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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 437, 16 December 1876, Page 3

WAERENGA-A-HIKA Race Club Meeting, BOXING DAY, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1876. Stewabds : Messrs S. C. Caulton, J. Breingan, E. De very, J. Price, F. Hale, R. Nash. SECRETARY and Treasurer : Mr J. Maynard. Stabteb : Captain G. J. Winter; Judge: Sergeant-Major Baker. 1. HURDLE RACE, of £18; second horse to receive £3 out of the stakes; welter weights for age, one and a half miles, over six fl'ghts of hurdles 3ft 6in high. 2. HACK HURDLE RACE, of £8; second horse to receive £2 out of the stakes; post entries, Hist up, once round the course. 3. TRIAL STAKES, of £8; second horse to receive £2 out of the stakes ; all horses not over three years old that have never started for an advertised race ; colts, Bst 101 b. fillies and geldings Bst 51b; distance 1 unite. 4. COUNTY STAKES, of £25; second horse to receive £5 out of the slakes; open to all horses in Cook County on or before the Ist November, 1876; 2 miles; weight for age. 5. MAIDEN PLATE, of £l2 10s; second horse to receive £2 10s out of the stakes; all horses that have never won an advertised race, matches excepted, at the time of this meeting ; one and a half miles ; weight for age. 6. LADIES’ PURSE, of £l5 ; second horse to receive £2 10s out of the stakes; miles, welter weight for age ; gentlemen riders, professional riders to carry 71bs. extra. 7. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of £7 10s; for all beaten horses during the meeting. Distance once round the course. Handicap to be adjusted by the stewards or whom they may appoint. 8. HACK FLAT RACE, of £5 ; once round the course, post entries. CONDITIONS. No person will be allowed to enter a horse in any other but the Hack Races, unless the owner of the horse is a subscriber to the Club of at least 1 sov. Sealed entries must be addressed to the Secretary, and sent in under cover to the Waerenga-a-hika Hotel not later than 7 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, the 20tb December, 1876, with name, age, ana descriplion, of the horse, and the colors of the rider, together with qualification fee, and 10 per cent on the Value of the stakes. Any horse foaled during the foaling season of 1873 shall be deemed a threeyear old ; if the time of foaling of any horse is not known to be judged by the mouth. All disputes shall be settled by the Stewards of the Club, and their decision must in all cases be accepted as final. In case of any match being run on the course on the day of meeting, the owners of the horses shall pay 10s to the Secretary and Treasurer of the Club in advance. In all other matter the Auckland Jockey Club Rules will be strictly adhered to. Entrance fees to course: Foot passengers, Is; horsemen, 2s; vehicles, including driver, 2s 6d, passengers, Is each. The first race will start at 11 o'clock. J. MAYNARD, 1235 Hon. Sec. and Treasurer. NOTICE. PERSONS having STOCK GRAZING on I’atutahi are requested to TAKE DELIVERY of the same ON or BEFORE the 24th instant, as my tenancy of the Block expires on that date. SAML. PARSONS. December 5, 1876. 1280 Ormond Sawmill. fllllE undersigned begs to inform the public that the above SAW MILL HAS STARTED WORK, and that he is now prepared to supply SAWN TIMBER, in all sizes and dimensions, at Market Rates, ntyuely : — Ordinary Sizes, 10s per 100 Extra Sizes by Arrangement. ALSO, FIRST CLASS SHINGLES. All orders sent to the mill, addressed to the undersigned, or left at Mr Barrie’s store, Ormond, will be promptly attended to. RICHARD CLTMO, 954 Proprietor. I Eradication of Scab, East Coast District. TENDERS will be received ffntil the 15th JANUARY, 1877, for PURCHASING & BOILING DOWN FROM 20,000 to 25,000 Scabby Sheep, In the East Coast District. Full particulars and copies of Conditions may be obtained on application to Mr Commissioner Kemp, Auckland, S. Locke, Esq., Napier, or to T. W. PORTER, Captain and Adjutant, 1274 East Coast District. FOU N D . A GOLD RING, owner may have it/by applying to JOHN MURP/JIY, Ormond, on payment of expense thU I I jLANS of the Township ,of ''Juaborne, ineluding the WaikantpZßcservo, oil sale at the STANDARD. Qllijfr.