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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1414, 12 May 1886, Page 1

Public Notices: Caution. SOME unscrupulous firraa are trying to force on the Mow Zealand people a Nostrum, under the cloak that it ia made in the United States— WHICH IS NOT TRUE. Under this pretence they are trying to deceive the Public and Incautious Purchasers into the belief that they are the Genuine AMERICAN HOP BITTERS. We wish to warn all honest and unsnspecting people against this DECEPTION, and to call the attention once more to the tacts that the Genuine American Co.’s HOP BITTERS Are put up lu Squre, Panelled, Ambercolored Bottles, with White Label on one aide, printed in Black Letters, and Green Hop Cluster ; and, on the other side, Yellow Label, with Directions in Rod Letters, in English and Gorman, and the name of “Dr Soule” blown in every Bottle. This ia the only form in which Genuine AMERICAN HOP BITTERS are put. RACING CLUB. AUTUMN MEETING, THURS DAY AND FRIDAY, MAY 13 AND 14, 188 G. President—E. G. Wright. Vice-President —W. 0 Walker. " Judge—M. Stitt. Stewards—W. B. Denshire, C. 0. Fooka, H. Friedlandor, K. Friediander, John Grigg, C G. Hawdon, T. Leahy, W, G. Ross. Treasurer—o. C. Fookr, i Starter—T. Leahy. Clerk of the Scales— i M. Friediander. Clerk of the Course ] —A. Uawaon. llandicappera— The t Handicapping Comm tee of the Club,

First Race to start each day at 12.30 p.m. FIRST D*Y. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race of 46 aovs ; over eight flights of hurdles about Oft Gin high ; nomination, 1 aov ; acceptance, 1 aov. The second horae to receive 5 aova from the stake. Two miles. 2. District Welter Handicap of 25 aovs; nomination I aov ; acceptance 10a ; minimum weight 8 atone ; district horses only ; one mile. 3. Ashburton Autumn Handicap of 80 sova ; nomination, 1 aov ; acceptance, 2 aovs ; second horse to receive 10 aova from the stake. mile. 4. Foal Stakes of 2 sova each with 25 aova added. For two-year-old colts, fillies, and geldings, bred, owned, and trained by residents in the district defined by rule 2. Oolta, Sat 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bat 81b. No miration, 1 aov. Second horse to re ceive 5 aovs from the stake. The sweep to be paid by 9 pm on May 12. Five furlongs. 5. Flying Handicap of 30 aova ; nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. | mile 6. Posr Stakes of 16 sovs; entrance, 1 sov, to bo made to the Secretary immediately after the Flying Handicap is run. No weight under 10 atone. £ mile. The winner to bo sold by auction immediately after the race for 15 sova, any surplus to go to the funds of the Club, District hetaes only. SECOND DAY. 1. County Hurdle Race (handicap) of 25 aovs ; over G flights of hurdles about 3ft Gin high; nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 10a. li mile. District horses only. 2. Grand Stand Handicap of 50 aova ; nomination, Isov; acceptance, 1 aov. Second horse to receive 10 aovs fretn the stake. Seven furlongs. 3. Harvest Handicap of 30 aova ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, I sov. mile. District horses only. 4. Open Welier Handicap of 40 aovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov ; minimum weight 10 stone. 2 miles. For horses that have never won more than 26 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 Weller is tun. Catch weights. 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 sova ; Domination,! aov, to ba made to the Secretary immediately after the Scratch Selling Race Is run ; acceptance, free ; to bo notified to the Secretary within 10 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 f hey may appoint; their decision on all points connected with carrying out this programme to be tinal. 2 A district horse shall mean any horse that has been commonly resident in the district lying between the rivers Seiwyn and Waitaki from January 15, ''BB6, and up to the date of the forthcoming meeting, and owned by a person who has resided in the said district during the same period. 3. Five per cent will be deducted from the gross of all moneys payable in accordance with this programme for expenses of the course. 4. All nominations and acceptances go to the funds of the Club. NOMINATIONS. All nominations to bo accompanied by foes, name, age and description of horse, ] and colors of rider, and in the hands of the Secretary (address —Ashburton) not later than 1) p,m. on Thursday, April 15, 1886. WEIGHTS. Weights for the first day’s handicaps will bo declared on Saturday, May 8, 1886. Weights for the second day’s handicaps will bo declared at 8 o’clock on the evening of the first day’s racing. ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the first day’s handicaps must I e made to the Secretary not later than 9 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, May 12, 1886. Acceptances for the second day’s handicaps at 9 o’clock on the evening of the first day's racing. S. SAUNDERS, g 834 Secretary.