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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2167, 27 February 1880, Page 3

QOUTH b CANTERBURY CLUB 11A0ES, JOCKEY TO BE iIEhV OX THE TIMAHU RACECOURSE, ON THURSDAY & FRIDAY, APRIL 8 & !>. Stewards; J. W. White, E. 0. Kerr, M. Jonas, J. A. Gamack, and T. Hall. Judge : M. Stuclholme. Starter : Robert Stanscll. Clerk of Course ; A, St. U. Hamersley. Handicapper : H. P. Lance. Clerk of Scales ; J. Meikle. FIRST DAY'— Thursday, April 8. I i-.jr.—Trial Stakes of JO sovs., entrance 2 sovs. ; distance, if of a mile. Weight for age. 1.15 p.:u.— 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 p.m.—Timaiu: Cur, 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, I sovs.; distance, I;,'- miles. 8.15 p.m.—Flying Handicap of 50 sovs.; nomination, 1 sov. ; distance, ;} of a mile. 1.30 p.m.— Selling Hack Rack of 10 sovs. ; post entry, 10s ; distance, 1 mile. Catch weights. The winner to be sold by auction, any surplus over 20 sovs. to go to the funds. SECOND DAY —Friday, April !). I.p.m.—South Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap of 100 sovs. with a sweepstake of 5 sovs. for acceptors ; amount accruing from the sweepstake to go to the second hoisc.; nominations, 2 sovs. acceptance, 2 sovs. ; distance, 11 miles; the winner of the Timarn Cup to carry 71bs penalty. 1.15 p.m.—Handicap Hurdle Race of 80 sovs. ; distance about 2.V miles, over eight flights of hurdles ; nomination, 1 sov. ; acceptance, 2 sovs ; second hoisc 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 auctiqn, any surplus over 20 sovs. to go to the fund. Post entry, 1 sov. 8.45 p.m.—Winter Oats Handicap of 50 sovs.; distance, l.j miles. Nomination, 1 sov.; acceptance, 2 sovs. Weight to be declared after S.C.J.C. Handicap ; acceptances after the Hurdle Race. 4.80 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 scaled covcis, addressed to the Secretary, Grosvcnor Hotel, Timaru, and contain entrance money, sweepstakes, qualifietion fee, desciiption, 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 he invalid. South Canterbury Jockey Club Rules will bo stiietly adhered to. In Hurdle Races horses to qualify by Jumping 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 subsciiber 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 tire Secictary before such protest is considered, this sum to be forfeited to the funds should the Stewards consider the protest fiivolons or vexations. The decision of the Stewards to be final in all cases. Five per cent, will he deducted from the gross of all monies paid, in accordance with the programme, for expenses ; and when not othenvise specified, all entries and acceptances to go to the funds. J. R. STANSCLL, Hon, Sec. J) LKAS AN T P OIN T RAC ES. TO RE HELD ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY (MARCH 17, 1880.) President : E. Acton, Esq. Vice-President : Alexander Moc, Esq. Starter: Mr A. Mcßratncy. Judge : Mr John Meikle. Stewards., Messrs J. Johnston, J. Mitchell, J. H. Smith, J. McDonald, J. Eraser, Jos. Murphy, C. Storey, D. Harris Hastings, W. H. Halstead, Jas. South, Ac. Handicai’bers : Mcssis Stanscll and McKenzie. Clerk or Course: Mr R. Orton. Clerk or the Scales: Mr J. Wiklermoth. Treasurer: Mr Y. L. Morris. PRO(fR A M M E : Open Handicap Hurdle Race of sovs.; over 8 flights of hurdles. Nomination, 21s ; acceptance, 21s. Distance, 2 miles. No weight less than lOst. County Hack Hurdle Race of sovs.; for horses that have never won £lO public money. Entrance, 21s. 'Welter weight for age. Distance, I.V miles. Maiden Plate of sovs.; for horses that have not won an advertised race of £lO. Distance, U miles. Entrance 21s. Weight for age. Point Cup (Handicap) of —sovs.; nomination, 42s ; acceptance, 21s. Distance, 2|. miles. Publicans’ Purse (Handicap) of sovs. ; entrance, 21s. Distance, U miles. Consolation Handicap of —• sovs.; for all beaten horses. Entrance, 10s (id. Distance, FI miles. Hack Race of sovs.; catch weights. Entrance, 10s (id. Distance, 1 mile. Nominations for the Open Hurdle Race and Point Cup to be scut in not later than Feb. 25. Handicaps to ajipear March 1. Acceptances close on Maich 12. live per cent, will be deducted from gross amount of all stakes. S.C.J.C. Pules will be stiietly adhered to. All protests must be accompanied with a deposit of 2 sovs., which sum will be forfeited to the funds if the protest is not sustained. All owneis of horses entered for the meeting, with exception of Hack Race, must he suhsciibcis of 21s to the fund. Post entries where not otherwise specified A. W. GAZE, Hon, Sec.