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To Let and For Sale. TO LKT,-Five-Roomed COTTAGE, with Half-Acre LAND, Princes street. Apply, office of this paper. 1 89 DOWN RAMS. FOR SALE,—Fifty Southdown RAM LAMBS. Thirty 2-Tooth SOUTHDOWN RAMS. GEORGE JAMESON, ] 155 Ashburton. T 2 s - 6 U 0 LET, AT PER ACRE RENTAL, A FARM OF 500 acres 500 well watered, together with Dwellinghouse and Stable thereon, situated near the Hinds. Apply to 1 124 T. BULLOCK. JL Harrison. Alfred Harrison, t UOTIONEER, STOCK & ESTATE r ' AGENT. VE3KLY SALE every SATURDAY, at 12 o’clock. Horses, Cows, Poultry, Pigs, and Merchandise. AGENT for THE NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. r| ’O LEASE—The following Town SecJ. tions suitable for business sites ; T.S, 510, 509, 614, 497, 496, 455, 456, 452, 433, 636, 421, 342. The above are in the estate of the late Hon W. B. Rhodes, for which long leases on very easy terms can be arranged ; many of them are vtry central and suited to any kind of business. Apply ALFRED HARRISON, Ager. mo LET—Office in Coleman’s BuildJL ings. Apply ALFRED HARRISON, Agent. "HIOR SALE—Billiard Table, size threequarter, 12ft by 4|ft. Nearly new, in perfect order. Complete. ALFRED HARRISON

I Sporting. RACING CLUBAUTUMN MEETING, WEDNESDAY aND THURSDAY, April 29th and 80th, 1886. President— E, G. Wright. Vice-President— W. O. Walker. Judge —Matthew Stitt. Stewards. L. E. Corsbie C. W. Parnell H. Friedlander W. G. Ross R. Friedlander H. T. Winter T. Leahy Treasurer— C. O.Fooks. Starter— T. Leahy. Clerk of the Scales— M. Friedlander. Clerk of the Course— A. Henson. HANDIOiPPEBS. The Handicapping Committee of the Olab First race each day to start at 12.80 p.m. FIRST DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 60 sovs ; over eight flights of hurdles, about Bft 6in high ; nomination, 1 sot ; acceptance, 2 sovs. 2 miles. 2. District Welter Handicap, of 30 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. Minimum weight, Sat. 1 mile. District horses only. 3. Ashburton Autumn Handicap, of 100 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs. Second horse to receive 25 sovs from the stake. l£ miles. 4. Novel Race Handicap of 30 sovs; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. | mile. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, and the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club. 5. Flying Handicap, of 30 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. f mile. 6. Post Stakes, of 15 sovs ; entrance, 1 sov, to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Flying Handicap is run. No weight under 1 Ost. £ mile. The winner to be; sold by auction|immediately after the race for 15 sovs, any surplus to go to the funds ofjtheClub. District horses only, SECOND DAY. 1. County Hurdle Rack [(Handicap) of 30 sovs ; over six flights of hurdles about 3ft Gin high ; nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov, miles. District horses only. _ 2. Grand Stand Handicap, or 50 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov, 7 furlongs. 3. Harvest Handicap, of 40 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov ; district horses only. 1J miles. 4. Open Welter Handicap, of 40 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov ; minimum weight, 10st. 2 miles. For horses that have never won more than 25 sovs in one event on the flat. 5. Scratch Selling Race, of 15 sovs ; entrance, 1 sov, to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Open Welter is run. Catch weights. f mile. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for 15 sovs, any surplus to go to the funds of the Club. 6. Consolation Handicap, of 20 sovs; nomination, L sov ; to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Scratch Selling Race is run ; acceptance, free, to be notified to the Secretary within ten minutes of declaration of weights 1 mile. 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 points connected with carrying one 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 15th, January, 1885, and up to the date of the forthcoming meeting and owned by a person who has resided in the said County during the same period. 4 Fb’e per cent, will be deducted from the gross of all monies payable in accordance with this programme for expenses of the course.

5. All nominations and acceptances go to the funds of the Club.

NOMINATIONS. All nominations to be accompanied by fees, name, age, and description of horse and colors of rider, and in the hands of the Secretary (address —Ashburton) not later than Q p.m, on Thursday, 2Gth March, 1885. Weights for the first day’s handicaps will be declared on Thursday, 23rd April, 1885. Weights for the second day’s handicaps will be declared at 9 o’clock on the evening of the first day’s racing. Acceptances for the first day’s Handicaps must be made to the Secretary not later than 9 p.m. on TUESDAY, 28th April, 1885. Acceptances for the second day’s Handicaps at 10 o’clock on the evening of the Orst.day’s racing. WEIGHTS. ACCEPTANCES. S. SAUNDBBgJ, Secretary.