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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3075, 23 December 1878, Page 3

Sports FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' 1 ' „ ANNUAL DEMONSTRATION, IN AID OF THB THAMES HOSPITAL, TO BB HllD AT THE TABAECT GARDENS, • THURSDAY, DEOEMBEB 26th, 1878. • ' Jvd« : W. Bowi, Esq., M.H.B. j Stabtbb : Mr E: NooJUV. | .. . > HiKDioimu: Messrs JV'Binx, T. Hnov and E. Johns. CJUBK OF COTTBSI: Mr F. WSUS. 1. TUG OF WAS for Volunteers t 20 men a-side from each Company. Entrance ■' ' money, one •hilling per man. Prize, t . £10. Three entries or no erent. 2. MAIDEN RACK: 12Q yardi. Ist prize, -" £8; 2nd, £1. Ed trance, St. 3. TRADESMEN'S HACK , RACE: 1} miles. Prize, > £5. Pott entries, 10s. . Three entries or no race; orer three .entries, second horse to save his stakes. 4. POLE VAULTING: Ist prize, £2; 2nd, ;_ • special. 3 entries or no erent. Entrance! 2s. , 6. HORIZONTAL BAB: Ist priie, £1; 2nd, special. Entrance, Is. 6. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' RACE, 220 . , yards (Handicap): Ist prize, £3; 2nd, n] <vgti >Epjmnb? t: 38.l °v *• - 7. BOYS* RACE, I*o. yardi, aider 15 yean (Handicap) ; p'ost^entry, Is; Ist priie, £1; 2nd, 10s; 3rd, special. 8. SACK RACK :—let prise, £1; 2nd special. Entries,, Is. 9. WALKING THE BOOM: Priie, special. 10. ONI MILE BACE (Handicap); Ist "prize, £&'} 2nd, £2. Entrance, 6s. . 11. BANDSMEN'S RAOB (Handicap); 100 yards; post ..entries, 2s; Ist prise, £2 j 2nd, £1. 12v MAORI HORSE BACE; 2 miles ; post entries, 10s ; prise, £5. 13. ALLCOMERS' RACE (Handicap) t 260 . ,, t -j yards |. entries,. 8s; Ist prize, £3; 2nd, £i. :h -, H r Quoito, Skittles, and Greasy Pole. CONDITIONS: 1. Tag of War. Teams of 20 men from any Telunteer Company^ entries and fees to . be sent in to the Seoretary by the 16th Deoembe-, at 7 p.m. Drawing for pairs to take place the tame erening. .. 8. Entries for Friendly Societies' Baoe, One Mile Race, and. AU Comers' Baoe 280 yards, with entrance fees, names, colors, hail* ing places, and preTious'performances, addressed to the Seoretary, Mr E. HoviSß,tt his ' office, Albert street,' will be receired np to MONDAY, 16th December, at 7 p.m. . 3...1n iall cases three .entries or no erent. A deposit of 6s must be lodged with, all>pro* Vests, and the decision of the committee to be final. E. Honitt, 3499 ;.vj S'"■.."'. . " Seoretary. Thames Annual Races. ,rro .BE HELD AT TARAEU ■T" , , > OX THE 27th and 28th DECEMBER, 1878. JUDSI: :-.• W. McCffUOTOM, Esq. ■ >' > BTBWABDSt Messrs A. Butebbj F. Wbizb, J. C. Wii> hum, G. Vfiixmox, 8. Swrainsow, J. Whsok, B. G*ahax (junr.), M. Yav&bab, . M. Cauez. ■ • , „ ■ .WASTBB: „" Mr Saxto* Yorao. . HAVPICAPFBB: Mr Saktoi Youm*. C£SBE OK TH« SCAlftfl : Mr J. 0. WILLIAMfI. CIZBX OF THB COUBSK : . . MrP.WnM. FIRST DAY: Fibst Raci to Stab* at 12.30 o'clock. 1. FLYING STAKES (weight lor age) 10 soTt—Dietance, $ mile ; entrance, 30s. 2. BOROUGH PLATE (Handicap), 25bots. . —Distance, two miles; entrance, 3sovs., Isot.' on nomination, 16th December, at 8 p.m.; 2iots on the night of general . entry, 23rd December, 1878. 3. MAOBI HORSE BACE, Ssots.—Distance, two miles;. post entry, 10s. 4. HURDLE BACE (Handicap), ISsots.— -Distance,'"two miles; entrance, 2sors. ' On nomination Isot., on 16th December, at 8 p oj. ; laor.. on the night of general entry, 28rd December.' 6. HACK BACE, -6sots.—Distance, f mile; _ > post entry, lQs. f J . SECOND DAY. , 1. TROTTING BACE (Distance Handicap), . lOsots.—Distance, two and a-half miles; entrance, 30s'; three entries or no race. 2. COUNTY PLATE (Handicap), 25sots.— Distance, If miles i entrance, Ssovs, ' nomination, lsor., on 16th December, at 8 p.m.; 2sovs. on acceptance on the • , , night of generttl entry, 23rd December. 3. JPONY BACK /Handicap), 6iovs.—Disj tance, 1 mile; 14 hands or under. 14. HURDLE RACE (Handicap), 15bot«.— * Distance 2 miles ; entrance,' 2sor«., no* minntion of Isot., on the 16th December, ' ''at 6 p.m.; Isot. on acceptance on the night of general entry, 23rd December. 6. CONBOLATION HANDICAP, Bsots.— 'Post' entry, 80s; for all beaten horses at this meeting. Cohditiohs : Three entries or no rsce. . All entries (except, the Borough Plate Hurdle, Race Handicaps, and County Plate) which are to he sent in at the time, and as aboTe specifled, addressed as below, must be msde in writing and forwarded to the Secretary, street, Grahamstown, not later than 8 p.m. on the 23rd December, enclosing fee and qualifications. AU entries to include names, descriptions, age of horses, and color of riders. Auckland Racing Club Rules will be strictly adhered to. Any person entering a hone, excepting for Maori race or Hack race, to be a subscriber ot, not less then one guinea. " ■■ . All dispuies, claims, and objections,anting out of the racing shall be decided by a majority, of the Stewards, or whoooeTer they may appoint, and such decision on all points shall be Boal. , . . All moneys to be paid prenous to ttarllDg. : Weights to be declared ou the 18th Dumber, for the first day. GBO. H4ROOURT, EVERY rarity of Labal for lodsywitw ManaJactumt, inhiUst pt^sw. Sopnor designs in lithogrt<>h, al tte MfMOm •«*■