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Amusements. pRINCBSS THEATRE Under Lhe management of Messrs licit and Wolfe. , " Great Success of the New Burlesque. Miss Julia Mathews, in • the interesting Haymarket Piece of " Grist to-the Mill" ; and Byron's ever popular Burlesque; !-• with new and splendid scenery, entitled " ?eauliful Haidce." mrrrr, Mrs Glarance Holt as Lord Bateman. rl o eV£N|NG, (WEDNESDAY), 9th DEC. me Curtain will rise st eight o'clock precisely, to the Haymarket Comedy, in two acts, of GRIST TO THE MILL. Francine Duinont ..... .. Miss Julia Mathews The performance will' conclude each evening with Byron's New Burlesque, entitled BEAUTIFUL HAIDKE ; OR, THE SEA NYMPH AND THE SALLEE ROVERS T H H a:S e® •• Miss Julia Mathews. Lord Bateman Mrs C a ranee Holt 831" On Friday next, Grand Fashionable Night— ~ „ „ Complimentary Benefit to MRS CLARANCE HOLT, Unier Distinguished Patronage. pRINCESS THEATRE Under the management of Messi-3 Holt and Wolfe. GRAND FASHIONABLE PERFORMANCE. FRIDAY NEXT, DECEMBER 11. COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT TO MRS CLARANCE HOLT. UNDER DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE. On which occasion will be performed (by Special Bequest) Loveli's sublime play in five Acts of LOVE'S SACRIFICE OR THE RIVAL MERCHANTS' Margaret Elmore Mrs Claiance Holt HermiDie l>' Vermont ... Miss Julia Mathews Matthew Elmore .. .. Mr Clarance Holt. To Conclude with the New Farce entitled THE WINDMILL, In which MISS JULIA MATHEWS And the full company will appear. /CALEDONIAN SOCIETY OF OTAGO. OFFICE BEA.RERS: President : His Honor (John Hyde Harris, Esq.) the Superintendent. "•'•: Vice-President : Alexander M'Landress, Eeq. Treasurer : John Fargie, Esq. Directors: Me»srs. Andrew Murray Messrs. Alex. Findlater Alex. M'Leod John Duncan Edwd. B, Garven James Kilgour A. T. Campbell John Healy W. 11. Mumford Charles Cameron William Hepburn John Edmond Henry Miller Andrew Mercer Robert Dods Alex. Cumming Daniel Campbell Thomas Birch A. G. Allan J. R. Hood George Somner A. S. Wilson J. C. Stott Alex. Pyle Walter Hislop

THE SECOND ANNUAL GKTHERING OF THE CALEDONIAN SOCIETY OP OTAGO .; Will be held on FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, January Ist and 2nd, 1864, ON THE RECREATION GROUND. The magnificent Grand Stand erected by Mr. 8. Jones for the All England Eleven will be in readiness, and every convenience will be provided for ladies visiting; the Sports. Games to commenc? at 12 o'clock sharp. LIST OF GAMES. First Day. First. Second. £ b. £ a. Best selection of Bagpipe Music ... 5 5 ?.. 3 3 (The competitors to meet the Judges the day previous, viz., 31st Dec, at the Society's Rooms, at 2 o'clock.) 1. Reel of Tulloch (open to all) ... 3 3 ... 2 2 2. Foot Race, 100 yards 2 2 3. Throwing heavy Hammer, 181b« 4 4 ... 2 2 4. Wrestling, Cumberland and Wes'moreland style ... 4 4 ... 2 2 5. Boys' Race, under 14 years ... 1 1 ...10s 6d 6. Sword fance, in costume ... 3 3 .. 2 2 7. Hitch and Kick 2 2.. 8. Putting Heavy Stone, 21 lbs .. 4 4 ... 2 2 9. Vaulting with Pole 2 2 ... 1 1 10. Sword Exercise 3 g ." 11. Hornpipe (open to all) .. 3 3 ... 2 2 12. Running in Sacks .. .. 12s 6s 3s 13. Standing High Leap ~ ..22.. 14. Foot Race, 600 yards .. .. 3 3 .. 1 1 15. Wheelbarrow Race (blindfolded) 1 1 ... 16. Highland Flhig, in costume .. 3 3 ... 2 2 17. Climbing Greased Pole, purse 11 18. Running High Leap 2 2 11 19. Hurdle Race, 600 yards, 3 feet 3 3 '.". 2 2 20. Tilting at the Ring (Cup, the gift of S. Jones, Esq., value) 21 0 ... Society gold medal ~ ... ... 5 5 SECOND DAY. 21. Strathspey 3 3 ... 2 2 22. Handicap Foot Race, of 600 yards 3 3 .. 1 1 23. Throwing Light Hammer, 14 lb 8 3 ... 2 2 24. Wrestling, Cumberland and Westmoreland style, 11 stone and under 44.,22 25. Running Hop Step and Leap 2 2 ... 26. Seauntraus, in' Highland Costume 33 .22 27. Tossing the Caber : 1 ... 4 4 28. Hurdle Race (3 feet), 500 yard .heats, medal value .. ... 5 5 and 2 2 29. Putting Light Stone, 161b ..3 3 .. 1 1 39. Foils, Medal value 3 8 ... 31. Running Leap 2 2 32. Highland Fling, in Highland "' costume 33 22 33. Barrow. Race, blindfolded (boys) 11 >t> 34. Vaulting with pole 2 2 .. 1 1 35. Boys Race, under li years, 200 yard 3, handicap ... 1 1 10s 6d 5s 3,6. Best Dressed in Highland Cpstume (Man) 4 4 Do do (Boy) 2 2 ... 37. Grand Highland Reel in Costume ... ... .. ... 3 3 ... 2 2 38. Running High Leap 2 2 .. 1 1 39. Climbing Greased Pole, purse 1 1 .. 40. Amateur liace, 200 yards .. 2 2 ... 1 1 41. Tilting at the Bing, continued from first day ~ , , ,„ Refreshments of- all Descriptions will be provided on the Ground?. Tickets for the Grand Stand, Price 2s 6d, can be obtained at the Society's Committee Peoms, M'Cubbin's Otago Hotel, where nil entries for the resocctive Games can be made; ajso every information' given to intending competitors between the hours of 12 and 2 o'clock p.m. ARCHIBALD DICK, _ Hon. Sec; Caledonian Society's Committee Rooms, Otago Hotel, Rattray street, December Bth, i 863.

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Otago Daily Times, Issue 617, 9 December 1863, Page 5

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Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 Otago Daily Times, Issue 617, 9 December 1863, Page 5

Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 Otago Daily Times, Issue 617, 9 December 1863, Page 5