s. j 3. District Handicap, 100 yards. £7. ! 4. Hoys’ Hike, K2 16s. I 5. Sheffield, 120yds, £l6. j 0 Cycle, 2 miles, £l3. i 7, Half-mile Flat, £l2. 8. Maiden Him tors, £8 Bs. 9. District Handicap, 410yds, £B. 10. Cycle, 1 mile, £B. 11. Hoys’ Race under 13, 15s, 13. One Mile Plat, £l9. 13. 220 Hurdles, £7. 14. Hoys’ Race, under 17, £1 15s. 15. Cycle, 1% miles, £B. 16. Pony Jump, £5 15s. 17. Chain Stepping:, £1 10s. 18. 120 Hurdles, £5. 19. CyoD, half-mile, £B. 20. 220 Plat, £lO. 21. Open Hunters’, £l2 and shield. * 22. Cycle, 3 miles, £9. 23. Consolation, 150yds, ' 3. 24. Consolation Cycle £6. Pedestrian events under N.Z. Athletic Union rules. Cycle events,under League N.Z. Wheelmen rules. Nominations close FRIDAY, 6th December, for pedestrian events. FRIDAY lUtli December, for horse events. Programmes from Office of this paper, or E. H. FISHER, Secretary. CHELTENHAM - KIWiTEA ATHLETIC SPORTS. ■WEDNESDAY, Ist JANUARY, 1908. To commence at 11 a, in' 1. Hoys’ Race, 100 yds—For hoys under 15 years - First prize 15s, 2nd 2s 6d. Entrance 6d. 2. Maiden Face, 150 yards—lst prize £1 10s; 2nd 10s ; post entry Is 6d. 3. Pony Jump, 14 hands and under— Over 3 flights of hurdles, To be ridden by boys under 16 years. Ist prize 1:3, 2nd £l, entrance'3s. 4. Sheffield Handicap, 120 yds.—lst £6, 2nd *-2, 3rd 10s. Nomination 3s, acceptance 3s. 5. Girls’ Race, for girls under 15 years. —lst prize 7s 6d, 2nd 2s 6d, entrance free. 6. Half-Mile Bicycle Handicap.—lst prize £3, 2nd £1 10s, 3rd 10s; nomination Is 6d, acceptance Is Gd. 7. Cheltenham Handicap, of £25 (including points prize).—Pour distances ; 100yds, 220yds, 440yds, and half-mile; points prize of .13 for highest aggregate points in Handicap to count 5, 3 and 2. Ist event, 100yds; Ist prize £3, 2nd £1 10s, 3rd 10s. Nomination Is Gd, acceptance Is Gd. 8. Maiden Hunters’ Competition.—For l horses that have never won a jumping competitioner hurdle race; Ist prize Gold llraeelet value £C Gs, 2nd £2 10s. Entrance Gs. 9. Cheltenham Handicap (2nd event 220yds) —lst prize £3, 2nd 30s, 3rd 10s. Nomination Is Gd, acceptance Is Gd. 10. One Milo Bicycle Handicap.—lst prize £3, 2nd £1 10s, 3rd 10s. Nomination Is Gd, acceptance Is 6d. 11. Novice Race, 110 yards.—For men who have never started in a race prior to January Ist. 1908 ; handicaps to be drawn for.—lst prize £2, 2nd £l, 3rd 10s, Post entry 2s. 12. Chain Stepping Competition.—lst prize 10s, 2nd - ss. Post entry Is. 13. Hunters’ Competition (open).— Twice round the course; minimum weight, 12st; Ist prize £7, 2nd £2 3rd£l. Entrance 7s Gd, 14. Cheltenham Handicap (3rd event), 440yds.—1st prize £4, 2nd £1 10s, 3rd 10s. Nomination 2s, acceptance 2s. 15. Ladies’ Hunters’ Competition. — Horses to be ridden by ladies over such jumps as the stewards may decide ; Ist prize gold bracelet, value £5 ss; 2nd £1 10s, 3rd 10s. Entrance ss. Entries will bo received up to two o’clock on day of sports. 10. Two Mile Bicycle Handicap. — lst prize £5, 2nd £1 10s, 3rd 10s. Nomination 2s Gd, acceptance 2s Gd. 17. Cheltenham Handicap (4th event}, half-mile. —Ist prize £4, 2nd £1 10s, 3rd 10s. Nomination 2s, acceptance 2s. 18. Pony Trot, 14 hands and under. — About 1 mile ; sweepstake of 5s ; Ist prize -75 per cent of stake ; 2nd, 25 per cent. Post entry. 19. Open Trot, about 1 mile; sweepstake of ss.—lst prize, 75 per cent of stake; 2nd, 25 per cent; post entry. Points Prize of £3 fer highest aggregate points in Bicycle events ; points to count—s, 3 and 2. Nominations for events 4,6, 7,9, 10, ' 14, 10 and 17 close with the secretary on . SATURDAY, December 21. Entry fees - as above must accompany nomination ; also statement of performances for last two years,-or, if none, two last perform- ] ances. Cycling under League of New Zealand Wheelman’s rules. Running under rules of New Zealand Athletic Union.