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Southland Times, Issue 1077, 21 December 1868, Page 1

Sports, &cCHEISTMAS SPOETS! A PIGEON MATCH will take place at Mr ■£*• Baggott's Waihopai Hotel, Long Bush, on the 25th of December, and likewise a match for a Pea Rifle, value £9, and several other Sports, and a Baffle for a Lever Watch. SOUTHLAND CALEDONIAN £> SOCIETY. Office Bearers : President : The Hon. J. A. R. Menzies." Vice-President : The Hon. J. P. Taylor. Hon. Treasurer : D. Webster. DrfiECTORS : , Messrs D. M'Donald Messrs Jno. Blacklock I A. T. Adamson Jas. Blacklock I J. Dalglieeh R. Hamilton j J. Harvey J. W. Mitchell j 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 /WTLT BE HEU) AT THE AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL SOCIETY'S YARDS, ON - NEW TEAR 1 S DAY. The following prizes will be competed for : — 1. Pibroch £4 0 0 „ 2nd „ ... 2 0 0 2. Quoits ls-t prize... 2 0 0 „ 2nd „ ... 10 0 3. Putting Heavy Stone Ist prize... 2 2 0 „ 2nd „ ... 110 4. Throwing Light Hammer (14lbs) 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 8. Throwing Heavy Hammer, Ist prize... 2 2 0 „ 2nd „ ... 110 9. Hurdle Race Ist prize... 110 o 2nd „ ... 15 0 10. Best Pressed Highlander ... 2 0 0 11. Sword Dance ... 2 0 0 12. Tossing Caber 'Ist prize... 2 ~"2 0 2nd „ ... 110 13. Race (500 yds,) Ist prize... 2 0 0 2nd „ ... 10 0 14.Tiiting the Ring (horsemanship) Ist prize... 2 2 0 2nd „ ... 110 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 t>rize... 2 0 0 „ „ » 2nd * „ ... 10 0 18. Climbing Greasy P01e... „ 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 GrATHEEINGL COMSIMITTEE : . Messrs Surman, Scott, Bell, Murchie, H. Lyon, Grant, W. A. Lyon, J. L. M'Donald, D. M. Cameron. ri 'HE abuve gentlemen were elected at a public 1 meeting, held on the 9th inst., to carry out the programme of the first Gathering at Kiver» ton, to be held on the Ist January, 1869, the list of games and prizes of which are as follows, viz : — Pibrochs — a prize, value ... ... £1 0 0 Dancing — Highland Fling 10 0 Do Sword Dance (Gillie Callum) 10 0 l?o Reel of Tuiloch 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 ...100 Do 2nd do ... 0 10 0 4. Tossing the caber — Ist prize ... 1 0 0 Do 2nd do ... 010 0 5. Long foot race — Istpiize ... ... 1 5 0 3>o 2nd do 0 12 6 6. Short do — Ist do ... ...10 0 Do do 2nd do 0 10 0 7. Hurdle race — Ist prize ... ...10 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 ... ...100 Do 2nd do 0 5 0 11. Vaulting with pole — Ist prizß ... 1 0 0 Do - 2nd do ... 0 5 0 12. Climbing greasy pole ... ...10 0 13. Boy's foot race — Ist prize ... 0 10 0 Do do 2nd do 0 5 0 14. Three-legged race — Ist prize ... 010 0 Do 2nd do ... 0 5 0 15. Tilting at the ring — Ist prize, gold ring, value 210 0 Do do do 2nd do, pair 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. J. SURMAN, Secretary, pro tern.