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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume XIII, Issue 552, 17 February 1868, Page 1

Snipping Advertisements. S.S. ‘STAR OF THE SOUTH,’ fJAPT TXT rpms STEAMER is _ «T)CCial]v fitted fin* for the ’CONVE YANCE of LIVE STOCK, and is open for Freight to any NEW ZEALAND PORT.—Apply to WATT BROTHERS, Agents. WAIROA'AND POVERTY BAY. fpHE paddle steamer ‘CLEOPATRA,’ Captain Palmes, will leave for the above Ports WEEKLY if sufficient inducement offers. Fares from this date as follows Wairoa £1 : Return ... £1 10s Poverty Bay ... £2 j Return ... £3 Os Exclusive of Beer, Wines, Spirits, and Refreshments, which will be provided on board at moderate rates. Freight—(to Wairoa), 40s per ton j (to Poverty Bay), 40s per ton. Open for Charter to any part of the Coast, with cargo, and will fetch Wool at surrent rates. Apply to Capt. PALMER, onboard; or to ROCTLEDGE, KENNEDY & CO., Agents. SHIP ECHUNGA. ALL Accounts against this Ship are requested to be sent in duplicate to the office of the undersigned. KINROSS &, CO., Agents. WOOL EX ECHUNGA. ONE HALF-PENNY per pound will be paid by Captain KNIGHT to parties COLLECTING WOOL on the Beach. Persons are cautioned against buying or selling Wool found on the Beach. KINROSS & CO. Napier, Feb. 4,1868. Sporting. APIER RACES, 1868. Stewards Messrs. G. S. Cooper, J. D. Ormond, G. Peacock, T. Tanner, and G. S. Whitmore.

FIRST DAY.—Tuesday, March 3. Maiden Plate—Distance, 1J miles. Entrance, 5 sovs., with £SO added. Weights for age. Victuallers’ Pdrse—Distance, 2 miles - Entrance, 4 boys., with £4O added. Weights for age, ( Hack Race —Distance, half-mile; heats. Post entrance, 1 sot., with £lO added. < Catch weights. Scubey Stakes—Distance, 1 mile. En- ' trance, 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 sovs. Entrance, 5 sovs. Second horse to receive 30 sovs. Distance, 1J miles. Entries closed. > Railway Stakes—Distance, half-mile ; heats. Entrance, 3 sovs., with £3O added. Weights for age. i Hack Race—Distance, 1 mile. Post entrance, 1 sot., with £lO added. i Ladies’ Pubse—Distance, 1-J miles. Entrance, 4 sovs., with £4O added. Weights for age. THIRD DAY —Thubsday, Maech 5. Hawke’s Bay Stakes—Distance, 3 miles Entrance, 6 sovs., with £6O added. Wghts. for age. Fobced Handicap pob Winners—Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, 4 sovs., with £4O added. Optional to losers. Top weight, lOst 7lbs. Consolation Handicap —1 mile and a distance. Entrance, £2, with £2O added. RULES. 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 :..i_ w o vxuoik pjL'cuiseiv* The bell will be rung quarter of an hour before each race. Three horses to start in each r4K, or only half the public money will be given, except in the Cup Race. Second horse to save his stakes in each race when public money is given, except the Consolation. All entries to be made under sealed cover, and to be addressed to the Secretary, at the Masonic Hotel, Napier, on Wednesday, 26th February, 1868, not later than 4 p.m. Age and description of horses, and colors of riders, to be stated at time of entry. Five per cent, on all winnings to be deducted for the expenses of the course. By order of the Stewards. G-. E. Gr. RICHARDSON Secretary and Treasurer, E B.J.C.