WANGANUI RACES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 212, 11 October 1860, Page 2

WANGANUI RACES.

13/A and lAth December ,, 1860,

STEWARDS. Major Trafford. Major Cooper. John Nixon, Esq. Dr. Tuke. W. S. Kussei.l, Esq.

JUDGE.

Dr. Gibson,

CLERK OP THE COURSE. Samuel Deighton, Esq.

FIRST DAY. ' 1. Produce Plate of <£ , added to a Sweep of £5 ss. each, PP;, open to all horses foaled in the arid that have never run for public money previous to the ensuing racing season. 3 yrs. old/ B,st: 71b./.4 yi’s. 9st. 71b., 5 yrs. lOst., 6 yrs. and aged lOst. 41b. Heats, mile-and-a-half j second horse to receive £lO out of the, stakes. ; No person allowed to niter a horse without he is a subscriber of. at least one guinea to this Plate., ~2. . Scurry Stakes. of £ , added to a sweepstakes of one guinea each, p.p. Heats, one mile and a-half. Catch, weights.

3.'Ladies' Purse of £ ’ y added 1 to a sweepstakes of £2 2s. each, open to all horses. 3 yrs. old, lOst. 41b., 4 yrs. list. 41b., 5 yrs. list; 101 b., 6 yrs. and. aged, 12st Heats/2-miles,.second lmrse to save his stakes.

4. 'Stock-horse Race of £ / added ,to a sweepstakes of £1 each, for Stock-horses hona fide the property of Stock-owners in the districts of , Iganganui and 7?angitikei, that have been regularly ridden after stock for at least 12 months before the date of entrance, and that are not entered for any race of the present meeting. Weights same as for Wanganui Stakes, post. entrances, single event, two miles.

SECOND DAY.

1. Hurdle Race of £ , added to a sweepstakes of £2 2s. each, p. p. 3 yrs. 9st., 4 yrs. lOst., 5 yrs. lOst. 71U-, 6. years 'and aged lOst. lOlbs. Heats 2 miles, oyer six hurdles 4ft. high. Second horse to save his stakes. The winner of the Produce or Ladies’ Purse to carry 41b. extra.

2. Wanganui Stakes, of £ , added to a sweepstakes of £3 3s. each, open to all horses. 3 yrs. old 9st., 4 yrs. old lQet., 5 yrs. lOst. 71b., 6 yrs. old and aged lOst. 101 b. dinners and thoroughbred horses to carry 41b. extra, //eats 2 miles, second horse to save his stakes.

3. 'Welter Stak.es. of £ . entrance .£1 Is. each, top weight 14st.- Open to all horses, second horse to save his stake, post entrance, heats one naU e * .4. Consolation Stakes of £ , entrance. l£l Is. each, for all horses that have run. and not won a race during this meeting. Post entrances,. weights to be handicapped, by the. stewards, single event, once round the course arid a distance;

Mares and geldings to be. allowed 41bs. All jockeys to appear in proper costume.

The following rules and regulations \\rill be strictly adhered to : 1. There shall be a distance post for each; race.

2. Any person entering, a, horse, must be a, subscriber of Is. to the Aace Fund,

3. Notice is to be given to the Stewards of all Matches that may be wished to be run between any of the Faces. 4. No person will be permitted, to gallop or ride on the course during the /face days. 5 Ail dogs found on the course will be de stroyed; 6. The' Faces will commence punctually at. ll o’Clock; half-ari-hour allowed between each Heat and Face.

7. All applications, for Booths to be made to the Stewards, who will point out the sites and regulate'the scale of charges for the occupation of the ground.

8. The Rules of the. Wellington Jockey Club will be strictly adhered to.

Entrances for the Produce Plate, to be made in writing to the Stewards,, at the York Hotel, on or before Thursday, 29th. November, at 10 o’clock, p.m, All Entries for the remaining Races to close at the Commercial Hotel on the 10th. December, at 1.0 o’clock, P-.«V ' , " All disputes to be referred to the Stewards,; whose decision will be final.

• : Subscriptions will be received at tlie Orien tal Bank Corporation. By Order of the Stewards,

HENRY: STOKES, ... Hon. See and Treasurer.

N.B.—The Race days have been changed, to the second week in December., on account of the Supreme Court, sitting at Wellington., (luring the first week, Wanganui, Sept. 20, 1860,