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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2523, 22 April 1881, Page 3

]Pulblie Notices. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. PADGETbegs to inform his friends and (he public generally, that he has REMOVED to next door to Wallis’ Furniture warehouse, Bcswick street, where his business will be carried on as usual. W. PADGET, Tailor and Draper, Beswick Street. OYSTERS TO ARRIVE. OYSTERS TO ARRIVE. Shipment of Stewart’s Island Oysters. Poultry always on land. FRESH FISH, DAILY. W. HURCOMBE’S OYSTER SALOON, (Corner of Beswick Street), AUSTRALIAN GRAIN AND PRODUCE WAREHOUSES, 82, Bourke Street West, Melbourne. J(yJ"cGREGOR GORDON & CO., Grain and Produce Merchants and General Auctioneers, Make advances upon Grain and Grass Seeds consigned to them for sale. Sporting 1 . South Canterbury JOCKEY CLUB RACES. TO RE HELD ON THE TIMARU RACECOURSE, ON THURSDAY & FRIDAY, 1881. Stewards : J. W. White, M. Jonas, J. A. Gamack, D. McLean, and R. Stansell. Judge: M. Studholme. Starter T. Hall." Clerk oe the Course A. St. G. Hamerslcy. Handicapped : E. Griffiths. Clerk oe the Scales J, Meikle. PROGRAMME. First Day. 1 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, Bibs; four years, 71bs; five years and upwards, lOlbs. Weight for age. Distance, about 1| miles. 1.45] p.m.—Sires’ Produce Stakes, of 80 sovs; distance, 6 furlongs. Colts, Bst lOlbs; fillies, Bst 51bs. Starters to pay a sweep of 5 sovs to go to the second horse. 2.30 p.m.— I 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, 4 sovs ; distance, If miles. 3.45 p.m.— Flying Handicap, of 50 sovs nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov distance £ 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, miles; no weight under 9st entrance, 1 sov. Post entries. SECOND DA V 1 p,m,-S. C, Jockey Club Handicap of 100 sovs., with a sweepstake of 3 sovs. for acceptors ; amount accruing from the sweepstake to go to second horse ; nomination, 2 sovs.; acceptance 2 sovs. ; distance, miles. The winner of the Timaru Cup to carry 71bs penalty. 1.45 p.m.— Handicap Hurdle Race, of 80 sovs, ; distance about 2 h miles ; over 8 flights of hurdles ; nomination, 1 sov. ; acceptance, 2 sovs. ; second horse to receive £lO out of the stakes, 3 p.m.— Selling Hack Hurdle Race, of 20 sovs. ; distance, li 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. , 3.45 p. m _WiNTER Oats Handicap, of 50 sovs ; distance, 1| miles ; nomina tion, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs. Weight to be declared alter S.C,J.C. Handicap; acceptances after the Hurdle Race. 4.30 p.m.— Consolation Handicap, 30 sovs ; post entry, 1 sov ; distance 1 mile. RULES AND REGULATIONS. Nominations for the Timaru Cup, Flying Handicap, S.C.J.C. Handicap, Hurdle Race, and Winter Oats Handicap to ba made to the Secretary not later than Inday, March 18, at 8 p.m. Weights to be out on Thursday, April 21. Acceptances, with sweep and general entries, up to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 25. No entry will he 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 be final. All entries and acceptances must he in sealed covers, addressed to the Secretary Grosveuor Hotel, Timaru, and contain entrance money, sweepstakes, qualification fee, description, ago, and name of horse, and colors to be worn by the jockej. Qualification fee to be enclosed with the nomination, or the nomination will be 111 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 the fund, and nc 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 tl e Secretary before such protest is considered, this sum lo be forfeited to the funds should the Stewards cousiccr tne protest frivolous or vexatious. Five percent will be deducted fiotr. die o-ross of all muacys paid in accordance with the programme, for expenses ; and when not otherwise specified, all entries and acceptances to go io the funds. E. G. KERR, Av'd, Secretary.