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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 184, 19 March 1867, Page 4

lUOTICE TO MARINERS CONSTANT BAY, PAKTHL A Flagstaff has been erected on the Nortl Point, where the following Signals will b< shown ;— Red flag at Masthead.*- Eo<tt can enter, BJue flag halfmast — Law water"; wait pi tide. White flag — Entrance dangerous ; surf to< h,eavy for boats, Singivl Station have also been establishei at Buller .and Fox's, where the same-signalf will lie used as at the Urey and Hokitika. T, &* BNEYD KYNNERSLEY, R.M.. Commissioner, January Ist, ISO 7. rp HE FJ,Jj S T ANN UA I GREYMOUTH RACES, To be Run ox MONDAY (St. Patrick's Day), TUESDAY, And WEDNESDAY, ISth, lflth, and 20th MARCH, Over a course specially cleared, within a mile aud a-half of the Township. Stewards. W. H. Revell A. M'Farland T. A. S. Kyunersley J. Middleton J. A. Whall E, Ashton P. Comiskey M. Kennedy D. Maclean J. Maxwell F, Fisher J. Davies J. Kilgour $ H, H. Lalnnan J.Johnston W.Woolfe* D Sheedy A. Hildebrand. J. Hughes . I. .O'Donnell Judge. W. H. Revell, Stakter. F. Fisher, PROGR A M M E . SECOND DAY-TUESDAY. Local Gift, of 40 soys, for horses the pro* perty of how Jide residents between the Teremakau & and the Bu,Uer N.; no weight under 9st; heats; one mile. En-, trance, 4 soys. Tkottik,g Rack, of 25 soys, for horses the property of residents in Westland ; welter weights for age ; four injles. En* trance, 3. so.vs. Selling' Race, of 40 soya, open to all horses under the following conditions— If entered not to be sold, to. carry 71bs over weight for age; if to be sold for LGO, weight for age ; for LSO, allowed 71bs ; for L4O, 141bs ; for L3O, 211bs ; for L2O, 2Slbs ; one mile trod a half ; the winner to be sold under the usual terms. Er.t trance, 4 soys. DiSTincT HuiUiLE Race, of 40 soys, for horses the property of residents iv Wcstl:ind ; weight tor age ; heats ; one mile and a distance. Ciikkoot Scukkv, for'- hacks o»ly ; post entry ; sweepstakes ; no weight under 1 list. The riders to, start with lighted cigars, ami the first by the post with a light still in to be the winner. TTOD DAY—WEDNESDAY. The Gueymouth Handicap, of 100 soys, open to all horses ; two miles and a quarter ; the second horse to have his full entrance money returned. Nominations, with only 2 soys, to be made on the night of general entry. The weights will be made and declared previous to 9 o'clock in the evening of the second day's racing, so as to allow the 'Stewards full opportunity- of rating the merits of the holies by the previous two days' run--1 ning. Acceptances, with 8 soys, must be giyen to the Clerk of the Course previous to 11 o'clock the same evening. The Cobdkn Plate, of '30 soys, under the same conditions as the Trial Stakes ; but the winner of that race to carry 7ibs ijenalty, and the second horse 31 bs:' The winner of the Local Plate to carry 51bs penalty ; heats ; one mile and a quarter. Entrance, 3 soys. Tub Ladies' Pukse, of — soys, (presented by the ladies of Greymouth and Cobden) with a sweep of 5. soys each added ; open to all horses ; gentlemen riders ; welter weight for age ; one mile and a half. Each horse must qimlify by being ridden, previous to the start, over a hiu> die in front of the Grand S^and, Hckdlk Handicap of 50 soys, with a sweep of 5 soys eivtfb added ; the second horse to receive 10 soys from the stake. Nominations,* with 2 soys entrance fee, to be made on the night of general entry. The weights will be made and declared on the second evening, as for the Greymouth Handicap ; acceptances, with the 5 soys sweep, also at same time as foj; the Greymouth Handicap. Consolation Stake of 25 soys, for all horses that have not won during the meeting ; handicap, one mile. Entrance, 2 soys. REGULATIONS. The rules of the Canterbury Jockey Club will be enforced, unless when otherwise specified Entries and nominations to be made on Friday^eyeuiug, March 15th, previous to nine o'clockfut Kilgour's Union Hotel. All entries and acceptances must be in writing, specifying age and description of horse, and colors of rider ; ar.d contain the requisite money. All horses must be ridden in colors. In all or any disputes, the decision of the Stewards to be final. A qualification of 2 soys must be paid, by non-subscribers ta that amount, exceptfor the Packer's Purse. All stakes paid less 5 per cent, towards expenses. W EIGHTS FOR AGE, 6 yrs and aged lOst 41bs 5 yrs ... lOst 4 yrs .., • 9st7lbs 3 yrs ... .. .. WELTEK. Cyrsandagod ... ... 12st71bs 5 yrs 12st 4.yrs j Ilst4lbs 3 yrs 10st41bs N.B. — Mares and geldings allowed 3 lbs, For any f urthjur particulars or information, in connection mtn^the, above races, apply personally, or 0 c un^ersigned, at Johnson's I^ffirourneJKotel, Greymouth. FREIf. D.-HAMILTON, $civ anilfeterk of the Coura«, \ ■^■"" x