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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1013, 4 August 1883, Page 4

Sporting. £(ERALDINE RACING CLUB. ANNUAL MEET.'NG, 27th and 28th September, 1883. FIRST DAY, Thursday, 27th September. Maiden Hurdle Race, of 50 sovs; 2 miles. Maiden Plate, of 50 sovs ; li miles. G.R.C. Handicap, of 150 sovs ; 1| miles. Sires Produce Stakes, of 50 sovs, with 40 sovs from owners ot sires ; li miles. Ladies’ Purse, of 40 sovs ; H mifes. Back Race, of 15 sovs ; once round the course. SECOND DAY, Friday, 28th September. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 100 sovs ; about 2 miles. Hack Hurdle Race, of 15 sovs; li miles. Geraldine Cup Handicap, of 150 sovs ; 2 miles. County Plate, of GO sovs ; 11- 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 bo 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, j SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, November 15th and 16th, 1883. President : E. G. Wright, M H.R. Vice-President : W. G. 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. Fooks. Starter : David Thomas. Clerk of the Scales ; M. Friedlander. ‘ Clerk op the Course: W. B. Den hire. Handicappers ; Open Races —E. G. Griffiths. District Races — E. G. Crisp, C. 0. Fooks, T. Leahy, M. Stitt. First Race each day to start at 1 p.m. FIRST DAY. 1. County Hurdle Race (Handicap), of 30 sovs ; over six flights of hurdles about 3ft 6in high ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov . 1£ miles. District horses only. 2. Free Handicap, of 40 sovs ; acceptance. 2 sovs ; 1 mile. 3. Maiden Plate, of 40 sovs ; weight forage ; entrance, 3 sovs; miles. 4 Ashburton Cup (Handicap), of 150 sovs ; nomination, 2 sovs ; acceptance, 5 sovs ; 1£ miles. 5. Ladies’ Purse, of 40 sovs ; welter weights for age ; gentlemen riders ; entrance, 3 sovs; miles. District horses only. 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 r 1|- miles. 3. County Plate Handicap, of 40 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov; 1£ miles. District horses only. 4. Flying Handicap, of 50 sovs, nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; | mile 5. Totalisator Stakes (Handicap), of 15 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, free ; | mile. District horses only. 6. Consolation Handicap, of 20 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov, to he made immediately after the Totalisator Stakes is run ; acceptance, free, to be notified within ten minutes of declaration of weights, RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. No entry will be received except on the condition that all disputes, claims and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by the Stewards, or whom 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. 3. A district horse shall mean any horse 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 pm. on Thursday, November Ist. Weights for the first day’s Handicaps and Open Hurdle Race will bo published on Friday, November 9th. Weights for other Handicaps will be published at 8 pm. on the evening of the fir.-J day’s racing. 6. Acceptances for 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. S. SAUNDERS, 8 222 Secretary. mHE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, I Published Daily, Can be obtained from the followin AGENTS, who will receive orders : Jones, H. M. Clark, F. 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