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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIII, Issue 286, 8 December 1898, Page 1

MARLBOROUGH MOUNTED RIFLES. BOXING DAY SPORTS TO be held at SPRING CREEK Id tbe grounds kindly lent by B. Bell and J. Bark, Ehqs. PROGRAMME : 1 Tent Pegging.— lst prize, £1 ; 2nd, trophy. Entry Is. 2 Bioycl" Handicap, 1£ miles. — Ist, £2 \ -2nd, trophy Nomination Is, acceptance Ib, ■ 3 Maiden Hack Handionp (open) of 5 soys. , and a sweepstake of 5s each, For horses that have never won a race. — Mioimum weight lOst, Second eaves stake?. Nominations r 29 6d. Acceptance 2s 6d. Six fur- ■ longs. 4 Tilting at the Ring (open).— lst, 30^ ; 2nd, trophy. Entry 20. 5 Ladies' Bracelet Haok Handicap, of ssovb and a Bracelet, second horse, trophy. — Nomination 2t 65. Acceptance 2s 6i. Sis furlongs. 6 Donkey Race.— lst, 20s. Entry Is. 7 Lloyd-Lindsay Competition, for half sections.— lst, £2 2s; 2nd, trophy. Entry 2s. 8 Bicycle Handicap (open), 2 miles.— " Ist, 50s ; 2nd, 10s. Nomination Is 6d. Acceptance Is 6d. 9 Trooper's Haok Handicap, of ssovs ; 2nd, trophy. — Nomination 2s 6s. Acceptance 2a 6d. 1$ miles. 10 Rescue Race.— lst, £2 ; 2nd, trophy. ( Entrance 2s. 11 Threading the Needle.— lst, trophy ; Sad, trophy. Entrance 2b. 12 Hunting Competition.— lst, 30s; 2nd, trophy. Entry Is. ( 13 Section Race for Led Horses. — Ist, - trophy. Entry Is. 14 . Farewell Handicap, (for beaten horses) of 2 aove.— Entrance 2s. One mile. Nominations for No?. 2 3 5 8 9 and J olose at the Club Hotel, on Saturday, lOta December, at 8 .p.m. Handicaps deolared at Grosvenor Hotel at 8 p.m. on 14th. Acceptances at Masonio Hotel on 17th December, at 8 p.m. All horse races will be ran undei New Zealand Rules of Racing. A Haok is a horee that has not won a race of the value of SOaove— back and banters' rnces excepted. Cycle races will be run subjeot to the JBulea of tbe il . iborough Cycling Club. W.S. OANAVAN, < Secretary. Races 3 5 9 and 14 approved by the Marlborongh Racing Club. < C. J. W. GRIFFITHS, Seoretary. Blenheim, 19th Nov., 1898. SPECIALTIES \ TJiOR THIS MONTH. GENTLEMEN'S DEPARTMENT. i Men's TENNIS SHIRTS, all wool and silk, from 4s lid ; m ail ( sizes. Washing SCARFS, from 3d each; ( the very latest styles. Men's CASHMERE HALF-HOSE, black, tan, and fancy. Some beautiful lines m Embroidered ] and Initialled SILK HANDKERCHIEFS. Men's and Boys 1 STRAW HATS by the thousand, from 6d each to ss. —~~ ] LADIES' DEPARTMENT. BLOUSE MUSLINS m immense variety. ' PIQUES, m plain, white, oolored, and fancy figured. PRINTS .and DRESS GOODS, aU prices and all the latest styles. , LININGS and TRIMMINGS ' to match. I MILLINERY, r aa usual with us of late, is PAB FSOELLBNOE. UTCHFIELD & SON, | BLENHEIM. ' i ■ — — — i GRAND OPENING SHOW, i "VTEW T>REMISES. ] F. MUNOASTER, FRUITERER AND CONFECTIONER. MRS W. J. MORRISH (Late ov Dunedih), TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE. ' GROVE ROAD. ! BYTHELL & CO., > TIMBER MERCHANTS, ! BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS ; — AND— ] UNDERTAKERS. LARGE Btookß of SEASONED ! TIMBER always on hand. DOORS, SASHES, MOULDINGS, do., m Stoob. FUNERALS FURNISHED. MAXWELL BOAD, BLENHEIM, j