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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 294, 25 November 1884, Page 3

| Sporting. JOCKEY CLUB. BOXING DAY MEETING, 1884. To be held at the Waerenga-a-hika Cours FRIDAY, 26th Deombkb, 1884. President : G. L. Sundeland. Stewards: F. Dufaur, Andrew Graham, J. H. Aislabie, M. G. Nasmith, W. Cooper, J. R. Scott, S. Stevenson. Judge : W. F. Crawford. Handicapper : J. C. Evett. Starter : G. J. Winter. Clerk of Scala; Clerk of the Course : A. Pritchard. PROGRAMME: To start at 12 o’clock. 1. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 60 sova.; 2 miles, over 8 flights of hurdles, 3ft. Bin. Nomination, 1 sov.; acceptance, 2 sovs. To start at 12.30 p.m. 2. HANDICAP HACK HURDLE RACE of 10 sovs,; 1 mile. Post entry, 1 sov. To start at 1.30 p.m. 8. MAIDEN PLATE, of 25 sovs.; 1| miles. Weight for age. For all horses that have never won an advertised race exceeding 25 sovs. in value. Entrance, 2 sovs. To start at 2.15 p.m. 4. HANDICAP TIME TROT, of 20 sovs.; 2 miles; not less than lOst up. Nomination, 1 bov. ; acceptance, 1 sov. To start at 2.45 p.m. 5. BOXING-DAY HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. 2 miles. Nomination, 2 sovs.; acceptance, 8 sovs.; final payment, 1 sov., at post. To start at 3.15 p.m. 6. HANDICAP HACK RACE, of 10 sovs. 1 mile. Post entry, 1 sov. To start at 8.45 p.m. 7. LADIES BRACELET, value 25 sovs,; 1 mile. Welter weight handicap. Horses to be nominated by Ladies. Gentlemen riders, members of tho Club. Nomination, I sov.; acceptance, 1 sov. To start at 4.80 p.m. 8. FORCED HANDICAP, of 15 sovs. Post entrance of 1 sov. each. Compulsory for winners; losers and hacks optional. Distance, 1 mile. BULES AND REGULATIONS: No entry will be received for any race, except upon the condition that all claims, dis. putes, and objections arising shall be decided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint, and their decision upon all points shall be final.

Second horse to save stakes in all Handl* cap Races, hacks excepted. All protests must be entered within fifteen minutes of the finish of a race, and most be accompanied with a deposit of 3 sovs., which sum shall be forfeited to the funds if the protest be not sustained. All nominations, entries, and acceptances, accompanied by the necessary amount in cash, must be addressed to the Hon. Secretary, and left at the Masonic Hotel, Gisborne, not later than 8 p.m. on the specified dates. No nominations will be received through the post, after date of nomination, unless previously advised by wire. General entry night, Saturday, 18th of December. Qualification fee, 1 sov., payable at same time. The rules and weights of the Poverty Bay Turf Club will be adhered to. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross amount of all stakes. Horses walking over will receive 50 per cent, of the stakes. Dates of Nominations and Acceptances, and Amounts to be forwarded. Saturday, 22nd November, 1884.—Handicap Hurdles. Nomination, 1 sov.—Boxing Day Handicap. Nomination, 2 sovs.—Ladies’ Bracelet. Nomination, 1 sov.—Time Trot. Nomination, 1 sov. Monday, Ist Dec., 1884.—Weights to be declared at 8 p.m. Saturday, 13th Dec., 1884.—Hurdles. Ac. ceptance, 2 sovs.—Boxing-Day Handicap. Acceptance, 8 sovs.—Ladies’ Bracelet. Ac. ceptance, 1 sov.—Maiden Plate, Entrance, 2 sovs.—Time Trot. Acceptance, 1 sov. W. RATCLIFFE, 017 Hon. Sec, Notices. EDWARD BURCH. OTI C E . ALL CLOSETS TO BE EMPTIED FORTNIGHTLY. S — » q [Orders for the undermentioned promptly d I attended to D Night Soiling I Yard Cleaning _ 'Rubbish Removal Chimney Sweeping « Tank Cleaning. “ « SEWING MACHINES REPAIRED. « W •< Scissor Grinding I Saw Sharpening d Razor Setting Look Repairing OS a ‘Key Fitting Umbrella Repair, n ■j |Old Keys Bought ing a; Firewood Cutting | Gardening DW A B D~" BURCH, ; Gladstone Road, Gisborne. ED~W ARd“ _ BU R C H. 847 COOK COUNTY Furnishing Warehouse. PREVIOUS to STOCK-TAKING and in order to faciliate the DISSOLUTION of PARTNERSHIP about to take place, LARGE TOWNLEY beg to draw attention to the fact that they are now OFFERING THE WHOLE OF THEIR EXTENSIVE STOCK AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE RATE. The following lines are especially Cut Down in Price and are Offered at Cost: PLAIN TEA, BREAKFAST and DINNER WARE, Toilet Ware, Jam Jars, Flower Pots, Vases, Flower-stands, Glass, China and Earfhernware in endless variety. ELECTRO-PLATED WARE. — Tea Pots, Cruets, Plaited Waiters, Card Trays, Salvers. &c., Ac. KEROSENE LAMPS and LAMPWARE.— Of these we have a great variety which must be sold. PICTURES, Framed and Unframed, Stove Ornaments, Mirrors, Bretonnes, Table Covers, Lace Curtains, Portmanteaus, Carpet Bags, Ac.; these are offered at a sacrifice. PIANOS, ORGANS, and HARMONIUMS.— Being our own importation, and intermediate profits being done away with, we arc able to offer at very low price* and upon easy terms. Now is the time to furnish your houses well and unexpensively, and we kindly invite inspection. Agents for the “ Davis ” Vertical Feed Sewing Machines, Werthiem Sewing Machines, and the American No. 7 Sewing Machines. These Machines are tho latest and most improved of the d y. LARGE & TOWNLEY