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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1310, 9 August 1886, Page 1

Sporting. AGING C LU SPRING MEETING. SS. ICSidy THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, November 25 and 26, 1886, gjg' President, E. G. Wright, ; Yico-Presi dent, J. Grigg ; Judge, Matthew Stit Stewards, H. Friedlander, W. B. De; shire, J. C. N, Grigg, R. Friedlander W. 0. Walker, Drs Rosa and Leahy Treasurer—G. C. Fooka; Clerk o the Scales, M. Friedlander; Clerk o the Course, A. Fowson ; Handi cappers, F. Cotton, C. C. Fooks, M Stitt and Dr Leahy. First race to start at 1 p m. FIRST DAY. 1. Hurdle Race, of 30 sovs ; E, °y e r six flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6in high ; nomina'ion, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. Second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. mile District horses only. 2. Welter Handicap, of 45 sovs ; nomiin nation, 1 sov; acceptance, sov ; t minimum weight, lOst. Second horse 30 to receive 5 sovs from the stake For horses that have never won more than 25 sovs in one event on the flat. 2 miles. }. 3, Ashburton Cop Handicap, of 125 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 3 sovs. Second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. mile. 4. County Plate Handicap, of 40 sovs. nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov, Second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. mile. District horses only, 5. Post Stakes, of 15 sovs ; catch weights; nomination, 1 sov, to bo , made to tho Secretary immediately after the County Plate is run. The j winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for 15 sovs, any surplus to go to tho funds of the Club. 1 mile. 6. Spuing Handicap, of 50 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, sov. f mile. SECOND DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 50 sovs ; over eight flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6in high ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sov. Second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. 2 miles. 2. Racing Club Handicap, of 100 sovs; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance 3 sovs. Second horse to receive 10 sovs from tho stake mile. 3. Ladies’ Poesk, of 25 sovs; welter weights for ago. Gentlemen riders. Entrance, 1 sovs. mile. District horses only. 4. Totalisatok Stakes, of 15 sovs ; minimum weight, Bst; 1 sov, to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Ladies’ Purse is run. The winner to be sold immediately after the race for 10 sovs, any surplus to go to tho funds of the Club. 4 mile. . Flying Handicap, of 40 sovs ; nomination, I sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. Second horse to receive 5 sova from tho stake. 4 mile. 6. Consolation "Handicap, of 20 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov, to bo made to the Secretary immediately after the Flying Handicap 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 they may appoint; thejr decision on all points connected with carrying out this programme to be final. 2. A £lstricChorse shall mean any horse that has been commonly resident in the district lying between the rivers Selwyn and VYaitaki from July let 1886, and up to the da<e cf the forthcoming meeting and owned by a person who has resided in tho said distr ct 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 be accompanied by fees, name, age and description of horse, and colors of rider, and in the bands of tho Secretary (address —Ashburton) not iat r than 9 p m. on Monday November I 1886. WEIGHTS. Weights for the first day's handicaps will bo declared on Monday November 15 1886. Weights for the second day’s handicaps will be declared at 9 o’clock on the evening of the first day’s racing. ACCEPTANCES, Acceptances for the first day’s handicaps must be made to the Secretary not later than 9 p.m. on Monday, November 22, 1886. Acceptances for the second day’s handicaps at 9 o’clock on the evening of the first day’s racing. O. O. FOOKS, Secretary. N. B.—Until August 1, next, all communications must be addressed to the Acting-Secretary, Mr S. Saunders. 7293 Davis’s Herbal Beer ON account of Persons selling Inferior Herbal Beer and representing It as mine, 1 have to ask the public to see chat EACH BOTTLE BEAKS A RED AND WHITE LABEL .With My Name and Trade Mark on» None genuine withont it. DAVIS’S TONIC HERBAL BEER Is acknowledged by the travelling public ‘a be the best Tonic Summer DrlnK In New Zealand. ! NO CHEMICALS USED. Delivered in Ashburton at 2s per Doffm Bottles charged for If not returned Families wa.ced on dally. DAVIS’S HERBAL B ER AND ICE DRINK MANUFACTORY, , East Street, Asb b orxon’