—. .. Caledonian Gathering. - '^.r-r ' 7. Highland in Costume ... , .. 242 4 0 1 0 ;8. Tossing the Caber ... 3 ) 0 2,0 9. Two-Mile Eace ... 5 0 3 0 1 10. Throwing Light Hammer 3 0 2 0 11. Wrestling, Cumber- - land & Westmorliin 1, Men, 53 fur stan.ads 4 0 2 0,. 12 Do, do. B ys, ... 1 0 010 ss' 13 Vaulting wich Pole ... 2 0 10 14. Handicap Lace, one mile ; 3 0 2 0 £1 15. Seanntreus 2 0 10 16. Hitch and Ku.k ... 2 0 10 17. Best Dressed in Highland Costume, Men, ornaments not taken into consideration ... 3 0 !8. Do, do, Boys ... 2 0 19. Sword Dance 2 0 10 20. Sack Hurdle Eace, Hurdles 18 inches ... 010 0 7 5» 21. Single Stick 2 0 22. Hurdle Eace, 3ft Hurdles, two rounds, Heats 3 0 2 0 23. Irish Jig 2 0 10 24. Consolation Races, two rounds ■ 2 0 10 25. Do, do, Boys, one round 010 0 5 3s 26. Horizontal Bar, the best performer ... 2 0 27. Tilting— Continued. 28. Best DresseJ Competitor at the Games 1 0 29. Best Poem in English Handsome Gold Medal 30. Best Poem in Gaelic... Do do The Poems to be sent in on or before Sfc. Andrew's Day, 30thNov., 1867. 31. Eifle Shooting, to be shot at Kaikorai Valley, on Friday and Saturday, 28 th and 29 th December. Fir6t Prize — Handsome Gold Medal, Second do, L 5 (presented by Mr Birch), Third do, L 3 or handsome revolver (in case), presented by A. Findlater, Esq. Firing at 200, 300, 500, and 600 yards - Greasy Pole, during the day. Egg" That all disputes, claims, and objections arising out of the Games shall be decided by the Judges, whose decision on all points connected wiih carrying out the above programme shall be flDal. All Games to be competed for, viz., two competitors, or no first prize; three do, or no second prize; four do, or no third prize; and so on. N.B. — Exemption, bagpipe music. Eefreshments of nil descriptions provided on the Groundst Tickets for the Grand Stand, 2s 6d. Ground, Is. .Children to the Grand Stands Is; to the Ground, 6d. No pass ticket for the Ground. Five per cent, deducted from all prizes for the Society's benefit. Prizes, L 5 and under, ss; L 3 and under, L2s 6d; Ll and under, Is., Entry moneys. Competitors for the above Game 3 can enter at the Society's Booms, Farley's Buildings, between the hours of 10 a.m.rand 4 p.m. J. C. STOTT, Secretary. Entire Horses. „ mO STAND for the eu|yM|pj||£|!i&rfc suing Seasoß, the thorougbSfeLgJl S^fis*!! ' kral imported Stallion WBBSBI "CHOEISTE R.» Chobisteb is a bright bay horse, without ■white ; 3 years old. His sire was " Hermit," winner of the Two Thousand Guinea Stakes, 1854 ;> Her, Majesty's Gold Vase, at Ascot (beating Eataplan) ; the Stewards' Plate at Stockbridge'j Queen's Plato at York ; Jockey Ciub Plate at Newmarket, and several other plates. He proved himself, in bis short career, a successful sire on the English turf, having got over thirty winners, and other horses who ran well. " Hermit" was by " Bay Middleton," his dam "Jenny Lind," by "Touchstone." Caorister'a dam is the well known V. T. B. mare " Jenny. Lind," Alma's dam, by Boxy O'Mor'e, by Irish Birdcatcher. - He will be at the Clutha Ferry and Popotunoa, during October and November, and will serve Mares at . ' '£5. ss. Od. Including groomage. Wili be at toe Dunstan in December, and stand for the rest of the Season at the Station of the owners. Application to be made to 1 . CHALMEES BROd., Moa *i
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Otago Witness, Issue 787, 28 December 1866, Page 19
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