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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 644, 5 March 1870, Page 4

S^i REYMOUTH ANNUAL RACES, To be run on THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, .MARCH 17th and 18th. / ■ ■* "* _ ■ • Stewards : Mr D. Maolean Mr W. F. Strike „ A. 11. Guinness „ Jiis. Payne „ G. F.MaxweU „ G. ,W. Nichol „ J. Kilgour „ D. Carroll : „ D. Sheedy „ J. Tucker Mr J. S. M. Thompson. Judge : Mr Joseph Kilgour. > : Starter j Mr W.F.. Strike. Clerk of the Course : Mr D. Maclean. ; Honorary Treasurer : Mr G. W. Nichol. Honorary Secretary : Mr Jas. Payne. PRO G R A MM E:— FIRST DAY— THURSDAY, MARCH 17, TRIAL STAKES, of 50 soys ;' open to all horses ; weight for age ; one mile and a-half. Entrance, 5 soys. LOTTERY PLATE, of 25 soys ; winners of public money in any race to the amount of £50 to carry 71b penalty, of £100 to carry 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. BUTCHERS' PURSE, of 25 soys ; for horses the bona fide property of retail butchers oh the West Coast, prior to , the Ist February ; weight for >ge ; the winner of the Trial Stakes or Town Plate' to carry 71b extra. Entrance, 3 soys. HURDLE RACE, of 50 soys ; open to all horses ; one mile and a-half ; heats ; over six nights 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, 9st 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 enter'ed 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 the Town Plate to carry 71bs extra, of the Trial Stakes 41bs extra; one mile and three quarters. Entrance, 3 soys. GREYMOUTH HANDICAP, of 225 soys ; open to all horses ; three miles ; second horse to receive 25 soys out of .the stake. Nomiaations, with 3 soys, to be sent 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 soys, to be sent to the Secretary at or before 11 o'clpck the same evening at the above address. 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 14lb; £20,-: sdlowed 211 b. The vyinner to be sold by auction immediately after tlie race, . and the surplus (if any) to, go to the race fund. One mile and a; quarter. Entrance, 2 1'soVs.J LADIES' PURSE, of 3.0 soys; open to all horses ; gentlemen riders ; welter weight for age ; each horse must : qualify by jumping a hurdle in front of the'Gfand Stand before . starting ; .one mile and half. Entrance, 3 soys. WESTLAND HURDLE HANDICAP, of 100 soys; two miles ; over eight nights of hurdles. Nominations, with 2 soys, to be sent to the Secretary on. or before the 12th of March, not 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"B soys, to be sent to the Secretary at or before 11 o'clock the same evening to the above address. 4 ; . ;....;-. CONSOLATION STAKES, of 20 soys; for : all horses that have iiui for and hot 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 received, unless upon the understanding. that the. decision of the Stewards, -or wh,Qeyer they may. appoint, shall,' in '. all cases be final, and all [ law proceedings barred. . v . : . • Eiitrieis and nominations to be made oh' Saturday evening, March 12th, previous to: to : nlne i o'clocki at Johnston's Melbourne ; : ;:-;■' " L H :; ;" : ': ■" '; : ' ; All' entries and acceptances must be in : ■writing, specifying age and description of horse, and colors of rider, and contain the ; requisite money. .-.; ; . . All horses must be ridden in colors. Any resident in the Borough entering a horse .miist be a subscriber of five guineas to. theßace Fund. '....' ; '^.;'. . "-.' Parties residing outside the'Bbreugh must pay the sum of 2 soys to the Race Fundj in order to quaKfy 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 .".'„'.". ..., IQst , 4 years ... ..V 9st 71b ; •- 1 3 years "; . ... 7st9lb: ; (". . 'WEI.TER WEtGHT EOR AGE. , '_ : 6 years and aged ... 12st 71b ; 5 years r - .... „. 12st' ; 4 years '.■.." ...' Ilst4lb r 3 years; '. -' ... - ...; -' iQst4lb: ' N.B«— Mares and geldinprs allowed 31b. : '-r' I:■■1 :■■ ; JAMES' PAYNE,, i l •• ■■ • -•' • ■ Hon. Secretary : Nominations bearing post-mark of the 13th March will be receive.^