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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1012, 3 August 1883, Page 4

Sporting. *£s* YTERALDINE RACING CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING, 27th and 28th September, 1883. FIRST DAY, : Thursday, 27th September. Maiden Hurdle Bags;, of 50 sovs; 2miles. Maiden Plate, of 50 aovs ; 14 miles. _ . G.R.O. Handicap, of 150 sovs ; I - miles. Sires Produce Stakes, of 50 sovs, with 40 sovs Irom owners ot sires ; 14 miles. Ladies’ Purse, of 40 sovs ; 14 miles. Hack Race, of 15 sovs ; once lound the course. SECOND DAY, Friday, 28th September. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 100 sovs; about 2 miles. Hack Hurdle Race, of 15 sovs; 1£ miles. Geraldine Cup Handicap, of 150 sovs ; 2 miles. County Plate, of 60 sovs ; 14 miles. Flying Handicap, of 60 sovs; six furlongs. Consolation Handicap, of 30 sovs ; once round the course. Nominations for all the Handicaps with 2 sovs for each to be enclosed and addressed to the Secretary, and sent in on or before 9 p. m. on the 4th August. See printed programmes. D. McKENZIE, 8 216 Hon. Sec. RACING CLUB. SPRING MEETING!. THURSDAY4AND FRIDAY, November 15th and 16th, 1883. President : E. G. Wright, M H.R. Vice-President : W. C. Walker. Judge; Matthew Stitt. Stewards : 0. H. Dowding, H. Friedlander, J. Grigg,: T. Leahy, W. G. Ross, W. Saunders, H. T. Winter. Treasurer : C. C- Fuoks. Starter: David Thomas. Clerk of the Scales ; ; ’ M. Friedlander. , Clerk op the Course : - VV. B. Den-hire. Handicappers : Open Races—E. G. Griffiths. District 1 Races -E. G. Crisp, C. C. Fooks, 1 T. Leahy, M. Stitt. First Race each day to start at 1 p. m. FIRST DAY. t 1. County Hurdle Race (Handicap), of 30 sovs; over six flights of . hurdles about 3ft 6in high ; nomi--1 nation, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. 1 miles. District horses only. 2. Free Handicap, of 40 sovs ; acceptance. 2 sovs ; 1 mile. I 3* Maiden Plate, of 40 sovs ; weight forage ; entrance, 3 sovs; 1J miles. 4. Ashburton Cup (Handicap), of 150 sovs ; nomination, 2 sovs ; acceptance, 0 sovs ; l£ miles. 5. Ladies’ Purse, of 40 sovs ; welter weights for age ; gentlemen riders ; , entrance, 3 sovs; 14 miles. District horses only. 1 6. The Post Stakes (Handicap), of 15 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov, to be ■ made to the Secretary immediately after the Ladies’ Purse is run ; acceptance, free, to be notified , within ten minutes of declaration of weights ; 1 mile. District horses only, SECOND DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 60 sovs; over eight flights of hurdles about, 3ft 6in high ; nomination, 2 sovs ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; 2 miles. ■2. Racing Club Handicap, of 75 sovs : nomination, 2 sovs ; acceptance, 2 sovs : I], miles. 3. County Plate Handicap, of 40 aovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov; I 4 miles. District: horses only. 4. Flying Handicap, of 50 sovs, nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; f mile 5. Totalisator Stakes (Handicap), of 15 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, free ; f mile. District horses only. 6. Consolation Handicap, of 20 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov, to be made immediately after the Totalisator Stakes is run ; acceptance,' free, to be notified within ten minutes of declaration of weights. RULES AND H EGULATIONS, 1. No entry will be received except on the condition that all disputes, claims and 1 objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by the Stewards, or whom 1 they may appoint ; their decision on all points connected with carrying out this programme to be final. 2. Canterbury Jockey Club Racing Rules strictly adhered to. 1 3. A district horse shall mean any hurse that has been commonly resident in the Ashburton County from July 31,1883, and up to the date of the forthcoming meeting, and owned by a person who has resided in the said county during the same period. 4. A gentleman rider shall be deemed to be one who has not ridden for hire during the past five years. 5. All entries and nominations to be accompanied by entrance fees, name and age of horse, and colors of rider, and in the hands of the {Secretary, addressed to Quill’s Hotel, not later than 9 p m. on Thursday, November Ist. Weights for the first day’s Handicaps and Open Hurdle Race will be published on Friday, November 9th. Weights for other Handicaps will be published at 8 pm. on the evening of the firot day’s racing. 6. Acceptances fer the first day’s Handicaps and Open Hurdle Race to be paid to the Secretary not later than 9 p.m. on Tuesday, November 13th; acceptances for other Handicaps at 9 p.m. on evening of first day’s racing. 7. Five per cent will bo deducted from the gross of all monies payable in accordance with this programme for expenses of the course. 8. All nominations and acceptances go to the fund.