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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1037, 1 September 1883, Page 4

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Sporting. RACING CLUB. SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, November 15th and 16th, 1883. President : E. G. Wright, M H.R. Vice-President : W. C. Walker. Judge: Matthew Stitt. Stewards : O.H. Dowding, H. Friedlander, J. Grigg, T. Leahy, W. G. Ross, W. Saunders, . H. T. Winter. Treasurer : 0. C. Fooks. Starter : David Thomas. Clerk of the Scales : M. Friedlander. Clerk op the Course : W. B. Denshire. 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 Ip.m. FIRST DAY. 1. County.-Hurdle .Race (Handicap), % I q£ 30; oyer six flights of hurdles about 3ft 6in high ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov'. l£ 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 soys; IJ-miles. 4. AshbdrtoN Cup (Handicap), - of 150 scvs ; nomination, 2 sovs ; acceptance, 5 sovs ; l£ miles. 5. Ladies’ Purse, of 40 sovs ; welter weights for age ; gentlemen riders ; entrance, 3 sovs; 1£ miles. District , horses only. * 6j ; 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 ; acceptan e, 2 sovs ; 2 miles. 2. Racing Club Handicap, of 75 sovs ; nomination, 2 sovs ; acceptance, 2 t . sovs : 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,! sov; acceptance, free ; | 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. Distance, 1 mile.

RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. No entry will be received except on the condition that all disputes, clain.a and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by the Stenaidi, 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 daring 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 first day’s racing. , 6. Acceptances for the. first days Handicaps and Open Hurdle Race to be paid to the Secretary not inter 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 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. " f,jl ' * • 222 S. SAUNDERS, ; Secretary.. f|IHE GUARDIAN is published every 1. evening, giving every day's news, up to the hour of going to press. This is better than buying a sixpenny weekly.