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Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 250, 21 October 1891, Page 8

Atlietics. .Etc R I C X E T. J%£ A Meeting of all Members and In- /«\ tending Members of the New Senior Cricket Club will be held in Lester's "" a *lK®e a!, Rooms, xjppor Pitt-street, TO-MOR-ROW (Thursday) EVENING at 8 o'clock, to transact important business. JOHN R. LUNDON. W. E. HACKETT. T\EMONSTRATION OPORTS TO BE HELD ON METROPOLITAN GROUND, ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9th. APPRENTICES' HANDICAP.—For Apprentices working at any trade represented on Demonstration Committee. First prize, Trophy, vaiue £1 10s: 2nd pr ze, Trophy, value £1; 3rd prize, Trophy, value 10s. 100 yards. DEMONSTRATION HANDICAP.—For members of Unions and Societies represented on Demonstration Committee. First prize, £5; 2nd £2; 3rd £1. 120 yards. TWO MILK WALKING. - First prize. £5; 2nd £2; 3rd Trophy. ALL - COMERS' HANDICAP. — Open to allcomers. First prize, £10; 2nd £3; 3rd £1. j.50 yards. HALF-MILE HANDICAP, open to all-comers. First prize, £4; 2nd al 10s. BOYS' HANDICAP, open.-First prize, Suit of Clothes ;>2nd Trophy. 100 yards. MARRIED WOMEN'S RACE, 75 yards. First prize, Trophy. ONE MILE HANDICAP, open to all-comers. - First prize, £5; 2nd £2. THREE - LEGGED RACE, ICO yards.— First prize, £1; 2ud 10s. SACK KAOE, 75 yards.—Ffe-st prize. Trophy, value iil lus; 2nd Trophy, value 15s. TAILORESSEd' AND BOOT MACHINISTS' RACE, 100 yards.—Several very handsome. COMMITTIi'EMEN'S HANDICAP, 150 yards.— Prizes. Trophies. EGG AND SPOON RA.CE, 150 yards.-First prize. Trophy, value £1; 2nd valuo 10a. OLD MEN'S RACE, 75 yards. —for men 45 years and over. First prize, £1; 2nd Trophy. OFFICERS' HANDICAP.-For Officers of all Societies represented on Demonstration Committee. PICK-A-BACK RACE, 75 yards, carrier to be blindfolded. CONSOLATION HANDICAP.—First prize, £3 2nd £1; 3rd 10s. ENTRIES closo on THURSDAY, October 22, at Mr J. Gallagher, British Hotel, at 9 p.m. Entries to be five per cent, on total amount of First Prize; Entries to be addressed to MR. W. H. WORTH, Care J. Gallagher, Esa., British Hotel. Hanmoappers : MR. B. E. ELLIS, MR. E. O'HaRE, MX, T. ADCOCK. CONDITIONS. The Committee reserve the right of running any Race in Heats or Divisions. Competitors must appear in proper Coatume, or they will not be allowed by the Committee to start tor any event. Any Competitor after being warned ONCE by the Starter, will be put back one jard; second time, two yards; third time, the titarter will disqualify him. Competitors must be on their mark by the second time of the bell ringing. Each event will be started by report of pistol. All disputes to be referred to the Sports' Committee, whose decision shall be llnal, and not subject to any acti n at Law. All protests must be lodged with the Sports' Secretary within . fiftoen minutes after the finish of a disputed Raco or Heat, othorwise they will not be recognised, A fee of Five Shillings must accompany protests made by Contestants, and should the protest be considered frivolous, the fee shall bo declared forfeited. Should any Race be declared a tie, the parties tieing must decide within llfteen minutes whether they will race again; if so, they will be allowed fifteen minutes to rest. Should they deuline to race ofl*. the Committee will, if possible, divide the Prize. The Committee reserve the right to strike out any event through insufficient entries, or other causes. Trainers or the Public will not be allowed on the racing track. Each Competitor entering for Society Races must state ou his entry form what Society he is a member of. All Competitors must send in their performances for the preceding two years. • Competitors in the Sack Race to lie on their backs till the pistol is fired. All Competitors on coming on to the track must pass the Judgcß and tell the Judges their names, before they get on their marks to start in any Race. Sporting/ OTAHUHU TROTTING CLUB SPRING MEETING, TO BE HELD AT POTTER'S PADDOCK, On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31sb, 1891. Acceptances and entry for Selling Trot close ■with the Secretary on B'RIDAY, 23rd October, at ten p.m., at Otahuhu; or at Mr Wm. Bloinfleld'e Office, Durham-street East, Auckland. V WM. L. LOCKHART. Secretary. Auctions. TO-MORROW, THURSDAY, Ab 11 o'Clock, Agricultural Hail. FOR SALE by Auction—Haberdashery, Hosiery, Mercery, Clothing, Tweeds in lengths to suit purchasers. Men's, youths', and Boys' Suits, Tablecloth*. Calicoes, Prints, Dress Material, etc., Is'and Curios, Coral, and a lot of useful sundries. On view morning of Sale. ALEX. AITKEN, Auctioneer. W. S. COCHRANE] [.TAS. DAOK.E FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, At 11 o'Clock. WALNUT PIANOFORTES, DRAWINGROOM SUITES BRUSSELS CARPET, DUCHESS SUITE EASY CHAIRS, AUSTRIAN B.W. CHAIRS • BOOKCASE, PLATFORM SCALES MANGLE CLOTH ROLLING MACHINE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. The subscribers will sell by auction, at their Rooms, Queen-street, on Friday next, at 1* o'clock, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,- consisting of Walnut Pianoforte, by Bord, Walnut Piano, by Forster, Brussels Carpet, Hearthrug, Fenders and Irons, Corner Whatnot, Bookcase, Easy Chairs, Duchess Suite, Iron and Wood Bedsteads, Palliasses, Mattresses, Pillows, Washsiauds and Ware, Chests Drawers. Mirrors, Dressing Tables, Curtain Poles, Austrian B.W. Chairs, Linoleum. Matting, Oilcloth, Wood and Cane-seated Chairs, Rocking Chairs, Pictures, Filters, Glassware, Crockery, Kitchen Utensils, Mangle, etc. Also, Clofth Rolling Machine, Lees's Platform Scales. SAMUEL COCHRANE AND SON, Auctioneers. FRIDAY, 23rd, Ab 12 o'Clock, THE OTAHUHU TROTTING CLUB SPRING MEETING, To be held at Potter's Paddock on October 31st, 1891. DIGBY TONiuS & CO. Have received instructions to sell on FRIDAY, 23rd inst., at 12 o'clock, mflß BOOTHS, JL CARDS, AND STALLS. For the Otahuhu Trotting Club's Spring Meeting to be held on the 31st met. I D. TONES & CO,