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Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 161, 10 December 1872, Page 4

QROMWELL JOCKEY CLUB RACE MEETING. ♦ Thursday and Friday, 26th and 27th December 1872. ♦ STEWARDS: Messrs JAMES COWAN JAMES TAYLOR J. B. LAKE CHARLES COLOLOUGH Messrs I. LOUGHNAN DAVID A. JOLLY ROBERT E. DAGO ROBERT KIDD. Judge—Mr J. HARDING. Handicatper—Mr A. R. B. THOMSON. Starter—Mr JAS. DAWKINS. Clerk of the Course—Mr OWEN PIERCE.

PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. CROMWELL DERBY : a sweepstake of £5 55.,—£2 2s. forfeit, —with £SO added. Entrance, £2 25., on nomination ; and balance of sweep, £3 35., to be made good on night of of general entry. Colts, Bst. 101b. ; fillies, Bst. 51b. Distance, mile. Entries dosed. HACK HURDLE RACE : £ls. Distance, mile, over five flights of hurdles. Entrance, £1 Is. No weight less than IOSt. Post entry. GRAND STAND HANDICAP: £6O. Distance, 1£ mile. Nomination, £1 Is. Acceptance, £2 2s. MINERS’ PURSE ; £ls. For all Hacks. | Distance, mile—heats. No weight less than 10st. No horse to run that has won an advertised prize of over £ls. Entrance, 20s. Post entry. FLYING HANDICAP: £lO. Distance, |j mile. Nomination, £1 Is. Acceptance, £1 Is. Winner of Grand Stand Handicap to carry 71b. penalty. SECOND DAY. MAIDEN PLATE: £3O, For all horses that have never won an advertised prize of over £25. Weight for age. Distance, 1£ mile, Entrance, £2. Winner of “ Derby” to carry 71b. penalty. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE : £6O, with £2 2s. sweepstake added. Distance, 24 miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Nomination, £1 Is. Acceptances, £2 2s. JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP ; £IOO, with a sweepstake of £3 35., to go to the second horse. Distance, two miles. Nomination, £2 2s. Acceptance, £3 3s. HACK SELLING RACE: £2O. Winner to be sold for £2O : surplus to go to Race fund. Distance, ij mile—heats. Entrance, £I. No weight under lOst. Post entry. CONSOLATION HANDICAP ; £3O. Distance, one mile. Nomination, 15s. Acceptance, 15s.

Nominations for the Grand Stand Handicap, Handicap Hurdle, and Flying Handicap, to be forwarded to the Secretary at or before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 11th December. Weights to be declared in Cromwell Argus of 17th and Otago Daily Times of 18th December. Acceptances to be received by the Secretary not later than 8 p.m. on night of general entry (Dec. 24). Nominations for Jockey Club Handicap and Maiden Plate to be lodged with the Secretary on night of general entry. Weights for the Jockey Club Handicap to be declared on night of first day’s races. Acceptances to be received by 10 a.m. on 27th December.

IR/TILIES .A.IN"ID IE Mares and Geldings allowed 311)3. 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 connected with the carrying out of the programme shall be final. 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 fide property of a subscriber of not less than £2 2s. to the Race Fund. Entries to be received by the Secretary before p, m. on the 24th December : entrance money enclosed, with name, age, and pedigree (if any) NOTICE. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. N AGENCY of the above Bank has . this day been opened in Melmore TerOR SALE,-One FOURTH SHARE in the BANNOCKBURN WATER RACE. Enquiries as to price, and other particulars, can be made on the Race, just above Kawarau Station. p E N L) E R S W A N T E D. Tenders will be received up to FIRST DAY OF JANUARY for PACKING SIX MILES OF FENCING MATERIAL to top of Dunstan Range, at per ton. Contractors to find Horses and Pack-saddles. Tenders to be addressed to Mr ALEXANDER M LEAN, Manager, Ardgour Station, from whom all information can be obtained. The lowest or any tender not necessarily ac-oepic-.1. J 03 race, Cromwell. ROBT. M ‘OWEN, Agent. Cromwell, Nov. 25, 1872.