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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1015, 7 August 1883, Page 4

SportingHKSfiSs A SHBURTON RACING CLUB. SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY AND, FRIDAY, November loth and 16th } , 1883. President : ■ .. IS. G. Wright, M H.R. Tice-President ; W. 0. Walker. .' • . Judge: Matthew Stitt. / Stewards : C. 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 of the Course : W. B. Den-hire. Handicappers ; Open Races— F. G. Griffiths. District Races -E. G. Crisp, G. C. Fooks, T. Leahy, M., Stitt. First Baoe 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 Gin high ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov . 1£ miles. District horses only. 2. Free H andicap, 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 ; l£ 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 Hobble Race, of 60 sovs; over eight flights of hurdles about 3ft Gin high ; nomination, 2 sovs ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; 2 miles. 2. Racing Club Handicap, of 75 sovs ; nomination, 2 sovs ; acceptance, 2 sovs : miles. 3. County Plate Handicap, of 40 sovs; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov; miles. District horses only. 4. Flying Handicap, of 50 sovs, nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; f mile 5. Totalisatob 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 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 j points connected with carrying out this ! programme to be final. 2. Canterbury Jockey Club Racing Rples. 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 p'erson 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 bo accompanied by entrance fees, name and age of hor&e, 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. Weight,a for the first day’s Handicaps uni Open Hurdle ! Raoo will be published on Friday, November 9th. Weights for other Handicapawill be published at 8 pm. on the evening of the first 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 pm. on Tuesday, November. 13th; acceptances for other Handicaps at 9 p. m. on evening of first day’s racing. 7. Five per cent will be 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. I^OTIOE —The Ashbubton Guardian is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors Acts. QOYERNMENT PUBLICATIONS. The following Government Publics; tions, with others, can be obtained at the Office of this Paper Education Act Railway Tariff (revised) Crown Lands Guide Companies Act Fencing Act . Regulation of Local Elections Act Public Libraries Acts Eta* Eta.:, , 8 222" S. SAUNDERS, Secretary. R.