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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1561, 26 February 1887, Page 4

T7\LTHAM ATHLETIC SPORTS. To be held by the Railway Station, on TUESDAY, 15th MARCH, 1887. Handicapper — Mr. G. E. Sole. PROGRAMME. 1. District Race, 150 yards, handicap. 3sk prise, £2; 2n3, £\. Nfci»i»atiD2Q, Is ; acceptance, 2s. Confined to residents within five miles of Eltham | Railway Station. 2. Boys' Race, under 15 yearß, 150 yds, handicap. Entrance, 6d. 3. Grand Handicap, Ist Event, 220 yds. Ist prize, £8; 2nd, £3; 3rd, £1. Nomination, 23 6d ; acceptance, 3s 6d. To be run in three events, and scored for by points, namely — Ist, 5 ; 2nd, 3 ; 3rd, 1. 4. Hop, Step, and Jump, handicap. Ist prize, £1 ; 2nd, 10s. Nomination, Is. 5. Three-legged Race, blindfold, 50 yds. Ist prize, 15s ; 2nd, sa. Entrance, Is. 6. Grand Handicap, 2nd Event, 100 yds. 7. Sack Race, 100 yds. Entrance, Is. 8. Hurdle Race, 120 yds. handicap, over 10 flights 3ft 6in high. Ist prize, £2; 2nd, £1 10s. Nomination, Is; acceptance, 2s. 9. Grand Handicap, 3rd Event, 440 yds. 10. Vaulting with Pole, handicap. Ist prize, £1; 2nd, 10s. Nomination, Is. 11. Running High Jump, handicap. Ist prize, £1 ; 2ud, ss. Nomination, Is. 12. Race for Men over 45. Ist prize, 10s; 2ud, ss. Entrance (Is) will be added. 13. One Mile Handicap. Ist prize, £4 2nd, £2 ; 3rd, 10s. Nomination, 2s ; acceptance, 3s. 14. Tug-of-War, Natives v. Europeans. Entrance, 2s, to go to winning team. 15. Consolation Handicap, 220 yds, for all beaten men. Ist prize, £1 ; 2nd, 103. Nomination, Is; acceptance, Is. A special prize of Brooch and Earrings, value 15s, will be given by Mr. Brunette for a young ladies' race, age between 16 and 20. Mr. P. I. Jones will also give a special prize of an Album for a ladies' race, age 40 and upwards. A Band will be in attendance. Nominations close on Wednesday, March 2nd, to be left with the Secretary, Eltham, or Professor Furlong, New Plymouth. Competitors to send performance for past two years. No nomination accepted without nomination fee (stamps). Handicaps to be declared on Tuesday, March Bth ; acceptances on the ground. Tenders will be received by the Secretary for the right of gates at the forthcoming sports. No tender necessarily accepted. Money to be paid before day of sports. Tenders close on Saturday, March sth, and must be endorsed " Tender for gates." C. WILKINSON, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer. i J tk i per day to be made by JL' I TO 4- t\- persons of either sex, in 9V| 99 M their own localities, at work for us. New business. All meet with wonderful success. Any one can do the work. Capital uofc required. We will start you. Outfit worth mailed free. The employment is particularly adapted to the region in which this publication circulates. Boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. Full particulars and instructions mailed free. Now is the time — don't delay, but write to us at once. Address, Stindon & Co., Portland, Maine, United States. ttTwera butchery, Having purchased the Goodwill and Stockv'n-Trade of the above Butchery from the Deputy Official Assignee in Bankruptcy, the undersigned begs to intimate to the Hawera public that he will, on and after Monday next, 15th March, be able to supply the best meat at reasonable prices. WILLIAM SHEARER. "TMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT. ENGLAND'S GREAT HALF-YEARLY SALE OF SURPLUS STOCK OF DRAPERY, BOOTS, &c, Will commence on FRIDAY, 28th JANUARY, And continue for 14 days, when all goods will be offered at A DISCOUNT OF TWENTYFIVE (25) PER CENT. OFF THE USUAL PRICES. As this is a genuine sale, settlers and the public generally are invited to call and obtain some of the GREATEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED IN THE DISTRICT. For conveuieuce, and so as not to interfere with the ordinary routine of busiuess, the goods have been removed to my old premises, and as this will be A GREAT SACRIFICE SALE, it must necessarily be A CASH SALE. Remember the date — FRIDAY (TO-MORROW), 28th JANUARY. IN ENGLAND'S OLD STORE, NORMANBY.