C ROM WE U JOCKEY CLUB KKhS. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, Stewards ; Messrs J. Cowan, T. Logan, H. S. Thomson, I. Loughnan, Ft. Kidd, J. Wriglitsoa, W. Shanly, D. A. Jolly, and K. E. Dagg. Handicappers : Messrs W. Fraser, A. R. B. Thomson, and J. Wrightso.i. Judge : Mr Joseph Harding, ' Starter : Mr J. Dawkina. Clerk of the Course : Mr 0. Pierce. "piRST DAY, THURSDAY, Dec. 29. Maiden Plate Of 40 Sovereigns, for all horses that have never won over 25 sovs. Weight tor age. Distance, a mile and a half. Entrance, £3 3s. Town Plate Of 100 Sovereigns. Weight for age. Distance, three miles. Entrance, £5 ss. Handicap Hurdle Race Of 50 Sovereigns, with a Sweepstake of £2 2s. Distance, two miles and a half. Over eight flights of hurdles. Nominations, £1 Is. Acceptances, £2 2s. Grand Stand Handicap Of 60 Sovereigns, with a sweepstake of £2 2s. Distance, two miles. Nominations, £1 Is. .Acceptances, £2 2s. Hack Selling Race Of 20 Sovereigns. Winner to be sold for £2O. Surplus to go to race fund. Distance, one mile—heats. Entrance, 20s. No weight ieß3 than lOst. Post eutrv. ECOND DAY", FRIDAY, Dec. 30. oecco Miners' Purse Of 15 Sovereigns. Mile heats. No weight lesa than lOst. No horse to run that has won over £2O. Entrance, 20s. Post entry. Jockey Club Handicap Of 120 Sovereigns, with a sweepstake of £5 ss. Distance, two miles and a half. Second horse to receive amount of sweepstakes. Winner of Town Plate to carry olbs. extra. Nominations, £2 2s. Acceptances, L.3 3s. Selling Hurdle Race Of 40 Sovereigns. Distance, one mile and a half, over rive flights of hurdles. Entrance. L.3 3a. Weights :—lf entered not to be sold, list. 71b. ; for L.50, list; for L.40, lOst. 71b. ; for L.30, ltlst; for L.20, 9st. 71b. ; for L.lO, 9st. Ladies' Cup. Cup, value L.25. Distance, a mile and' a-half. Welter weights for age. Gentlemen riders. Entrance, L.2 2s. f. Hack Race-[Colonial-made Saddle and Bridle ; value, L.15 : ■ : the gift of Mr Haven, Saddler, Cromwell. For ,; all horses that have never won a race of L.20. .. Weight, lOst. Distance, one mile. Entrance, 10s. Post entry. Consolation Handicap Of L.30. Distance, one mile and a half. Entrance, L.l Is. Nominations for Handicap Hurdle Race Grand Stand Handicap, and Jockey Club Handicap to be forwarded to the Hon. Secretary, on or before 28th November, 1870. Weights will be declared in the Cromwell Argus and the Daily Times of December 7th. Acceptances to be received by the Hon. Secretary on or before 2Sth December. ! RULES AXJJ REGULATIONS. ■ Mares and Geldings allowed 31bs. No entries will be received for any of the above races except upon this condition, —That all disputes, claims, and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by the stewards, or whom they may appoint. Their decision upon all points conuected with the carrying out i of the programme shall be iinal. No person shall be allowed to enter or run a horse for any race in this programme, post entry races excepted, unless the latter be qualified as the bona-ftde property of a subscriber of not less than £3 3s. to the race fund. Entries to be received by the Honorary Secretary, before 9 p.m. on the 28th December, entrance money enclosed, with name, age, and pedi"ree (if any) of the horse, name of the owner, and colour of the rider. Any jockey riding except in the colours entered will be lined £2. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross amount of all stakes for expenses. Horses walking over will receive 50 per cent. ! of the stakes. j The Dunstan Jockey Club Hides will be strictly i enforced I . ... . , I Any person entering a protest, will nnvc to J deposit £2, and should such be deemed frivolous | by the Stewards, will have, to forfeit the amount. N.P.—No entries or acceptances wi'l be rcI (.ojved nnHjn prr'.ni ■<• wlialcvr.f Jifl'.'T the limn ' sppcifW.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume 1, Issue 52, 9 November 1870, Page 7
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