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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1017, 9 August 1883, Page 4

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Cleanse.; Purify and Enrich the \ . Blood with ' Hop Bitters, ; , 4 :«aAnd you will have no sickness or suffering or doctors’ biils to pay. HOP BITTERS is an elegant, Pleasant and Refreshing Flavoring for sick-room drinks and Impure .Water, rendering them harmless, • sweetening the mouth, and cleansing the stomach. , Sporting. .i; 1 ' r -ji -- - : —— r— • RACING CLUB. SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, November 15th and 16th, 1883. President : E. G. Wright, M H.R. Tice-President ; W. C. Walker. Judge: Matthew Stitt. ; Stewards: 0. tf. Dowding, Hi Friedlander, J. Grigg, T, Leahy, W. G. Ross, W. Saunders, H. T. Winter. Treasurer : . C. O. Fooka. . Starter : David Thomas. Clerk or the Scales ; • M. Friedlander. r : Clerk of the Course ; W, B. Demhire. Handicappers : Open Races—S. G. Griffiths. District Races—E. G. Crisp, 0. C. Fooks, T. Leahy, M. Stitt. . First Race each day to start at 1 p. m.

FIRST DAY. 1. County Hurdle Race (Handicap), of 30 sova ; over six flights of hurdles about 3ft 6in high ; nomination, l.aov; acceptance, 1 sov . li miles. District horses only. 2. Free Handicap, of 40 sovs ; acceptance. 2 sovs,; 1 mile. 3. Maiden Plate, of 40 aovs ;■ weight forage ; entrance, 3 sova; 1J miles. 4. Ashbdrton Cup (Handicap), of 150 acvs ; nomination, 2 sovs ; accept- ; - , ance,. 5 sovs ;l£ mjles. 5. Ladies’ Puese, of 40 sovs ; welter weights for age ; gentlemen riders ; entrance, 3 sovs; lit miles. District horses only. 6. The Post Stakes (Handicap), of 15 sova ; 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 o£ weights ; Imile. District horses only, SECOND DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 60 sovs; over eight flights of hurdles about 3ft . 6in high ; 'acceptance, 2 sovs ; 2 miles. 2. Racing Club Handicap, of 75 sovs ; nomination, 2 aovs ; acceptance, 2 sova .* miles., 3. County Plate Handicap, of 40 sovs; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, I sov; miles. District horses only. 4. Flying Handicap, of 60 sovs, nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; f mile 5. Totalisator Stakes (Handicap), of 15 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov; accept- , ance, 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. f

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 Steward:, whom they ! ’may appoint; their decision on all points connected with carrying out this pi ogramtne to be final. 2. Canterbury Jockey Club Racing Rules strictly adhered to 3. A district horse sh all mean any horse'that has been commonly resident in the Ashburton County from July 31,1883, and up to the date'Of the forth-coming-meeting, and owne d by a person who has resided in the sai d county during the same period, 4. A gentleman rider shall be deemed to be one who; has npfc ridden for hire daring the past five years. 5. All entries and nomi nations to be accompanied by entrance fees, name And age of horse, and colors of rider, and in the hands of the.Seoretaiy, addressed to Quill’s Hotel, not later than 9 pm. on ■Thursday, November Ist. Weights for the first day’s Handicaps and Open Hurdle Raise will be p üblished on Friday, November 9th, Weigl its for other Handicaps will be published at 8 p. m. on the evening of the first da y’a 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, 1 November 13th; acceptances for other E landicaps at, 9 p.m. on evening of first da; f’a racing, 7.. Five per cent wi 11 be deducted from the gross ; of all ;mfo nies 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. Ball progr Amme cards in - very neat sty lbs, with Pencils and a t the Qua.bman Office, W*wt street.