Athletic Sports PARAWAI GARDENS. GRAND ATHLETIC DSMONSTBATiON! TTNDEB THE AUSPICES OP THE UNITED THAMES CRICKET, FOOTBALL, and ATHLETIC CLUBS, TO BH HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER Ist, 1884. Handicappors : Messrs M. C. HfKEY, W. S. j Styak, ' nd C. McLeaw. ! Judge: W. S. StxajC, EEq. [ Starter: JamfS Chbistie, Esq. ! 1. Costume Football Match.—lst p>ize, £1 2. Maiden Race, 150 yards. Entrance, 2 S 6d. —let prize, 2sovs.; 2nd, 1 so*. 3. Drop-kick with Football (in limits). Entrance, Is.—lst prize, 10s 4. Demonstration Handicap (lat heat), 440 yards.—lst prize, lOsovs ; 2nd, 3sovs; 3rd, 2bovb 5. Bicysle Handicap Race, 2 miles. Entrance, 2s 6d. —Ist prize, 30s ; 2nd, 10* 6. Hurdle R*ace, 440 yards, 6 hurdles. Entrance, 2s 6d. —Ist prize, 3sove ; 2nd, lsov 7. Mine Managers' Race —distance, 100 yards. Entrance, 2s 6d.—lst prize, a trophy 8. Demonstration Handicap (2nd heat), 150 yarde: 9. Walking Match, 1 mile. Entrance, 2s 6d. —Ist prize, 2sovs ; 2nd, Ifov 10. Throwing Cricket Ball. Entrance, Is.— Ist pr'ze, 10s 11. Cricketers' and Footballers' Handicap, 300y8rds. Entrance, 5s. —Ist prize, 3sovß ; 2nd,2sovs; 3rd, lsov 12. Race for Men of 16 stone and overdistance 100 yards. Entrance, 2a 6d. —Ist prize, a trophy 13. Vaulting wish Pole. Entrance, 2s 6d.— Ist prize, 30s; 2nd, 10s. 14. Demonstration Handicap (final heat) 880 yards. 15. Boys' Race (under 16), 440 yards. Entrance, Is.—lst prize, lsov ; 2nd, 10a 16. Handicap, 1 mile. Entrance, 5s. —Ist prize, s*ovs ; 2nd, lsov; 3rd, 10s 17. Consolation Handicap, 200 yards. Entrance, le. —Ist prize, 2sovs j 2nd, leof The above events are open to all persons resident in the Thames Borough or County for three months prior to nomination. Three to start or no roce. All protests to be accompanied with a fee. Decision of the Stewards to be final. G. H. Wi.iTE, Secretary. Eacing Thames" Jockey Club, 1884. Summer Meeting, I vEOEMBER 26 (BOXING DAY) U AND 27, 1884. PROGRAMME— Fiest Day, FRIDAY (BOXING DAY), DECEMBER 26, 1884. 1. FREE HANDICAP of 35sovs. Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, 1 sot, and 1 soy at scales. 2. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 40 bcvs. Entrance, 1 soy; acceptance, 2 soys. Distance, 2 milee. Over 8 flights of hurdles. 3. THAMES PLATE HANDICAP, of 100 soys. Sweep of 3 eovs for second horse. Distance, H miles. Entrance, 2 soys j acceptance, 3 boys. 4. SELLING HACK RACE of 10 soy*. Distance, 1 mile. Ca' eh weights. Winner to sold for 2.) soys, any surplus to go tofsmds of Club. 5. STEWARDS' HANDICAP o c 50 boys. Distance, li mile. Entrance, 1 soy j acceptance, 2 soys. SECOND DAY—SATURDAY, 27th DbCEMBBE, 1884. 1. FLYING STAKES HANDICAP of 40 sovp. Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, 1 toy; acceptance, £1 10s. 2. SELLING RACE of 30 soys. Weight for age. Winner to be cold for 50sovs ; 71bs allowed for every reduction of 10 eovs, selling price down to nil. Distance, li mile. Entrance, 1 soy ; acceptance, 1 soy. 3. GOLDFIELDS' HANDICAP of lOOjovs. Sweep of-3 boys to go to second horae. Distance, li mile. Entrance, 2 soys ; acceptance, 3 boys. Winner of Thames Plate to carry 51bs penalty. 4. HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 75 soys, with a sweep of 2 soys each to go to second horse. Distance, about 2£ miles. Entrance, 2 soys; acceptance, 2 boys. 5. CO-NSOLUTION HANDICAP of 20 soys. Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, 1 soy. Nominations for Hurdle Race, Steeplechase, Thames Plate, Goldfields' Handicap, Free Handicap, and Stewards' Handicap clobo at the Jockey Club Rooms, Thames, oa SATURDAY, the 22nd of November, at 8 p m , and Weights will be declared on MONDAY, B*h December. Acceptance and General Entry on WEDNESDAY, 17th December, before 8 p.m. Weights for Flying Stakeß to appear at 8 p.m., evening of first day s races. L. Melhose, Hon. Sec. Notices " IT'S VERY TE.UE WHAT WE ARE SELLING NEW and *• FASHIONABLE GOODS at AUCK. LAND PRICES in Bpite of all opposition, and ALL THE NEWEST PATTERNS in NECK FRILLING, Ladies' Ties . Gentß* Ties Holl inds Collars Gloves Flannels Collarettes Hosiery Prints Rufflas Fashionable Lustres Fanoy Aprons Straw Hats Sateens Pinafores . Corsets Muslins Underclothing Ginghtm Calicoes AHD A LAEGE AND VAjJIOUS ASSORTMENT OF FANCY GOODS, Too Numerous to mention. BATS, BALLS, DOLLS, & TOYS OF ALL SOIITSCHEAP! CHEAP!! CHEAP!!! AT .R. Morgan cf* Co/s, •jg- POLLEN STREET, NEAB COOHBANE SXEEEX, Grahamstown. Be kind to your mother-in-law, and if jou wish to keep in her favor, present her with a pound of MoG&Wah's 3s Iba.
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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4952, 22 November 1884, Page 3
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