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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 699, 7 December 1876, Page 3

New Advertisements

WANT D, a Good Woman Servnnt. —A to Mrs Jolly, the Lnke, Hamilton, D.cetnher 2 187^.

"OILLIARDS ! BILLIARDS ! ! On SATURDAY NIGHT, at Te Awamutu, a ) Exhibition Game— CUE VERSU- FINGERS, Cue receiving 800 in 1000. To commence at 8 o'c ock. ADMISSION— 2*.

|~ItMBRIDGE FARMER3 1 OLUB TO THE MEMBERS ONLY,

Tho First Inspection of Farm Crops, under the auspices of the Club, will be held dv ing the First Week in January next, when award, will be given "3 under, viz :— No 1. For the beat mixture of grasses, to include clovers and herbs suitable for pastures Information as to mode of treatment to acoompany entry. No. 2. For the best passed Farm, viz , beiteoled and conditioned. (Houghed land, not surface sown. No 3 For the beat crop of Wheat, not less than three acres. Mode of treatment to accompany entry, viz., previous crop, of whatever nature. If grasa land, numhtr of years laid down. No. 4 Barley do do as Wheat No. 5. Oats d« do do >o. 6. Pf»«, i-acre do do No. 7 Potatoes, * acre, witb or without manure, to be stated, blso, method of treatment and pre»ieu» crop to accompany entry. No. 8. Best Cratet and Gateways. Best planned, with cost of con«truction,&c. No. 9. For the best Wire Fence, 20 ch»int, suitable for Cattle and fheep. Posts boren or stapled, with a view to durability and eronomy. Method »nd expense of erection to *ocompany entry. No. 10. For the best collection of Laboursaving Agricultural Implements To be arranged conveniently for Judges inspection. No. 11. For he most useful lot of howei as a who.c. No. 12. For the iest kept and conditioned Harness. To include all on the farm.)

REGULATIONS.

No. 1. E' tties must be made in writing to the Srcretnry, on or before the lCth of Dec«mber, 1876, No. 2 Fee, Hulf-a-Crown (2s. cd.) for •each entry. No. 3. Every informa 1 ion must be given by competitors to enable the Judges to form correct opinions as to merit. Any other itiformation i» bo had by apply ins to HENRY BUTTLE, Secretary .

IyTGARUAWAHIA ANNUAL ;S P O R T S,

To be held on

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2G,

and WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1876.

Stewards : Messrs C Hill, E Fittpatrick, Gr Kdpeo»mbe, A Ho^e, S R L.ing, C J W Bu-ton, G Smimelhag, G Dickss&n, P Kay, W A Croinbie. Jttdok : W N Searancke, Esq. Handicap? KBs : E R Lamg and G Edgecumbe. StartM* 1 T V FuzPatrick, E§q. CtBKK ot tub Conns* : E R Laing, Eiq. Clerk o* ih» Boalbs : G E-gecumbe.

FIRST DAY. — Hobs* Races. First Race to start at 11 o'clock a.m. 1. Ponies (14 hands and under).— Catch Weights ; entr»nce, lOs ; price, £5 ; po«t entries ; entrance added ; second save entrance. Once round the course. Three to start or no race. 2. Handicap Elat Bace.-Twice round the course ; entrance, £1 ; prize, £20 ; second horse save entrance. Xhree horses to atart or no race. 3. Handicap Hurdle Race.- Twice round the course ; over eight flights of hurdles 3ft 6in high ; entrance. £l ; prize, £15 ; second horse save entranco. Three horses to start or no race. 4 H«ck Race.— Once round the course ; ' entrance 5s ; prize, £5 ; po«t entn . The winner of any advertised ra excluded. Second horse ?uve entrance 5. Maori Race —For horses owned and ridden by Maoris only ; once round the course; entrance, ss; pnz>, Saddle and Bride, presented by L B Hams. Post entries. Heats. 6 Consolation Stakes, for all Vaten ' hones in former races ; once round the course ; entrance, 5s ; prze, £5.

Only subscribers of not less than 5 per cent, of StaVes can enter horses for races 1, 2, and 3 , ... * i. Entrance fee and subscription to be forwarded, with nomination, to the Secretly, before 7 p.m. Tuesday, December 19 at the Delia Hotel, Ngaruawahia. Weights to be declared Thursday, Decem ber2l.

SECOND D^Y. 1. Maiden Flat Race, 200 yards ; prize, £1. 2. Standing Long Jump (without weights); prize, £1. 3. Flat Race (Handicap), 1 mile ; entrance, 2s 6d ; first prize, £2 10s j second £1. 4. Boys' Race 150 yards. Handicap on the ground ; prizf, 15s. 5. Running Long Jump, 3 jumps each ; 6 P Hur'dle hacn (Handicap), 400 yards ; 'over 8 hurdles 3ft 6m high ; entrance, 2s 6d ; first prize, £2 ; second, 15s 7. Running Hi(.'h Jump ; first prize, 451; ■econd, 10s ; 3 jumps each. 8 Flat Race (Handicap), half-mile; eutranoe, 2i 6dj first prize, £2; ■econd, 15s.

Entries for the Handicap Foot Kaces, 3 6 8, with subsciiption to tho fund oF 2*3 6d, must be made to the Secretary, at the Delta Hotel. Ngarunwahia, befoie 7 p.m. Tueeday, 19'h December. Handicaps declared lhurwiay, December 21. Entries for all general sports, !», except Hanc"ic.ps. Three •tarters for each erent, or no prize will be given. Tbe decision of the Stewards shall in all caset be final. No entries received except on this condition. No protect will be received unless tbe sum of lOi ti>r hone races, and 5s for athletic sports, be lodged with it, which money will be forfeited in case the protest it not allowed. GEO. EDGfiOUMBE, Treasurer i T. Y. FITZPATRICK, Secretary.