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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2461, 7 February 1881, Page 1

Sporting. South Canterbury JOCKEY CLUB RACES. TO DE HELD ON THE TIMARU RACECOURSE, ON THURSDAY & FRIDAY, APRIL 28 & 29. 1881. Stewards: J. W. White, M. Jonas, J A. Gamack, D. McLean, and R. Stansell. Judge: M. Studholme. Starter : T. Hall. Clerk of the Course : A. St. G. Hamersley. Handicappeb : E. Griffiths. Clerk of the Scales : J. Meikle. PROGRAMME. First Day. 1 p.m. — Trial Stakes of JO sovs, for hofses that have not won 200 sovs in one event, or two events, each of the value of 100 sovs or upwards, up to the time of starting. Entrance, 2 sovs. Maidens at starting allowed—for three-year-olds, 31bs; four years, 71bs; five years and upwards, lOlbs. Weight for age. Distance, about 1£ miles. 1.15 p.m.—Sires’ Produce Stakes, of 80 sovs; distance. 6 furlongs. Colts, Bst 10!ba; fillies, fist 51bs. Startersto pay a sweep of 5 sovs to go to the second horse. 2.30 p.m.— Timabu Cup, 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; acceptance, 1 sovs ; distance, If miles. 3.45 p.m.—Flying Handicap, of 50 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov; distance J of a mile, 4.30 p.m,—Selling Hack Race, of 50 sovs, presented by M. Jonas, Esq., 30 sovs to go to the first horse and 20 sovs to the second horse, both first and_ second horses to be sold and the entire proceeds to go to the race fund; distance, U miles; no weight under 9at; entrance, 1 sov. Post entries.

SECOND DAY. 1 p.m.—S. C. Jockey Club Handicap, of 100 sovs., with a sweepstake of 5 sovs, for acceptors ; amount accruing from the sweepstake to go to second horse : nomination, 2 sovs.; acceptance, 2 sovs. ; distance, 1£ miles. The winner of the Tiinaru Cup to carry 71bs penalty. 1.45 p.m.—Handicap Hubdle Back, of 80 sovs, ; distance about 2i miles ; over 8 flights of hurdles ; nomination, 1 sov. ; acceptance, 2 sovs. ; second horse to receive £lO out of the stake?. 3 r.M. —selling Hack; Hubdle Hack, ot 20 sovs. ; distance, U miles ; no weight under lOst. The”winner to be sold by auction, any surplus over 20 sovs. to go to the fund. I’ost entr*, 1 sov. 3.45 p.m — Wintbb Oats Handicap, of 50 sovs ; distance, l£ miles ; nomina : , tion, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs. Weight to be declared after S.CyJ.C. Handicap; acceptances after the Hurdle HCCe. 4.30 p.m.* — Consolation Handicap, of 30 sovs'; post ©ntry, 1 sov ; distance, 1 mile.

RULES AND REGULATIONS. Nominations fo.v the Timaru Cup* I 1 Handicap, S.C.J.C. Handicap, Hurdle Race, and Winter Oats Handicap to be made to the Secretarj nob later than Friday, March IS, at 8 p.m. Weights to be out on Thursday, April 21. Acceptances, with sweep and general entries, up to o p.m. on Monday, April 25. No entry will be received for any of the races except upon this condition that all disputes, claims, and objections arising out of the racing, shall be decided by a majority of the Stewards present, or those whom they may appoint. Their decisions upon all points connected with the carrycarrying out of this programme shall bo final. All entries and acceptances must be in sealed covers, addressed to the Secretary, Grosveuor Hotel, Timaru, and contain 1 entrance money, sweepstakes, qualification 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 be strictly adhered to. In Hurdle races horses to qualify by jumping hurdle past judge’s box. No person to enter a horse unless ho is a subscriber of £2 2s to t&e fund, and no person to nominate unless both owner and nominator be subscribers of the same j amount. l| In the event of any person entering a | protest, the sum of £2 2s must be lodged i with the Secretary before such protest is oansidered, this sum to be forfeited to the feuds should the Stewards consider the protest frivolous or vexatious. Five percent will be deducted from the . rross of all moneys paid in accordance v'-fith the programme, for axpeuses ; and w hen not otherwise specified, all entries an d acceptances to go to the funds. E. G. KERR, Hon, Secretary.

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