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Southland Times, Issue 1081, 30 December 1868, Page 1

; Races ;. -pJBOGrBA'MMJ OB 1 SOUTHLAND EACING CLUB MEETING TO BE HETJ> AT THB i . INVERCARGILL RACECOURSE, ON THITESDAY AND FEIDAY 18th and 19th Febrttaby, 1869. t - ■ j : Stewards : Mr R. B. Williams Mr Thos. Swale Mr L. Hume Mr Jno. Russell M A. Ross. Judge: Mr R. Hamilton. Starter: Mr G. Smith. MBST DAY— THUBSDAY, FEB. 18. Maiden Pli&tk of 30 soys. For all horses that never won an advertised race. Once round, and a distance. Weight, for age. Entrance, ;3 BOVB. Town Piiate of 50 soys. Open to all horses. Weight for age. Distance three miles. En* trance, 3 soys. Novßt Race, 20 soys. Open to all horses. Once round the course — heats. To be run oS without dismounting. The winner to be sold for £30 ; any Burplus to go to the race fund. Weight for age. Entrance, 2 aovs. Ladies' Pubsb, 20 soys. Open to all horses. Welter weights for age. Gen- lemen riders j professional riders to carry 71bs extra. Distance one mile and a half. Entrance, 2 soys. Hack Race of 10 so vs. Once round the course. Heats. Catch weights. Entrance, 10s. Post entry. SECOND DAY— FEIDAY, FEB. 19. Handicap Hurdle Race, 40 soys. Open to all horses. Distance, H miles. Heats. Over five flights of hurdles, 3 feet 9 inches high. - < Entrance, 2 soys. INVEBCABGIIjIi HANDICAP of 70 SOYS., with a sweepstake of 4 soys. each added. Distance, 2i milea. Entrance, 2 soys. ; half forfeit if . 1 declared after weights are published. Handicap (distance) Tbotting Race, saddle or harness, 25 soys. Distance, three times round the course. Entrance, 2 soys. No weight . under ten stone. Consolation Handicap of 20 sove. For all beaten horses auring the maeting. Distance, once round the course. Entrance, 20s. Hack Race of 10 soys. J >istance, once round the course. Heats. Catch weights. Entrance, 10s. Post entry. RULES AND REGULATIONS. ' No entries will be received for any of the Races except upon these conditions, that all claims and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by the Stewards, or a majority of them, whose decision upon all points connected with the carrying out of the above programme, shall be final. B.K.C. Rules strictly adhered to. ■ No persofl will be allowed to enter or run a horse unless the latter be qualified as the bona fide property of a subscriber of 3 eovs. to the Kace Fund— unless he be a member of the Southland Racing Club, when 1 boy. shall qualify. All entries must be sealed and addressed to the Stewards (entrance money enclosed), with name, age, pedigree of the horse, name of the owner, and colors of the rider. Three horses to be entered, or no public money will be added. • No Jockey allowed to ride except in the colors entered. Entries must be made to the Stewards, and addressed to the Prince of Wales Hotel, Invercargill, "before the hour of eight o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, the 16th of February, 1869. Handicaps will be declared the same night, except for Invercargill Handicap, which will be declared on the evening of Thursday, the 18th of February, 1869, at Sutherland's Bridge Inn Hotel, at 8 p.m. All dogs found on the Course will be destroyed, irrespective of ownership. Racing will commence punctually each day at 12 noon. By order, A. J. SMYTH, Treasurer. Exhibitions SOUTHLAND HOBTIOULTUBAL SOCIETY. rpHE Annual E^ibition will take place at the JL Theatre Royal on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 9th and 10th, 1869. Schedules of prizes can be obtained from the Seedsmen in town, and members of committee, ox W. B. SCANDRETT, Secretary Property to Let TO AGEICULTUEISTS. TO LET, at 10s per day each, the following Agricultural Implements, viz : — A two-horse Lever Grubber— a two-horw Subsoil Pulverizer — a one-horse Double Moulded Drill Plough, witi marker — a one-horse Drill Grubber and a one-horse Drill Harrow. It is scarcely necesssary to remind the practica Agriculturist of the value of the above in saving labor, and in pulverizing and deepening the soil. > Apply to ' D.II'ARTHUB, r J#ro» WailriYV