Sporting Three-Legged Race, 200yds.— First prize, £1 ; second do., 10s. Entrance, 2s. Four entries or no race. Quoits Handicap, 15yds.— First prize, £3 ; second do., £2 ; third do., £1 Entrance, 2s 6d. Players allowed to find their own quoits, but not to exceed 81bs. per pair. Second Day. Local Handicap, 300 yd s; for all residents in the Brunner District. — First prize, £3 ; second do., £2 ; third do., £1. Entrance, 3s. Six entries or no race. Wallsend Sheffield Handicap, 120 yds.— First prize, £8 ; second do., £4 ; third do., £2; fourth do., £1. Entrance, 4s; acceptance, 2s. Six entries or no race. Wrestling— Cumberland Style.— First prize. £5 ; second do., £2 ; third do., £1. Entrance, 4s. Six entries or no match. Vaulting Handicap. — First prize, £2 ; second do., £1. Entrance, 2s 6d. Four entries or no race. Handicap Sack Race, 150 yds. — First prize, £1 ; second do., 10s. Entrance, Is. Four entries or no race. Boys' Three-Legged Race, under 16 years, 200 yds. First prize, £1 ; second do., 10s. Entrance, Is. Six boys or no race. Basket and Stone Race, stones to be placed one yard apart for 25yds.— First prize, £4 ; second do., £2 j third do., £1, Entrance, 3s. Six entries or no race. Mile Handicap Race. — First prize, £8 ; second do., £4 ; third do., £2. Entrance, 1 4s ; acceptance, 2s. Six entries or no race. TaylorvilJe Handicap, 440 yds. — First prize, £4 ; second do., £2 ; third do., £1. Entrance, 2s 6d ; acceptance, 2s. Six entries or no race. Quoits Handicap, 18yds. — First prize, £3 ; second do., £2 ; third do., £1. Entrance, 2s 6d. Players allowed to find their own quoits, but not to exceed 81bs. Consolation Race, for all beaten competitors, 200 yds. First prize, £3 ; second do., £2 ; third do., £1. Entrance, 3s. Tossing the Caber. — First prize, £1 ; second do., 10s. Entrance, 2s. Four entries or no event. Nominations for the Brunner Handicap, Half-Mile Handicap Race, Wallsend Sheffield Handicap, Mile Handicap, andTaylorville Handicap will close on the 2nd of DECEMBER at 6 p.m. Handicap declared on the 9th. Acceptances to be paid before p.m. on the 23rd DECEMBER. F. LANGE, Treasurer. WM. MARTIN, Secretary. DR SPEER'S PRIVATE DISPENSARY. Opposite the Waverly Hotel, Palmerston Buildings, foot of Queen-street, Auckland. Established for the Scientific and speedy cure of Chronic, Nervous, and Special Diseases. The expert ecialiat, Dr Speer, is a regular graduated physician, educated at Harvard College, U.S. He has devoted a lifetime to, and is acknowledged to be the most expert physician in his speciality in the United States. Young men and middle-aged men who suffer from nervous and physical debility, loss of energy and memory, eruptions on the face, mental depression, kidney and bladder troubles, &c, &c, will do well to consult Dr Speer. Hospital experience. — Having been physician in one of the leading Hospitals of the U.S., enables me to treat all private troubles with excellent result. I wish it distinctly understood that I do not claim to perform impossibilities, or to have a miraculous power ; I claim only to be a skilled and successful physician, thoroughly informed in my ■ specialty : Chronic diseases of men and women. All applying to me will receive my honest opinion of their complaints. No experimenting. I will guarantee a positive cure in every case I undertake, or forfeit £200. Consultation in office or by letter free. Charges Moderate. Examination and advice, £1. Call, or * address : Dr H. J. Speer, Palmerston Buildings, Auckland, N.Z. (opposite Waverly Hotel). Office hours :9 to 12, 1 to 4, 6to 8 0.m. ; Sun days, 10 to 12. N.B.— All medicines necessary for a complete cure can be sent secure from observation on receipt of symptoms. Watches. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, January, 1885. just published. 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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 5347, 18 November 1885, Page 4
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