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Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 163, 24 December 1872, Page 4

OROMWELL JOCKEY CLUB RACE MEETING. ♦ Thursday and Friday, 26th and 27th December 1872. STEWARDS: .MESSRS JAiURiO UUVVAW JAMES TAYLOR J. B. LAKE CHARLES COLCLOUGH iUAddIVO JL. JJVUVJi T nTTn XT AT \ M DAVID A. JOLLY ROBERT E. DAGG ROBERT KIDD. Judge—Mr J. HARDING. Handicapper—Mr A. R. B. THOMSON. Starter—Mr JAS. DAWKINS. Clerk op the Course—Mr OWEN PIERCE. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. CROMWELL DERBY: a sweepstake of £5 ss. £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, 14 mile. Entries closed. HACK HURDLE RACE ; £ls. Distance, 14 mile, over five flights of hurdles. Entrance, £1 Is. No weight less than lOst. Post entry. GRAND STAND HANDICAP: £6O. Distance, 14 mile. Nomination, £1 Is. Acceptance, £2 2s. MINERS’ PURSE : £ls. For all Hacks. Distance, | mile—heats. No weight less than lOst. No horse to run that has won an advertised prize of over £ls. Entrance, 20s. Post entry. FLYING HANDICAP: £4O. Distance, | 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, 14 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, 4 mile—heats. Entrance, £l. No weight under lOst. Post entry. CONSOLATION HANDICAP : £3O. Distance, one mile. Nomination, 15s. Acceptance, 15s. Acceptances for the Grand Stand Handicap, Handicap Hurdle, and Flying Handicap, to be received by the Secretary not later than 8 p.m. on night of general entry (Deo. 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. RULES IR^GhXJL^TIOITTS. 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 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) of the horse, name of owner, and colours of rider. * Any jockey riding except in the colours entered will be fined £2. Five per cent, will be deducted from gross amount of all stakes for expenses. Horses walking over will receive 50 per cent, of the stakes. The Dunstan Jockey Club Rules will be strictly enforced. Any person entering a protest will have to deposit £2, and should such be deemed frivolous by the Stewards, will have to forfeit the amount. N.B.—No entries or acceptances will be received on any pretence whatever after the time specified. NOTICE. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. A N AGENCY of the above Bank has this day been opened in Melmore Terrace, Cromwell. ROBT. M'OWEN, Agent. Cromwell, Nov. 25, 1872. rjl E N D E R S WANTED. 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 Horse® and Pack-saddles. Tenders to be addressed to .Mr ALEX \NDER M LEAN, Manager, Ardgour Station, from whom all information can be obtained. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 163 JOHN BULL QUARTZ COMPANY. Tenders are invited for supplying the above Company with ROUND TIMBER and SLABS for the ensuing twelvemonths. Tenders to be lodged on or before SATURDAY, 28th inst., at LONDON HOUSE, Cromwall. W. TALBOYS, Sec. WILLIAM MACNAB, Secretary. NOTICE. F OR SALE OR TO LET, The Business and Stock-in-Trade of a BAKERY, BUTCHERY, AND GENERAL STORE, (now doing a good business,) AT WITTEN’S CREEK, UPPER NEVIS. The present owner will guarantee to the purchaser not to start opposition business.—Possession given early. WM. MASTERS. J! O R SAL E. ONE FIFTH SHARE in a WATER-R ACE, CLAIM, &c.; also TWO-ROOMED HOUSE, 12 x 16 ; situate at Kawarau Gorge. For further particulars, apply to JOHN JONES. j? ° K SALE. ONE SIXTH SHARE in the RISE AND SHINE GOLD MINING COMPANY". For particulars, apply to WILLIAM MaoNAB, Sharebroker,