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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2162, 8 December 1875, Page 3

WANTED. TRACK «"WAtTfiX4UKI MACHINE / "•" SEtfE. mENDERS will bo received at Engineers JL Office, Grahanutowu, till noon of MONDAY, the 13th inßtnnt, for CLEARING and CUTTING the above TRACK Specification may be seen at Engineers Office, Grahamstown, and at the Warden's Offif c, Mackaytown. The work will be pointed out to intending Contractors on the 6th, 7th, Bth, 9th, and 10th instant, . JAS. M. MoLiBEK, 1494 District 3jngineer> Sporting Thames Annual Raceg. FIRST DAY*' ''i .' Otf Tuesday, 28th Decembeb, at , TA R A BISJ/"!-'" l*nl ■ I ' i . , «i- i>i I'a < > SECOND DAY. . On Wednesday; 29th Deceases, at PABA WA'I. ' Captain Fraser, R.M. v ' ' StEWifeuS: ' I' '"< A Mr John Wilflon Mb John Gibbons „ James Stewart „ Thornis Spencer „ James Darrow ] ;»"^ l)U£°° k „ . „ JohnTowneend ' X „ Wm. McCullough " Matthew Vaugban „ Charleei Wallnutt Handicapped : llr William Fweival. , 'StABTBA: Mr $amutl Young. "*'jr '*» ;- '■ TR«istKKBS: v -vjA t ' Messrs James Stewart and Thomas Spencer, Cijebk op the Scales : Mr. It. Rawdon. ' CIiBEE 01' THfc CotJBSE ; ' Mr F. J. Warflell. " FIRST PAY~~AT TABAIMJ , ON, TUESDAY, 28th DECEMBER, 1875. 1. FLYING STAKES" (weight for age), 20 g ovs _Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, 3 2. TARARU PLATE (Handicap), 50 Sots— Distance, 2 tmles. Entrance, 5 soys; 2 sots to be paid on nomination^ soys on acceptance. -v--3. HURDLE RACE^WamHcap), 20 Pots— Distance, 2 miles.-- "Entrance, 3 sots 1. soy to be paid on nomination, 2 jbotb on acceptance. 4. LADIES' PURSE, Welter (weight for age)— Gentleman riders—2o Sots—Distance, 11 miles. Entrance, 3 sots. For ' horses owned by bona fide residents of the Thames. 5. PONY RACE, Sots—Distance, 1 mile. For ponies 14 hands and under. Post entry, 1 soy; 'catch weights. 6- HACK RACE, —- Sots—Distance, 1 , mile. Post entry, 1 sor. Second Day at Paeawai, ON WEDNESDAY,. 29th DECEMBER, 1875. 1. TRIAL STAKES (Handicap), 15 Sots. —Distance, 1* miles. Eafrance, 2 sots, i 1 soy on nomination; 1 sot on acceptance- For horses owned by bona fide , residents of the Thames. 2. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, 25 Sots —Dißtarice, 2 miles. Entrance, 3 ««ts ; 1 sot to be paid on nomination, 2 sots on acceptance. 3. PARAWAI PLATE (Handicap), 40 botb —Distance, 2 miles. Entrance, 5 goys; 2 sots to be paid on nomination, 3 sots on acceptance. The winner of the Tararu Plate of 50 sots to carry a penalty of 7 lbs extra. 4. TROTTING MATCH, 10 Sotb — Distance, 2 miles. Post entry, 1 sot. No horse to carry legs than 11 stone. 5. MAORI HORSE RACE, 10 sots—Distance, 2 miles. Post entry, 1 sot. Catch weights. 6. CONSOLATION HANDICAP (for all beaten horses), — Sots — Distance 1 mile. Post entry. CONDITIONS. 1.-General Entries to be sealed and ad dressed to the Secretary nt the Queen's Hotel Grahamstown, on or before 7 p.m. the 22nd day of December, 1875. 2. Nominations for Handicaps *o be made on or before Friday, December 10. Handicaps will appear on Tuesday, December 14, and acceptances on night of general entry. 3. Auckland Racing Club Rules will be strictly adhered to. 4. No entry will be receded for any of the Races except upon the following conditions :— That all disputes, claims, and objections arisiag oil* of the raring shall be decided by the Stewards, or those whom they may appoint, and their decision shall be final in all cases, and all law proceedings barred. 5. No person will he qualified to enter for any Race unless a subscriber of one guinea to the race fund (the Pony Race, Maori I Horse Raoe, and Hack Race, excepted^. F. J. Wabdexi., i Secretary. Thames, NoTember 24th 1875. 1523 JOHN CROCKER BEGS to inform the Inhabitants __ of the Thames that he is now in a position to supply all kinds of, BOOTS AND SHOES of the VERY BEST QUALITY", At Prices that will astonish all who may faTor him with, their patronage, as the following List will testify i-~ s d Men's Bluchers 7 6 do 'Elastic Soots 10 0 do do Shoes ... ... ... 7 6 do Watortights \ 13 0 Ladies' Elastic Sides' 6 0 do Kid (our own make) 14 0 Maids' Elastic sides (l's and 2's) ... 4 6 Children's Morocco (10's to 13's) ... 5 6 do Boots from ... > 1 6 The aboTe are only a few of the many cheap Goods he has for Sale, and the Heads of Families would do well to pay him a tisit before going elsewhere. ObserTe the Addre33-— JOHN CROCKER, BOOT & SHOEMAKER, BEOWN STREET, GfiAH IMSTOWN. , , 1325 TINBIVALLED PRINTING of all kind U —Artistic and Chart* designi, At tin Evxmro Sta Office.