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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVIII, Issue 16, 20 January 1914, Page 6

BLENHEIM HIBERNIAN SPORTS. To be held on the ' A. &P. SHOW GROUNDS. Tuesday, March 17,1914 £200 ts&. £200 OFFICIALS. President*: Rev. Father Fay. VicePresident: P. Meehan. Secretary: I. Wintringham.' Treasurer:' T. Mitchell. 'Haiidicapper: A. R. Thomson. Judges: G. 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: Merrison. Competitors' Steward: J. J. Q'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 yards.—First prize, £2 10s; second, £1; third, 10s. Entry 2s6d. 2. Publicans'* Handicap, 100 yards.— First prize, £7 j second, £3; third, £1. Nomination, 3sj acceptance, 4s. 3. St. Patrick's Grand Handicap, of £100, 130 yards.—First prize, £60;vsecond, £20; third, £10;' and £10 to be distributed to heat-, winners. Nomination, 10s j 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; third, £3. Nomination, 75,6 d; acceptance, 10s. , ~ ,-, [. 6. Forced Handicap, 220 yards.— First prize, £3; second, £2. Post entry, 3s. 7. Farmers' Hurdle Race, 220 yards. —First prize, £4; second, 30s; third, 10s. Nomination, 3s; acceptance, 3s. i 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), 1£ 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 66.; 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, 8s per team. 14. Stepping Competitipn.—Prize £2. Entry- Is. 15. Spar Boxing Competition.—Prize £1. Entry Is. , . RTTfiES AND REGULATIONS. 1. Nominations for events Nps. 2, 3, 4, 5,- 7, 8, and' 9 close at) 9 p.m. on the ] 7th February, 1914. 2. Entries for other events close at the grounds on the day of the sports. 3. Acceptances close at 9 p.m. on the 10th March, 19il. 4. All events will be conducted under the rules of the N.Z. Athletic and Cycling Union. , r 5. Winning competitors may, if preferable, take trophies in lieu of cash. 6. Aijy race may be run off in heats at the discretion of the committee. When an event is contested in more than- two1 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. 7. All events of 150 yards and less will be fun off in tapes. '../.,■ -: , 8. ,The committee reserve the right to any. competitorC re-handic-apped after publication of handicaps. . , 9. The committee reserve the right to withdraw any evtent or reduce the prizes if not sufficienti 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 Mnrlborough and Nelson Centre of tV N.Z. Athletic and Cycling Uiiiou.)