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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 486, 11 March 1881, Page 3

LITTLE EI VEII RACES To be held at Little River on FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1881 STEWARDS : H. Buchanan, W. Coop, G-. Stanbury, J. Archer, W. Bmlling, jun., D. Grant. JUDGE: F. Birdling STARTLER: C Johnson HANDICAPPERS: F H Digby and F Birdling CLERK OF THE SCALES : D Grant CLERK OF THE COURSE : J F Stanbury, jun TREASURER : J Olphcrt —PKOGRAMJirc— Maiden Hurdle Race, of lOsovs. For District horses; entrance, 255, distance, 1£ miles. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 15sovs. Open to all comers ; nomination, £1 ; acceptance, £1 10s; distance, two miles. Maiden Plate, of lOsova. For district horses; entrance, £1 5s ; distance, 1& miles. [andicap Trotting Bare, of 5 soys Open to County of Akaroa ; nomination, 10a ; acceptance, 10s : distance, 3 miles* Wairewa Handicap, of 20sovs. Open to all comers ; nomination, £1 ; ycceptance, £1 10s; distance, 2 miles. Publicans' Purse Handicap, of lOsovs Open to Co'inty of Akaroa ; nomination, £1 ; acceptance, 10s; distance, l£ milee. Consolation Stakes, of ssovs. Entrance 10s ; distance, 1 mile. Hack Race, of 4sovs. For district horses; entrance, 10s; distance, 1 mile, — Rules — Three entries or no race. Entries to mean and include (in cases of handicaps) nomination and acceptance. Horses walking over for a prize will receive only half the prize Second horse to save his stake in all races except tho Hack Race. District to mean from Kaitiina to Pigeon Bay and Akaroa side. All horses that run in district and country races shall have been the bomt fide property of residents of the district and county for at least three months prioi - to race (late. No horse allowed to run unless he is I bonft fide property of a subscriber of one | guinea to the race fund No protest will be entertained unless accompanied by a fee of one guinea, which will be forfeited, if considered frivolous. All protests to be made in writing within a quarter of an hour after the race. Nominations for handicap races to be addressed to the Secretary, Little River. on or before Marcii 1, with entrance money enclosed, mine, age, and performance of horse, name of owner, and colors of rider. Weights will be declared on March 10. General entry, March 17. The decision of a majority of the stewards present shall be final. THOMAS HOLT, Secretary. LITTLE RIVER RACES THE following are the nominations and weights for the above races— WAIREWA HANDICAP E Barretts bk or br m Levant ... 9 2 Jas Browns b m Mountain Maid,aged 8 9 J Judges b g Brown Boy. 4yrs ..■, 7 11 S Powells b f Fugitive, 3 yrs ... 7 6 D Gebbies b g Kaspar 11, 4 yrs... 7 1 B Barkers eh g Dick, aged ... 6 5 PUBLICANS PURSE T Sheenans c g Tarewa, aged ... 9 5 J Browns bin Mountain Maid, aged 9 3 W Shadbolts b m Malvina, aged ... 9 3 D Gebbies b g Kaspar 11, 4 yrs ... 9 1 B Earkers c g Dick, aged ... 7 5 II B Mansons b g Bluegum ... 7 3 G Robinsons g m Victim, 6 yrs ... 7 0 B Shadbolts br g Sunbeam, 3 yrs ... Q 5 HANDICAP HURDLES T Sheenans b g Shark, aged ... 12 0 E Barretts bk or br m Levant ... 11 9 G Robinsons c g Kaiapoi, aged ... 10 6 TROTTING RACE D Grants b g Jack, aged ... scratch B Shadbolts b g Mac, aged ... 200 yds J Belchers b m Minnie, aged ... 500 yds G Robinsons bk m Queen of Trumps ... 500 yds THOS HOLT, Secretary LITTLE RIVER RACES rpENDERS are invited for the rights to J_ the Publicans Booths and Sports at Little River Tenders to be sent in on or before March 17, addressed to the Secretary, Little River THOS HOLT, Secretary __ i STEAMER FOR LYTTELTON. rpilE SS GO AHEAD will leave for J_ Lyttelton and Wellington on Saturday (to-morrow) 12th inst For treight or passage apply to A. I. McGregor NOTICE. MUSIC ! MUSIC ! A Large Assortment for Sale at the MAIL Office, CONSISTING OF Boosey's Royal Edition of Songs Musical Bijou Woiss's Songs Contit , .Yon"'-. r>:..l!;..'!s " Violin, Fir:' • .; ,; -i, ;u:-i Coiifortinu Tumi^