PATRIOTIC CARNIVAL.
A patriotic carnival on a large scale will be held on the Ellersiie racecourse tomorrow, the proceeds from which will be divided between the Red Cross, Y.M.C.A., and the funds of the Women's Patriotic League. Their Excellencies the GovernorGeneral and the Countess of Liverpool have extended their distinguished patronage to the carnival. The GovernorGeneral will not be able to be present owing to urgent matters, but the Countess of Liverpool may attend. There will be many athletic events. Football teams will participate in relay races, and long-dis-tance races and sprints will be a feature of the programme. There will be sideshows in abundance, and afternoon tea will be dispensed. Professional jockeys will ride donkeys in a sensational "Desert Gold "-" Biplane" race. Children under the age of 12 years will be admitted to the grounds free of charge. The. commercial travellers' race has been cancelled. The handicaps for the Marathon race are: —N- M. Cantell scr, M. R. Grierson lm, H. Milieu lm, J. Grierson 2m, A. Fletcher 2m, G. Mitchell 2Jm, G. Paxton 24m, D. H. Wrp.thall 24m, J. Nicholson 24mj J. Riley 2Am, A. Seibert 24m, L. C. Carter 3±m, V. B. Murray, 34m, A. Clark 3im, A. Brown 4im, C.' Riley 4£m.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16876, 14 June 1918, Page 7
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