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120 yds, o£ £30.—First prize, £20"; second, £7; third, £3. Nomination; 4s;; acceptancej 65% - 13. St. Patrick's Wheel Race Handicap, two miles, of £6 and Parker Cup.—First prize, £4 and handsome cup presented _by E. Parker, Esq.- (to b© won twice in succession or three times at interval^); second, £1 ss; third, 15s. J£n-

trance, 4s. 14. Tug of War, ten men a-side. — Medal will be presented to each man of winning team. Entrance,

10s per team. 15. 300 Yards Handicap (open), of £5. —First prize, £3; second, £2. Entrance, 3s. Entries close at 1

p.m. 16. Farmers' Handicap, Half-mile, of £15.—First prize, £10; second, £3 ; third, £2. Nomination, 3s ; acceptance, ss. 17. Boys' Bicycle Race Handicap, one mile (for boys aged 18 years and under). —First prize. trophy; second, trophy; third, trophyEntrance, Is. 18. Stepping Competition. — First prize, £1. Entrance, Is. 19. Publicans' Handicap, 75yds, of £10.—First prize, £7; second, £2; third, £1. Nomination, 3s; acceptance, 4s. 20. Bandsinen!s Race, 100yds.—First prize, trophy; secontt, trophy. Entrance, Is. 21. Blenheim Handicap, 440 yds, of £B.—First prize, £5; second, £2; third, £1. Nomination, 2s; acceptance, 3s. 22. Forced Handicap, 220 yds, of £2 15s.—First prize, £2: second, 15s. All winners of running events forced to enter. Entrance, winners 3s, non-winners 2s.

The competitor gaining the highest aggregate of points in events number 3, 12 and 21 will secure a leg-in for the Gold Medal, value £10 10s (presented by the late H. Dodson), to be won twice in succession or three times at intervals. Points to count: First 3, second 2, third 1. NOMINATIONS (with money enclosed) for events No. 3, 4, 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, 19 and 21 will be received by the Secretary, at his office, Market Place, Blenheim, until SATURDAY, February 20th, 1909, at 9 p.m. HANDICAPS declared on or about March Ist, 1909. ACCEPTANCES clo^e with the Secretary, at his office, at 9 p.m. on SATURDAY, March ldth, 1909. All entries must be made on the forms of the N.Z.A.U., or the League of New Zealand Wheelmen, which may be obtained on application to the Secretary. Letters or telegrams bearing date of nomination or acceptance will be accepted, but any entry made by wire must be coriirmed according to the rules of the above bodies, before the competitor can be handicapped. All athletic events will be conducted under the rules of the N.Z. Athletic Union, and competitors' attention is especially dr.wn to Rule 15 of the 9° nstjtution and 13 of Regulations, i.e., lhat every .competitor must be registered ana entry fees paid before competing,, otherwise he is liable to disqualification, and will receive no prize money." All cycle events 'to be conducted under the rules of the League of New Zealand Wheelmen. Winning competitors may, if prete^> le» take trophies in lieu of cash. Ihe Committee reserve the right to require any competitor, before or after the events, to make a declaration as to his identity ,: the correctness of his performances, and may require him to prove his identity further than by declaration should they think nt to do so.

Any race may be run off in heats at the discretion of the committee. When an event is contestxl in more than two preliminary heats the first and second shall run. in the final, it an event is contested in two preliminary heats the fir,t, second and third shall run in the final. All events of a distance of 150 yards and fesswill be run off in tapes. Ihe Committee reserve the right to have any competitor re-handicapped after publication of handicaps. Nominators must send m their last two years' performances (private matches included), and if they have not competed within the time they must send in their last four performances. The Hibernian Band, under Bandmaster Hale, will render selections during the day. Admission to Grounds: Adults, One {shilling; Children under 12 years of age, free. G. W. O'SULLIVAN, Box 12, Blenheim. aTy'

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