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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1358, 22 December 1885, Page 1

Sporting SOMERS ANNUAL Sports & Races, SATURDAY, DKOEMB R 26xh, 1885, BOXING DAY. PROGRAMME• 1. Handicap Hukdlk Rack of 10 bo vs; entrance, 10g; acceptance, 10s ; acceptances to go to the second horse ; 2 miles ; eight flights of hardies, 3ft 6in high 2. Maiden Plate of sbovs, with a sweepstake of 5s each for second horse ; entrance, 5s ; | mile; weight-for-age; for all horses that have never won pnblio money. 3. Handicap Tkot of 8 sovs ; entrance, 10s, acceptance, 5s ; acceptances to go to second horse ; 3 miles ; no weic-ht under list 71b 4. Mount Somers Cur Handicap of 12 sovs; second horae to receive 2 sovs from stake ; ent-anoe, 10s ; ‘ acceptance, 10s; 1$ miles. 5. Pony Race of 3 sovs; second horse to save entrance; entrance,ss; height, 14 hands ; |-mile ; catch weights. 6 Burry Scurr*, of 4 sovs, with a sweep of 6s to go to second horse ; entrance 5s ; 1 mile ; catch weights. RULhS. 1. All races are confined to horses that have been commonly resident in that portion of the old Mount Somers Road District, lying south of the North Ashburton river, from September SOth, 1885, and owned by a person who has resided in the said district during the same period. . 2. Three horses the bona fide property of different owners to start or no raoe.

3. f'-o entry will be received except on condition that the decision of the Com* mittee or whom they may appoint, will be final in all cases of dispute, or on all points in carrying out the programme 4. Protests must be made la writing, and handed to the Secretary, accompanied by a deposit of 20s within 30 minutes of the race being run. Should the protest prove frivolous, deposit to be forfeited. 5. All horses to be ridden out so long as they have a reasonable chance of winning. 6 Owners of horses must be subscribers of not less than 10s to the fund. 7. Five per cent will be deducted from all money paid for prices for expanses. 8 First race to start at 10 30 a.m. 9 The usual Athletic Sports will be held, for which liberal prizes will be given. 12 97 All nntriea to be made on the ground

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