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Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 322, 17 January 1874, Page 3

qiAPANUI ANNUAL RACES. -*- To be held at Tapanui, On the 22nd and 23rd JANUARY, 1874. Stewards: — Meßsrs. T. Hewitt, B. Peers, Alex. M'DufE, H. De Vallance, John Cameron, A. M'Gregor, and Thos. Wardlaw. Judge : — Mr. John Drew Atkin. Starter : — Mr. Thomas Hewitt. Clerk of Course: — Mr. Jas. Kennard. Treasurer : — Mr A. M'Duff. Handicappers: — Messrs. B. Peers, Alex.' M'Duff, and Thos. Hewitt. FIRST DAY. MAIDEN PLATE, of 20 soys. Entrance, £1 10 ; distance, li mile ; weight for age. Open to all horses that have never won an advertised race exceeding 10 sovh. TAPANUI HANDICAP, of 40 sovb. Distance, 2£ miles. Nominations, with 2 guineas enclosed, to be sent in to the Secretary, at Noble's Hotel, before 8 p.m. On Thursday, Bth January, 1874. Weights to be declared in the Titapeka 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 8ov. ; no weight under 9st. For untrained horses the bona fide property of residents within 15 miles of Tapanui for three months prior to the races. SECOND DAY. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 20 sovb. Entrance, £1 10s. ; distance, 2 miles ; over eight flights of hurdles 3ft. 6in. high. DISTRICT HANICAP, of 25 soys. Nomination, 1 guinea ; acceptance, 1 guinea ; distance, 2 miles. Open to all horses tho bona fide property of residents within a radius of 15 miles of Tapanui for three months prior to races. FLYING HANDICAP, of 20 soys. Nomination, 1 guinea ; acceptance, 1 guinea ; distance, H mile. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, of 15 soys. ; . for all beaten horses. Entrance, 1 boy. : distance, H mile. HURRY SCURRY RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. Mares 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, hack races excepted. 3. The decision of the Stewards in all matters connected with the carrying out of this programme shall be final. t . „ . A «.__ i 4..;.. i,^- vo oent te the Secretary on the 21st January, 1874. before 8 p.m. 5. Weights for the Hurdle Race, District and Flying Handicaps to bo 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 deducted from the gross amount of stakes for expenses. 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 sustainei, the Bame will be forfeited. 10. The Tuapeka Jockey Club rules will be strickly enforced. JAMES MOONEY, Hon. Secretary. FIRST-CLASS MINING INVESTMENT. nnHE undersigned has FOR SALE :— Two one-fourth Shares in Heron and Nott's 2-acre river claim ; and Two one-fourth Shares in thoir terrace claim, of the same extent. The claims are situated between Teviot and Alexandra, at the Fourteenmile Beach. The terrace claim is and has been yielding a fair average of £6 per man per week. It is worked by hydraulic appliances of considerable value. There is also a right to ten heads of water from Shingle Creek, a never-failing source. The last yield from the riyer claim was 31 ounces, taken from not more than 10 feet square of ground. Further particulars will be supplied on application to HERON AND NOTT, At the Claim ; or to Wit. HAVES, Peel-street, Lawrence. ,F O R SALE. 1 RANSOME'S 3x6 DRUM THRESH- ^- ING MILL, with Revolving Screen and Straw Elevators. Also, a Ransome's 5 h.p. Portable Steam Engine. Apply to ! LACHLAN MACLEAN, I Bellamy Station, near Lawrence: FOR SALE. ONE of Singer's best Sewing Machines quite new, and in excellent working | order. Apply to A. FERGUSON, Tuapeka Times Office. FOR SALE. riELERY PLANTS, of the finest descripVJ tion, at J, H, PRESSLY'S NURSERY, BOSS PLACE, LAWRENCE. FOR SALE, AT TEVIOT. ONE-FIFTH SHIRE m a Water Race, carrying ten heads, with a constant supply of water ; also, dams and an extended claim ; together with plant, in good working order. For further particulars, apply to JOHN HONNER. nAPSTICK, DUTHIE, AND CAPSTICK \J have for sale by private treaty, 100 Head of superior Store Cattle, 3 to ! 5 years old, and specially selected for paddock grazing. FARMS FOR SALE. FARMS for Sale ko. Tokomairiro, Akatare. Puerua, and Waiwera Districts of 100, 114, 156, 315, and 1003 acres respectively; also, 6Q9*c«es4n Southland. For particulars, apply to CAPSTICK, DUTHIE, & CAFSTICK. Takomairiro. AAPSTIG&, DUTHIE, & CAPSTICK \j floiaSaleeof SHEEP SKINvS, TALLOW, Ac.,' EVEHY SATURDAY. Advances made on the Incoming Clip of wool on sale .here,, or ,i<yz shipment to 'London.