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Waipawa Mail, Volume 5, Issue 607, 7 December 1883, Page 3

Public notice*. WAIPUKURAU CALEDONIAN SPORTS. To be held in the Cricket Ground, Waipukurau, On TUESDAY, JANUARY Ist, 1884 (New Year’s Day.) PROGRAMME : 1 Maiden Race, 200yds; first £1 10a, second 15s ; entrance 2s 2 Boys’ Race (under 10), 100yds ; first 10s, second 5s 3 Men’s Race, 100yds ; first £1 10s, second 15s ; entrance 2s 4 Throwing Hammer, 161 b ; first £1 10s, second 15s ; entrance 2s 5 WAIPUKURAU HANDICAP, 150, 300, and 440yds. First prize £8 and Cup, second £4, third £2. Race to be decided by points, to count as follows : -—First in each event to count 5 points ; second 3; third 2. Nomination ss, acceptance ss. First event 150yds 6 Best Bagpipe Player ; first £1 10s, second 15s ; entrance 2s 7 Putting Stone, 161 b ; first £1 10s, second 15s ; entrance 2s 8 HANDICAP BICYCLE RACE, 3 miles; first £5, second £2 ; nomination 4s, acceptance 4s 9 Boys’ Race (under 14), 200yds ; first £l, second 10s ; entrance Is 10 Obstacle Race ; first £3, second £1 10s; entrance 3s 11 Hop, Step, and Jump (two hops allowed) ; first £1 10s, second 15s; entrance 2s 12 Dancing Highland Fling (must be in costume) ; first £2, second £1 ; entrance 2s 13 Waipukurau Handicap, second event, 300yds. 14 Running High Leap; first £1 10s, second 15s ; entrance 2s 15 HURDLE RACE 120yds, first 15yds clear run, over 10 hurdles 3ft 6in high, lOyds apart, and 15yds clear run in. First £4, second £2 ; entrance ss. 16 Boys’ Obstacle Race (under 14) ; first £1 10s, second £l, third 10s ; entrance Is. 17 ONE MILE HANDICAP; first £7, second £3, third £1 10s; nomination ss, acceptance 5s 18 Vaulting with Pole; first £1 10s, second 15s; entrance 2s 19 Waipukurau Handicap, third event, 440yds 20 Three-legged Race ; first £1 10s, second 15a ; entrance Is euch 21 Half-mile Race ; first £3, second £2, third £1 ; entrance 4s Nominations for the Waipukurau Handicap, One Mile Race, and Bicycle Race, with true name, colors, and fees, must be sent to the secretary on or before Friday, December 21. Acceptances received not later than Friday, 28th December. Admission to the ground Is; grand stand Is, First event starts at 10.30 a.m. In all events there must be three competitors or no second prize will be given, five or no third. The Waipawa Brass Band will be in attendance. Aunt Bully will be on the ground. R. MONTEITH, Hon. Sec.

FOR SALE. 1 WELL-BRED BULL ; Roan, 4 years old. Brice, £l2. Apply to ALFRED GIBLIN, Gwavas. QNGA QLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. To be held on WEDNESDAY, January 2, 1884, at Onga Onga. President—Col Herrick Stewards—Messrs A H Russell, A H Ross, J B Rhodes, Alex Mackay, J S Andrew, W J Ross, W Ritchie, C F Ross Judge—Mr J Bain Ilandicapper and Starter—Mr A T Danvers First raco to Ptart punctually at 12 o’clock. Programme . HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, Of 20 sovs ; distance two miles, over six flights of hurdles Bft Gin high ; nomination 1 sov, acceptance 1 sov MAIDEN PLATE, Of 15 sovs; distance 1A miles; weight 9st up ; entrance 1 sov ; for all horses that have never won an advertised race of the value of £lO or over ONGA ONGA HANDICAP, Of 80 sovs ; distance 2 miles ; nomination ! 1 sov, acceptance 30s DISTRICT RACE, Of 10 sovs; distance 1£ miles; catch weights ; for all horses the bona fide property of residents in tho district, such horses to have been in the district three months prior to date of meeting ; entrance 1 sov CONSOLATION RACE, Of 5 sovs; distance, 1 mile ; for all beaten horses ; entrance 10s RULES. No person allowed to enter a horse unless lie is a subscriber of at least One Guinea to tho club. The decision of tho Stewards shall be final in all cases. Tho Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club rules will be adhered to as far as practicable. All protests must he accompanied with a deposit of One Guinea, to he forfeited if the protest is considered frivolous. Nominations for Onga Onga Handicap and Handicap Hurdles, enclosing amount of nominations, with name of horse, pedigree, and performances, to be forwarded to the Secretary at Onga Onga not later than 12 o’clock noon on Thursday, 20th December. Weights to be published on the 24th De< ember. Acceptance for the Handicaps, also entrance for the Maiden Plate and District Race, with colours of riders, also the necessary amount in cash, must be sent in to tho Secretary, at Onga Onga, not later than 12 o’clock on the 27th day of December, 1883. W. J. ROSS, lion Sec.