Amusements. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL ! ! •yHE NORTH REVELL STREET CHRISTMAS SPORTS! 1! will take place on BOXING- DAY, AND FOLLOWING DAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, December 26th and 27th. Committpe— Messrs C. Fitzsimmons, J. Turner, and H. Ferguson. Treasurer — Mr J. Turner. PROGRAMME. First Day. To commence at 12 noon. Ist.— GREASY POLE CLIMBING. For £2 placed in a match-box on the top of the pole. One quarter of an hour allowed for each trial, and the pole to be re-greased for each attempt. Entrance 2s 6d: 2nd.— FOOT HURDLE RACE. Handicap. First heat. £5 for the winner, and £1 for the second man. About 250 yards. Entrance 6s. 3ed.— SACK RACE. For £2. Heats. About 100 yards. Entrance, 2s 6d. 4th.— TILTING- AT THE RING-, On Horseback. £.5 for the winner, and £1 for the second. Each horseman to have eleven rounds on the first day and ten on i the second. Entrance, ss. j Sth.— WRESTLING. Cornish and Devonshire style. £8 for the best man, and £2 tor the next. The final pairs to wrestle off for the prizes on the second day. Entrance, ss. 6tu.— PICK-A-BACK TILTING-. For £2. The wielder of the lance, and th a man that carries him pick-a-back, to pay the entry between them, and the winners to share the prize. Entrance, 2s 6d. 7th.— BELL IN THE CIRCLE. For £1. 'Ihe competitors to be blindfolded, and the first who fairly catches the boy with the bell io win. Entrance Is. Bth.— COMIC COCKING MATCH. For £2. (First time in New Zealand.) Entrance. 2s 6d. 9th.— CATCHING A PIG, ! With greasy tail. Only enterers allowed to interfere with the porker. Entrance, 2s 6d. Second Day, To commence at 12 noon. Ist.— FOOT FURDLE RACE. Second heat, in continuation of first day • 2nd.— GREASY POLE. For £2. Entrance, 2s 6d. 3hd.— WHEELBARROW RACE (Blindfolded.) For £2 ; about 100 yards. Entrance, 2s 6d. 4th.— TILTING AT THE RING. In continuation of first day, and winning rounds. Sth.— WRESTLING. The final bouts, in continuation of first day. 6th.— THREE-LEGGED RACE. (First Time in New Zealand.) £2 for first pair of united pedestrians, and £L for the second. About 100 yards. Joint entrance, 2s 6d. 7tu.— PICK-A-BACK TILTING. For £2. (Same regulations as first day.) Entrance, 2s 6d. Bth.— COMIC COCKING. For £2. Entrance, 2s 6d. 9th.— CATCHING A PIG Soaped all over. (Conditions as first day.) Entrance, 2s 6. QUOITS provided on the ground for private games.

tgJT All Prizes Paid in Cash to the, Winners, on the Ground, directly after each event. » 6058 BOXING DAY! BOX TNG DAY! BOXIxYG DAY ! OPORTS OF EVERY KIND will be held at STAFFORD TOWN, On WEDNESDAY, the 26th INbT. Committee — Messrs Owens, Harron, M'lnerney. Boyle, O' Flaherty, Doherty, and Edwards. PROGRAMME. FOOT EACE. 200 yards. -First prize, £2; second prize, £1. CLOSE-FOOT JUMP. Two prizes — first, £2 ; second, £1. VAULTI2s T tf. Prizo £3. I QUOIT PLAYING-. 21 yards. First prize, £2; second prize, £1. PUTTING LIG-ET STONE. The best player to receive £2. PUTTING- HEAVY STONE. First prize, £2 ; second prize, £1. SACK EACE. The first to get £1, and the second 10s. CLIMBING GREASY POLE. i No straps or assistance to be usedThe winner to receive a good ham, which he iuu^t bring from the top of the pole, and £3. STANDING THEEE JUMPS. The hrst to receive £2, «,ad the second £1. STANDING HIGH LEAP. The winner to get £2. HOP, STEP, AND JUMP. First prize £2, second prize £L. WRESTLING. Collar and elbow. Winner to receive £3. WEESTLING. Catch who can. Prize £3. STEP DANCING. Best dancer to receive £L. HIGHLAND FLING. Prize £1. HURDLE EACE. Over five hurdles 3Tt. 6in. high. First prize, £2 ; second do., £1. RIFLE SHOOTING. 200 yards. Two prizes— the first to receive £3, and the second £2. In each of the above sports there must not be less than four entries. A splendid band will bo is attendance the whole of the day. 6030