SPORTS MEETINGS gIXTY-EIGHTH J^NNUAL HIGHLAND GATHERING AND GAMES TJ/JONDAY JANUARY gND. 1939 ]y|ONDAY JANUARY 1939 IN CALEDONIAN PARK - WAIPII and a SCOTTISH CONCERT in the Public Hall in the EVENING GAMES PROGRAMME To start at 10.30 a.m. Conducted unaer the rules of the Northern Athletic Union and Piping and Dancing Association of New Zcalahd.lt. 1 “ ATHLETIC AND CYCLING EVENTS. 11 a.m.I—MAIDEN RACE, 120 Yards. , "Prizes: 30/- and 10/-. Entrance, 2/11.10 a.m. 2—THROWING THE HAMt.tv MER. Auckland Provincial Chamfpionship. First Prize £2 10/-, donated by S. Moje, Esq. Entrance 1 2/6. ;H.25 a.m. 3—THROWING THE HAM- ' i MER HANDICAP. Prizes: 30/and 10/-. Entrance 2/-. 11.40 a.m. 4—BOYS’ RACE (Under 15 f. t Years).' Prizes; 10/-, 5/-, 2/6. Entrance Free. 11.50 a.m. S—CYCLE RACE. ONE MILE HANDICAP. Prizes: £3, £1 and v 10/-. Entrance 4/-. Noon 6—PUTTING THE SHOT. Auckland Provincial Championship. First Prize £2 10/-, donated by F. R. McKay, Esq. Entrance 2/6. 12.15 p.m. 7—PUTTING THE SHOT HANDICAP. Prizes; 30/- and 10/-. Entrance 2/-. j 12.30 p.m. B—loo YARDS HANDICAP. Prizes: £3, 30/- and 10/-, Entrance 4/-, 1.15 p.m. 9—TOSSING THE CABER. Auckland Provincial Championship, First Prize £2 10/-, donated by C. Moje, Esq. Entrance 2/6. 1.30 p.m. 10—TOSSING THE CABER HANDICAP. Prizes: 30/- and 10/-.; Entrance 2/-. 1.45 p.m. 11—ONE MILE HANDICAP. Prizes: £5, £2 and £l. Entrance 5/-. • 2.15 p.m. 12—CALEDONIAN HANDICAP, 150 Yards. Prizes: £5, £2 and £l. Entrance 5/-. 2.30 p.m, 13—CYCLE RACE, TWO MILE HANDICAP. Prizes: £4, £2 and 10/-. Entrance 4/6. 2.50 p.m. 14—SCHOOL RELAY RACE. Herbert Smith Cup. 440 Yards. Straight Course. For Boys attending;,Jirimary schools over 9 and under 15 years. Team to consist of 4 boys, each boy running 110 yards. Cup to be held till 25th December, 1939; 3.15 p.m. 15—HALF MILE HANDICAP. Prizes: £4. £2. £l. Entrance 4/6. 3.35 p.m. 16—CYCLE RACE. Three 1 Mile Handicap. Prizes: £4, £2 and £l. Entrance 4/6. 4.10 p.m. 17—440 YARDS HANDICAP. Prizes: £3, 30/- and 10/-. Entrance 4/-. U,; \ I BAGPIPE MUSIC.
bev. angus McDonald memOBIAL CUP (with Miniature), donated by his son, Angus McDonald, Esq., for winner of Event 5, Bagpipe Music. Cup to be held until 25th December, 1939. 1— BAGPIPE MUSIC (Piobaireachd), Championship of New Zealand. All comers. Prizes: £4, £2, and £l. Entrance 6/-. The winner also holds for one year the Piping and Dancing Association’s Fifty Guinea D.C.L. Championship Shield. The winner on any three occasions, not necessarily in succession, will also receive through the P. and D. Association of New Zealand, the Highland Society of London’s notable gold medal. No person can compete for the Shield with the same tune as he won it on any previous occasion. 2 BAGPIPE MUSIC (Strathspey and Reel). Prizes: £3j £2 and £l, Entrance 5/-. 3 BAGPIPE MUSIC (March). First Prize £3, Second £2. Third £L Entrance 5/-. 4 BAGPIPE MUSIC —HIGHLAND SLOW AIRS. (Only recognised j Pipe Tunes allowed). All comers, j First Prize £2 10/-, Second £l, | Third 10/-. Entrance 3/-. 1 5 BAGPIPE MUSIC (Strathspey and i Reel). Pipers resident North of Waitemata Cojjnty. First Prize £2, Second £l, Third 10/-. Entrance 3/-. I 6 BAGPIPE MUSIC, B Grade (March). First Prize £2, Second £l, Third 10/-. Entrance 3/-. i
7 BAGPIPE MUSIC B Grade (Strathspey and Reel). First Prize £2. Second £l, Third 10/-. Entrance 3/-. 8— BAGPIPE B Grade (March). For members of Waipu and Whangarei Pipe Bands. Prizes; £2, £1 and 10/-. Entrance 3/-. 9 MAIDEN BAGPIPE MUSIC (March). For those who have not previously won a first prize. First Prize £2, Second £l. Entrance 2/6. 10— BAGPIPE MUSIC (March). For Laddies and Lassies under 17 years. First Prize 30/-, Second 15/-. Entrance 2/-. DANCING (Open). THE HECTOR McDONALD CUP (donated by his Grandson, the late John Clarke. Esq.). For most points in Open Dancing Events. Cup to be held until 25th December, 1939. 11— NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIP (Seantriubhas). All comers. Prizes: £3, £1 and 10/-. Entrance 3/-. 12— NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIP (Sword Dance). Males, any age. Prizes: £2, 15/- and 5 '-. En-1 trance 2/6. I 13— HIGHLAND FLING < Ladies). First 1 Prize 30/-, Second 15' -, Third 5/-. i Entrance 2/6. 14— HIGHLAND FLING (Gents). First Prize 30/-, Second 15 -, Third 5 . Entrance 2/6. 15— SWORD DANCE (Ladies). First Prize 30/-. Second 15'-. Third 5 -. J Entrance 2/6. j 16— SAILOR’S HORNPIPE i Ladies). I First Prize 25/-, Second 10'-, Third j 5/, Entrance 2/6. j 17— SAILOR’S HORNPIPE (Gents). Prizes: 25/-. 10/-, s'-. Entrance 2/6. 18— IRISH JIG (Ladies). Firs! Prize 25/-, Second 10/-. Third 5 -. En-J trance 2 / 6. j 19— IRISH JIG (Gents). First Prize 25/-, Second 10/-, Third 5/-. Entrance 2/6. i 20— HIGHLAND REEL. Males and \ Females. Any age. Prizes: 25/- 1 10/-, 5/-. Entrance 2/6.
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