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New Zealand Tablet, Volume VII, Issue 348, 19 December 1879, Page 13

NEW ZEALAND PRESS CONSULTATION ON THE DUNEDIN CUP, 1880. TO BE RUN ON FEBRUARY 26. O AAA ME M B eIrS A T A POUND. First Prize ... ... ... £1000 Second Priae ... ... ... £600 Third Prize ... ... ... £400 Starters (divided) ... ... £400 Non-Starters (divided) ... ... £600 £3,000 Early application is particularly requested from those residing at a distance, and to send two stamps — one for reply and one for result. If crossed cheques are sent, Is must be added for exchange. Whenever obtainable, please forward Post Office Orders. J. J. CONNOR, Treasurer, " Atmospheric " Printing Office, Octagon, Dunedin.* TTIBERNIAN SOCIETY'S ANNUAL FETE To be held at the CALEDONIAN SOCIETY'S GROUNDS, KENSINGTON, on BOXING DAY, Fbiday, Dec. 26th, 1879. Sports to commence at Twelve o'clock sharp. Programme :—: — Handicappers, Messrs. W. Burke and J. Price ; Starter, Mr. R. Carroll. Hibernian Handicap, including Two Events, £12. En trance. Ist Prize. 2nd do. 3rd do. Youths' Handicap Race, 440 jds. hts lsOd 15s 10s 5s Hibernian Handicap — Entrance, 2s 6d ; acceptance, 2s 6d : first distance, 220 yards... ... £1 — — First, second, and third best aggregates in the two distances ... £6 £3 £1 Wrestling— Collar and Elbow — (For middle weights, 12 stone and under). 2s 6d £3 £1 — Boys' Race (under 15 years) 220 yds ... Is Od 15s 10s 5s Hibernian Handicap (second distance) 440 yards ... ... ... £1 — . — Irish Jig ... ... ... ... 2s 6d £1 10s — Handicap Walking Match (2 miles) ... 2s 6d £3 £2 £1 Wrestling, Cumberland Style... ... 5s Od £6 £2 £1 Handicap Foot Race, 350 yds. (To be handicapped on the ground) ... 2s 6d £3 £2 £1 Youths' Handicap Walking Match, 1 mile Is Od 15s 10s 5s Consolation Handicap, 220 yds ... Is Od 30s 20s 10s Entries for Hibernian Handicap, walking match, and wrestling to be made at O'Driscol's Supreme Court Hotel, on Monday, Dec. 22, before 8 p.m. All other entries to be made on the ground. The above Sporjbs to be under the supervision of the judges, whose decision in all cases shall be final. A first-class Brass Band will be in attendance, which will play selections of popular and national music. Admission to grounds, Is ; grand stand, Is. extra. Refreshments of all descriptions provided on the ground. R. A. DUNNE, Hon. Sec. rpHE DRAWING OF THE GRAND ART UNION IN AID OF St. MARY'S CATHOLIC BOARDING SCHOOL, (FOR THE COMPLETION OF BUILDING, . Ahauba, West Coast, New Zealand. FIVE HUNDRED PRIZES IN ALL, Is POSTPONED to the month of January 1880. BUILDING SITES. rpHE MOST CHOICE SITES in Dunedin and its immediate Suburbs, FOB SALE. Terms unusually liberal. Apply at Office of GEORGE W. ELIOTT, New Zealand Insurance Company.