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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 648, 15 March 1870, Page 4

/GREYMOUTH ANNUAL RACES, To be rnn on THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, ; MARCH 1 7th and aßth. , ..,„'.,.. Ste WARDS : Mr D. Maclean Mr W. F; Strike „ A. R. Guinness „ Jas. 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 s . Mr W. F. Strike. ■ Clerk of the Course : Mr D. Maclean. Honorary Treasurer : Mr G, W. Nichol. Honorary ' Secretary : : Mr Jas. Payne. I PRO G R AM M E:-^-FIRST DAY— THUKSDAY, 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 7lb penalty, of £100 to ca,riry 101 b. not accumulative ; one mile and a quarter, Entrance, 3 soys. TOWN PLATE, ot 100 soys; open to all horses ; weight for age ; two miles. Entrance, 8 soys. BUTCHERS',. PURSE, of 25 soys; for horses t^e bona 'fidifT property of ' retail butchers on the "West Coast, prior to the Ist February j weight for age ; 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 flights' of hurdles; ; weight for age in this race only as under— 4J 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 j open to all bona fide hacks the property of- -residents in the Grey district, between the Tere- ; makau and Razorback, prior to the Ist ' January last ; no horses entered for any of the foregoing races will be allowed to; start in this V one mile ; catch weights. Entrance, 2 sovs ; postentry. SECOND DAY- FRIDAY, MARCH 18. PUBLICANS' PURSE, of 25 soys; open to ' '< air'norsea; weight vfor age ; winner of the TowiiPlateto carry 71bs extra, of the Trial Stakes 4lbs 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. ; Nomiiiations,^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 b;e declared at 8, 30 p. m. on Thursday, 17th .March. Acceptances, ,r with 9 soya, to be sent to the Secretary at or before 11 o'clock the same evening at the aboye. 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 141 b ;. £20; : jJlowed' 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 soys; open to all horses; gentlemen riders ; welterweight for age"; "each horse; must qualify by jumping a htirdle in front of the Grand Stand before starting ; one mile and ; half. . Entrance, 3 soys. WESTLAND HUitDLE HANDICAP, of lOO'spvs; two miles ; over eight flights of hurdies. ; Npminatipns, with 2 soys,; td be sent to the Secretary on, or before the 12th of March, not hter than 7 p.m., addressed to the MelboufneHotel. • Weights to be^declared at 8.30 p. mi ; on ThursVlay, 17th of March. Acceptances^ with 8 soys,. to be sent; ;tp the Secretary - at or before 11 o'clock the same evening to the above address. CONSOLATION;. STAKESi 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 received, unless upon th© : distinct that the, decisj[dfl. l of the Stewards, oV whoever they may appoint, : shall, in all cases, ba final, and all law proceedings barred. : : : Entries^ and npminations to be. made on Saturday evening, March ,'l2tK," previous to ; to nine o'clock, at Johnston's Melbourne ;Hotel^ ',;: ;; ; .-■ : ■ ; ; : ■; :. ■; 7- -• ■- -. ! ' Nominations bearing post-mark of the 13th . March will be received ■'■■■-''■"■ '■- ' : - ■■ \ . All entries and acceptances must he in writing, specifying, age and description" ojf horse, and colors of rider, and contain the requisite, money. ; All horses must .be ridden in colors. -^ Any resident in the B6rongh entering a horse. must be a. subscriber of five, guineas to the Race Fund. " 1 ' Parties residing outside the Borough must ( pay the suin of 2aovs i» the.Race-Fond, ip order to qualify themselves, except for tho Hackßace,' ; ", All stakes paid loss five per cent towards expenses. .. , ... . , ; ; - Three'horses to start or the public money will be' -withheld: ■ ' WEIGHT FOR AGE. : 6 years, .... ... 10st.41b 5 years „. ... lOst *_;!,. 4 years .., ... 9st 71b ; 3 years ... v . 7at9lb •WELTER VTEtGHT EOB AGE. iS years and agod ... 12st71b 5 yeara; ... ... : 12sft a.'.'l' 4 years .. ... list 4lb 3;yeara ... „, 10st4lb : N.B.— Mares and geldings allowed 31b. JAMES PAYNE, • Hon. Secretary]