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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2466, 12 February 1881, Page 1

Sporting. S out h (C an terbury JOCKEY CLUB RACES. TO BE HELD'oN THE TI MA R U RAC ECO U 11S E , ON THURSDAY & FRIDAY, APRIL 28 &,29. 1881. Stewards : J. W. White, M. Jonas, J; A. Gamack, D. McLean, and R. Stansell. Judge: M, Studhoime. Starter T. Hall. Clerk of the Course A. St. G. Hamersley. Handicapper : ; E. Griffiths. Clerk oe the Scales J. Meikle. PROGRAMME. First Day. I p.m. — Trial Stakes of 50 sovs, for horses 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, Jibs; four years, 71bs; five years and upwards, lOlbs. Weight for age. Distance, about 1J miles. 1.45 p.m. — Sires’ Produce Stakes, of 80 sovs; distance, G furlongs. Colts, Bst lOlbs; fillies, Bst slbs. Starters to pay a sweep of 5 sovs to go to the second horse. 2.80 p.m.—Timaru 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, 1| miles. 8.15 p.m. — Flying Handicap, of 50 sovs ; nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov; distance £ of a mile, 1.30 p.m. — Selling Hack Race, of 50 sovs, presented by M. Jonas, Esq., 80 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, 11 miles; no weight under list; entrance, 1 sov. Post entries. SECOND DAY. 1 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, 11 miles. The winner of the Tiraaru Cun to carry 71bi penalty. 1.15 p.m.-Handicap Hurdle Race, of 80 sovs. ; distance about 21 mi'es : over 8 flights of hurdles ; nomination, 1 sov. ; acceptance, 2 sovs. ; second horse to receive ; ClO out of the stakes. 8 p.M,—Selling Hack Hurdle Rack, of 20 sovs. : distance, 11 miles ; no weight under JOot. The winner to be sold by auction, any surplus over 20 sovs. to go to the fund. Post entr , 1 .sov. 3.45 p.m— Winter Oats Handicap, of 50 sovs ; distance, lj miles ; uomina*, tiou, 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 00 sovs ; post ©ntry, 1 sov ; distance, 1 mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. Nominations for the Timaru Cup, Flying Handicap, B.C.J.C. Handicap, Hurdle Race, and Winter Oats Handicap to be made to the Secretary not later than Friday, March 18, at 8 p.m. Weights to bo out on Thursday, April 21. Acceptances, with sweep and general entries, up to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 25. No entry will be received for any of the r,aces except upon this condition—that all disputes, claims, and objections arising put of the racing, shall bo decided by a runjiririty of the Stewards present, or those whom’ they may appoint. Their decisions upon i'll points connected with the carrycarrying dud of this programme shall be final. All entries and acceptances must be in sealed co vers, addressed to the Secretary, Grosvenoi- Hotel, Timaru, and contain 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 adriered to. In Hurdle races horses to qualify by jumping hurdle past judge’s bos. 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 112 2s must be lodged with the Secretary before such protest is considered, this sum to be forfeited to the ffinuds should the Stewards consider the protest frivolous or vexatious. Five percent will be deducted from the gross of all moneys paid in accordauce with the programme, for expenses ; and when not otherwise specified, all entries and acceptances to go to the funds. E. G. KERR, Hon, Secretary, Public Notices. JAMES E. BECKINGHAM Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer, Opposite Timaru Horse Repository. All kinds of Furniture and Bedding mad to order. Furniture repaired and repolished' Law stationery business Established 1811. WATEKLOW BROS. & LAYTON, Wholesale, retail, and export Law and general manufacturing stationers, printers, lithographers, parchment dealers, engravers, die sinkers account book manufacturers, envelope makers, Bank Note Manufacturers.