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public Notiws, Wairau Club. ONLY a sufficient number of Tickets will be issued as can be accommodated in the Hall, therefore an early application is necessary. No money will be taken at the doors. Tickets at the Express Office this day, until 6 p.m., and on Monday from 4 to 6 p.m., afterwards at Ewart’s and the Masonic Hotels. Wairau Club. HONORARY Members are requested to call and obtain their Registered Seat Tickets (bearing numbers corresponding with their seats), at the Express Office, as their Season Tickets will not admit. Wairau Club. Registered seats.-The Front > door, facing Market Square, will be opened at 7 p.m. for the convenience of parties obtaining their Seats. All Seats not occupied when the curtain rises will he given up to any person holding a Front Seat Ticket. Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade. A SPECIAL MEETING of the Brigade JL will be held at the Institute, on MONDAY, January 9th, 1871, at Seven o’clock p.m. John T. Robinson, Captain. Blenheim, Dec. 29, 1870. Blenheim Company Marlborough Hangers. THE above Company will Parade for INSPECTION of ARMS, and DRILL, on Tuesday next, at 6.30 p.m. sharp. Bgf* Fines will be strictly enforced. J. Kissling, Lieutenant. New Year’s Sports, 1871. fJIHE customary SPORTS will take I place on Seymour Square, Blenheim, on Monday, January 2nd, 1871, Judder W. H. Eyes, Esq. Committee : Mr Connal, Manager Mr .1 oh in son, Chairman Mr H. Dodson, Treasurer. Mr Pitt I Mr Barclay Mr J. 'l'. Robinson I Mr VV. Litchfield MtDouslin 1 Mr McLauchlan. PROGRAMME. '1 Trotting Race.- From Mr Eyes’ fence, to Mr Hodson’s stable. Ist prize, £8; 2nd prize, £l. Entrance, £l, To start at 9 a,in. sharp. 'i. Foot yards, open to all. Sweepstakes with 10s. added. Entrance, 2s 6d. 3. Foot Race.—loo, yards, for boys under 15. Entrance Is. Ist prize, 10s ; 2nd prize, ss. 4. Foot Race.—loo yards backwards Entrance, 2s fid. Ist prize, £los. •5. Vaulting with the Pole.— Entrance, ss. Ist prize, £2 ; 2nd prize, £l, c. Tilting at the Ring.— Three courses. Entrance, ss. Prize, £3; 2nd prize, £2, 7. Steeple Chase.— Sweepstakes with £3 added. Entrance, 10s. «. Sack Race— lso yards. Entrance. 2s fid, Ist prize, £1 ; second to save his stakes. 9 Gnoit Match—Prize, £2 Entrance, ss. 10. Three-legged Race— 2oo yards. Entrance, 2s fid. Ist prize, £1 ; 2nd prize, 10s. 11. Ducking for Oranges. Entrance free. Prize Is each orange. 12. Wheelbarrow Race.— lso yards. Entrance, 2s 6d. Ist prize, £1 ; 2nd prize, ss. 13. Standing High Leap. —Entrance, 2s fid. Ist prize, £1 ; 2nd prize, ss. 14, Rolls and Treacle , —Entrance free. Prize, 10s; 2nd prize, ss. 15. Tilting at the Ring . —-Three courses. Entrance, ss. Ist prize, £2; 2nd prize, 10s. The winner of the first match not to enter for this. Ifi. Jingling Match, or Baiting the Bear.—Entrance, Is. Ist prize, £l. Timp 15 minutes. 17. Running High Leap— lst prize, £i-, 2nd prize, 10s. Entrance, 2sfid, 18. Hop, Step, and Jump—Entrance, 2s fid. Ist prize, £ I ; 2nd prize, 10s. 19. Foot Race. — 100 yards, for boys under eight years. Entrance, free. Ist prize, ss; 2nd prize, 2s fid. 20. Putting the Stone.— Entrance, 2s fid. Ist prize, j6T ; 2nd prize, 10s. 21. Abyssinian Race.—Three times round the tilting ground. Entrance, ss. Ist prize, £3; 2nd prize, £l. To ride in colors. 22. Scrambles for B oys, &c. All Entries to be paid on the ground. The Sports will commence in Seymour Square at 10 o’clock sharp. Any person riding over the hurdles, or tilting on the Course previous to either event, will be disqualified from competing. Unless there are two competitors enter, no prize will be given in any case. Unless three entries there will be no second prize. The decision of the Judge to he final in all cases. Competitors lor tilting to go at a hand gallop. %*Tho Settling Day will be on THURSDAY next, at 8 p.m., at Ewart’s Hotel. W. Litchfield, Hon. Secretary.