WE STPO It T CHRISTMA.S SPORTS AND RACES; SATURDAY, MONDAY, AND TUESDAY The 20th, 23th, and 29th December, 1868. President : J. Giles, Esq., M.D., K.M. VICE-PIIESIDEST : Francis Harris, Esq. Committee—Messrs O'Conor, Reid, Hughes, Morey, Simpson, Robertson,Milne, Seaton,Carr, Frauklyn, Draghicavich, Sheahan, Freeth Maguire, Emanuel, Trimble, Gilmer, Parer, Brennan, M'Farlane, Braithv/aite, Dewdney, Daly, Gallagher, Hayes, ami Byrne. Treasurer—R. C. Reid. Secretary—James Milne. PROGRAMME of LAND SPORTS. Saturday, 2Gth December. Prizes : Ist 2nd 1. Flat race, 150 yards ...£4t £1 a. 2. Putting the stone, 2libs 4 1 3. Wrestling, Cumberland and Westmoreland ... 8 4 4. Hurdle race, 410 yards 5 2 5. Running high, leap ... 3 1 6. Vaulting with the polo 4 1 7. Running flat leap ... 3 1 8. Boys' race, (free entry) 1 0 10 9. Pig hunt 1 Pig 10. Tilting match ... ... 20 10°
Monday, 2Sth December. 11. Standing high leap ... 3 1 12. Wrestling, Cornish and Devon ... .;. ... 8 4 13. Sack race 2 1 14. Hop, step, and jump ... 3 1 Tuesday, 29xii December. 15. Wrestling, collar and elbow 8 4 16. Standing flat leap ... 3 17. Three legged race 100 yards 3 1 18. One mile race 8 2 Entrance money, 2| per cent, on the amount of the prizes, with the exception of the Tilting Match. £1 PROGRAMME OF THE WESTPORT RACES. judge—Dr. Giles. STEWARDS : Messrs. O'Conor, Carr, Franklyn, Hughes and Simpson. STARTER. Mr. Robertson. CDERK OP THE COURSE : Mr. Seaton. Conditions—Races on'y open to horses the bona fide property of residents on the Nelson South "West G-oidfields, and stabled and owned tnere by them at this date. There must be three entries, or no The decision of the Stewards in all cases to be final.
EIRST DAT, Monday, 28th Decembeb. Ist eace. cden Plate of 10 sovereigns, added to a Sweepstakes of 2 sovereigns each, for all horses that have never started for an advertised race, — one mile and a-half. Weight 'for 2nd race. Packers and Miners' Purse of 10 sovs. aided to sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each, for all horses regularly worked in claims or in packing on the Nelson South West GMdfields within three mouths of the races. Heats, one mile ; catch weights. Post entry.
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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 413, 26 November 1868, Page 2
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