WESTLAND RACING CLUB

Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1923, Page 4

WESTLAND RACING CLUB

CHRISTMAS MEETING. The Christinas mooting ol tiio Westland Hating Club opening on Boxing Day. ami concluding the following day. will he the central sporting titlin' tion locally over Hie Exhibition period. The Club is making special prepar-it ions lor the event., and pula j 'racing meeting in the matter of i stakes offered. The programme has | been ’.veil circulated, and it bein' j l.ivonnii Iv eotni.eeniea upon. A untcr i in lie- N.X. h.td l ).<• iolhovI mg: - THE KKCCKAMME. ! Tile w. -t!:.ud Racing Club will roll j tribute it- share lov.ards the etlebratinns in eouue.xiuu with tla- Westland I Exhibition at HoUzil-.ti. bv its nice j meeting; on December L’t;i.li. and 27 th. do make the meeting v.iuiliv of such lneniorable oocsmn. a very fine programme has Ix.-en i-.~-ied. with -lakes totalling 2-128 sovs. Ir.r the two day-, and the result .should bo a very sin ■(•.—sful gathering. The big even; on th" lirst dnv is the Exliihition Cup Handicap, of TH suvs. in addition to a silver run. value go sovs.. one mile: and on tfhe second day the Jubilee Handicap, of 220 sovs. one mile and a quarter. There are two good races for weight-carriers, in the High-Weight Halidi-a Ji. of lfjll sovs.. seven I oriole's, and the Weller Weight Handicap. of UKI sovs, six furlongs and a half, the minimum weight in each being fixed at Bxt. The other lint events are th" New Era Handicap. of 108 sovs. six furlongs: Tunnel Handicap, of IMP sovs. six furlongs and a hall: Christinas Handicap, of 111) sovs.. five fudiougs and a lad;': Electric Handicap. of IT) sovs. -i\ nil-longs ; Goldfields I laiitlii tip. <u ]2B set -., six iur- | .Ill's and a -11: i! f: Thompson 1 Itindirap, of HU sovs. six furlongs : (Vloliration llamlieap. of 128 -.vs., seven fur- ! lungs; Stinim"r I iaudieti p. ‘o I l !i sav-. live iurlolig- ttm! a half; Kailwav llandieno. o! !2G sivs. six torlong- : and rum! Ilniulirap. of 121! sovs, six fiirinng- and a ball. the mi niin mu weight being i~l. in each rtu-e. Two capital stakes are offered for j inn nets in the Itisintm ilttuduxip Hurdles.' of 17lf sovs., about one mile and a lialf; and the Ha-ik- Hurdles of 1 s’.i sovs.. about one mile and t!iree-i|iia rters. Nominations for till events elo-e at P p.m. on !• riday. Doi ember 7tb. Handicaps lor ihe first day will be declared on December lull., and lieeepltmecs arc duo at 10 p.m. on Wet lues. lay. December l.ltli. IfAI-PY XnMKXCKATrHE. The Grc.vinotith correspondent ol | Kie N.Z. Keferci' siippl’.i-d ihe fnllowing in tb" last the paper:— Tim Wc.t Coast Haring Carnival will rcniliK-nec at llnkitika on boxing Day.. Tho programme verv aptly opens with New I’.rti Handicap, ami ■is the meeting will be held in contuneiioti the big Exhibit inn v. hit h opens earlv next mouth tit; the sntithtown.' the Wes', la ml Having Club ..In,aid verv easily eclipse all previous ivcords The New Era Handicap will !,.. followed In- Hie Tunnel Handicap, of biOstxs., wdiilst the Exliihition Clip! which • trides a verv handsome cup in addition ic e-18 mv .. should mir.-u-t a iieiicr elas- ~f ie.r-'O to ihe Coast than ■previously has i; .• n seen here. The v Inin programme has a | 1 in-inii _ h (Mira Tunnel air annul it. the (Vie urn i ion I Ittudteap. the Eh-e----i ric Hamit, up. the 'la-man ami I’m lli. I iandietips. v.lnlsi ilia Railway ITam!ke|i will bring l.te seeeml days prngi .1 tlltw In ■' clo'-e. lhc M'":l! ho-m o! a p. oil ! ill: "Da in li.-Uve.-ii ('liristchi::. !i an ’ th- i a •• ill ah • ; 1,.. :i l,jg fa. |. r in iavour of lie- | ('ohm I t.rniv.d. and as on .mrs "-ill j lct\,• > cii dayrtu log wit Inn ihe j

I |.ai:ecu days of tin- ( ami h tin re isiitv to in- a groat rush to the Cons I a i ('hri.-t mas and X -w A rti r. X'lniiuttlions ft r tin- \(r--t!;mt mcel:llg ,-10-e on December '.Th.. and or. e ns who haw not vet -"tiled on their }, ,li |:,\ iiimw.irv will he well a.luVil Can'ical*' ‘pr'ograinme. IT" booklet <• mini!!.- full particulars of each ol the Westland. Creymouth. ami Hm'lToii Club.-' mootings, in addition H a niass ot useful inforumlion. THE (ttI’IISK AND AI’l’iHNTM lx NTS. Tin Chib la:., had vh" '.am ami t>f. |ni id uiei: t.- w:TI .tvorhiH'.lo.!. and the vvorlis are all well advanced. The nt 'this dale. . Th" -amliug of the trank inm: dieieiy alter the Ea-ier meeting ha- borne excellent result-, ami there i-. a sward now pleasing alike to the eye ami the fed. A'll the appoint ants are in gotr.l order tor the expect-|| rush of !,Usings;. The lotah s.at'ir 1)011-0 law boon roM.irml i otupletcly. while the r.ufside r.-l rcxhnieid room has I ecu converted into an extra bar. am! will give uim-h needed extra a.eenuim.idatinn lor the (i'ov.os. A rooiov annexe ha. I n t.d.hd i'-> tin* main tea rneoa-. v.h -re retri'suunuits will heiicc:or:h !»■ •. x ■ 1 under too* r.i.ii. Ibis v.: 11 i" i-'Uiicn-ieut and satisfa: pay In every way. The approach htn. been ini; roved, am! extra nav-box aecnnnnodaliou provided. Tin- gem-rat arrangi-re.-übs point iii the vi'iting piddi-- being '-•.■!!- etitered for. amt lb" should turn out easily a record iv the ( lob. if not for llic Coa-t.