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Marlborough Express, Volume V, Issue 265, 17 December 1870, Page 3

Notices. New Year’s Sports, 1871. THE customary SPORTS will take place on Seymour Square, Blenheim, on Monday, January 2nd, 1871. Judge: W. H. Eyes, Esq. Committee: Mr Connal, Manager Mr Johnson, Chairman Mr H. Dodson, Treasurer. Mr Pitt Mr J. T. Robinson Mr Douslin Mr Barclay Mr W. Litchfield Mr Me Laugh lan. PROGRAMME. 1. Trotting Race.- From Mr Eyes’fence, to Mr Godson's stable. Ist pi ize, £ ; 2nd prize, £ . Entrance, £l. to stun at 9a,in. sharp, 2. Foot Race. 200 yards, open to all. Ist prize, £ ; 2nd prize, £ , Entrance, 2s Gd 3. Foot Race. —100 yards, for boys under 15. Entrance, 2s. Ist prize, £ ; 2nd prize, £ . 4. Foot Race.—loo yards backwards Entrance, 2s Gd. Ist prize, £ ; 2nd prize, s. 5. Vaulting with the Pole.—Entrance, ss. Ist prize, £ ; 2nd prize, £ . 6. Tilting at the Ring.—Throe courses. Entrance, ss. Prize, £ , 7. Steeple Chase.—l St prize, £ ; 2nd prize, £ . Entrance, 10s. 8. Sack Race.—lnO yards. Entrance, 2s Gd. Ist prize, £ • 2nd prize, £ . 9. duoit Match—Prize, £ . Entrance, ss. 10. Ihree-legged Race.—2oo yards. Entrance, 2.' Gd. Ist prize, £ ; 2m) prize, £ . 11. Wheelbarrow Race.—l6o yards Entrance, 2s 6d. Ist prize, £ ; 2nd prize, s. 12 Standing High Leap —Entrance. 2s Gd. Ist piize, £ ; 2nd prize, £ . 13. Rolls and Treacle.—Entrance free. Prize, 8 14. Tilting at the Ring.—Three courses. Euf.iain c, ss. Prize, £ 15. Jingling Match, or Halting the Bear.—Ent.'an<e. Is. Ist piize, £ h> Running High Leap.—lst prize, ; 2nd prize, £ . hn'ruucc. 2s Gd. 17- Hop, Step, and Jump. Entrance free. Prize, £ . 18. Foot Race.—loo yards, for boys under eiubt years. Entrance, fiee. Ist prize, ss ; 2nd prize, 2s 6d. 19 Putting the Stone—Entrance, 2s Gd. Ist prize, £ ; 2nd pi ize, £ . 20. Abyssinian Race. —Three times round the ground. Entrance, ss. let prize, £ ; 2nd prize, £ . 21. Scrambles for Boys, &c. 22. Aunt Sally. All Entries to be paid on the ground. Tenders required until next Wednesday noon, for taking charge of Aunt Sally, the highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. W. Litchfield, Hon. Secretary

Big Bush Sports. Boxing day sports, will he held at Shepherd’s Grove Hotel, as under. 1 Trotting Match —Smiles. Entrance 10s. Prize, £ ; second horse to save his stakes. 2 Tit.ting in the Ring Entrance2s6d. Prize, £3 ; 2nd horse, 10s. 3. Stekple Chase —l mile. Entrance, 10s. Prize, £4; second horse to save his stakes. 4. Half-mile Race —Entrance, ss. Prize £3 ; second horse to save his stakes. 5. Vaulting with the Pole— Entrance, 1 Is. Ist prize, 20s; 2nd prize, 10s. 6. Tilting in the Ring Entrance, 2s 6d. Ist prize, 30s; 2nd do., 10s. 7. Greasy Pole —Prize, a leg of mutton and a bag of money at the top. There will he Music and Dancing on the ground, and various other Sports too numerous to mention. Philip Rush, Manager. Government Annuities Office, Wellington, Ist March, 1870. NOTICE is hereby given, that Government Insurance and Annuities Offices, under “The Government Annuities Act. 1869,” have been opened at the Chief Post Offices at Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier, Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill, and at the Post Offices at Hokitika, Greymouth, Westport, Charleston. Thames, Hamilton, Greytown, Wanganui, Kaikoura, Picton, Lyttelton, Kaiapoi, Timaru, Balclutha, Clyde, Lawrence, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Queenstown, Tokomairiro, and Waikouaiti. All persons wishing to obtain Annuities immediate or deferred. Life Insurances, or other advantages under the Act, will receive every information and the necessary forms on application at either of the abovenamed offices. W. Gisborne, Commissioner.