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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3063, 7 December 1908, Page 6

MANGATAINOKA ATHLETIC SOCIETY. (Affiliated with the New Zealand Athletic Union). £BS PEIZE MONEY TENTH ANNUAL SPORTS MEETING, To be held on THE DOMAIN, MANGATAINOKA, on BOXING DAY, December 26th, 1908. Official P bog ram me. 1. Maiden Handicap Race; Ist prize £1 10s, 2nd 15s ; nom. Is. ace. 6d; ages to he given with nominations. 2. Quoit Match Handicap, Ist prize £2, 2nd .£l, 3rd 10s; nom. 2s, ace. Is; attention of quoit competitors is especially drawn to the fact that the quoit match is now included in those for which entries close on December 7th. 3. 13oy's Eelay Eac3, for teams of boys attending the primary schools; distance, 1 mile, in four relays of a quar-ter-mile each; each team to consist of four boys. Prize, £2 ; entrance 2s for each team. i 4. One Mile Bicycle Eace Handicap; Ist I prize, £2 10s, 2nd .£1; nom. Is 6d, ace. Is. I 5. 100 Yards Handicap ; Ist prize £2 10s, 2nd £1 ; nom. 2s, ace. Is. 6. High Jump Handicap; Ist prize £l, 2nd 10s, entrance Is. 7. Girls' Eace, 100 yards handicap, 14 years and under; Ist prize 10s, 2nd ss. j 8. 50 Yards Sprint Handicap; Ist prize £2, 2nd £1 ; nom. Is, ace, Gd. | 9. Half-Mile Run Handicap; Ist prize £Z, 2nd £1 ; nom. 2s, ace. Is. 10. 150 Yards Hurdles, boys 16 years and under ; Ist prize £l, 2nd 10s, entrance Is. 11. 120 Yards Hurdle Handicap; Ist prize £2, 2nd £1 ; nom. 2s, ace. Is. 12. Three Mile Bicycle Eace Handicap ; Ist prize £3, 2nd £1 ; nom. 2s, ace Is. 13. 220 Yards Handicap; Ist prize .£2los, 2nd £1 ; nom 2s, ace. Is. 14. Throwing the Hammer Handicap, Ist prize £l, 2nd 10s, entrance Is. 15. Light Weight Wrestling. Competition (Cumberland style), 11 stone and under, Ist prize £2, 2nd .£l, entrance 2s 6d. 16. Boy's Eace, 12 years and under, Ist prize 4s, 2nd 2s 3rd Is. 17. School Boy's High Jump Handicap, Ist prize £l, 2nd 10s, entrance Is. 18. 440 Yards Handicap ; Ist prize £2 10s, 2nd £l, 3rd 10s. nom. 2s, ace. Is. 19. Hop, Step and Jump Handicap, Ist prize £l, 2nd 10s, entrance Is. 20. Girls' Race, 12 years and under, Ist prize 4s, 2nd 2s, 3rd Is. 21. Putting the Stone Handicap, Ist prize £l, 2nd 10s, entrance Is. 22. One Mile Run Handicap, Ist prize £3, 2nd £l, 3rd 10s ; nom. 2s 6d, ace. 2s. 23. Two Miles Bicycle Race Handicap. Ist prize £3, 2nd £1 ; nom. 2s, ace. Is. 24. Forced Handicap (Compulsory entrance of all competitors who have won a first or second prize in a running event), 150 yards; Ist prize £2, 2nd 15s, entrance 2s 6d DANCING. 25. Piping Competitions, Marches, Strathspeys and Eeel; Special prizes donated by A. JMcPherson, Esq, Ist prize £2, 2nd £l, entrance 2s 6d. 26. Irish Jig; Ist prize £2, 2nd £l, entrance 2s 6d, 27 Sword Dance; Ist prize £2, 2nd £l, entrance 2s 6d. 28. Highland Fling, Ist prize £2, 2nd £l, entrance 2s 6d. A special prize of .£1 Is has been donated by A. Ross, Esq, for the dancing competitions. Dancing to commence at 1.30. Hon. Piper .- E. DRYSDALE. RULES AND CONDITIONS Cycling events run under League of New Zealand Wheelmen's Rules. Licenses may be obtained from Mr T. W. Lovejoy, Palmerston North, or the secretary. No entry is valid unless made on N.Z.A.U. forms, which are obtainable from the secretary. , Other events run under of New Zea'.and Athletic Union. Permits may be obtained from Mr C. A. Tabuteau, Ma.-sfertoa, or from the secretary. Nominations for 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, y, 11, 12, 13, 18, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 and 28, close with the Secretary, Mr J. A. Walsh, at Pahiatua, on Monday, December 7th, at 8 p.m. Nominations must be accompanied by cash or postal notes All performances for the past two years must be given. If no wins for two years last performances must be stated. Marks from which events were won must be given. The railway time-table has been arranged to suit the convenience of patrons. Trains will stoj) close to the ground. Entry forms and programmes may be obtained on application to J. A. WALSH, Secretary, Pahiatua, SMALL BIRD NUISANCE. r |lO save your fruit buy one of our -410 X Gauge Small Bore Breech-Loading Shot Guns.

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