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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1421, 1 December 1886, Page 1

Sporting. J>ACINQ QLXJRj spring"meetinq. THURSDAy'aND FRIDAY, December 9th and 10th, 1886. President, E, G-. Wright, ; Yioe-PreaP 6 • dent, J. Grigg ; Judge, Matthew Stitt Stewards, H Friedlander, W. B. Den shire, J. C. N Grigg, B. Friedlandeij W. 0 Walker, Drs Ross and Leahy;* Treasurer—D. Thomas; Clerk o the Scams, M. Friedlander; Clerk o£ the Course, A. Hewson; Handicappers, F. Cotton, C. C. Fooks, M. Stitt and Dr Leahy, First race to start at 1 p.m. FIRST DAY. County Hcrdle Race, of 30 sova; over six flights of hurdles, about 3ft i 6in high ; nominarion, 1 sov ; accep- ) tance, 1 sov. Second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. mile. District horses only. Welter Handicap, of 45 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1£ mile minimum weight, 10st. Second hone |o receive 5 sovs from the stake. For Wtvtuae ver won more than ' Ae : sov&l hoßßUj^iafi sovs from thesiafee. County Plate Handicap, nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. Second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. mile. District horses only. Post Stakes, of 15 sovs; catch weights ; nomination, 1 sov, to be made to the Secretary immediately after tbe County Plate is run. The winner to be sold by auction imma diately after the race for 15 sovs, any surplus to go to the funds of the Club. 1 mile. Spring Handicap, of 50 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 14 sov. J mile. SECOND DAY. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 50 sovs; over eight flights of hurdles, about 3ft Gin high ; nomination, 1 sov } acceptance, 2 sov. Second horse to receive 5 sovs fr-in the stake, 2 miles. 2. Racing Club Handicap, of 100 sovs nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance 3 sovs Second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake Ij mile. 3. Ladies’ Ppr.sk, of 25 sovs; welter weights for age. Gentlemen riders. Entrance, 1 sovs. 14 mile. District horses only. 4 Totalisator Stakes, of 15 sovs; minimum weight, Sat; nomination 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 the funds of the Club 4 mile. 5 Flying Handicap, of 40 sovs ; nomination, I sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. Second horse to receive 5 sova from the stake. 4 mile. 6, Consolation Handicap, of 20 sovs; nomination, 1 sov, to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Flying Handicap is run ; acceptance, free, to be 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 he decided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint ; their decision on alliflfeits connected with carrying oni this programme to be final. 2. A district horse shall mean any bone that has been commonly resident in the district lying between the rivers Selwyn and Waitaki from July Ist 1886, .and up to the da*e cf the forthcoming meeting and owned by a person who has resided in the said distr’ ct during the same period. 3. Five per cent will be deducted from the gross of all moneys payable in accord • a nee with this programme for expenses the course 4. All nnmina'ioDs 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) no* lat r than 9 p.m. on Monday November 1 1886. WEIGHTS. Weights for the first day’s handicap# will be declared on Thursday December 2 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, December 6, 1886. Acceptances for the secant) day’s handicaps at 9 o’clock on the evcjing of the first day’s racing. C. C. FOOKS, Secretary J. Ballantyne & Co, HAVE OPENED THEIR NEW SEEING GOODS, And are making a very fine display oi MILLINERY, MANTLES, COSTUMES, and all the varied textures and in NEW DRESS MATERIALS for the coming Season. THE GENT’S DEPARTMENT is replete with a magnificent STOCK OF CLOTHING AND MEN S MERCERY. DUNSTABLE HOUSE, Christchurch, One Shilling o2 the Found fp* Qwb,. .•