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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 384, 7 April 1849, Page 2

AGLIONBY RACES, RIVER HUTT. ■*- To take place on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, 11th and 12th April next. Swards :—: — Hon. H. W. Petre Captain Collinson, R. E. R. Waitt, Esq. Judge : — H. S. Harrison, Esq. Clbbk or the Course :— — Donald.

First Day, THE HURDLE RACE.

For a Purse of 20 sovereigns added to a sweepstakes of £2 2s. Second horse to save his stakes. Open to all horses. Four year-old lOst. 71b., five, list., six year-old and aged list. 71b. Mares and geldings allowed 31bs. Thorough-bred horses 71bs. extra. Heats twice round the course, over 6 hurdles 3ft. 9in. high. To start at half-past Eleven o'clock. Mr. Hickson's . . b. h. Beagle aged Mr. Grimaldi's . . . . b. g. Forlorn Hope . . 5 years Mr. Redwood's. . . . br.g. Patch ........ 6 years Mr. Allens blk. g. Butcher' Boy . i aged Mr. Duppa's .... eh. h. H Barbiere .... 6 years Mr. Armstrong's blk. g. Saddler 5 years Mr. Forster's b. g. Bushman 5 years Mr. Heese's ...... b. g. Daylight aged

ERETONGA STAKES.

Of £2 2s each, with added. The second horse to save his stakes. Three year-old Bst. 71b., four, 9st. 71b., five, lOst., Six year-old and aged lOst. 71b. Mares and geldings allowed 31bs. Thorough-bred horses 71bs. extra. Heats — onqe and a half xound the course. To start at Two o'clock, p. m. Lieut. Gordon's . . gr. h. Rubens 3 years Mr. Redwood's . . br. g. Patch 6 years Dr. Featherston's eh. m. Nominee 5 years Mr. Lyall's gr. h. Pirate „ aged Mr. Loxley's . . . . eh. m. Mary 4 years Mr. Duppa's. ... eh. h. II Barbiere .... 6 years Mr. Skipwith's . . blk. m. Black Bess .... aged

THE SCURRY STAKES,

Of Is. each, with i? 10 added, second horse to save his stakes. Open to all horses. Catch weights. Heats — over the same course as for the Eretonga Stakes. Lieut. Gordon's Rubens Mr. Nicholls Dido Mr. Lyall's Pirate Mr. Curries Carrie Calstoch Mr. Redwood's Patch Mr. Allens Scroggins Mr. Bryce's Bouncer Mr. Duppa's // Barliere Mr. Forster's. Bushman Mr. Duppa's Sam Slid Mr. Taylors Bullet Eye

CONDITIONS.

Three horses to start or the public money will not be given. There will be no distance post for the Hurdle Race. The ages of horses to date from the Ist of July in each year — so that a foal dropped on the 30th of June, 1848, would be classed as a two year-old oa the Ist of July, 1849. Objections to the ages and qualifications of horses to be made in writing and delivered to the Secretary on or before 6 o'clock p.m., on Tuesday, the 10th April next, at Barrett's Hotel. All disputes to be settled by the Stewards previous to the race and their decision to be final. Thirty minutes allowed between the heats. A bell will be rung at the end of twenty minutes for saddling, the start to take place ten minutes after. The usual rules of racing to be observed, except when the same may be at variance with the above.

The Second Day,

Will comprise the Beaten Stakes, with the same conditions as the foregoing, contingent on the amount of subscriptions. J. M. Taylor, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer March 31, 1849.

SUBSCRIBERS to the above Races are rerequested to pay the amount of their subscriptions to the Treasurer before Tuesday next.

Lost, a few Sundays ago, On Thorndon Flat, between Mr. Waitt's House, and the Thorndon Church, A PAIR OF STEEL SPECTACLESWhoever has found and will return the same to Mr. Waitt, will be rewarded. Wellington, April 2, 1849.

FOR SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED, OA CASES PORT 1 £ cases Pale Sherry ' g^a 20 cases Gold Sherry Q 3 20 cases Brown Sherry 20 cases Madeira [g» 10 cases fine' Scotch Whisky *S "s 5 cases fine Brandy Jj U 20 quarter-casks superior Port, Sherry, "3 °8 Madeira J W 10 cases Burgundy 24 hhds. Jamaica Rum, 7 O.P. 3 hhds. White Gin 10 hhds. Abbotts Stout 10 hhds. superior Colonial Ale 20 casks bottled Ale and Porter 20 casks Vinegar 40 casks New Zealand Pork Negrohead and Cavendish Tobacco in bond, low priced 10 cases Oilman's Stores 200 bags assorted Sugars Coffee, Pepper 72 in. unbleached Calico, Brown Holland 5,000 Van Diemen's Land Palings An assortment of Van Diemen's Land Sawn Timber &c, &c, &c. : , Robert Waitt. Wellington, 28th March, 1849.