Races and Sports. n »i » n»w« luat—«a—w■——————ag■—a—^ PROGRAMME OP E.A' C ESA"sr> ATHLETIC SPORTS, TO BE HELD AT B A L/C L XT' T'.H A, ON. Ist DAY OE JANUARY, 1875. STEWAEDS: J. G. SMITH JOHN GOW JOHN DUNNE E. M'OWEN C. F. CORRIGAN JOHN M'NEIL R. GRIGOR JOHN LOW ALLAN CAMPBELL THOMAS POLLOCK G. TOWNSEND G. FOSTER G. GILROY C; CHRISTIE G. SUTHERLAND It. B. WILLIAMS JUDGE: STAftTEB.'. It. GRIGOR T. POLLOCK CLERIi OF COURSE : C. F. CORRIGAN CLERK OF SCALES : SEC. & TREASURER : GEORGE. FOSTER " JOHN DUNNE Maiden .Plate of 10 soys : For all Horses that have never won public I money. Entrance, 103. Weight for age. ■Handicap Trotting Race : 5 soys. Entrance, 5s „ Three Miles Saddle or harness. Tradesman's Handicap : 15 Soys. Distance, Two Miles. Nomination, 10s. . Acceptance, 10s. Selling Race, 10 Soys : Distance, IJ miles. No weighs under 11 stone. Entrance, 10a. The winner to be sold by public auction for 15 soys. Surplus, if any, to go to Race Fund. Farmer's Purse, 5 soys : One mile and a-half. No weight under list. Entrance, ss. To be ridden by Farmers or Farmers' Sons. Consolation Handicap of 5 Soys; PROGRAMME OF ATHLETIC SPORTS ! TO BE HELD AT BALCL U T H A ON Ist JANUARY, 1875, FOOT RACE of 20o'yards. Entrance, 2s 6d. First Prize, Ll, second do. 10s, third do. ss. BOY'S RACE of 100 yards. No boy admitted over 10 years old. First boy to receive' 15s ; second, 7s 6d ; third, 2s 6d. JUNIOR BOY'S RACE, 50 yards. No boy admitted ovfer 7 years old. First boy to receive 10s, second ss, third 2s 6d. HANDICAP FOOT RACE for adults. L 2. 440 yards. Entrance, 2s 6d. Winner to receive Ll 10s ; second, 10s. All entries for Tradesman Handicap and Maiden Plate must <ha addressed to the Secretary, Newmarket Hotel, not later than the 21-jt December, 1874. Eight p.m. Handicap declared in " Clutha Leader,' December 24,1874. Fpr other Races before 10 o'clock, Janury Ist;, 12.75. No person allowed to nominate or run a horse without being a subscriber of One Guinea. All disputes aris'ng from' the racing shall be settled by the Stewards, whose decision, shall; in. all case?, be final. JOHN DUNNE, Secretary and Treasurer. * : .
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Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 23, 17 December 1874, Page 4
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