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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 75, 3 February 1879, Page 3

WAIRARAI'A.- RACE ' MEETING, ■'"■"; " : 187 9. f ■ Presidijnt ;J. P', Rusßell, Esq. Juuciii: E. Barton, Esq.' ■ Stewards : Messrs, J, Drvmmond, N.Grace, HiM'Master, Wallace Smith,- J. 0. Vallancd, 11. S. Wardell, E. A. S, VYyllie. •• •Btarteb : Mr H,'.M'Master,.'. . Cmrk 01? the Scales;■ Uvi. Donald. FIRST DAY,-THURSDAY,.FI!B. 13, Maiden Plate, 45 sovs.— Entrance,, 2 spvs.; 1J miles j weight for ago; second horse to save entrai.ee; for maidens at tlto timo of entry; winner of any Btake after time of . entry of the value of £25 to carry 31bs. extra, and of £SO 51bs. extra. Wairarapa Slakes, 100 sovs., added to a sweepstake of 5 sovs.—Entrance, 2 sovs.; . 8 miles; weight for ago-; swoopstakc to be paid by noon of the day of raco. . Produce Stakes, 40 sovs,, added to a sweepstake of 2 sovs.—lJ miles; for horses bred and trained in tho district that have never started prior to Ist Nov., 1878; weight for age; second horse to save stakes, Hack Hack, 10 sovs.— Entrance. 10s | once round; catch woights; post entry. Ladies' Pursc,So sovs Entrance, 2soys.; 1 mile ; welter weights for age ; gentlemen riders. .. SECOND DAY.-FRIDAY, FEB. 14. Hurdle save his stakes; entrance. 1 soy.; acceptance, 2 sovs,; 2 miles and a distance; over darkened hurdles, 3ft Oin, high. Hath Hurdle Race,— First horse to receive 15 sovs,; second horse,"3 sovs'i; ."1 mile and a distance; weight, lOst. Entrance, ios ;, •- .;„■„-. W. J. C. Handicap, 150 sovs,—Entrance, 2 sovs.; acceptance, 3 sovs.; 2 miles, .. Hack Race, 10.sous.— Entranco, 10a; once round; poet entry; weight, lOst. District Handicap, 50 sovs— Entrance, 1 sov.; acceptance, 2 sovs, ; second horse to save his stakes; 1J miles; for horses owned in the district six months previous to entrance. Consolation Handicap, 20 sovs.— Entrance, 1 sov.; 1 mile; horses to be named a quarter of an hour after the District Eace, and to bo handicapped by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint. REGULATIONS.' The first saddling bell will ring at 11 a.m,; first race to start 11.30—sharp. Eaccs to be run under tho Wairarapa Jockey Club Eules. General entries and nominations forllaiidicaps to ho made to the Secretary at tho Rising Sun Hotel, Greytown, between the hours of 6 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, February Ist, 1879, or by letter bearing postmark of that or earlier date.

All entries to bo accompaniod with names and ages of horses, and colors of riders. No entry will bo accepted -unless accompanied with amount of entrance monev. • Weights for all Handicaps will be declared on Saturday, Bth February, 1879, at 9 p.m., at the Rising Sun Hotel, Greytown. Jcceptancos for the Hurdle Handicap and TV. J. C. Handicap to ho given to the Secretary on the course before S p.m. on tlia first day of the races, and for the District Handicap a quarter of an hour after the TV.J.C. Handicap is run. The Ladies Purse will be confined strictly to gentleman riders, and in order to carry out this rule, owners of horses entered in this race will be required to furnish the Secretary with the names of their riders at least half-au-hour before the raco, for tho approval of the Stewards. JNO. M, GIRDLESTONE, IB Secretary Wairarapa Jockey Club

GREYTOWN HORTICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY. milK SECOND SHOW of the abovcSociety JL will be held in the TOWN HALL, GEEYTOWN, ON WEDNESDAY, 12ra FEBRUARY, 1879. Programmes may be obtained on application to the Secretary. Members' Tickets, 10s each, to admit families, to bo had from any member of the Committee or the Secretary, A. L. WEBSTER, 22 Secretary. pi RAND DRAWING OF PRIZES Vj ON THE ART UNION PRINCIPLE. To be held at GEEYTOWN at 8 p.m. FEBRUARY 13m, 1879, FIRST NIGHT OF THE WAIRARAPA RACES. When the following Prizes will bo drawn for, viz.':--- £ s. d, 1. Valuable single-seated BUGGY with moveable hood, pole, shafts and lamps 70 0 0 2. Splendid HUNTING WATCH, independent centre-second, stopaction , .. 30 0 0 3. Handsome Silver HUNTING STOP-WATCH, by Russell, of Loudon , 1616 0 4. Dickens's Works, complete in 8 Vols., handsomely bound in calf 12 12 0 o. Dante's Inferno, Dante's Purgatorio and Paradise in 2 Vols., English text by Gary, and illustrated by Gustavc Dore .... 1010 0 0. Carriage Clock in Leather case 5 5 0 £l5O 0 0 150 TICKETS AT £l. Tickets may be obtained from EDWARD WYLLIE, 29 Mastertou. WAIRARAPA AND EAST COAST PASTORAL AND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY pA M T\ AI E , Will be -held on the Show Grounds, CARTERTON, FEBRUARY 20, 1879. Entries, accompanied with the entrance fees, must be lodged with the Secretary on or beforo the 6th FEBRUARY, 1879. That sufficient accommodation may be provided and catalogues prepared, when forwarding the entry the owner is requested to signify whether the sheep are tobc auctioned, and by whom, also whether they are to be sold singly or in pairs of five and ten. All sheep must be on the ground before 9 o'clock, and may be removed after twelve o.clock, ENTRANCE PEES :- First five Sheep .. .. Is per head Over that number..... fid Members Free. ■■ WM. STD4HT POivBES, .'/"'" ' - ' Secretary,'