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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1801, 1 March 1886, Page 3

WAIRARAPA RIFLE ASSOCIATION. FI''HE Annual General MEETING oi the JL above will take place at the marquis of nobmanby hotel, Carterton, at 12 noon, on SATURDAY, MARCH 13th. Business—To receive Report and Balance Sheet for 1881-5, and General. By order, E. BEZAR, See. W.R.A. Featherston, Feb. 15,1886. 466.2 A. L. WEBSTER HAS BEEN APPOINTED DISTRICT AGENT FOR GALBRAITH’S PATENT 587 AGENCY.

FOR SALE. FIFTY RAMS, mostly 2 tooth, improved Romneys, Romney Marsh and Lincoln. The whole or any portion the purchaser may require. Apply to J. DESMOND, 483.3 Morrison's Run. TO PLUMBERS, &c. CORRUOATED Iron Roofing required at my dwelling house. Tenders received 3rd March. H. T. SPEATT, 489 8 Greytown. FOB SALE. / \NE ACRE OF LAND and four roomed v / House, in centre of Greytown, for £76. Apply 487 A. L. WEBSTER. AMALGAMATED FRIENDLY SOCIETIES SPOUTS ON New Recreation Ground GREYTOWN, ST. PATRICK’S DAY, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17,1886. PROGRAMME.

220 yd, 1/ 2/ 2 1 3/ No. Event. 1. Maiden Bace, ent 2/ 2. let Event, St Patrick's Handicap, 120 yd 3. Two Mile Walking Bace (bdcp) (3rd prize, 10/) 4. Hurdle Bace, 220 yd .. 5. Sack Bace, 130 yd, ent 2/ 6. Friendly • Societies’ (hdcp) 440 yd 7. Obstacle Bace, 220 yd ent 2/ 8. Half Mile Bace 9. Three-Legged Hurdle Bace, 220 yd, 20-inch hurdles, ent 2/6 10. 2nd Event, St Patrick’s Handicap, 220 yd .. 11. Maori Bace (hdcp), 440 yd, ent 2/ 12. One Mile Bace (hdcp), (3rd prize, 10/) 13. 100 yd Bace (hdcp) ent 2/6 .. 14. Firmen’sßaoe (hdcp), to dress and run 440 yd ent 3/ 15. 3rd Event, St Patrick’s Handicap, 440 yd 16. Hurdle Bace (hdcp) 440 yd, ent 3/ 17. Consolation Bace, 220 yd Boys Bacas at Intervals, Nom. Accp, Ist. 2nd 30 1 16/ 4/ - - 4/ 100/ 30/ 40/ 20/ 20/ 10/ 1/ 3 I 50/ 30/ 30/ 60/ 10/ 20/ 30/ 16/ 2/ 4/ 20/ 10/ 100/ 30/ 80/ 10/ 40 1 20/ 50/ 20 1 30/ 10/ BULBS AND BEGULATIONS. Entries for open races to be made to the Secretary, on the ground. Two competitors to start, or no prize; three to start, or no second prize ; four or no third prize. The decision of the Committee, or whoever they may appoint, shall in all cases of dispute, be final; and all protests shall be made within a quarter of an hour after the event. St Patrick’s Handicap will be run in 3 events and count by points—6 first; 8 second ; 2 third. First Prize, L 6 ; 2nd L2 ; 3rd LI. In the event of the weather proving unfavorable, the Committee shall have it in their power to postpone the Sports from day to day.

Nominations for St Patrick’s Handicap, Hurdles. Two Mile Walking Race, One Mile, Half Mile, and Friendly Societies’ Handicaps, closes on 4th of March. Acceptances to be received on the ground. All competitors for the above handicaps to send in their performances for the last six mouths to the Secretary, with nominations. Admission Is; children under 12, half price. A GRAND PROCESSION Of Friendly Societies, in full Regalia, will start from Foresters' Hall, at 10 a m. headed by a Brass Band, which will play on the ground. Sports will commence at 11 O'Glock Sharp. To wind up with A DANCE, Dancing will commence at 8 p.m. Gentlemen, 2s ; Ladies, Is. F. MUIR. Secretary. >v, RAILWAY TIME-TABLE, W ELLINGTON-WAIKARAPA TRAINS. GREYTOWN SATURDAY TRAINS. A train leaves Greytown at 7.40 a.in., running dow to i 1 eatherston, arriving at 8 5 and dropping passen gets there to wait until 8.52 fur the train from Mastertoi to Wellington. This train returns to Greytown, am leaves again at 8.45 for Woodside, and then rune t Carterton and Mastertou. It leaves Featherston a 8.10. W oodside 9, Carterton 9.28, arriving at Mastertoi at 9.66 a.m. Leaves Mastertou again at 10.10, Cartertoi 10.40, and arrives at Woodside at 11.5, where it meet the morning tram from Wellington. It then runs ui to Greytown, arriving at 11.25.

At 2.55 the Grey town train runs down to Woodside with passengers for the train to Wellington from Masterton, leaving Woodside at 3.15, arriving at Oreytown at 3.30 8 At 10 minutes to 4 it again leaves Orevtown, runs down to Woodside, arriving there at 4.6 ; from thence up to Carterton, leaving that station at 4.32 and ar riving at Masterton at 5 p.m. Loaves Masterton again at 6.16, Cart«rton 5.45, Woodside (5.12. arriving at leatherston 6.30. Leaves Featherston at 6.45 and arrives at Greytown at 7.20. Loav-es Oreytown at 7.40, arrive Woodside 7.80 to meet the Wellington train. Return from Woodside at 8,0, arriving at Oreytown ?.« p.m.