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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 31, 2 March 1909, Page 1

VEW PLYMOUTH CALEDONIAN' SOCIETY. TIIIKD annual gathering, To be held iu tho HECItEATIOX SPORTS GBOUXDB, .NEW PLYMOUTH, On IS AST Eli MOM DAY, Al'iUL 12, 1900. I'iiOURAMME. HCNXIXG. 1. HALF-MILE HANDICAP, - First prize 80s, second 20s. Nom. 2s, tooept. Sis. % 2. ONE MILE HANDICAP. - First prize 100 a, second 20s. Nom. 3i, accept. 2s. 3. GRAND CALEDONIAN HANDICAP, three distances, £25 cash.— 120 Yards—First prize 80s, second 30s, third 10s. 220 Yards—First prize 80s, second 30s, third 10s. 440 Yard&—First prize 80s, second 30s, third 14s. With added Points Prizes of 10*1, 30s, and 10s. Nomination 10s, acceptance 2a 6d. 4. FORCED HANDICAP, 220yds.-Fir*t prize 40s, second 10s. Winners 2i, losers Is. CYCLING. 5. NOVICE HANDICAP, one mile.First prize 30s, second 10s. Nom. 2s. 0. ONE MILE HANDICAP, Open.— First prize 80s, second 20s, third Its. Nom. 2s, accept. 2s. 7. ONE MILE AND A-HALF HANDICAP, Open.—First prize 100 a, second 30s, third 10a. Nom. 3s, accept, 2s. 8. CALEDONIAN WHEEL RACE, two miles, Open—First prize 200s, second 00s, third 20s. Nom. 7a 6d, accept. 2s 6d. FIELD EVENTS. 0. WRESTLING, Cumberland Style.Prizes donated by Mr W. F. Mo Allum.—First prize 80s, second 20*. Nom. 3s. 10. WRESTLING, Catch-as-catch-ean.-First prize 80s, second 20s. Nom. 3s, 11. THROWING THE HAMMER.—First prize 20s, second se. Nam. Is. 12. TOSSING THE CABER.-First price 20e, second 6s. Nom. Is, 13. HIGH JUMP.—First prize 20s, second 6s. Nom. Is. 14. QUOITS.—First prize 20*, second Si. Nom. Is. HIGHLAND EVENTS. 18. BAGPIPE MUSIC, Marchos.-Writ prize 80s, second 10s. Nom. 3s. 16. BAGPIPE MUSIC, Strathspeys and Beds—First prize 80s, second 10s. Nom. 3s; 17. HIGHLAND FLING in Costume) Open.—First prize 40s, second 10s. Nom. 2s.

18. SAILOR'S HORNPIPE in Oo«tume, . Open—Firtt prize 40s, second 10*. i*'om. 2a. 19. IRISH JIG tn Costume, Open.—Flrvi prize 40s, 20. HIGHLAND FLING, Boyt tad Girli under 16.—First prize 24b, «ecoLi ss. Nom. free. 21. SWORD DANCE, Bojrg and Gtrli under 10.—Firet prize 255, leoond Ss. Nomi free.

Nominations for Events Nob. } ; 2,3, S, 6, 7, and 8 close with the Secrets;? on SATURDAY, March 27th, at 8.30 p.m. FEES MUST ACCOMPANY NOMINATIONS j ABSOLUTELY NO EXCrjTIONS MADE. Handicaps will appeir about 3rd April. Winners after declari' tion may be re-handicapped. Acceptances for above events and entries fat all other events close with the Secretary on the Sports Ground at 12 o'clock (noon) on day of Sports. Last two years' performances to accompany each nomination, and to ba made on the New Zealand Athletic Union Forms. If no performance* for the last two years, the last five performances to be given. EVERY COMPETITOR MUST BB REGISTERED BY NEW ZEALAND ATHLETIC UNION. No entry will be received from any person disqualified or suspended by the New Zealand Athletic Union, or from any defaulter. Points in the Caledonian Handicap to count 3, 2, and 1. In the event of a tie, run-off to be over 220 yards. Handicapper—Mß. FRED. E. HABDTt Eltkam. Starter—Mß. E. HUMPHRIES. JAMBS McLEOD, Hon. Secretary, New Plymouth.

HACK RACING OWJB. HACK RACE MEETING, To be teld at Manaia on WEDNESDAY, MARCH, 31st, 1908, Id Mr. 3. D. Mitchell's Paddock, Burnbank Farm. PROGRAMME. 1. FLYING HANDICAP, of £25; second littrae to receive £5 from the stakes. Nom. 10s, accept. 15s. Distance 8 furlongs. Start at 12.18 o'clock. 2. LADIES' BRACELET HANDICAP, for horses that have not won mors than £2O in one race; gentlemen riders; first bracelet value £l2, second bracelet value £3; minimum weight lOat 71b j horses to be nominated by ladles, and be bona fide property of present owner three months previous to race. Bn trance fee 15s. Distance one mile. Start at 12.45. 3. MOTUMATE, SCURRY HANDICAP, of £2O; second horse to reoeite £4 from the stakes. Nom. 7s #d, accept. 12* fid. Distance % mile. Start at) 1.30. 4. HANDICAP TROT, of £2O; second horso to receive £3 from the stakes: for trotters or peers (optional). Nom. 10s, aocent. 10s. Distance one and n-half miles. Start at 2. 5. MANAIA HANDICAP, of £SO; seeotkl horse to receive '£s from the stakes. Nom. 15s, accept. 15s. Distance one mile. Start at 2.80. 6. MAIDEN PLATE, of £ls; second horse to receive £2 10s from the stakes; weight Ost. Entrance IBs. Distance six furlongs. Open to *ll horses that have not won a race at time of starting. Start at S. 7. KAI'POKONTI HANDICAP, of £2O; second horse to receive £3 from the stakes; open to all horses that have never won a Btake of the value of £3O or over. Nom. 7s 9d, aeaept. 12s Od. Distance four furlongs. Start at 3.30. 8. BUKNRANK WELTER, of £ls; tenon d horse to receive £2 10» from the stakes; minimum weight Btt 71b. Nom. 7s 6d, accept. 7s 6d. Sir tance seven furlongs. Start at 4.

NOMINATIONS, WEIGHTS, ACCEPTANCES, ETC. Nominations for events numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 close with the Seere- 1 tary at his office on the 18th day of March. Weights and handicap for trot on 20th of March. Acceptance* and general entries Monday, 26th March, at 8 p.m. The Committee reswves the right to alter dates of nomination® and acceptances. Handlcapper of trot reservM the right to rehandicap any horse. The winner of any flat race aft#* declaration of weights to carry a penalty • of 101b, of two or more such races 14ros horses handicapped at Bst 71b or over to carry half the above penalties; minimum weight for Flying and Manaia Handicap, 7st, and in the Kaupokonul and , Motumate 7st 71b. All entries to be sealed and addressed to the Secretary, Manaia, with tha . name, age, color, and pedigree of the ■ horse, name of owner, colors of the m«. performances of the horse, and the trainer. 1 Entries by wire must be connrm«a M . tihe earliest opportunity in writing. "■ All races to be run under the rules of racinff as adopted ty* thfc coiueMßM w New Zealand, and the trotting etenl under the rules of the New Zoalanft Trotting Association. Owners are particularly reminatd WW al' -titries must be accompanied by cns\ cheoue, or P.O. order. This row . wil! lie strictly enforce 3. Only members of the Botkmatart A" c neiation or Tattemll's will be periv'll«d to plv their calling on the coury ■ on the day of the r»es, and theyjwu bo chnrged a fee of FIVE GUINEAS for this privilege. - , CHAS. R. LUSHER, • i , ' Secretary. , Approved bv the Taranaki Jockey CluiK J ~ 1!. P. WERSTKR. Secretary. | Approved by the New Zealand Trotting Jj Association. .. ■« .T. B. NORIUS. Secretary. 3

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