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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 551, 13 February 1868, Page 1

Amusements FOE FOUR NIGHTS ONLY! MUSICAL FESTIVAL BY M ADAME CAEANDINI, The Australian Prims Donna; MISS FANNY CAEANDINI The Charming Contralto and Pianists, who has been received with immense ap» plause at the Melbourne and Provincial Concerts ; ME WALTEE SHERWIN, Tenor; and MISS EOSINA CAEANDINI. I _ The distinguished Vocalist and Pianiste, whose success throughout the Australian Colonies has been unprecedented ; —who will appear in their popular ENTERTAINMENT, At NAPIER, on FRIDAY, 14th; SATURDAY, 15th; MONDAY, 17 th; and TUESDAY, 18th FEBRUARY, 1868 The Programme will be varied Nightly, and will comprise SELECTIONS from the most POPULAR OPERAS, English, Irish, and Scotch Songs, Trios, Quartettes, Buffo Songs and Duets, Pianoforte Solos, &c. [Doors open at half-past?; Concert to | commence at 8 o’clock. Admission :—Reserved Seats, ?s 6d ; Second Seats, ss; Children, half price. Tickets admitting to Four Concerts—Ee ! served Seats, £1, —may be obtained from ! Mr SWAN.

Sporting. jVj' API EE RACES, 1868. Stewards Messrs. G. S. Cooper, J. D. Ormond, Q-. Peacock, T. Tanner, and Gr. S. Whitmore. 1 FIRST DAY. —Tuesday, March 3. Maiden Plate—Distance, If miles. Entrance. 5 sore., with £3O added. Weights for age. Yictuallees’ Purse— Distance, 2 miles Entrance, 4 sots., with £4O added. Weights for age. Hack Race —Distance, half-mile; heats. Poet entrance, 1 sot., with £lO added. Catch weights. Scurry Stakes —Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, 3 sots., with £3O added. Weights for age. SECOND DAY —Wednesday, March 4. Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club Cup. —loo sots., added to a sweepstakes of 10 sots. Entrance, 5 sots. Second horse to receire 30 sots. Distance, If miles. Entries closed. Railway Stakes— Distance, half-mile ; heats. Entrance, 3 sots., with £3O added. Weights for age. Hack Race —Distance, 1 mile. Post entrance, 1 sot., with £lO added. Ladies’ Purse —Distance, If miles. Entrance, 4 sots., with £4O added. Weights for age.

j THIRD DAY —Thursday, Maecti 5. t Hawke’s Bay Stakes —Distance, 3 miles Entrance, 6 sovs., with £6O added. Wghts. for age. Forced Handicap foe Winners —Dia* tance, 1 mile. Entrance, 4 sots., with £4O added. Optional to losers. Top weight, XOst 71bs. Consolation Handicap —I mile and a distance. Entrance, £2, with £2O added. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club Rules will be strictly adhered to. For weights for age, see published Rules. The first race to start on each day at one o’clock precisely. Three horses to start in each race, or • only half the public money will be givenj except in the Cup Race. 1 Second horse to save his stakes in eachl race when public money is given, excent! the Consolation. ' * j All entries to be made under sealed co-| ver, and to be addressed to the Secretary,] at the Masonic Hotel, Napier, on Wednesday, 28th February, IS6B, not later than 4 p.m. Age and description of horses, and colors of riders, to be stated at time of entry, j Fire per cent, on all winnings to be ! deducted for the expenses of the course. , By order of the Stewards. I _a.E. G. RICHARDSON, j Secretary and Treasurer, H.B.J.C. RULES. Xiio licit Will t before each race.