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Western Star, Issue 805, 29 December 1883, Page 3

{See fourth page.) Amusements. gABBATH SCHOOL PICNIC Will be held on WEDNESDAY, January 16th, at Mr Lindsay's, Strathmore. Children requested to meet at schoolroom at 10.30 a.ui. The birchwood amateur STEEPLECHASE MEETING, To be held at BIRCHWOOD, WAIRIO, On NEW YEAR’S DAY, 1881. Stewaeds. J. C. Ellis, J. O. M'Ardell, A. R. Hare, A. G. Carnegy, C. Crouch, George Oroabio, James Gardner. Judge—rG. Orosbie. Starter—C. Crouch, Cx-ERK OR THE CoUBSE—G. C. Buttolph. Handicappuhs—R. Cupples and J"hn Smith. Official Timekeeper—C. Kohn. PROGRAMMEMAIDEN Plate value 8 sovs : about 1 mile, weight for age; entrance, £l. To start at noon. Open Hurdle Race, value 15 sovs. : about 2 miles, welter weight for age; entrance, £2. Start 12.30 p.m. Tug of War —Twelve men of Wairio will pull twelve all comers; best of three. Maiden Steplechase, value 10 sovs.: about 2 miles ; welter weight for age ; entrance, £1 ICs. Start, 1 p.m. Wairio Cut, for all horses that have not won a race of over £10; about 1£ miles; weight for age ; for cup, value 10 sovs. presented by C. Kohn, Esq.; entranc 0 , £l. Start, 2 p.m. Open Steeplechase, value 15 sovs.; about 2£ miles ; welter weight for age; entrance £2. Start, 2.30 p.m. Maiden Hurdle Race, value 10 sovs.: about 2 miles ; welter weight for age ; entrance, £i 10s. Start, 3 p.m. Handicap Trot—Sweepstake of £1; about 2 miles; 12 stone up. Start, 3.30 p.m. Consolation Hurdle Race, for nil beaten horses in steeplechases and hurdle races ; sweepstake of 10a ; about 1£ mile ; welter weight for age. Star',, 4 p.m. Cups or trophies only will be given for above races.

All races must be ridden by amateur riders wearing proper jockey costume. No race will be run off unless there are four starters. Entrances for steeplechases and hurdle races to be made with the Secretary on or before !sa ! urday, the 29th December, and for Maiden Plate, Wairiu Cup, and Handicap Trot before II o’clock on day of races. A maiden horse is one which has never won any race other than an amateur race for cup or trophy. The meeting to be held under Dunedin Jockey Club rules. In all disputes the decision of the stewards will be final. A. G. CARNEGY, Hon. Secy., Birchwoocl, Wairio. Sales by Auction. WOOL SALE! WOOL SALE!! FRIDAY, lira JANUARY. At 11 a.m. X O. McARDELL will hold his Opening * Wool Sale of the Season in the Stores, Don street, on FRIDAY, lira JANUARY. Farmers are respectfully requested to send in tiieir Wool ns early as possible, so that it may be catalogued in time for the Sale. Any lots not reaching vendors’ reserves can if necessary be shipped per “Canterbury,’ now loading at Bluff, and against which Liberal Advances will be made. J. 0. McARDELL, Auctioneers.