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West Coast Times, Issue 704, 26 December 1867, Page 2

Sporting. TTOKITIKA ANNUAL EACES WILL BE BUK ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY,^ 30th and 31st Decembee, Over Mr Clapcott's Course, Woodlands. Stewabds : Hon. John Hall Jas. A. Bopar, Esq. GS. Sale, Esq. G. FitzGerald, Esq. Wni. Shaw, Esq. S. Garforth, Esq. Alfred Dyson, Esq. G. Harrison, Esq. B. Clapcott, Esq. P. Comiskey, Esq. J 8,. Carey, Esq. J. P. Klein, Esq. B. Osborne, Esq. T. K. Christian, Esq. Hugh Cassidy, Esq. A. Mcc, Esq. J. J. Bartlett, Esq. JXTDG.? : J. E. Carey, Ji^sq. Stabtivß : Alfred Dyson, Esq, Clekk of the Couhse : T. K. Christian, Esq. Tbeastjher : B. Osborne, Esq. FIEST DAY.— MONDAY. Tbial Stakes, of 40 soys., open to all - horses, the property prior to the 9th November, of any hona fide resident in Westland. Weight for age. One mile and a distance. Entrance 4 soys. Hoilitika Town Plate, of 100 soys., open to all horses. Weight for age. Two mile j . Entrance 10 soys. Packebs' Pdbse, of 30 soys. Heats : for packers' horses only, that must be proved to be regularly packed on any part of the West Coast for not less than three months prior to tho meeting. Welter weight for age. Three-quarters of a-mile. Entrance 3 soys. Selling Each, of 50 soys., open to all horses, under following conditions : — If entored, not to bo' sold ; to carry 71bs penalty ; if to be sold, for £60 ; weight for age ; for £50, allowed 71bs ; for £40, allowed 141bs ; for £30, allowed 211bs ; for £20. allowed 281bs ; one-mile-and-a-halt. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race. Any surplus over upset price to go to the funds. Entrance 5 soys, Hubdle Kace. of 70 soys., open to all horsos. Weight for age. Two miles over such hurdles as the stewards may determine. Entrance 7 soys. Hack Eace. of — soys., open to all horses. Ono mile. Entranco 1 soy. added. Post entry. SECOND DAY.— TUESDAY. Westland County Handicap, of 200 soys, open to all horses, two miles and a distance. Nomination, with 3 soys only, to be made on night of general entry. Handicap weights will be made and declared at the Empire Hotel, at 9 p.m. on the first day of running, so as to allow the stewards an opportunity of rating the merits of the horses during same day's running. Acceptance, with 10 sovn, mu.stbe sent in to the Stewards at the Empire Hotel, by 11 o'clock p.m. same night. Teotting Distance Handicap, of 30 soys, open to all horses, welter weight for age. Three miles. Entrance, 3 soys. Ladies' Pubse, of 50 soys, open to all horses. Gentlemen riders. Welter weights. One mile and a half. Entrance, 5 soys. Butchebs' Pukse, of 30 soys. Heats. For horses the hona fide property, previous to tho 9th November, of retail butchers on the West Coast. Distance, three quarters of a mile. Weight for age. Entrance, 3 soys. Hubdle Handicap, of 100 soys, open to all horses. Three miles. Nominations, with 3 soys, to b« made on night of general entry. Weights to be made and declared on night of first day's running, as for Westlaud County Handicap, and acceptance, of 7 soys. also under same conditions as Westland - County Handicap. Selling Hack Hace, of sovereigns, the winner to be sold by auction after the race for L2O. Any surplus ou that amount to go to fund.. Entrance, 1 sovereign added. Post entry. WEIGHT FOE AGE. 6 years and aged ... 10 st 4 lbs 5 years ... ... 10 sfc 4 years ... ... 9 sfc 7 lbs 3 years ... ... 7st 9 Jb3 WELTEE "WEIGHT. 6, years and aged ... 12 st 7 lbs 5 years ... ... 12 st 4 years ... ... 11 st 4 lbs 3 years ... ... 10 st 4 lbs

REGULATIONS. 1. The rules of the Canterbury Jockej' Club will be enforced, unless when otherwise specified. 2. Mares and Geldings allowed 3 lbs, but no Maiden allowance. 3. All entries and nominations lo be handed to the Stewards, at Osborne's Empire Hotel, previous to 9 p.m. on 2Srd December. 4. All entries must be iv writing, specifying age, and description of horse, and color of rider ; and contain requisite entrance money. 5. All horses must be ridden in colors. 6. In all matters connected with the race 3, or any disputes, the decision of the Stewards to be final. 7. Any dogs on the Course will be destroyed. 8. All Stakes paid less 5 per cent. 9. A qualification fee must be paid by each owner that enters, or nomiuates a horse or horses, on the following scale, viz., for one or more events, under 50 soys, 2 soys; for 50 soys, 3 sors ; for 100 soys or over, 4 soys. But the said fees not to be accumulative. Subscribers of 4 or more soys, are not required to pay any fee for qualification. N.B. In case of unfavorable weather, the Stewards have the power to postpone the races from day to day, whether the meeting be absolutely commenced or not. Eichabd Eeevfs, Secretary. P.S. In* all probability a third day's racing will be added to the programme. 11065 NEW TEAS. rnHE FIRST SHIPMENT of the NEW SEASON'S TEA Has arrived, and on Sale at tho CITY TEA MAET, Eevell street. Pronounced by Judges and Connoisseurs to be the best samples of the finest flavored teas ever imported on the West Coast. 11715