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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2163, 23 February 1880, Page 3

Spoi’tiiiw* OIT Til CANTERBURY jockey CLUB RACES, TO HE HELD ON THE TIMA 11 U RACIiCOUKSE, ON THURSDAY & FRIDAY, APRIL 8 & 9. 1880. B Stewards : J. IV. White, E. G. Kerr, M. Jonas J. A. Gantack, and T. Hall. Judge : M. Studholrnc. Starter : Robert StansellClerk of Course : A. St. G. Hamersley. JI ANDICAI’I’EU : H. P. Lance. Cheek of Scales : J. Mcikle. FIRST DAY— Thursday, Ait.il 8. 1 p.m.—'Trial Stakes of 50 soys., entrance 2 hoys. ; distance, 2of a mile. Weight for age. 1.15 r.M. — Maiden Plate of 10 sovs. ; entrance, 2 sovs. ; distance, 1} miles. Weight for age. For all horses that have never won an advertised race, exceeding 25 sovs. 2.80 f.m. — Timaku Cud, a handicap of 200 sovs. with a sweepstake of 5 sovs. for .acceptors ; amount accruing from the sweep to go to the second horse ; nomination, 2 sovs ; acceptances, 1 sovs.; distance, U) miles. 8.15 p.m.—Flying Handicap of 50 sovs.; nomination, 1 sov. ; distance, $ of a mile. 1.30 r.M.' —Selling. Hack Race of 10 sovs. ; post entry, 10s ; distance, 1 mile. Hatch weights. The winner to be sold' by auction, any surplus over 20 sovs. to go to the funds. .SECOND DAY —I'niDAV, April 9. I. r.M.—South Canteudury Jockey Clud Handicap of 100 sovs. with a sweepstake of 5 sovs. for acceptors ; amount accruing from the sweepstake to go to the second hoise.; nominations, 2 sovs. acceptance, 2 sovs. ; distance, 11 miles; the winner of the Timarn Cup to carry 71bs penalty. 1.45 p.m. — Handicap Hurdle Race of 80 sovs. ; distance about 21 miles, over eight flights of hurdles ; nomination, 1 sow ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; second horse to receive £lO out of the stakes. 8. p.m.—Selling Hack Hurdle Race of 20 sovs.; distance, 11 miles. No weight under lOst. The winner to be sold by auction, any surplus over 20 sovs. to go to the fund. Post entry, 1 sov. 8.15 p.m.—Winter Oats Handicap of 50 sovs.; distance, 1 : |- miles. Nomination, 1 sov.; acceptance, 2 sovs. Weight to be declared after S.C.J.C. Handicap ; acceptances after the Hurdle Race. 1.30 p.m.—Consolation Handicap of 80 sovs.; post entry, 1 sov. Distance, 1 mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. Nominations for the Timarn Cup, Flying Handicap, S.C.J.C. Handicap, Hurdle Race, and Winter Oats Handicap to be made to the Secretary not later than Tuesday, March 28, at 8 p.m. Weights to be out Thursday, April 1. Acceptances, with sweep and general entries, up to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 5. All entries and acceptances must be in sealed covers, addressed to the Secretary, Grosvenor Hotel, Timarn, and contain entrance money, sweepstakes, qualifiction fee, description, age, and name of horse, and colors to be worn by the jockey. (Qualification fee to be enclosed with the nomination, or the nomination will be invalid. South Canterbury Jockey Club Rules will lie strictly adhered to. In Hurdle Races horses to qualify by .lumping hurdle past judge’s box. The Club has adopted the Victorian new scale of weight for age, No person to enter a horse unless he is a subscriber of £2 2s to the fund, and no person to nominate unless both owner and nominator be subscribers of the same amount. In the event of any person entering a protest, the sum of £2 2s must be lodged with the Secretary before such protest is considered, this sum to be forfeited to the funds should the Stewards consider the protest fiivolous or vexatious. The decision of the Stewards to be final in all cases. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross of all monies paid, in accordance with the programme, for expenses ; and when not otherwise specified, all entries and acceptances to go to the funds. J. R. STANSELL, Hon, Sec. GoTcniiiienl IN' oticcis. v »• NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. DUNEDIN AUTUMN RACE MEETING. At Forbury Park, FED. 2(5, 27, and 28, 1880. Q INGLE FARE TICKETS will be issued on Feb. 28, 24, 25, 2(5, 27, 28, next, front all stations between Christchurch and Invercargill inclusive, with branches to Dunedin, available for the return journey up to and including Tuesday, March 2. WM. CONYERS, Commissioner of Railways. Commissioner of Railways Ollicc, Dunedin, Feb. 10, 1880. Y. NOTICE. General Rost-Ofllce, Wellington, Feb. 12, 1880. IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED for public information that, concurrently with the establishment of the new fortnightly mail service between Europe and Australia via Brindisi and Colombo, the Imperial Government has decided to abandon tire route via Southampton. For the future, therefore, only a mail via Brindisi will be made up for tire United Kingdom by the Suez route. The rates of postage otr correspondence from New Zealand for the United Kingdom via Brindisi, will remain as at present viz. : Letters .. .. 8d per A ounce. Rooks .. .. 2d per 2 ounces. Newspapers .. 2d each 4-ouncc paper, arrd Id for each additional 1 ounces. W. GRAY, Secretary. j FITZ-S IMM 0N S I’ll A C TIC A L 110 RSES HO E R MAIN NORTH ROAD, (Opposite Timarn Foundry). J. ITTZ-SIMMONS begs to inform the public that they can rely on getting their horses shod in first-class style, and cheaper than anywhere else irr towrr for cash. A good fit guaranteed, Note the address— MAIN NORTH ROAD (Opposite Parson's Foundry)