THE GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACES.

Grey River Argus, Volume X, Issue 820, 14 March 1871, Page 2

THE GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACES.

A special meeting of the Greymouth Jockey Club was held at the Albion Hotel last evening for the purpose of receiving the nominations of horses for the forthcoming races, and making other arrangements for the annual meeting. The rules of the Club allow for the reception of nominations from a distance bearing the postmark of yesterday, and as the Club have received intimation of the intention of several owners to enter horses not nominated last evening, the local nominations must not be considered to be inclusive of the horses who will run. Those that have been nominated here, however, include animals of high standing, and it is anticipated that others of equal calibre will come to the starting-post. We subjoin a list of the nominations received by the Club last night : — Trial Stakes, of 50 soys, open to all horses. Weight for age. One mile and a half. Entrance, 5 soys. Mr E. Cutts' c m Peeress, 5 yrs Lottery Plate, of 25 soys. Winners of public money, in any race, to the of £50, to carry 71b penalty ; of £100, to carry 101 b ; not accumulative. One mile and a quarter. Entrance, 3 soys. Mr Hughes' bl m XXX, aged Mr Campbell's br g Robin Hood, aged Mr Taylor's b g Gamester, aged Town Plate, of 100 soys, open to all horses. Weight for age. Two miles. Entrance, 8 soys.

Mr E. Cutts' c m Peeress, 5 yrs District Purse, of 25 soys, open to all horses the property of bona fide residents in the Grey District prior to the Ist of January, 1871, and also owners from same date of the horses entered by them. Weight for age. One mile and a half. Entrance, 3 soys. Mr Campbell's br g Eobin Hood, aged Mr Gough's b g Trooper, aged Hurdle Race, of 50 soys, open to all horses. One mile and a half. Heats. Over six flights of hurdles. Weight for age iv this race only as under, without allowances. 6 yrs, and aged, list 31b; 5 yrs, lOst 131 b ; 4 yrs, 10st,31b ; 3 yrs, 91b. Entrance, 5 soys. Mr Taylor's b g Gamester, aged Mr Seaton's b g Supplejack. Hack Race. Post entries. Wkstland Hurdle Handicap, of 75 soys,

Two miles and a half. Over nine flights of hurdles.

Mr Taylor's b g G amester, aged I Mr Seaton's b g Supple .lack. Publicans' Purse, of 25 soys, open to all horses. Weight for age. Winner of the Town Plate to carry 71b extra ; of the Trial Stakes, 41b exlra. One mile and three quarters. Entrance, 3 soys. Mr Hughes' bl m XXX, aged Mr Gough's b g Trooper. Gkbymouth Jockey Club Handicap, of 250 soys, open to all horses. Two miles and a half; second horse to receive 40 soys out of the stakes. Mr Hughes' bl m XXX, aged Mr E Cutts' c m Peeress, 5 yrs Mr Taylor's b g Gamester, aged. Selling Stake 3, of 20 soys. Weight for age. The winner to be sold for -GSO ;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, Mr Hughes's bl m XXX, aged Mr Campbell's br g Robin Hood, aged. Ladies' Purse, of 30 soys. Open to all horses. Gentlemen riders. Welter weight for age. Each horse must qualify by jumping a hurdle in front of the Grand Stand before starting. One mile and a half. Entrance, 3 soys. Mr Taylor's b g Gamester, aged Mr Seaton's b g Supple Jack.