Page 3 Advertisements Column 2

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 354, 9 December 1879, Page 3

■HE ! A.D OF THE BA¥ : i ■■ R A. O 33 : "8 ~' . ;.. To,be held on . . FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, December 26 and 27,. ~ . Judge: ; W. BIRDLING, ESQ. Starter: , , . S. JOHNSTON*; ESQ. . Clerk of Course: J. WALLACE, ESQ, - Clerk of Scales : R.|i'gLOY,ESQ., ~,,.., Bandicapper:' . ... J. DUXBURY, E5Q.,.., - . Treasurers: B. SHADBOLT, ESQ., and ; - ■■ S<;'LEE.,'ESQ. ■ ~.,,' 'J : \ STEWARDs-r-iMessrsi. J. Sunckell, H. Piper, E. Hay, :W k Birdling, junior, F. Birdling, F. Williams, J, B. Barker,,Tt S.Johnston, R. Latter, ond J. M'Farlane.: PROGRAMME : ~... First Day MAIDEN PLATE of 10 soy*. Entr ahce, 20s. For horses that have never won an advertised race. Hack race and Hurdle races excepted. Weight for age. 2. W;AINUI PLATE HANDICAP of 20 soys. Nominations,' 20s ; acceptance, 20s. Second horse to save his stakes (to be deducted from the winner.) 3. PUBLICANS' PURSE HANDICAP of 10 soys. Nominations, 10s ; acceptance, 20s. 4. HACK RACE. Post entry, ss: Catch weights. • , Second Day. . 1. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 15 soys. Nominations, 10s; acceptance,. 20s. Second horse to save his stakes (to be deducted from the winner). 2. HACK SELLING RACE of — soys. Entrance, 10s, to be made to the Secretary before 6 p.m on December 26, 1879. Horse entered to be sold for £30 to carry list; £25,105t..; $20,.95t; £15, Bst; £10, 7st. ' 3. SAPLING STAfe—A sweepstake ©f 2 soys., with. 5 soys added. For two-year-olds ohlyl Second horse to save his stakes. ' 4. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of — 8 ovs., for'horses beaten at this meeting only. Entrance, 10s. ..' events to be district; rapes' exP cept the Wainui Plate. . All the races to b'e ; r:un in heats except the Sapling Stakes and Hack races. '"District horse means the bona fide property of a resident in the" district three months previous to the races, and the ; boundary be a line from Head of Port Lyttelton to Gebbie's Flat. Nominations for the Wainui Plate HandicapjPublicans'Purse Handicap.and Hurdle Race to be sent to the Secretary not later than 8 p.m. on December 10. Acceptances and general entry, December2o. The decision of the Stewards to be final in all cases where disputes may arise. Three horses to start for. each event or no race. . C. J. C. rules and weights strictly adhered to. ■'■■■'. B. BARKER, .: Secretary. ' ■ - : HAVE JUST RECEIVED addition to STOCK in the following lines :—Ladies' Kid Boots, Ladies' Cashmere Toe-caps, Ladies' Cashmere without Toe-caps,; Children's Kid Elastics, Children's Kid Lace, Men's Bluchers. In stock also, a good assortmnet of Mea'e, Women's, and Children's Boots and Shoes, Cork Soles, Boot Powder, Ink Powder, Shoe-horns, Boot Blacking, Kid Reviver and Peerless Gloss for Ladies' Boots, Waterproofing for boots, Pitch, first-class Leather and Cotton Laces. Also, a Thomas' second-Tiand sewing Machine. WM. MEECH, Bootmaker, Victoria House. N.B.—-Akaroa Agent for the Victoria Fire and Marine Insurance Company. . . "■; Nov2l '■ ■• - SALE OF LAND. THE undersigned has been instructed to offer _by public auction, at the Criterion Hotel jon ' SATURDAY, DEC. ■ 2\ Acres of Land, situated in the centre of the town of Akaroa. For fall particulars, apply to the auctioneer. ; C. W. BRIDGE, Auctioneer. FOR AKAROA. npHE S.S. AKAROA will leave S Lyttelton for Akaroa direct on FRIDAY NJjJXT, December 12. Cargo to be alongside on Thursday. The Steamer leaves Akaroa at 6 a.m. i on Saturday.