ST. PATRICK'S SPORTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12698, 16 March 1910, Page 4

ST. PATRICK'S SPORTS.

A holiday M-iJI be 6bsetv t ed.'frorii. noori to-morrow, - the shops obeying the. ordinary half-holiday ope jioua7earliei7.thajj usual m order to facilittite attendanGe at the: St, Patrick's sports,^Vnich^are to be held on Victoria Domain. If the weather proves favorable: it is anticipat. cd' that there will be a very large atteridance at the Domain; The - train, :. which usually leaves Gisborne far- Waikohu -;ot 3.45 p.m., will not leave till s, p.ih7' tomorrow. It will ruri 1 hour 15 miriutes later than usual .from Gisborne to Waikohn and back to gisborne. The outward train will 7stpj[> at Stanley road to pick nip' passerigeßs. ..-" -..-,. For the vctiildreji's departriieriti df ga ther ing there •is a prograriiriie of oyer 3,0 events, including two bicycle rapes for boys' under 16 ; one is to' be ft',"sipsr' race. A half-holiday is to "be: given* |o the children of the Mangap>pa; i: Mata* whero,; and Kaiti schools** -■: :; ''7

Mr C. J7 Marshall ; has presented a beautiful linen bedspread'as a ;prize;ifor a. Jadies' handicap rade.'. ■ It. js oil m, Messrs Miijer arid .Craig!*; ,wirilp;w: Nominations, will be' ; received von^tho ground to-m0rr0w. ..,, Members 6Y l |h> coriimittee are „reqhe^6d ;td proyide th^ir own rosettes and* to-, swear ;them;';onVMe ground. Nominalsiop**for bicycle eVeritSy Nos, 5 ai)d 11, • wu|j£lbse at., the Victoria billiard' saloon at;.^tornight^ ' - A'rnn'e t^»/3 ,a^'.- been ' l^^ledi'iand'.. rolled. ■--A. m : fiX'#* .'women's; rfcS Kiwi been addeijhto A n^-w]l?> r 98 ri,mme ' -*HeC vJßrst . prizei-fbeing-P^seijd^a by^Mi*^ $heHdan7;7,fh^re .^lj|J s 9> be /an ' officia33'7raee^ for "cigars'' l!r(ase|ited by... Messrs Brosi^ &&& ;Sheri«an. „.-•■■ •. ■^^l.^?--.;'^