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Waipawa Mail, Volume 5, Issue 609, 14 December 1883, Page 4

l*ul»lic lYoticew. WAIPAWA ATHLETIC CLUB’S ANNUAL SPOItTS. OVER £IOO GIVEN IN PRIZES. rpHE ANNUAL SPORTS will be held in Mr Baker’s paddock, Waipawa, on BOXING DAY, Wednesday, December 26, ISB3. 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 Patting Stone, 16lb ; first £1 10s, se- I cond 158 ; 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 yard 8 5 Best Bagpipe Player ; first £2, second £1 ; entrance 2s Cd 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 1 8 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 Bft ; first £2, second £1 ; entrance 2s fid 15 HURDLE RACE (handicap), 440yds, over 8 hurdles 3ft fiin high ; first £4, second £2 ; entrance 2s fid, acceptance 2s fid 16 Boys’ Hurdle Race (handicap), under 14 years, 440 yards ; over 8 hurdles 2ft fiiu 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), throe miles ; first prize £5, second £2 10s ; entrance 4s, acceptance 4s 19 Boys’ Race, under 10 years; 100yds; first 15s, second 5s ; entrance fid 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 bo three competitors or no second prize will be given, five or no third. W. STEPHENS, Hon. Sec. QNGA o nga R AGING 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 Handicapper and Starter—Mr A T Danvers First race to start punctually at 12 o’clock. Programme : HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, Of 20 sovs ; distance two miles, over six flights of hurdles 3ft Gin high ; nomination 1 sov, acceptance 1 sov MAIDEN PLATE, Of 15 sovs; distance 1£ miles; weight 9st up ; entrance 1 sov ; for all horses that have never won an advertised race of the value of £lO or over ONG-A ONGA HANDICAP, Of 30 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 the 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 the club. Three horses to start in each race, or only half the advertised stakes given. The decision of the Stewards shall be final in all cases. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club rules will be adhered to as far as practicable. AH protests must be accompanied with a deposit of One Guinea, to be 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 ou 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 the Secretary, at Onga Onga, not later than 12 o’clock on the 27th day of December, 1883. W. J. ROSS, Hon Sec. MILK! MILK! MILK! riIHE undersigned is delivering milk at JL Id per pint. Customers waited on daily. Fresh Butter every Tuesday and Saturday mornings. A WORSNOP.