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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1411, 22 December 1884, Page 1

Sporting. A SHBURTON SUMMER RACES. FOE DISTRICT HORSES ONLY. To be held on the Racecourse, ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 29th, 1884 President : W. C. Walker, Esq., M.H.R. Vice-President : Joseph Ivess, Esq. Stewards ; E. G. Crisp I 0. C. Fooks T. Quill M. Stitt A. Harrison | Judge : S. Saunders. Clerk of the Scales: J. '-’ asker Clerk of the Course : John Corbett. Starter; Dr Leahy. v Hanitcappees : ! S. Saunders and M. Stitt. Treasurer: T. Quill PROGRAMME. Counties Hurdle Race, a handicap of SO sovs, over six flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6in high. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. Second horse to receive 5 sovs from stakes. miles. Christmas Handicap, of 40 sovs. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, sovs. Second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stakes. 1£ miles. Welter Selling Scurry, of 10 sovs. No weight under 10st. The winner to be sold for 15 sovs, any surplus to go to the funds. Post entry, 10s. \ mile. Flying Handicap, of 1.0 sovs. Nomination, I sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. J mile. Novel Race, of 40 sovs. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. The winner to lie sold by auction immediately after the race, the whole of the proceeds to go the funds of the Club. 1 mile. Summer Handicap, of 30 sovs. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. Second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stakes. l£ miles. Hack Race. First horse 10»sovs ; second horse, a whip ; third horse, pair of. spurs. Catch weights. Post entry, 10s. I mile. Consolation Race, of 20 sovs, for all beaten horses during the meeting Nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, free. 1 mile. RULES. 1. A district horse shall mean any horse that has been commonly resident in the country lying between the south bank of the Selwyn and the north bank of the Waitaki, from September 27, 1884, and up to the date of the forthcoming meeting, and owned by a person who has resided in the district above defined during the same period. 2. General rules of Ashburton Racing Club and Canterbury Jockey Club racing rules strictly adhered to, and new scale of weight for ago adopted. 3. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross of all monies payable in accordance with the programme, for expenses of the course. 4 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 the carrying out of tnis programme to be final, and entries will only be received subject to these conditions. 5. All nominations and acceptances go to the fund. 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 the Commercial Hotel, Ashburton, not later than 9 p.m. on Monday, December I. Weights will be declared and published in outside papers on the morning of Wednesday, December 24th, and acceptances for the races to be paid to the Secretary as above not later than 9 p. m. on Saturday, December 27. G. J. SHAW, 10 1891 Hon. Secretary. Alford forest annual SPORTS AND RACES, Will be held on the 24th DECK MB R, 1884. 1. Handicap Hurdles, of 8 sovs, 'over 6 fli.hts of hurdles, about 3ft Gin high. Distance, 1J miles. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, ss. 2, Maiden Plate, of 10 sovs. Distance, 1 mile. Nomination, 10s; acceptance, 10s. 3. Handicap Trot, of 8 sovs. Distance, 3 miles. No weight under 11 stone. 4. The Alford Forest Cup Handicap, open to the County of Ashburton, of 20 so.B. Distance, l£ miles. Nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. A sweepstake of 10a for second horse. 5. Hack Race, of 4 sovs. Distance, 1 mile. With a sweepstake of 5s for second horse ; entrance, ss. 6. Consolation Handicap Race, of 3 sovs Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, 2s Gd ; acceptance, 2s 6d.

RULE'S. 1. The Alford Forest Cup open to the County of Ashburton. 2. All other races will be confined to the present Mount Somers Road Board district. 3 The decision of the Committee or whom they may appoint to be final in all cases of dispute or on all points of carrying out the programme. 4 Three horses to start in all races or no r?.co. 5. No protest will be entertained unless made within thirty minutes after the race is run, accompanied by a deposit of 20a wh ch may be f orfeited should the protest prove frivolous, 6. All owners of horses must be subscribers of 10s to the fund. 7. The names of horses and colors of the riders to be sent in to the Secretary on or before 18th December, 1884. First race to start at 11 o’clock. W. HOBSON, 12 2300 Secretary. KENNEDY & Miss CAMERON DRESSMAKERS, COMPTON’S BUILDINGS, Moore Street, Ashburton. Style and Fix Guakanxeed. Boys’ Suits Mads. 3 600