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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 59, 17 February 1868, Page 45

Sporting. 'N APIEE RACES, 1868. Stewards Messrs. G. S. Cooper, J. D. | Ormond, G. Peacock, T. Tanner, and i G. S. Whitmore. I

FIRST DAY.— Tuesday, March 8. Maiden Plate —Distance, 1£ miles. Entrance, 5 sovs., with £3O added. Weights for age. Victuallers’ Purse— Distance, 2 miles .Entrance, 4 soys., with £4O added. Weights for age. Hack Race— Distance, half-mile; heats. Post entrance,- 1 sov., with £lO added. Catch weights. Scurry Stakes— Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, 3 sovs., with £3O added. Weights for age.

SECOND DAY— Wednesday, March 4. Bay J ockey Club Cup.—loo sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 10 sovs. Entrance, 5 sovs. Second horse to receive 30 sovs. Distance, 1£ miles. Entries closed. Railway Stakes —Distance, half-mile • heats. Entrance, 3,sovs., with £3O added. Weights for age. Hack Race —Distance,*1 mile. Post entrance, 1 sov., with £lO added. Ladies’ Purse —Distance, If miles. Entrance, 4 sovs., with £4O added. Weights for age.

, THIRD DAY— Thursday, March 5. Hawke’s Bay Stakes— Distance, 3 miles Entrance, 6 sovs., with £6O added. Wehts. for age. Foroed Handicap eor Winners—Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, 4 sovs., with £4O added. Optional to losers. Top weight. lOst 71bs. 6 Consolation Handicap— l mile and a distance. Entrance, £2, with £2O added.

RULES. The Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club Rules will be Btrictly adhered to. For weights for age, see published Rules. The first race to start on each day at one o’clock precisely. The bell will be rung quarter of an hour before each race.

. Three horses to start in each race, 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 he 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. Gh E. &. RICHARDSON, Secretary and Treasurer, H.B. J.C.

Insurance Companies. j "IVT OTICE.—The undersigned are now Xi prepared to extend the INSURANCE of Property situate.! in the Town of Napier, and those desiring to avail themselves' of the same are requested to send in pro* posals of the risks they want covered. Only a limited amount can be effected. STU AR T & Co, Agents'for the NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. T> A O I F I C M AR I N E XT INSURANCE COMPANY. SYDNEY. 0A FI TAI —f 5 0 0,0 00. KINROSS & CO., Agents for_Napier