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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15, 19 January 1914, Page 6

VISIT THE •AUCKLAND EXHIBITION AUCKLAND EXHIBITION FOB THB CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR ,\ HOLIDAYS. An Enjoyable jTrip! A Complete Change! Keen Enjoyment I . A Splendid Show I No finer music has been heard in New ■;, Zealand than that of the ROYAL ARTILLERY BAND. The Exhibits are Astonishing. The Grdunds are a Fairyland. "WONDERLAND" • Makes Straight Hair Curly. Excursion Fares on the railways all the time from everywhere. bTeNHEIM HIBERNIAN SPORTS.

To be held'on the A. & P. SHOjW; GROUNDS. Tuesday, March 17,1914 £200 Mp<|&. £200 OFFICIALS. President':! Rev. Father Fay.. VicePresident: P. Meehan. Secretary: 'I. Wintringham. Treasurer: T. Mitchell. . Handicapper: .A. R. Thomson. Judges: Gr. Lane, E. A. Weld, N. C. Perrin. Timekeepers: Messrs Ferry, Harding, and McQueen. Referee: M. Desmond. Clerk of Course: W. H.- Maskill. Director of Sports: J. Higgins. Starter: I. Wintringham.. Assistant Starter: T: J. Morrison. Competitors' Steward: J. J. O'Halloran. Committee: J. J. Corry, M. Desmond, W. Devlin, J. Flood, J. Fitzgerald, G. Furness, E. Higgins, J. Jarvis, T. Keating, F. Morrison, E. O'Neill, A. Smith, and R. Waters. . \

PROGRAMME. 1. Maiden Race, 100 —First prize, £2 10s; second, £1; third, 10s. Entry 2 S 6d. 2. Publicans' Handicap, 100 yards.— First prize,'' £7; second, £3; third, £1. Nomination, 3s; acceptance, 4s. 3. St. Patrick's Grand Handicap, of v £100, 130 yards.—First 'prize, ' .£6O; second, £20; third, £10; • and £10 to be distributed to heatwinners. Nomitiation, 10s; acceptance, 20s. 4.- Corry Handicap, 440 yards.—First prize, '£12; second, £5; third, £3. Nomination, 7s 6d; acceptance, 10s. ' 5. Seddon Handicap, ' half-mile.— -' First prize, £12; second, £5; thirVl, £3. Nomination, 7s 6d; acceptance, 10s. . .6. Forced Handicap, 220" yards.— First prize, £3; second, £2. Post entry, 3s1. •> r, . >. ' , " 7. Farmers' Hurdle Race, 220 yards. —First prize, £4;. second, ,30s;, thkd.', 10s. Nomination,'3s';"acceptance, 3s. 8. Bicycle Race, 1 mile.—First prize, £6; second, £2. Nomination,, 3s; acceptance, 4s. > 9. Bicycle Race, 2 miles.—First prize, £8; second, £3; third, £1. Nomination, 3s; acceptance, ss. 10. Boys' Bicycle Race (for boys under 18), 1 mile.—First' prize, 15s; second, ss. Entry, Is. 11. Boys' Bicycle Race (boys under 18), If miles.—First prize, £1 and gold medal; second, 10s; third, ss. Entry Is. 12. Boys' Foot Race, 220 yards (boys under 16).—First prize, 12s 6d; second, 3s; third, 2s 6d. Entry Is. 13. Tug-of-War Competition, £8. For' teams of 8 men, average weight of team not to exceed 12 stone. Entry^Bs per team. 14-. Stepping Competition.—Prize £2. • Entry Is.' 15. Spar Boxing Competition.—Prize £1. Entry Is.

RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. Nominations for events Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, ahd 9 close at' 9 p.m. .on the 37th. February, 1914. '...".• 2. Entries for other events close at . the grounds on the day of the sports...4 3. Acceptances close at 9-p.m. on; the 10th March, 19x1 / ■ ! 4. All events will be conducted under the rules of the N.Z. Athletic and Cycling Union. , ■■'-~" I 5. "Winning, competitors may, if:, preferable, take trophies in lieu o£.] cash. ,1 6. Any race may be run off in heat® at the discretion of the committee. I When an event is contested in more ' than two preliminary heats, the first; and second in each heat shall run in the final... If only two, heats, the first, second, and third in each shall run in the final. I 7. All events of 150 yards and less ' I will-be run off in tapes, / I 8. The committee reserve the right to hav,e any competitor reVhandii capped:, after 'publication ;of 'handi-\ Ca.pS. " '■'[ :'•:•:■ "• ■■■ ■ ■•'• - ■ ■ ■ ;■;'; /; - -: ' \,;_ 9> The committee reserve the. right to; withdraw any event or reduce" the ' prifees if not sufficient entries. "■ The committee reserve the right to postpone the sports if the weather conditions are unsuitable. 10. All correspondence must be addressed to Box 141, Blenheim. I. WINTRINGHAM, Secretary, Box 141, Blenheim. (Approved by the Marlborough and ' Nelson Centre of the N.Z. Athletic and Cycling Union.) i Job Printing— any <&?]* or color— ) ' ,•* "Expres?" "frtnting Vork<; ■ LI