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Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 431, 20 December 1856, Page 9

'/CANTERBURY RACES, 1857. ! STEWARDS. J. Brown Esq. fc. I C. Haselwood, Esq. J. Shand, Esq. I J. Lockhurt, Esq. C. G. Hodgson, Esq. Programme.—lst Day. Hurdle Race for £ , added to a Sweepstakes of £ each for all horses, weights for age, J. C. P. weights. Two miles over six fiights of hurdles, 3ft. Gin.: the winner to pay 10 per cent on his winnings to the race fund. Siiajieock Cup, value £25, presented by J. C. Watts Russell Esq., for the " Shamrock's" produce foaled in the season of 1853, added to a Sweepstakes of £2 2s. each P. P. weight, 10st., one mile and a-half; (nine subscribers). - Canterbury Cup of £ , added to a Sweepstakes of £ each, for all horses, weights for age, J. C. P. weights, second horse to save his stake. Heats 2 miles. "Winner to pay 10 per cent, on bis winnings to the race fund. Tradesman's Plate for £ , added to a Sweepstakes of £ , for all horses, weights for age, J. C. P. weights, one mile and a-half, the winner of the Hurdle Race or Canterbury Cup to carry 71bs. extra, or of both lOlbs. The winner to pay 10 per cent, on bis winnings to . the race fund. J Hack Stakes of 10s. each, with £o added, for horses not entered in any other race in this or any previous meeting. Catch weights, post entry. Heats one mile. Second Day. Produce Stakes, for £ , added to a Sweepstakes of £ each, for all horses, the produce of sires and mares in the Middle Island of New Zealand. Weights for age, J. C. P. weights. 2nd horse to save bis stakes. \\ miles. Winner of the Canterbury Cup to carry lOlbs. extra, and the winner of the Hurdle Race or Tradesman's Plate 71bs. extra, or of the two latter races lOlbs. extra. Winner to pay 10 per cent, on his winnings to the race fund. Victualler's Purse of £ , added to handicap sweepstakes of £ each, for all horses. Mile heats. Vv rinner to pay 10 per cent, on his winnings to the race fund. Ladies' Purse of £ , added to a SweepStakes of £ each, for all horses, weights for age. Second horse to save his stake. J. C. P. weights, two miles and a-half, the winner of the Canterbury Cup, Tradesman's Plate, or Produce Stakes, to carry 71bs. extra,or of airy two of such races lOlbs. extra. Winner to pay 10 per cent, on his winnings to the race fund. Consolation Stakes of £ , added to a handicap Sweepstakes of £ each, post entry for horses that have started and not won in any previous race. Horses to be entered and stakes paid to the Stewards within a quarter of an hour of the last heat of the previous race. Once round and a distance. Forced Handicap of £7 (half forfeit for the winners of the urevious races, except the Shamrock Cup, Hack Stacks, Produce and Consolation Stakes (unless desired by the owner of any such winner), open to any other horse that may s> art in the meeting. Horses to be entered and stakes paid to the Stewards at the same time as the entries are made for the Consolation Stakes. 1 mile. \ 1.0.0.P. M.U. 1 LOYAL CITY OP NORWICH LODGE, No. 4350. THE Brethren of the above Lodge will celebrate their fifth anniversary,_"on Monday, the 22nd December, at Host" 11. Davis's, Canterbury Hotel Lyttelton, on which occasion all members are respectfully invited to attend. Dinner on the table at 7 o'clock precisely. Tickets may be obtained of the Stewards, Brothers H. B. Bell, and R. Evans. JAMES D. GARWOOD. Secretary. LYTTELTON COLONISTS' SOCIETY. ON Tuesday next, the 23rd instant, a Lecture on HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY J Will be delivered by Dr. Gundry, at the Town ] Hall, at half-past seven in the evening precisely. R. LATTER, President. Lyttelton, Dec. 10, 185 G.