AMUSEMENTS. TAPU SPORTS. MONDAY, JANUARY 2. White’s Motor Bus will leave Thames at 10 a.m., returning after the Sports. Seats must be booked Fares: 10/- return. PIIKUTAIA • ATHLETIC SPORTS CLUB. - (Affiliated with Northern Athletic Union.) ■\ THE ANNUAL SPORTS MEETING Will be held in Mrs Corbett’s paddock, on MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1922. • PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. 1. Boys? Race (under 16). First £1 and trophy, second 10/-. 2. Maiden Handicap, 100 yds. — First £2 2/-, second 15/-. Entry 2/6. 3. Maiden Handicap Chop, 15in. blocks. First £6, second £2. Entrance 8/-. 4. 440 Yards Handicap. First £5, second £2, third 10/-. Entrance 7/6. 5. Pioneer Standing Chop, 18in. blocks. First £25 and Corbett’s 25 Guinea Cup, second £5, third £2. Entrance £1 5/-. 6. Hikutaia Cup, 120yds (open). First £8 and Hopping 15 Guinea Cup, second £1 10/-, third 10/-. Entrance 10/-. 7. Married Ladies’ Race. —First £1 and trophy, second trophy. 8. 880 Yards Handicap. First £5, second £2, third 10/-. Entrance 7/6. 9. Single Ladies’ Race (16yrs and over). —First £1 10/-, second 10/-. 10. Local Race. —First and second trophies. Boundaries between Matatoki and Komata bridges, and Ohinemuri River on the West. Post entry V--11. Underhand Chop (open). —15in First £B, second £2. Entrance 10/-. 12. Girls’ Hace (under 16yrs).— First £1 and Wristlet Watch, second trophy. 13. Sprint Championship, 100yds, (open). —'First £7 ,and Gold Medal, second £2, third £l. Entrance 10/-. 14. Committeemen’s Race/ —First and second trophies. 15. One-Mile Handicap (open).— First £6, second £2, third 10/-. Entrance 8/6. 16. Forced Handicap.—First £2, second 10/-. Entry 2/6. 17. Returned' Soldiers’ Race, 120 yds. —First £3 and the Robinson 5 Guinea Cup, second £l. Entrance free. Boundaries to include Ohinemuri, Thames and Hauraki Plains Counties. 18. Weight-Guessing Competitions. —Weight of Bullock, First £2. Weight of Sheep, first £2. Aggregate ,the Sheep. : RULES & REGULATIONS. •Nominations for Events 2,3, 4,5, 6,8, 11, 13, 15, and 17 must be in the hands of the Secretary, Hikutaia, on TUESDAY, January 10. Entrance Fees must accompany entries or they will NOT be recognised; also last two years’ performances. Handicaps will appear in N.Z. Herald, Auckland Star, Waikato Times, Hauraki Plains Gazette, Te Aroha News, and Thames Star. All Protests to be lodged with the Secretary within ten (10) minutes after the event, with a fee of 10/-, which will be forfeited if protest is NOT upheld. ' The Committee’s decision to be upheld in all disputes. The Committee reserve the right to alter the programme if deemed necessary. ' All Cups to be won twice in succession or thr®& times at intervals before becoming the property of the winner. All Kahikatia Blocks for chopping events supplied. t Refreshment Booth on Ground. BanS in Attendance. Dance to Follow. Side-'Shows admitted at Reasonable Rates. All Trains Stop Near Ground. Admission: —* Adults 1/-. Children half-price. Horses and Vehicles 1/-. W. J. NORTON, Hon. Secretary. JOHN H. LANGE, 7 TAILOR. A grood range of Suitings to choose from Pollen Street Thames
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Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15116, 29 December 1921, Page 1
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