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Marlborough Express, Volume XXV, Issue 288, 19 December 1889, Page 4

MARLBOROUGH CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. THE ANNUAL GATHERING WILL BE HELD OH WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Ist, 1890, IN Ma W. LITCHFIELD'S PADDOCK, WALTER STREET. President— R. M'Artney. Vice-Presidents —P. Connell and A. Burns. Judge— i H. Dodson, Esq., M.H.R. Starter— ' C. Webb. Handieappers— P. B. Gentry, P. Gaukrodger and J. Hay. PROGRAMME. FTIHE following is a list of the events— 1 Maiden Race, 220yds— 1st prize 30s; 2nd 10s ; entrance 2s 6d I £ Quoit Mateh — Ist prize 20s ; 2nd 10s ; entrance 2s I 3 Hop, Step and Jump, handicap— lst prize 30s ; 2nd 10s ; entrance 2s 4 Caledonian Handicap — Ist event, 100 j yards— lst prize £9; 2nd £4; 3rd I £2 ; nomination ss ; acceptance 7s 5 Throwing Hammer, 161bs— 1st prize 20s ; 2nd ss ; entrance 2s 6 Boys' Race handicap 220 yds, under 14 years of age— lst prize 15s ; 2nd ss ; entrance Is 7 Bagpipe Music — Ist prize £3 ; 2nd £2 ; entrance 5s 8 Running High Jump, handicap— lst prize 30s ; 2nd 10s ; entrance 2s 6d 9 Maiden Wrestling, Border style, for those who have never won a Ist prize, and are under 19 years of age— lst prize 30s; 2nd 10s ; entrance 2s 6d 10 Caledonian Handicap— 2nd event, 440 yards 11 Tossing Caber— lst prize 20s ; 2nd ss ; entrance 2s 12 Step Dancing— lst prize 20s; 2nd 10s; \ entrance 2s 18 One Mile Race Handicap— lst prize £6 ; 2nd £3 ; 3rd £1 ; nomination ss ; acceptance 5a 14 Sword Dance— lst prize 30s ; 2nd 10s ; entrance 2s 15 Three Backward Jumps— lst prize 30s ; 2nd 10s ; entrance 2s 16 440 yds Hurdles Handicap— lst prize 603 ; 2nd 20s ; nomination 2s ; acceptance 2s , 17 Putting the Stone— lst prize 20s ; 2nd 7s 6d ; entrance 2s . 18 Vaulting with the Pole, handicap— lst j prize 30s ; 2nd 10s ; entrance 2s 19 Caledonian Handicap — 3rd event, 220 yards 20 Highland Fling— lst prize 30s; 2nd 10s ; entrance 2s 21 Two Mile Walking Handicap— lst | prize 60s ; 2nd 20s ; nomination acceptance 2s ! 22 New Year's Day Handicap, 150 yds— For members of the Society only— Ist prize 30s ; 2nd 10s ; 3rd ss ; entiance 2s CONDITIONS. Games to commence at 10.30 a.m. sharp. Events will be conducted and decided strictly m accordance with the Caledonian Soeicty's rules and conditions. Any competitor going off his mark before the firing of the pistol to be put back one yard ; three false starts to disqualify him for the event. Nominations for the Caledonian Handicaps and Nos 13, 16, and 21 to be made to the Secretary at the Criterion Hotel, on or before Monday, December 16th, at 8.30 p.m. ; all other entries to be made to the Secretary on the Sports ground. Handicaps for Caledonian Handicap and Nos 13, 16, and 21 will be declared at the Criterion Hotel on Saturday, December 21st. Acceptances for these handicaps to be m on or before Friday, December 27th, at 9 p.m. i Five starters m each event (bagpipe j competition excepted) or no third, four ' or no second, three or no first. Any competitor giving insolence to any officer on the Sports ground will be disqualified. SJJB. No persons allowed inside the course, except competitors and members ' of the committee. Admission to ground Is ; children under 12 free. H. S. SIMMONS, Secretary, P.O. Box 72. MATT-OPAL TYPES, (patented.) NEW PROCESS IN PHOTOGRAPHY MESSRS WBIGGLESWOBTHOIMS, PHOTOGRAPHERS To His Excellency the Right Hon. the EARL OF ONSLOW, Governor of New Zealand, "DESPEOTFULLY invite Visitors to -■-*' Wellington to inspect the Specimens of., the above New Process now on view m, the Vestibule of their Studio, 7 WHjLIS-STREET, 7, Nearly Opposite the Empire Hotel. s i OPINIONS of THE PRESS. ' The Mablbobough Express, 27th Nov. : — 'We have seen two specimens of the work, and we have no hesitation m saying that the Matt-Opal- Type will revolutionise photography and be universally adopted. T n fact, one could never endure looking at a elazt* BlSture after seeing these. The softness oi outline u^t^ "relief of the pictures are quite remarkable. The Pbess, Chmstchurch, 26th Nov. : j —"The new process marks a distinct advance m the art of photography. There is a softness and delicacy about the two specimens before us which wehave seldom» if ever, seen equalled by any method of photography. Messrs Wrigglesworthand Binns have long distinguished themselves among New Zealand photographers by the excellence of their work, and m this new invention they appear to have excelled themselves." Evkning Port, Wellington, tf fch Nov. J— "After the usual style of thing the eye rests gratefully on such portraits as those shown by Messrs Wriggles worth and Binns. They have all the softness and delicacy of Indian ink drawing. The general effect is really charming." "TABMS FOPrSALE. AT MARSHLANDS [on Easy ; Terms. Apply to 1562 J. C,_CHAITQR, J