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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 598, 7 April 1882, Page 3

sporting: PENINSULA JOCKEY CLUB STEEPLECHASES, To be held at GERMAN BAY, AKAItOA, On QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY, WEDNESDAY 24th May, 1882. I _____ I PRESIDENT. W. Montgomery, Esq., M.H.R. VICE-PRESIDENTS. Arthur Lyon, Esq., Geiman Bay, and H C. Buchanan, Esq., Kinloch, Little River. JUDGE. Wrn. Birdling, Sen., Esq. STEWARDS. Messrs S. Lee, J. Sunckell, Jun., P. O'Reilly, E. S. Chappell, J. J. Kissel, B. Shadbolt. W. Chamberlain, H. C. Jacobson, M. Daly, Anson, S. Robertson, H. Piper, Dr, Singleton, A. E. Hay, Wm. Coop, A. Hussey, R. Latter, W. Masefield, V. Masefield, J, Gebbie, J. Aylmer, A. Lelievre, G. Armstrong, J. D. Garwood, and the Mayor of Akaroa. CLERK OF THE COURSE. Mr A. P. Roberts. HANDICAPPERiJ. Messrs E. G. Griffiths and S. Lee. CLERK OF THE SCALES. Mr J. J. Kissel. STARTER. Mr Sam. Johnson. HON. TREASURER. Mr W. H. Hargreaves, Bank of New Zealand, Akaroa. PROGRAMME. 1. Handicap Steeplechase of 50 soys. Distance about three miles. Nomination, £2 ; acceptance, £2. Open to all comers, 2. Maiden Steeplechase of 20 soys; second horse, Mr Kissel's prize of Saddle and Bridle. Distance about 1| miles. For horses which have never won a steeplechase, and whose owners reside in that part of the County of Akaroa to the eastward of Gebbie's Valley and Head of Bay Road. Entrance, £2. Weight for age. 3. County Handicap Steeplechase of 15 soys. Distance about two miles. Nomination, £1; acceptance, £1. For horses the bond fide property of gentlemen resident in the County of Akaroa. i. Consolation Steeplechase of 10 soys, for beaten horses only. Distance about miles. Entrance, £1 . 5. Hack Steeplechase. Post entries RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. There must be three or more eniries for each event or there will be no 'ace. 2. No entries will be received except m the condition that all disputes, claims, md objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by the Stewards, or ivhom they may appoint, their decision )n all points connected with carrying out ;he above programme to be final. 8. Grand National Rules strictly adlered to, unless otherwise specified. 4. A County horse shall mean any iorse that has been commonly resident n the Akaroa County three months )rior to May 24th, 1882, and owned by i person who has resided in the said Dounty during the same period. A listrlct horse shall mean any horse that ias been commonly resident in that part )f the County of Akaroa to the eastward )f Gebbie's Valley and Head of the Bay •oad, and owned by a person who has •esided in the said district during the same period. 5. No person will be allowed to enter i horse without being a subscriber of at !east one guinea to the funds. 6. No protest will be entertained uness sent in writing and £2 2s be deposited, which will be forfeit d should ihe protest, in the opinion of the stewards, prove frivolous. 7- All entries and nominations to be lccompanied by entrance fees, name and ige of horse, colors of rider, and horse's previous performances, to be addressed ;o the Secretary not later than 8 p.m. )n Thursday, April the 20th. Weights be declared and published on Friday, ;he 28th April. 8. Acceptances to be paid to the Sec■etary not later than 8 p.m. on Saturlay, May 20th, 9. All horses to be ridden in declared ;olors. Horses walking in will receive >nly half the stakes. 10. Five per cent, will be deducted Tom the gross of all moneys payable in iccordance with this programme, for expenses of the course. a. iNNES McGregor, Hon. Sec, Jollie street, Akaroa. Hu«iu<;NN Notices COCKSFOOT. WE are purchasers at highest market price. HARVEY HAWKINS & CO., Lyttelton. FOR THE HOLIDAYS. rPHE finest Old IS LAY WHISKY 1 sold by the gallon or bottle, cheap. This is without doubt the finest Whisky in Canterbury. THOMAS GRANGE, Brace's Hotel i