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Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 402, 10 December 1874, Page 3

MANGAPIKO SAW. MILL. , fTIIMBER can be bad in iwiy quantity, ami 6f "superior JL. quality. Orders will be Completed with deapaf;h. W. MARSHALL. ' Moanavale Station, An ntt 26, 1574.

NGARUAWAHIA ANNUAL SPORTS,

To beheld on Saturday and Monday, Deo 26 and 28, 1874 Committee :

Capt Sckofield ; Messrs R. R. Hunt (Treasurer), T. Y. Fitzpatrick, G. Edgcoumbe. 11. W. llubut, E. Fitzpatrick, J. Evitt, T. G. Sandes, R. Cox, M. Foley, W. Smythe, A. R. M. Roy. BOXING-DAY— December 26.

GENERAL SPORTS TO COMMENCE AT HALF-PAST TEN A.M. 1. Maiden Flat Raee — 100 yaids. First, ; second 2 Standing Long Jump — Without weights ; ti jumps each. Fiist, ; seuond 3. Flat Race (Handicap)— l milo. First, ; second Entrance 4. Boys' Race— loo yards ; boys to bo under 4 feet 6 inches high. First, ; second 5. Running Long Jump — 3 jumps each. First, ; second 6. Hurdle Race (Handicap) — 440 yards ; ovor 8 hurdles 3 feet 6 inches high. First, ; second, . Entrance 7. Boys' Race— 2oo yards ; boys over 4 feet 6 inches and under 5 foot high. First, ; sciond, . Entrance 8 Flat Race (Handicap) -250 yards. First, ; second. Entrance 9. Running High Jump — First, ; second 10. Vaulting with the Pole — First, ; Becond 11. Flat Race (Handicap) — Half mile. Fust, ; second 12 Standing High Jump — Fust, ; second 13. Wahine Maori Race 14. lhdting the Stone — First, 5 second 15. Walking Qreasy Boom over water — Entrance, free. Prize Competitors to compote 111 shire and trousers. MONDAY, December 28. HORSE RACES — FIRST RACE TO START AT 10 A.M. SHARI\ 1. Pony Kace (14 hands and under)— Once round tho course; winner of any adv?rtiaed raco excluded. First, £ ', second to save entrance. Entrance 2. Handicap Flat Race— Twice round the comae. En< trance fee £1, to be sent to tho secretary on or beforo the 12th of December, at the Delta Hotel. First, £ second, £ 3. Handicap Hurdle Raee — Onco and a Half round the course ; over 5 hurdles 3 feet G inches high ; winner of a prize of tbe value of £30 excluded. First, £ ; Becond save entrance. 4. Hack Raee — Once and a Half round the course ; winner of any advertised race excluded. First, £ second to savo entrance. 5. Handicap Trotting Raee — Twice round the course, Entrance fee, £1, to mude at the same time and place as tho Handicap Flat Race. First, £ second to aav» his stakes, C. Maori Flat Race— Onco round the courso ; Heats. Horses to be owned and ridden by Maories only. First £ second £ Entrance 7. Consolation Stakes (Handicap)— Once and a Half round the course j open to beaten horses only. First,

£ ; second to save entrance. The decision of the Stewards shall in all cases be final — no entries received except on this condition. Only subscribers of not less than to the funds can enter horses for any race. No one will be allowed to compete for tho athletic sports) who has not subscuberi 2a Gd to the funds. Entries for the handicap foot races (mile, half mile, hurdle race, and J?5O yards) must bo made to tho Secretary, at the Delta Hotel, on or before Saturday, the 19th of December. No protest will be leccived unless tho sum of 10s for horse raws and oa for athletic spoita bo lodged with it, which flroney will be forfeited in case the protest is not allowed. Entries for all gcneial spoits Is, except handicaps, boys', and wahice Maori races, and greasy boom, which latter aro free. Three startets for each event or no prize will be given. JaMES EVITT, Sec.

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mE AWAMUTU AND ALEXANDRA ANNUAL RACES. On BOXING DAY December 26.

1. Hurdle Raee — For £ ; entrance, £I, addod; distance \\ miles ; 6 hurdles, 3ft 9in ; welter weight for age, top

weight 12 stone ; second hone to save his stakei. 2. Maiden Plate — For £ ; entrance £1, addod ; distance, li milei, for horses that have never won publio mouoy to the amount of £5 ; weight for ago ; second horse to savo

stakes. 3. Galloway Raee — For hones 14*2 and under ; for £ ; entrance 10s, added ; weight for inches, top weight 10*t > distance, 1 milo ; second horso to save his stakes. 4. Te Awamutu Plate Handicap — Distance, 2 miles ; for £ ; entrance £1 IO3, 10« on nomination, 20§ on acceptance ; acceptance added ; second horse to receive one-fourth of stakei. 5. Consolation Raee — For £ ; distance 1 milo ; entrance ss, added, for all beaten horeoi. 6. Hack Raee — For £ ; entrance 10i, added, diitanco, 1 mile ; 10 stone up, winner to be told for £20 ; surplus, if any, to go to the funds ; second horio save his stakes ; poit entries.

Subscribers of loss than £1 to pay donblo entrance Subscription Lists to cloae on tho 19th ; entrances to cloio on night of 19th December ; Nominations for Handicap on 12th December. Handicappers— Messrs Weatherill and Foster. The races aro open to all horses tho bonajide property of settlers residing in the Waikato. Ail races will be run under the rules of tho Auckland Jockey Club. J. R. ROCHE, Secretary.

NORTHERN FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Established 1836.

CAMTAL : £3,000,000. Accumulated Funds : £1,600,000. Annual Revknujc from Fire Paimiuxs : £278,000.

Head Offices: London and Aberdeen. Melbourne Branch : 105, Collins Street West.

THE undersigned having been appointed agent for tho above Company for the Waikate District, is prepared to accept lire risks at tho lowest cm rent rates. WM. CUMMING. November 14, 1974.

OTAUA SAW MILLS.

T ARGE Additions to tbeao Mills have just been made which will enable tbo proprietors to Cut 30,000 feot of Timber por weok. All orders sent to the undersigned can thereforo be executed without unnecessary delay. fi. LAMB, Agent.

Ngaruawahia Steam Flour Mills,* October 9, 1874.

TO THE SETTLERS OF WAIKATO.

"\TICTORIA HOTEL, E. 'S. Hill, Proprietor (Into of Y Melbourne, Otago, Southland, Tauranga, and Thames), Victoria street, Auokland. Every accommodation for visitors and suites of rooms for families.

FOR SALE. — An improved Farm of two hundred acres closo to a bush, within four miles of Cambridge. For furthor particulars apply to Mr J. P. Campbell, Storekeeper, Cambridge.