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Waipawa Mail, Volume 5, Issue 607, 7 December 1883, Page 4

Public I%'oticeM. WAIPAWA ATHLETIC CLUB'S ANNUAL SPOUTS. OVER £IOO GIVEN IN PRIZES. rpHE ANNUAL SPORTS will be held X. in Mr Baker’s paddock, Waipawa, on BOXING DAY, Wednesday December 26, 1883. PROGRAMME : 1 Throwing the Hammer, 161 b ; first £1 10s, second 15s ; entrance 2s 6d 2 Maiden Race, 300yds ; first £3, second ! £1 10s ; entrance 3s 3 Putting Stone, 16ib ; first £1 10s, second 15s ; entrance 2s 6d 4 WAIPAWA CUP (handicap), 880, 440, and 100 yards. First prize £l2, second £6, third £3 ; with a special prize of £3 for the winner of the 100 yards event. Race to be decided by points, to count as follows :—First in each event, 5 points; second, 3; third, 2. Entrance ss, acceptance ss. First event 880 yards 5 Best Bagpipe Player ; first £2, second £1 ; entrance 2s 6d 6 Walking Match, 1£ miles; first £4, second £2 ; entrance 4s 7 Dancing Highland Fling ; first £2, second £1 ; entrance 2s 6d 8 Waipawa Cup, second event, 440yds 9 Hop, Step, and Jump ; first £2, second £1 ; entrance 2s 6d 10 “ GO-AS-YOU-PLEASE” for fifteen minutes ; the competitor who covers the longest distance in the time to be declared the winner; first £4, second £2 ; entrance 5s 11 Boys’ Race (handicap), under 14 years, 440 yards; first £l, second 10s; entrance Is 12 Running High Jump ; first £1 10s, second 15s ; entrance 2s 6d 13 Waipawa Cup, third event, 100 yds; special prize of £3 for winner of this event 14 Vaulting with Pole ; vaulting to start at 811 ; first £2, second £1 ; entrance 2s 6d 15 HURDLE RACE (handicap), 440yds, over 8 hurdles 3ft 6in high ; first £4, second £2 ; entrance 2s 6d, acceptance 2s 6d 16 Boys’ Hurdle Race (handicap), under 14 years, 440 yards ; over 8 hurdles 2ft 6in high ; first £l, second 10s; entrance Is 17 ATHLETIC CLUB HANDICAP, one mile ; first £B, second £4, third £2 ; entrance ss, acceptance 5s 18 BICYCLE RaCE (handicap), three miles ; first prize £5, second £2 10s ; entrance 4s, acceptance 4s 19 Race, under 10 years; 100yds ; first 15s, second 5s ; entrance 6d 20 Boys’ Race (handicap), under 17 years; 440 yards ; first prize £l, second 10s ; entrance Is 21 Tilting in the Ring ; first £5, second £2 ; entrance 5s

Entries for Wnipawa Cup, Handicap Hurdle Race, Athletic Club Handicap, and Bicycle Race, with true names, colors, and fees, must be sent in to the Secretary on or before Friday, 14th December. Acceptances received not later than Friday, 21st December. Admission to ground Is, grand stand Is First event starts punctually at 11 a.m. In all events there must be three competitors or no second prize will be given, live or no third. W. STEPHENS, Hon. Sec. 1 QQQ SUMMER -i QOO -JLOOO SUMMER 1000 NEW GOODS, JUST OPENED OUT Ex Catalonia, Doric, Embleton, Helen Denny, British Queen. DIRECT IMPORTATIONS FROM LONDON, GLASGOW, AND BRADFORD. A Choice Assortment of D RESS M ATERIALS In all shades of color. UNDERCLOTHING, HABERDASHERY, Hosiery, Straw Goods, Laces, &c. ; Ladies’ Corsets—A splendid selection ; Ladies Umbrellas and Parasols—A very large stock. RIBBONS, Silk Goods, Dolmans, Gloves, Mitts and Aprons, Lace Pinafores, and other Goods in variety. 6 CASES Men’s and Boy’s Clothing, new Goods just unpacked, containing a good many job lines. A very large stock of Men’s, Youths’, and Boys, Kaiapoi Clothing to choose from. ALSO A New Lot of r TONS STEEL BARB GALO VANISED WIRE. 10 BALES CORN SACKS. Bitter Ales and Stout, Wines, and Spirits in bulk or case, of the best brands in the market. OA TONS FLOUR, Oamaru, Dunedin, OU and local brands, at special quotations. W. RATH BONE, WAIF AW A