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Marlborough Express, Volume XXIII, Issue 225, 25 October 1887, Page 3

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' ANNIVERSARY PETE TO BB HELD OS Wednesday, Nov. 9, — IN— MR H. JELLYM&N'S PADDOOK, MAJSCWEXiLj BOAD< Jbdoe : Mr R. McArtney. Handicappees : Messrs Hay, Simmons, and Sowman. Starter : W. B. Girling. PROGRAMME OP SPORTS : (First Race to start at 11 a.m., sharp.) 1. Foot Bacb, 220 yards (handicap)— For Oddfellows, Foresters, Druids, and Hibernians. Entrance, 3s; let prize Framed Emblem and 28a ; 2nd prize, 15s. 2. Maidbh Raob, 150 yards— Entrance, 2s 6d ; Ist prize. 30s ; 2nd prize, 10a 3. Sack Kacb, on all fours ; oooe round the course— Entrance, Is 6d; Ist prise, 20a; 2nd p ize, 7« 6d. 4. Birthday Handicap (handicap).— Three events, 100, 440 and 220 yards winner of any event in the handicap to score five prints ; second in any event to score three ; third in any. event two points -, nominations, 4s ; acceptance 3s, ; Ist prize, £6 ; 2nd prize, £2 ; 3td prize, £1. 5. Foot Race, 100 .vardß (handioap).— For Boys under 14 years of age ; entrance, 6d; lefc prize, 7s 6d; 2nd prize, 2s 6d, 6. Orb Mils Handicap.— A sweepstake of ss. with £6 added ; 2nd priae, 30a ; 3>d prize, 10a ; to come ont of sweep ; nnmioations, 3s ; acceptance, 2s 6d. 7. Running High Jump (handicap).— Entrance, 2a ; let prize, 20a ; 2nd prize, 7s 6d. 8. Birthday Hahdicap.— 2nd event 440 yards, 9. Egg and Spooh Racb.— Entrance, Is 6d ; let prize, 20s ; 2nd prize, 7a 6<L 10. Foot Race, 250 yards (handicap).— Over seven flights of hurdles ; en* trance, 3s ; Ist prize, 40s ; 2nd prize, 15). 11. Babeel Raob (handioap), once round tbe course ; entrance, 2s ; Ist prize, 20a ; 2nd prize, lOfl. 12. Obstacle Bacb, 300 yards (bandicap) ; entrance, 2s 6d ; let prise, 355 ; 2ad prize, 15s. I?. Four Pars Bacb (handicap), entrance, 2s ; Ist prize, 20s ; 2nd prize, 7s 61. U. Birthday Handicap (3rd event), 220 yards. 15. All Four Race (with a rider), 100 ya de ; entrance, 2a ; Ist prize, 25a; 2nd prize, 10s. 16. Foot Race, 100 yards (handioap) ; entraDoe, 3s ; Ist prize, 40s ; 2nd prize, lon. SCRAMBLING FOR LOLLT29. CONDITIONS. In all events four to start ox ao prize will be given. Any competitor going off the. mark before the firing of the pistol to be pot back one yard. Costumoß to be approved by the Committee. Nominations for Handicaps No. 4, 6, 8 and 14 to be made to the Secretary, at the Literary Institute, on or before Wednesday, November 2, at 7.30 p.m. ; all other entries to be made on the ground. Handicaps for No. 4, 6, S and 14 will be declared on Friday, the 4ih of November, nt 8,30 p.m. ; acceptances to be in on or before Monday, November 7, at 7.30 p.m. A trophy will be awarded to tbe scorer of the greater number of points in all events, points to score 5 3 and 2 in a 1 events. Settling Night will be on Friday, the 11th November, at 8 o'clock p.m. at the Marlborough Hotel. The Oddfellows' and ForeßteTs' Brass Band, under the leadership of Mr A. Curry, will play selections of music during the day. Is'. 13.— N0 person will be allowed inside the course oxeept Competitors aui Members of the Committee. Admission to the ground, Is ; children under twelve years o£ age free. H. S. SIMMONS, 1348 Hon. Secretary. P.O. Box 72. Clearing Kale, PRIOR TO REMOVAL TO NEW PRBMIBES. J B. PIGOTT, WILL HOIjD A GREAT CLEARING SALE OF Oalioos, Flannels, Sheeting, Shirt ings, Hollands, Dress Materials etc, Menß' and Boys' Clothing, Hats, Scarfs, Shirts, Collars, etc. Everything mast be sold before Beraoval. Commencing TO-MOEBOW (Saturday.) Inspection Invited. To Contractors, rpENDEKS, addressed to the J. Undersigned, P.O. Bos, 20, and marked on the outside " Ten« der," will be received up till Wednesday, November 2nd, for the — Construction of a Boad through Bedwood's Pass, Vernon Bun. The work to be tendered for separately, or e whole, No 1 contract about 4 chains. No 2 contract about 26 chains. The Work will be shown on Saturday, October 29th, siartiug from the Dashwood Camp at 10,30 a.m. Specifications may be seen at the Express Office, Blenheim, after noon on Tuesday, Oct 25th. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted, 1381 WILLIAM CLIFFORD. 117 AK TED KNOWN. — That to VV meet tbe times, D. McArtney, of the Temperanco Boarding House, Maxwell Boad, has reduced the price of Board and Residence to permanent Eoarders to the low rate of 17s per week. The table is equal to any in town. 1379 Wanted Mnow«. THAT W. fi. Smmonds ia still Selling Meat at advertised prices, t j