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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 642, 1 March 1870, Page 4

fi REYMOUTH ANNUAL RACES, To be run on THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, MARCH 17th and 13th. Stewards : Mr D. Maclean Mr F. F. Strike ' „ A. K. Guinness „ Jas. Payne „ G.F.Maxwell „ G. W. Nichol „ J. Kilgour „ D. Carroll „ D. Sheedy „ J. Tucker Mr J. S. M. Thompson. Judge : Mr Joseph Kilgour, Starter : Mr W. F. Strike. Clerk of the Course : Mr D.Maclean. Honorary Treasurer : Mr G. W. NichoL Honorary Secretary : Mr Jas. Payne. ;_■ PROGRAMME:— FIRST DAY— THURSDAY, MARCH 17, TRIAL STAKES, of 50 soys; open to aU horses; weight for age ; one mile and a-half. Entrance, 5 soys. LOTTERY PLATEj of 25 soys ; winners of public money in any race to the amount of £50 to carry 71b penalty, of £100 to cany 10lb, not accumulative ; one mile and a quarter, Entrance, 3 soys. TOWN PLATE, of 100 soys ; open to all horses ; weight for age ; two miles. Entrance, 8 soys.- j BUTCHERS' PURSE, of 25. soys ; for horses the bona fide property of retail butchers on the West Coast, prior to the Ist February ; weight for age ; the winner of the Trial Stakes or Town Plate to carry 71l> extra. Entrance, 3 soys. HURDLF. RACE, of 50 soys ; open to all horses; one mile and a-half; heats; over six flights of hurdles ; weight for . age in this race only as under — 6 years and aged, list 71b; 5 years, list 31b; 4 years, lOst 71b ; 3 years, 9*t 41b. Entrance, 5 soys. HACK RACE, of 20 soys ; open to all bona fide hacks the property of residents in the Grey district, between the Teremakau and Razorback, prior to the Ist January last ; no horses entered for any of the foregoing races will be allowed to start in this ; one mile ; catch weights. Entrance, 2 soys ; post entry. SECOND DAY- FRIDAY, MARCH 18. PUBLICANS' PURSE, of 25 soys; open to all horses ; weight for age ; winner of j the Town Plate to carry 71bs extra,of the Trial Stakes 41bs extra ; . one, mile and I three quarters. Entrance, 3 sbvs. GREYMOUTK HANDICAP, of 225 soys ; open to all horses ; three miles ; second horse to. receive 25 soys out of the. stake. Nominations, with 3 soys, to be scut to the Secretary on or before Saturday, 12th .March, not later than ,7. p.m., addressed to the . Melbourne Hotel. Weights to be declared at 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, 17th March. Acceptances, with 9 sbvs, to.be sent to the Secretary 1 at or before 11 o'clock the same evening at the above addres3. SELLING STAKES, of 20 soys ; weight for age : The winner to be sold for £50 ; if to be sold for £40, allowed 71b ; £30, allowed 141 b; £20, allowed 211 b. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, and the surplus (if any) to go to the race fund. One mile and a quarter. Entrance, 2 soys. LADIES' PURSE, of 30 boys ; open to all horses ; geutlemen riders ; welterweight for age ; ' each horse must qualify by jumping a hurdle m front of the Grand Stand before starting; one mile arid half. Entrance, 3 sbvs. WESTLAND HURDLE HANDICAP, of. ,100 soys ; two miles ; over eight flights of hurdles. Nominations, with 2 soys, to be sent to the Secretary on or before the 12th of March, riot later than 7 p.m , addressed to the Melbourne HoteL '. : Weights to be declared at 8.30 p;m. on Thursday, 17th of March. Acceptances, with 8 soys, to be sent to the Secretary atorbsfqre 11 o'clock the same evening. ; to the above address. CONSOLATION STAKES, of 20 soys ; for . .all horses that have run for and not won any. money during the meeting; one mile and a quarter. Entrance, 2 soys. REGULATIONS. The Rules of the Canterbury Jockey Club will be enforced, unless when otherwise specified. . : No entry will be reoeivod, unless upon the! distinct; understanding that the decision of the Stewards, or whoever they may appoint, shall, in all -cases be final, and all law proceedings barred. Entries and nominations to be made on. Saturday evening, March 12th, previous toto nine o'clock, at Johnston's' Melbourne. Hotel. All entries and acceptances must be in writing, specifying age and description of ho.rse,. and- colors of rider, -and contain the requisite money.' .'. ; All horses must be ridden in colors. ; Any resident in the Borough entering a horse must be a subscriber of five, guineas to the Race Fund. ; Parties residing outside the Borough must pay the sum of 2 soys to the" Race Fond, in order to qualify themselves, except for the Hack Race. . All stakes paid less five per cent towards expenses. Three horses to start or the public money will be withheld. WEIGHT FOR AGE. 6 years 10st41b 5 years , ... ... lOst 4 years ■ 9st 71b 3 years ..... 7st 91b WELTER WEIGHT FOR AGE. 6 years and aged ... :128b 71b 5 years •>. ... 12st 4 years „ ..; llst"4lb 3 years 10st41b N.B.— Mares and geldings, allowed 31b. JAMES PAYNE, '"■ ' Hon. Secretary NoßiinaWops bearing post-mark of the 13th March, will Jje received '