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Southland Times, Issue 1075, 18 December 1868, Page 1

-jg { Sports, &c % CHRISTMAS SPORTS! ; i)j.'.f AJ.4PIGEON MATCH will take place at Mr V-^*- tßaggott's Waihopai Hotel, Long Bush, on the 25th of December, and likewise a match for «- Pea Rifle, value £9, and several other Sport|j and a Raffle for a Lever Watch. QOCTTHLAND CALEDONIAN & Z SOCIETY. Office Bearers : President : The Hon. J. A. R. Menzies. Vice-President: The Hon. J. P. Taylor. • - * •-'.' ,';^Son-. Treasurer : D. Webster.DrREC^TORS : Messrs D. M'Donald Messrs Jno. Blacklock A. T. Adanison Jaß. Blacklock J. Dalgliesh R. Hamilton J. Harvey J. W. Mitchell J. F. Jones A. J. Elles W. Cochran J. Kingsland A. J. Smyth J. Morton Jas. Colyer Jas. Dundas Jas. Campbell Dr: Grigor THE THIRD ANNUAL GATHERING WXLT BE HEJjD AT THE AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY'S YARDS, ' ! ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. The following prizes will be competed for : — ' 1. Pibroch £4 0 0 „ 2nd „ ... 20 0 2. Quoits Ist prize... 2 0 0 „ 2nd „ ... 10 0 3. Putting Heavy Stone Ist prize... 2 2 0 „ 2nd „ ... 110 4. Throwing Light Hammer (141bs) Ist prize... 2 0 0 * „ „ „2nd „ ... 10 0 5. Highland Fling Ist prize... 2 0 0 6. 100 Yards' Kace (open to all) Ist prize... 1 10 0 „ „ „ 2nd „ ... 15 0 7. Putting Light Stone Ist prize... 2 2 0 „ „ 2nd „ ... 110 18. Throwing Heavy Hammer, Ist prize... 2 2 0 „ 2nd „ ... 110 9. Hurdle Race Ist prize... 1 10 o 2nd „ ... 15 0 LO. Best Dressed Highlander ... 2 0 0 11. Sword Dance ... 2 0 0 12. Tossing Caber Ist prize... 2 2 0 2nd „ ... 110 13. Race (50ft yds,) Ist prize... 2 0 0 2nd „ ... 10 0 14. Tilting the Ring (horsemanship) - --.- - — i-* " Ist prize„i 2 0 2nd „ ... 1 1 0 j 15. Hop, Step, and Jump Ist prize... 2 0 0! » 2nd „ ... 10 0! 16. 200 Yards Race (for Volunteers only) Ist prize... 2 0 0 2nd „ ... 10 0 17. Running High Leap Ist prize... 2 0 0 „ » * » 2nd „ ... 1 0 0 18. Climbing Greasy Pole Leg of mutton. 19. ReelofTulloch ... 2 0 0 Should time admit, various other sports (including three-legged race, sack race, boys' race, &c, &c.) will be held* FRANCIS W. SCOTT, NEIL FERGUSON ■ Hon. Secretaries. JANUARY Ist, 1869. RIVERTON CALEDONIAN GATHERING. COMMMITTEE : Messrs Surman, Scott, Bell, Murchie, H. Lyon, Grant, W. A. Lyon, J. L. M'Donald, D. M. Cameron. j ri above gentlemen were elected at a public 1 meeting, held on the 9th inst., to carry out the programme of the first Gathering at River ■ ton, to be held on the Ist January, 1869, the fist of games and prizes of which are as follows, viz : — Pibrochs — a prize, value ... ... £1 0 0 Dancing — Highland Fling 1 0 0 Do Sword Dance (Gillie Galium) 10 0 Do Reel of Tulloch 1 0 0 1. Throwing heavy hammer — Ist prize 110 0 Do do 2nd do 10 0 2. Do light hammer — Ist prize 10 0 Do do 2nd do 0 10 0 3. Putting the stone — Ist prize ... 1 0 0 Do 2nd do ... 0 10 0 4. Tossing the caber — Ist prize ... 1 0 0 Do 2nd do ... 010 0 5. Long foot race — Ist prize ... ... 1 5 0 Do 2nd do 0 12 6 6. Short do —Ist do 10 0 Do do 2nd do 0 10 0 7. Hurdle race — Ist prize 1 0 0 Do 2nd do 0 10 0 8. High jump —Ist do 10 0 Do 2nd do 010 0 9. Long jump — Ist do ... ... 10 0. Do 2nd do 0 10 0 10. Sack race — Ist do 10 0 Do 2nd do 0 5 0 11. Vaulting with pole — Ist prize ... 1 0 0 Do 2nd do ...0 5 0 12. Ciimbing greasy pole ... ... 1 0 0 13. Boy's foot race — Ist prize ... 010 0 Do do 2nd do 0 5 0 14. Three-legged race — Ist prize ... 010 0 Do 2nd do ...050 15. Tilting at the ring — Ist prize, gold ring, value 210 0 Do do do 2nd do, pafr riding pants, value ... 2 0 0 In each and all of the above games, sports, and performances, Three, at least, to enrol, or no competition. , The Sports will be held on the Cricket Ground. ' Riverton. 1 J. SURMAN, Secretary, pro tern.