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Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 314, 20 December 1873, Page 3

T AWREIfCE ANNUAL SPORTS. JU BOXING-DAY, 26th DEC, 1873. COMMITTEE : Messrs. A. Armstrong, W. Mears, W. Sheath, R, Williams, and R. Hills. HANDICAPPEBS : Messrs. Hills and Sheath. Programme. — Horse Races. MINERS' PURSE, of 5 soys.; handicap; heafls once round the course. Entrance, ss. PUBLICANS' PURSE, of 10 soys.; Riding Whip, value £1 10s., for second horse ; handicap; distance, 2 miles; eutrauce 10s. CIGAR RACE, of £7 10s.; handicap: distance, twice round the course ; entrance, 7s. 6d. CONSOLATION STAKES, of £5 ; handicap; for all beaten horses; distance, twice round the course. Dunedin Jockey Club Rules will be strictly enforced. Entries to be made at the Commercial Hotel on the 24th inst., at 8 p.m., to the Secretary. Weights to be declared at 10 p.m. the same evening. Thre entries in each race, or no event. No person allowed to enter a horse Avithout being a subscriber to the funds of 10s. 6d. ATHLETIC SPORTS. 100 Yards Foot Race, all to start at scratch. Ist prize, £2 10s.; 2nd, £1. Entrance, ss. 200 Yards Handicap Race. Ist prize, £2 10s.; 2nd, sKL Entrance, ss. Quarter-Mile Handicap Hurdle Race, over 4 flights of hurdles. Ist prize, £3 ; 2nd, £l 10s. Entrance, ss. Running High Leap. Ist prize, £1 10s.; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 6d. Egg and Ladle Race. Ist prize, £1 ; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2& 6d. Conditions on the groundi j Boys' Race. Ist prize, 10s. ; 2nd, ss. 200 yards handicap. Boys' Sack Race. Ist prize, 10s.; 2nd, ss. Pigeon Match, of £3, added to a sweepstake of 10*. each. 21 yards rise, 80 yards fall; j 1£ or.-, shot. Entries to be made on the { 24th inst., at 8 p.m. 3 entries or the added money will not be given* 5 birds, for which Is. 6d. each will be charged. Quoit Match ;18 yards. Ist prize, £1 10s. ; 2nd, 10s. Entrance, 2s. 6d. All disputes with regard to the above events will be settled by the Committee, on the ground ; their decision in all coses to be final* ALEX. ARMSTRONG, Secretary. mAPANUI ANNUAft RACES, ■*- To be held at Tapanui, On the 22nd and 23rd JANUARY, 1874. Stewards .—Messrs. T. Hewitt, B. Peers, Alex. M'Duff, H. De Vallance, John Cameron, A. M'Gregor, and Thos. Wardlaw. Judge: — Mr. John Drew Atkin. Starter : — Mr. Thomas Hewitt. Clerk of Course: — Mr. Jaß. Kennard. Treasurer : — Mr A. M'Duff. Handieappers: — Messrs. B. Peers, Alex. M'Duff, and Thos. Hewitt. FIRST DAY. MAIDEN PLATE, of 20 soys. Entrance. £1 10 ; distance, 11 mile ; weight for age. Open to all horses that have never won an advertised race exceeding 10 bove. TAPANUI HANDICAP, of 40 soys. Di B - tance> 2\ miles* Nominations, with 2 guineas enclosed, to be sent in to the Secretary, at Noble's Htttei, before <B p.m. on Thursday, Bth January, 1874. Weights to be declared in the Tttafeka Times of the 14th January. Acceptances, with 2 guineas, to be sent in to the Secretary before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 20th January, 1874. HANDICAP TROTTING RACE, of 15 soys. * Entrance, £1 10s. ; distance, 3 miles ; weight, list. ; saddle or harness. DISTRICT HACK RACE, of 10 soys. Entrance, 1 sov-. ; no weight under 9st. For untrained horses the bona i fide property of residents within 15 miles of Tapanui for three months prior to the, races. SECOND DAY. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 20 soys. Entrance, £1 10s. ; distance, 2 miles^. over eight nights of hurdles 3ft^in. high. « DISTRICT HANICAP, of 25 sove. Nomination, 1 guinea; acceptance, 'l guinea; distance, 2 miles. Open to all horses the bona fide property of residents within a j radius of 15 miles of Tap*n«i fix: three j months prior to races. j FLYING HANDICAP, of 30 sots. Nomination, 1 guinea ; acceptance, 1 guinea ; distance, 1J mile. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, of 15 soys. ; tor all beaten horses. Entrance, 1 soy. ; I d&twnoe, H mile* HURRY SCURRY RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. Mores and geldings allowed 31bs. 2. No person shall be allowed to enter or run a horse unless he be qualified as a subscriber of not less than two guineas to the race fund. * 3. The decision of • the Stewards in all matters connected with the carrying out of this programme shall bo final. 4". General entries to be sent te the Secretary on the 21st January, 1874. before 8 p.m. 5. Weights, for the Hurdle Race, District and Flying Handicaps to be declared on the night of the first day's racing. 6. Any jockey riding except in the colors ) entered will be fined two guineas. 7. Five per cent, will be- dechicted from the gross amount of stakes ..for expenses^ I 8. Three horses to start or no race. 9. Any person lodging a protest will have to deposit the sum of one guinea ; and should such protest be not sustained, the same will be forfeited. 10. The Tuapeka Jockey Club rules will be strickly cafarced. JAMES MOONEY, Hon. Secretary. p BAJf B ART UNION. •ON Ist JANUARY, 187-1. That valuable property known as tho*C©AL CRS£K HOTEL, in 150 Member, at £2 each Ticket. Further- particulars in.- a*it issue. 3 WILL BE. IN NEXT WEEK "' hI WITH w. 3 ' ■ ■ & _ FOR CHRISTMAS. o A FIRST-CLASS FARM FOR SAU£ For particulars apply to ■ «*- C. ARRUCKLJL .