ASHBURTON TRADESMEN'S RACES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1835, 8 May 1888, Page 2

ASHBURTON TRADESMEN'S RACES.

The privileges in oonneotion with the Ash* burton Tradesmen's Racing Glub .were sold on - Saturday by Mr P. Williams for Mesart Friedlander Bros. Competitions wa good and all the privileges were disposed of at satisfactory prices. The entrance, gates' brought £18 Mr Meagher being the purchaser. > The saddling paddook and grand Btand realised £17, Mr W. J> Hayes being the sad* ■ oeseful bidder. No. 1. Publicans, booth fell to the bid of Mr John Henry, Commercial Hotel, for £9 and No. 2 to Mr W. Redmond, Central Hotel, for £14, Mr Banger was the • , purohaser of the oonfedtioner's booth for £2, ' and the baiting paddook. and right of sports '■':' were knocked down to Mr Davis at 10a eaohi •' the oards going to Mr W. M. Baker at 9a per dozen. As will be seen the aooeptancea are very large and entries in hack hardies, etc., very good. The fields for Thursday's meeting will all be large and sport and good racing may be confidently expected. The Ashburton Band has been secured to play on the ground and given a fine day there oan be nothing else to be desired. The Mayor has declared a half holiday for the occasion, and it will be generally observed. The Club this year have met with every suocess so far in their efforts to provide a good day's sport for the district. The Club certainly deserves the success which has bo far waited upon it as the members have gone the right way to work in securing success. The programme has been widely circulated, the stakes are liberal and the arrangements for the convenience of visitors are very complete.. There will be first olasa musio on the lawn, and refreshments will, be provided by well-known caterers for both sexes, but particularly for ladies and families. For the seven different events just closed' ' there are 72 entriesf a faot whiohin itself says muoh for the popularity of the meeting. The train arrangements to suit Christ* ohurch visitors are excellent, the farea being only 63 and 4s 6d for first and seaond. alaes passengers respectively. The prospects of the different nominations will be discussed in a subsequent issue,