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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 436, 23 December 1868, Page 4

WESTPORT CHRiSTMAS SPOUTS AND RACES. SATURDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY. The 26th, 28th, 29th and 30th DePresident : J. Giles, Esq., M.D., E.M. Vice-President : Francis Harris, Esq. Committee—Messrs O'Conor, Reid, Hughes, Morey, Simpson, Robertson, Milne, Seaton, Carr, Franklyn, Draghicavich, Sbeahan, Freeth, Maguire, Emanuel, Trimble, Gilmer, Parer, Woolf, Smyrk, Brennan, M'Farlane, Braithwaite, Dewdney, Daly, Gallagher,Hayes, Byrne, Gibson & Younghusband. Treasurer—R. C. Reid. Secretary—James Milne. PROGRAMME oe LAND SPORTS. Saturday, 26th December. Prizes : Ist 2nd 1. Plat race, 150 yards ...£4< £1 s. 2. Putting the stone, 211bs 4 10 3. Wrestling, Cumberland and Westmoreland ... 8 4 4. Hurdle race, 440 yards 5 2 5. Running high leap ... 3 1 6. Vaulting with the pole 4 1 7. Running flat leap ... 3 1 8. Boys' race, (free entry) 1 010 9. Pigbunfc 1 Pig 10. Tilting match 20 10 Monday, 28th December. 11. Standing high leap ... 3 12. Wrestling, Cornish and Devon ... 8 13. Sack race 2 14. Hop, step, and jump ... 3 Tuesday, 29th December. 15. Wrestling, collar and elbow 8 16. Standing flat leap ... 3 17. Three legged race 100 yards 3 18. One mile race 8 Entrance money, 2\ per cent, on the amount of the prizes, with the exception of the Tilting Match. £1 entry. PROGRAMME OF THE WESTPORT RACES. judge—Dr. Giles. STEWARDS : Messrs. O'Conor, Carr, Franklyn, Hughes and Simpson. STARTER. Mr. Robertson. CLERK Ox THE COURSE : Mr. Seaton. Conditions—Races only open to horses the hona fide property of residents on the Nelson South West Goldfields, and stabled and owned there by them at this date. There must be three entries, or no race. The decision of the Stewards in all cases to be final. That all Entries, except those marked " Post Entry," to be sent in to the Stewards of the Races, at Messrs P. F. Smyth & Co.'s, on or before Christmas Eve, with the name of the Horses, and colors of the riders. No entry will be entertained unless under seal, and enclosing Entrance Fee. Five per cent will be deducted from the amount of the prize from the winning horse. FIRST DAY, Monday, 2Sth December. Ist race. Maiden Plate of 10 sovereigns, added to a Sweepstakes of 2 sovereigns each, for all horses that have never started for an advertised race, — one mile Weight forage. 2nd race. Packers' Purse of 10 sovs. added to sweepstakes of 2 sovs each, for all horses regularly employed in packing on the Nelson South West Goldfields for three months previous to the races. Heats, one mile; catch weights. Post entry.