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Evening Star, Volume III, Issue 854, 31 January 1866, Page 3

THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY, Bth, 9th,' and 10th March, 1866. Committee of Management: H. Driver, Esq P. A. Orbell, Esq O. E. Bird, Esq J. Shand, Esq D. Corson, Esq W. H. Bray ton, Esq J. Stephenson, Esq W. H. Taggart, Esq D. Murphy, Esq J. T. Chaplin, Esq C. J. Hoyt, Esq Sydney Janies, Esq A. J. Smith, Esq ‘J. R. Mills, Esq George Hoyt, Esq M. R. Miller, Esq J. M‘Quire, Esq A. Reyman, Esq James Milner, Esq J. J. Smith, Esq Julius Vogel, Esq George Dodson, Esq J. C. Copeland, Esq Hon. Treasurer:: C. E. Bird, Esq. PROGRAMME 1 : . FI R S T D A Y, Bth March. Maiden Plate of SO so vs ; ■ entrance, 5 sovs ; distance, 1.4 miles ; weight for age—3 yrs, 7at 121b ; 4 yrs,-9at 91b ; 5 yrs, lOst; 6 yrs and aged, lOst 41bs. The Dunedin Handicap of 150 sovs, added to a sweepstakes- of 10 sovs each-; entrance, TO sovs; distance, 2 miles. Nominations to be made on or before Ist of March, weight to be declared on the night of the 2nd of March. The Otago Cup of 100 sovs-; entrance, 7: sovs ; distance, 2^-miles ; weight for age. Lottery Plate of 60 sovs ;‘ entrance, 3 sovs ; distance, 1 mile; weight for ■age. The Shorts of 50 sovs 3 sovs: distance, 4 Mile ; weight for age. SECOND DAY, 9th March. Town Plate of 100 sovs ; 'entrance, 7 sovs ; distance, 3 miles; weight for - age. Winner of Dunedin Handicap ’to carry 51b extra. HandicapTrottij' g Race 'of 50 sovs; entrance, 4 sovs ; distance, 5 times' round the course ; optional in saddle or harness. District Handicap of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 7 sovs each; entrance, 7 sovs; distance, 2 miles. Weights to be declared on the first day of races at 8 o’clock p.m., at the Provincial Hotel, Hurdle Race of 50 sovs ; entrance, 5 sovs; 1 mile; ‘heats; weight for age ; over not less than five flights, of hurdles. Selling Race -of 50 sovs; entrance,'S sovs ; distance, 14 miles. Horses entered not to be sold to carry weight for age ; if to be sold for L 75, allowed 7 lb; LSO, 14 lh; L4O, 21 lb; L2S, 28 lb. The winner to be sold by auction directly after the race, and any balance above the price entered at to go The funds. THIRD DAY. 10th March. Handicap Steepechase of 80 sovs ; entrance, 7 sovs; distance, 4 miles, over a fair hunting country. Nomi-. nations to be made on or before the Ist of March, weights'to be declared on the night of the 2nd of March. Publicans’ Purse Handicap of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs ; entrance, 7 sovs ; distance, 24 miles. Nominations to be made-om or before Ist March. Ladies’ Purse of 50 sovs, added -to a sweepstakes -of 5 sovs ; entrance, 5 sovs ; distance, 2 miles.; welter weights for age ; .gentlemen riders. Farmers’ Purse of 30 sovs'; entrance, 3 -"sovs ; 1 mile heats ; no weight under 10 st. 10 lb. To-be ridden by farmers or their sons ; the-horses to be the hona fide -property of the owner 2 months previous to the race. Consolation Handicap of 50 sovs ; entrance, 3 sOVs ; distance, 1 mile; post* entrance. RULES AND ERG ULATIONS. The rules and weights of the Otago Jockey Club will‘be strictly adhered to, unless when Otherwise specified. Mares and Geldings allowed 31bs. No person to enter a horse unless he he a subscriber of not less than L 3 3s to the funds ; and no person to nominate unless both owner and nominator be subscribers of the said amount. Moreover, no .person to nominate -for more than one owner. Disqualification will ensue on the infringement of this regulation. General entries to 'be 'made : at ‘the Provincial Hotel, Dunedin, previous to 8 pm., on Thursday, Tst March. All entrances and acceptances must 'be in sealed covers, addretesed’to : the Stewards or Secretary, and contain-entrance money, sweepstakrs, description and age of horse, andcolors to be-worn *by the Jockey.