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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 297, 22 December 1897, Page 8

Sporting;. N A UCKLAND TROTTING CLUB SUMMER MEETING. FIRST DAY FRIDAY, 24th DECEMBER. FIRST RACE STARTS at 12.45 p.m. ADMISSION ONE SHILLING EACH. All Jockeys and Trainers not having Licenses must apply to the Secretary in writing before 12 Noon on FRIDAY. C. F. MARK, Secretary. A UCKLAND TO> ACING rf^tLUß. x3L .Li/ I_' SUMMER MEETING. FIRST DAY. BOXING DAY, DECEMBER 27, 1897. SECOND DAY. NEW YEAR'S DAY, SATURDAY, JANUARY Ist, 1808. THIRD DAY. MONDAY, JANUARY 3rd, IS3S. FIRST RACE TO START AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. PROGRAMME.—FIRST DAY. I—TRIAL HANDICAP of lOOsovs. Seven furlongs. 2-THE GREAT NORTHERN FOAL STAKES of.SOOsovs. Six furlongs. 3—THE AUCKLAND CUP of 1000SOVS. Two miles. 4-HURDLE RACE of 150sovs. Two miles. S—RAILWAY HANDICAP of .lOOsovs. Six furlongs. 6—NURSERY HANDICAP of lOOsovs. Five furlongs. 7—PONY CUP of lOOsovs. Seven furlongs. B—CHRISTMAS HANDICAP of 150sovs. One mile. SPECIAL TRAINS. RETURN FARE (including Admission O o to Course) WM. PERCIVAL. Secretary A.R.C. W~^ 17~ h a n d (As Manager for Mr Pickrell of : the Ellerslie Hotel) Who has secured the RIGHT OF SELLING REFRESHMENTS-in the GRANDSTAND BOOTH and MEMBERS' BAR at the forthcoming Meeting of the AUCKLAND RACING CLUB, wishes to inform his old and new friends and the public in general, that they can depend on being supplied with the BEST BRANDS OF ALL WINES SPIRITS, BEER, CIGARS,,Etc., In fact the best of anything that may be called for, thus showing that it is possible to supply customers at the Races with equally as good Wines, etc., as can be obtained at any of the leading hotels in Auckland or in any other large town. Athletics, Kto. /""I I T V HALL. CHRISTMAS EVE, 24th, at S p.m. GREAT X M T -HJ-R-.-N-A T I jO N-A-1* WRESTLING MATCH between A. SKINNER, of Scotland, and J. W. SUTHERLAND, of New Zealand, For the Middle-Weight Championship and a stake of £40. The winner' to wrestle all comers. The styles to be Catch-as-Catch-Can, Greco-Roman and Cumberland. The best of three falls at each style. Admision: 3/, 2/ and 1/. A UCKLAND CRICKET ASSOCIATION. _x DOMAIN CRICKET GROUND, CANTERBURY V. AUCKLAND. MONDAY, TUESDAY, - and WEDNESDAY. Admission each day, One Shilling. C. S. H. McKINNEY Hon. Sec, pro tern. tTTIGHT HOURS Jt_ SPORTS. DOMAIN CRICKET GROUND, JANUARY 8, 1898. ENTRIES EXTENDED. The time for receiving entries for tho above sports is extended until FRIDAY, December. 21th, at the Metropolitan Hotel, and acceptances until FRIDAY, December 31st, at the same place. A 120 yards Handicap Hurdle Race has also been added to the programme, prizes £2 and £1: post entry 2s. J. PHILPOT, Sports Sec. p■IT Y. OF AU.C K.t. A N t)~. DOMAIN CRICKET GROUND. Notice is hereby given in pursuance of Sub-section 3 of Section 7 of' "The Auckland Domain Vesting Act, 1893," that the City Council has authorised the EIGHT HOURS LEAGUE to make a charge not exceeding ONE SHILLING for each person for admission to the Domain Cricket Ground on SATURDAY, Bth January, IS9S. p Town Clerk. Town Clerk's Office, December, 20th, 1897. 388 c AUCKLAND CYCLING CLUB.' ART UNION. The following Prizes have not yet been claimed, and if not called for on or before December 31st will be forfeited :— 4th Prize 15520 7th " 4993 Bth " 14577 ' 11th " 6214 17th " 10275 23rd " 15243 30th " 12215 31th " H592 35th " 1H27 46th " 1688 47th " 4339 48th " G596 Applications must be made to the undersigned, and ticket produced or furnished hypost. E. G. SKEATES, Hon. Sec. Care of Skeates Bros., Jewellers, Queen-street. CO UN T V O F W AITEMAT -A.— SLAUGHTERHOUSE LICENSE.Notice is hereby given that I intend to apply to the Waitcmata County Council on FRIDAY, the 4th February, 1898, for a Slaughterhouse License in respect of my Premises, situated in Birkenhcad Riding.—JOHN WILSON, Decombcr22nd. 1597. ART UNION.—MISS TEUTENBERG A. will hold an ART UNION of OIL PAINTINGS and DRAWINGS. Hundred valuable prizes, which will be on exhibition in the window of the British and Continental Piano Co., Queen-street', one door from Milne and Choyce's; also at Mr Finch's, Stationer, Queen-street. Tickets: ONE SHILLING each, to be had within; also at MISS TEUTENBERG'S. i Wellesley-street East^ FfsH.-rChristmas Bundles at San-ford's Fish Market, opposite Custom House. j