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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 5 December 1907, Page 4

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JJAHOTU ATHLETIC SPORTS. THE ANNUAL MEETING To be held on NEW YEAR'S DAY, 1908. £IOO - PRIZE MONEY £lOO RUNNING EVENTS: Maiden Race—First 20s, second 10s. Post entry, Is Od. Handicap, 100 Yards—First prize 50s, second 15s, third ss. Nomination 2s, acceptance Is Od. Half-Mile Handicap—First prize 50s, second 15s, third ss. Noi acceptance Is Od. Handicap, 220 Yards—First prize 60s, second 15s, third. ss. Nomination 2s Od, acceptance Is 6d. lIAHOTU HANDICAP, Quarter MileFirst prize 70s, and the President's Gold Medal; second 20s, third 7s Od. Nomination 2s Od, acceptance Is Od. Hurdle Handicap, 220 Yards—First p*ise 50s, second 15s, third "as. Nomination 2s Cd, acceptance Is Od. Mile Handicap—First prize 00s, second 15s, third ss. Nomination 2s 6d, acceptance Is Od. Forced Handicap, 150 Yards—First prize 30s, second 10s, third ss. Nomination, winners 2s Od, losers Is. CHOPPING EVENTS. Novice Chop, 12-inch log—First prize 20s, second 10s. Nomination Is Od. Maiden Chop Handicap, 12-inch logFirst jrize 40s, second 10s. Nomination 2s, acceptance la. President's Chop Handicap, 15-inch logFirst prize 40s, and President's Gold Medal, second 20s, third 7s 6d. Nomination 3s, acceptance 2s. WEST COAST AXEMAN'S CHOP, 18inch log—First prize 200s, second 40s, third 15s. Nomination ss, acceptance 4s. Local Chop, 15-inch log—First prize 50s second 15s, third ss. Nomination 2s, acceptance Is Od. CYCLING EVENTS. Novice Cycle, one mile—First prize 20s, second 10s. Nomination Is 6d. Maiden Cycle Race, one mile—First prize 30s, second 10s. Nomination Is Pd, acceptance Is. Scorchers' Cycle Handicap, 2 miles—First prize 50s, second 15s, third ss. Nomination 2s, acceptance Is Od. GENERAL EVENTS. Wrestling (Cumberland style), twelve stone and under —First prize 20s, second 10s, Nomination Is Od. Dominiou Shovelling Competition Handicap—First prize 30s, second 10s. Competitors to use not more than No. 3 shovels to shovel two yards over a 4ft bar, Nomination Is 6d, acceptance Is. Tug-of-War, ten men a-side—First prize 50s; open to teams representing wards in the Parihaka Road District; thr>e teams to enter or no pull; entry, Is 0d per maa. Weight-Guessing Competition—Winner 20s. Tickets Is.

RULES AND REGULATIONS. Running and Cycling Events—A full lowledgo of the Taranaki A. and C. Association Rules and Racing Laws expected of every competitor; book of rules tid, on application to the secretary. NOMINATIONS Tor all handicap events close with the Secretary, at 8 FRIDAY, December 20th, 1907. ry fees and performances, otherwise they will not n '~ * ' "---'■ Opunakc Times and Budget on or about December 24th, 1907. Acceptances close 11 a.m. on day of sports. Chopping Events—AH events conducted under N.Z.A.A. rules. Nominations for all events close with the Secretary, on December oth, IDO7, at 8 p.m. Handicaps declared in "Daily News," Opuiiake Times and Budget on or about December 15; acceptances close December 21. General—Shovelling Competition: domination and acceptance same os chopFive Competitors or no event. Secretary, address: c/o G.P.O. Rahotu. A GRAND CONCERT AND DANCH! in the evening. L. FISCHER. Secretary, Rahotu.

ARMADALE STUD, OKAIAWA, TARANAKL N.Z. TO PTAND THIS SEASON, The Champion Clydesdale Sta-Uion, 10BD BBSKINE T.OIID EIISKJNE is a very superioi well-bred bay horse of the very Y quality, aad true type of the Clydesi l/reed, standing 16 hands 3y z inches high He is a very massive horse, with el"~* flat bones, strong, well-formed joi 'jeautiful long silky hair, and grandly formed round feet of good quality, witl line broad hoof heads. He has a beauti ful head, and eyes characteristic oj courage and endurance, a good neck am' crest, well-sprung ribs, remarkably good loins and strong short-coupled back. Hit action, both at the walk and trot, is all that can be desired. Altogether he ii a most compactly-built, well-put-toge ther specimen of a draught horse. Lord Erskine was bred by J. fe ilolmes of Awamoa, Oamaru, and is rrt the imported sire "Sandy Erskine," is the sire of the well-known cha mare, "Lady Erskine"—owned by A. Alexander, Esq., Normnnby, Taranaki—the dam of the champion two-year-old colt, Marcellus, recently purchased by W. Taylor, Esq., Te Awanuitu, at the ecord price of 750 guineas. Lord Erskine'a Dam, Pe.ul 11., is by .he famous sire, Crown I'rinct grand lam Sapphire, dam of Accountant, inner of numerous first prizes; this mare has only been beaten

her stable companion's great id dam, Pearl, a mare specially seed by the late J. B. Blair, and ira- "' "'*"''" n. Matwill be seen that Lord Erskine is descended from the very best blood of good breeding strains, and he Is certain to prove a getter of the best type of Clydesdales. His show ring successes [>rove him to be a horse of individual high-class merit. In 1900 he gained the following awards: At Ashburton, first and champion; at the International Show, Christ church, second prize and reserve cham pion, also first prizo for best stallion in the walking competition (beating the champion stallion Pride of Newton), and first prize for Lord llothschild's silver bowl for tlie best Colonial-bred stallion (Shire or Clydesdale) by an imported sire, thus gaining the highest number of awards at Hie Show. Lord Erskine was purchased in April, 1007, at a cost of 800 guineas by F. A. Bremer, of Okaiawa, Taranaki, from Mi Kobt. Clarke, Eosemeath Stud, Ashbur ton.

[ Die uliampion Clydesdale Stallion ' serve a strictly limited number—so- - maraa for outside owners for ;lic ensuing season. TERMS 8 GUINEAS. Payable on or before Ist January, 1908. Good Paddocks provided free of charge for marcs, but no responsibility. Apply, F. A. BREMER. qASGRILLER,