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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1418, 17 May 1886, Page 1

Public Notices; Caution. SOME unscrupulous firms (vro trying to force on the Mew Zealand people a Nostrum, under the cloak that it is made in the United States—wnicn 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 unsuspecting people aga’nst this DECEPTION, and to call the attention once more to the I facts that the Genuine American Co.’s BOP BITTERS Are put up In Squro, Panelled, Ambercolored Bottles, with White Label on one side, printed In Black Letters, and Green Hop Clnstor ; and, on the other side, Tollow Label, with Directions in Rod Letters, In English and German, and the name of “Dr Soule” blown in every Bottle. This Is the only form in which Genuine AMERICAN HOP BITTERS ate put.

SH BURTON RACING CLUB, AUTUMN MEETING. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, MAY 13 AND 14, 188 G. President— E. G. Wright. Vice-President —W. C Walker. Judge—M. Stitt. Stewards—W. B. Denshire,C. 0. Fooks, U. Friedlandor, K. Kriedlandcr, John Grlgg, O. G. Hawden, T. Leahy, W, G Ross Treasurer—C. C. Fook-. Starter—T. Leahy. Clerk of the Scale—s Friedlander. Clerk of the Course —A. Uewaon. Handlcappers— The Handicapping Gomml ee of the Club, First Race to start each day at 12.30 p.m. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race of 45 sovs ; over eight flights of hurdles about 3ft Gin high ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. The second horse to receive 5 sova from the stake. 'fwo miles. FIRST D -'Y.

2. District Welter Handicap of 25 sovs; nomination I bov ; acceptance 10s ; minimum weight 8 stone ; district horses only ; one mile. 3. Ashburton Autumn Handicap of 80 sovs ; nomination, 1 aov ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. 1$ mile. 4. Foal Stakes of 2 sovs each with 25 sovs added. For two-year-old colts, fillies, and geldings, bred, owned, and trained by residents in the district defined by rule 2. Colts, Sat 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Sat 81b. Nomination, 1 sov. Second horse to re ceive 5 sovs from the stake. The sweep to be paid by 9 pm on May 12. Five furlongs. 5. Flying Handicap of 30 sovs ; nomination, 1 S'iv; acceptance, 1 aov. | mile G, !Vsr > : cotrcnco, 1 „,,v, u. dc u.a'ie v. (Ho Secretary im’iueuuuoiy auoi «ae l-vyiug ii»uurcap is run. No weight under 10 slono. £ mile. The winner to bo sold by auction immediately after the race for 16 sovs, any surplus to go to the funds of the Club. District heteos only. SECOND DAY.

. County Hurdle Rack (handicap) of 25 aova ; over 6 (lights of hurdles about 3ft Gin high; nomination, 1 bov; acceptance, lOb. mile. District horses only. . Grand Stand Handicap of 50 bovb ; nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 aov. Second horse to receive 10 bovb fn m the stake. Seven furlongs. . Harvest Handicap of 30 bovb ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 bov, Ij; mile. District horses only. Open Welter Handicap of 40 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 bov ; minimum weight 10 stone. 2 miles. For horses that have never won more than 25 bovb in one event on the flat. 5. Scratch Selling Race of 15 bovb ; entrance 1 bov, to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Open Welter ia run. 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 sovs ; nomination,! sov, to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Scratch Soiling Race is run ; acceptance, free ; to be nolilied 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 they may appoint; their decision on all points connected with carrying out this programme to be final. 2 A district horse shall mean any horse that has been commonly resident in the district lying between the rivers Solwyn and Waitaki from January 15, 'BB6, and j 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 fees, name, ago and description of horse, and colors of rider, and in the hands of the Secretary (address —Ashburton) not later than 9 p,m. on Thursday, April 15, 1886. WEIGHTS. Weights for the first day’s handicaps will be declared on Saturday, May 8, 1886. Weights for the second day’s handicaps will be declared at 8 o’clock on the evening of the first day’s racing. ACCEPTANCES. Acceptances for the first day’s handicaps must te 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 23d Secretary.