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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 813, 30 August 1879, Page 1

Business Notices. COOK COUNTY ROYAL FURNITURE WAREHOUSE. NEW PRICE LIST, FOR CASH. CARPETS I CARPETS 11 CARPETS 111 Brussels, from 4s Patent ditto, 3s Tapestry Carpets, 2s 9d Kidder, 2s ‘ Ffelt Carpets, 2s 9s / Jute Carpets, 9d Hfeavth Rugs, from Gs each Linoleum, Cortacen Bolinokiu the New Floor Cloths Oilcloth, all widths Cocoa, Flax, Chinese, add Cord Mat- • . tings ;• . - Door Mats, a very large assortment BEDDING DEPARTMENT 11! Spring, Hair, and Flax Mattres scs Irion and Wood Bedsteads Double Iron Bedsteads, 50s Single Iron Bedsteads, 25s Blankets 10-4, 9s Gd • Blankets 9-4, 8s Counterpanes 3s 6d White Toilet Quilts, 9s 6d • Long White Curtains, 3s 3d Blinds, Holland, all widths Table Cloths, Larcettonees Sheetings, Towellings Strong Wood Chairs, 4s Gd Cane Seat, 8s 6d Tables, from 10s Fenders, Fireirons, &c., The Largest Assortment ever offered. AGENTS FOR THE WERTHEIM SEWING MACHINES. Hand, £4 10s; Treadle, £B. These are the. BEST MACHINES in the WORLD. AND rpOWNLEY, 34 Gladstone Road. A Spring Meeting, WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, 10th November NEXT, IN HONOR OF THE PRINCE OF WALES’S BIRTHDAY, rTHE PADDOCK OF R. COOPER, Esq., Waerenga-a-hika. Stewards: C. W. Ferris, Esq.; M. McDonald, Esq.; W. B. Mill, Esq., R. Cooper, Esq.; A. McKenzie, Esq.; P, Breingan, Esq.; M. G. Nasmith, Esq. Judge; J, B. Poynter, Esq. Starter : C. D. Pitt, Esq. Clerk of Scales: D. Ross, Esq. Handicapper: O.L. W. Bousfield, Esq. Clerk of Course: A. Pritchard, Esq. Start at 12 o’clock. 1. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE ot 20 sovs.; distance, 2 miles, over 8 flights of hurdles, 3ft. Gin. high; top weight, 12st. ■ Nominations of 1 sovs., on or before September 20th, 1879; acceptance of 2 sovs., night of general entry. . Start at 12.30 p.m. 2. HACK HURDLE RACE of 10 sovs.; distance 1 mile; for all horses that have not been trained; 9st. np; winner to be sold immediately after race by auction for 20 sovs. All surplus to go to the race fund; post entry, 1 sov. Start at 1.30 p.m. 3. MAIDEN PL ATE of 20 sovs.; weight for age; distance, 1| miles; for all horses that have not won an advertised race of the value of 20 sovs., hurdle races and matches excepted, at the time of entrance; entrance, 3 sovs., night, of general entry. Start at 2.15 p.m. 4. BIRTHDAY HANDICAP of 50 sovs.; nomination of 2 sovs., on or before 20th of September, 187'9, and acceptance of 3 sovs., night of general entry; distance, 2 miles ; top weight, 10st. Start at 3 p.m. 5. WAERENGA-A-HIKA PLATE of 20 sovs.; distance 1 mile; weight for age; entrance, 3 sovs., night of general entry. Start at 3.45 p.m. 6. HACK RACE of 10 sovs.; for all hacks only that have never been trained; 9st. up; distance, 1 mile; winner to be sold by auction immediately after race for 15 sovs. All surplus to go to race fund; post entry, 1 sov. Start at 4.15 p.m. 7. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 10 soys; post entrance of 1 sov. each; for all beaten horses at this meeting; distance. 1 mile. ' CONDITIONS., First race to start at 12 o’clock sharp. Handicaps to oe made by the handicapper. Entries for the Handicap and Hurdle Races must be made in writing and forwarded to the Secretary attho MASONIC HOTEL, Gisborne, not later than 8 p.m., on the 20th SEPTEMBER, 1879. Entries for the Maiden Plate & Waerenga-a-and acceptances for Hurdle Race and Birthday Handicap on night of general entry, FRIDAY, the 7th of November, at 7.30 p.m., sharp, at the Masonic,Hotel, Gisborne. All Entries to include? Names, Descriptions, Ages of Horses, and Colors of Riders. Any Jockey not riding in the colors entered, dr not riding in proper Jockey Costume shall be fined two pounds. The winner of any match, run on the course, to pay 2 sovs., to the race fund. All Monies to be paid previous to starting. Weights to be declared for Handicap and Hurdle Race, on WEDNESDAY, October Sth. Five per cent, to be deducted from all winnings towards race fund. The Auckland Jockey Club Rules in all other matters, except as regards the Maiden Plate, will be strictly adhered to. In all cases the decision of the Stewards shall be final. J. 8. COOPER, Secretory, WaerengMt-hUto.