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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1091, 3 November 1883, Page 3

Tenders TAKANUI 11 O\ D DISTRICT. TENDERS are invited for Skim Ploughing and Rolling about 7 miles of roads near Seafield. 10 839 FOOKS & SON. Meetings. Ashburton l vwn tennis club. The Adjoureod GENERAL MEETING of the above will be held at Quill’s Hotel, on MONDAY Evening, sth inst., at 8 p.m. Business : Election of oftie em for ensuing year, and receive report of outgoing committee, etc. W. 11. GUNDRY, 10 833 Acting Hon. Sec. w&=THE MEMBERS OF STAR OF ASHBURTON, L 0.L., No. 23, are requested to MEET at Ashburton Railway station, at 7 a.m , on MONDAY, 6th inst., and proceed by first to take part in the Demonstration at Christchurch. 10 830 By order of the W.M.

Racing. Winslow annual sports and RAC E S. NEW YEAR’S DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 12 bovs ; nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. distance, 1£ miles. 2. Winslow Cup (Handicap), of 25 sovs; second horse to sare hia stakes ; nomination, LI; acceptance, LI. 3. Trotting Race (Handicap), of 5 sovs ; nomination, ss; acceptance, 6s. Two miles. 4. Maiden Plate, o' 5 sovs ; weight for age ; entrance, 10s. One mile, 5. Consolation Race (Handicap), of 5 sovs ; nomination, 5s ; acceptance, ss. One mile. RULES: No one will be allowed to enter a horse unless a subscriber of half a guinea to the fund, or when the prize is L2O or over, one guinea. All horses to have been owned in the County three months prior to the racei. Three horses t j start or no race. No protest will be entertained unless LI be deposited with the Secretary within bO minutes after the race is run, which will be forfeited should the same, in the opinion of the Committee, prove frivilous. So one allowed to train a horse on the course one week before the races, under penalty of being disqualified. In event of a walk-over only half of the stakes will be awarded. Programme for Athletic Sports will be advertised on the 22nd Nov.

10 837 Secretary. Railway Notices. R. N EW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. (Christchurch Section.) F A 1' E S * PRINCE OF WALES BERTH DAY, 1883 AND CHRISTCHURCH RACES AND AGRICULTURAL SHOW, November 6th, 7th, Bth and 9thSaturday Return Tickets will be issued at all Stations on Bth and 9th Nov., and will be available for Return up to and including the 15th. Saturday Return Tickets to Christchurch will be issued at Pukeuri, Waikari, or any intermediate station (where through Looking is in f tc?) from the sth to the 9th Nov. inclusive, and will be available for up to and including the 15th Nov. FREDK. BACK, Traffic Manager. District Traffic Manager’s Office, Christchurch, Oct. 26th, 1883. 10 805 EW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. (Christchurch Section.)

CHRISTCHURCH RACES, November 6th, 7th, and Bth, AND AGRICULTURAL SHOW, November Bth and 9th. Saturday Return Tickets to Christchurch will be issued at Fukeuri, Waikari, or any intermediate station (where through booking is in force) from the sth to the 9th Nov. inclusive, and will be available for return up to and including the 15th. On the 6th, 7th, Bth and 9th Nov. the evening train from Christchurch to Ashburton will leave at 4 50 p.m., and run 35 minutes later than usual. On the 6th, Bth and 9th the morning train from Methven to Rakaia will run same as on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The evening train from Rakaia to Methuen will start at 7 p m. on the 6th, 7th, Bth and 9th. On the 10th a special train will leave Ashburton lor Oamaru at 11.15 a.m., stopping where required. On the 9th, instead of the ordinary 7-30 a.m. train from Timaru to Ashburton and the 10 55 a.m. from Ashburton to Christchurch, a train will run as under : a.m. Timaru ...dep 6.45 Washdyke Temuka Winchester Orari Rangitata Ealing Hinds Winslow Tin.vald 6.57 7.22 7.37 7.51 8.9 8.26 8 52 9.11 9.22 Ashburton arr 9.30 Ashburton dep 9.40 a.m Chertsey dep 10.13 Rakaia Dunsandel Selwyn Burnham Rolleston Templeton Hornby Addington Christchurch arr 12.30 10 29 11.1 11.12 11,28 11.40 11.56 p. m. 12 7 12 24 Stopping to pick up or set down passengers at Platform Stations if required. A special train v. ill leave Christchurch at 8.15 p.m. on the 9th for Oamaru, arriving there at about 5 30 a.m.—stopping where required to allow passengers to alight. This train will taKe passengers and also live stock returning from the Show. Go'ods traffic will be entirely suspended on the 9th. FARES: PRINCE OF WALES BIRTHDAY. Saturday Return Tickets will be issued stall stations on the Bth and 9th Nov., and will be available for return up £o and including the 15th. FREDK. B ACK, Traffic Manager. District Traffic Manager’s Office, Christchurch, Oct, 31st, 1883. 10 829