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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 294, 20 October 1879, Page 3

MABTERTON AND OPAKI JO'JKEY ■ CLUB MEETING, 1879. To be held on the Opaki Course ou TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd and' 3rd, President : E, Or. Williams Judue : E. Welch, Stahter : JF. Gray, Clerk of toe Scales : J, H. Harding, Clems of the Course-: \Y. lorns and Manihera. . ■ . Stewards : A. W.Cave, Jas. Macara, H. Bannister, S. Chamberlain, G. Dixon, T, Chamberlain, R. Campbell. Handicapper : James -Macara, FIRST DAY.—DECEMBER 2, 1879. Maiden Plat?, of £25. lj-miles. Weighs for age. Entrance £2," Purse, of'£'2o;' "2 miles, Welter weights. Gentlemen 'riders. Entrance £2. Hack Pace, of. £lO. Once round the course. Not less than 10 stone.. .'Entrance £l, Opaki Stubs Handicap, of £SO. 2J miles. Nomination £2, acceptance £2. •' Had Race, of £ , Once round the course. Catch weights. Entrance 10s. SECOND DAY.—DECEMBER 3,1879. Handicap llmlk Pace, of £25. 2 miles. Over 7 flights of darkened hurdles, 3ft Gin. Nomination JEI, acceptance £l. Single event. Hack Ihrdle Pace, of £lO. 1} miles. Single event, NoUess than 10 stone. Entrance £i. Produce Puce, of £25, 1$ miles. Weigh for age, Entrance £2, Hack Pace, of £lO. Once round the course. Not less than 10 stone. Entrance £l. District Handicap, of £4o.' If miles. Nomination £l, acceptance £2, Hack Pace, of£ , Once round the course, Entrance 10s. Consolation Handicap, of £ls. Once, round the course, Entrance £l. Post entrance. RULES. The .saddling bell will ring at 11,30 each day; first race to start at 12 o'clock sharp. The winner of the Maiden to carry 61bs extra in the Produce Race, The District Race is open to all horses owned in the district at least six mouth previous to this Race Meeting. The Produce Race is for all horses bred and trained in the district and that have never (started for an advertised race. • ■ ■lncase of a.protest, the same must be lodged with the Secretary within fifteen minutes after the race iff run. with a deposit of £2; such deposit to be forfeited if the protest be found trivial or vexatious. ■ • The winners of first day's hack races will not be allowed to run for those on the second day ; nor will the winner of the £lO hack on either day lie allowed to run for the smaller catch weight back race. No person will be allowed to enter a horse unless he be a.subscriber of at least £1 to tho Jockey Club fund.

No scratching of horses to 'ho clone except it be through the Secretary, General entries to he made to the Secretary at the Club Hotel, Masterton, between the hours of 7 and 9 o'clock on the evening of Thursday, November 27th, previous to the race meeting, Entries to bo accompanied, by the required amounts, also names and ages of horses and colors of riders, and no entries will be received after that night either by letter or telegram, Weights for Opaki Stakes Handicap to be declared at the Club Hotel on the Monday evening previous to the meeting. Acceptances for Opaki Stakes Handicap close at 15 minutes after the Ladies' Purse is run. Weights for the Hurdle Kace to be declared same night as' the Opaki Stakes Handicap,. Acceptances for Hurdles to close' on Tuesday evening, not later than 8 o'clock. Acceptances for District Handicap "will, close 15 minutes after the weights are" declared. on the second day after the Produce llace is ruu, Nominations for Consolation Handicap to bo made to tho Secretary 15 minutes after the District Handicap is run, Weights to be declared 15 minutes after the nominations have closed, and acceptances will close 15 minutes after the weights have been declared, J, lOENS, 290 Hon, Sec. and Treas. w AIHENGA RACES, TO BE. HELD OX THE WHAREKAKA PLAIN ON BOXING DAY, 26th DECEMBER, 1579. stewards': Mr G. Harris Mr 11. Tilson Mr A, B. Jackson Mr E. Bucktidge Mr E, E. Martin Mr H. Gillies Mr K.'G. Williams Mr J. McMaster Mr J, H, Tolly. Judge : Wallace Smith. Starters : J, McMaster and E. E. Martin, Clerk of Scales: J. H. Tully, Handicapped: 11, McMaster and J. Drumraond, 1. Handicap Ilunllc Race, of sovs; two miles; entrance, 20s. 2. Hack Hurdle Race, of sovs; one mile ' and a distance; weights, 10st;'entrance, 10s (id. 3. Maiden Plate, of sovs; one and a half miles; entrance,- 21s-.; weight for age, 4. Wailmja. Stakes Handicap, of sovs; two miles; entrance, 425, 5. Sapling Stakes, of . sovs; for two-year-olds ; distance six furlongs; weights, colts 7st 101b, fillies 7st 51b; entrance 21s. 6. Hack Race, of sovs; one and a half ' miles; 9st, entranco 10a Gd. T. Shearer's Plate Handicap of sovs; one mile and a distance; entrance 21s, 8 Conso alion. Handicap of. sovs; one mile and a distance ; entrance 21s. 9. Hack Race, if time'permits of sovs.; catchweights; the winner of previous hack race not allowed to start fortius race.

All horses entered for the above events must be bona fide property, at the time of entry. Ail persons entering horses must bo a subscriber of at least; 21s to the race fund. JOHN UACAIiA, 283 • Hon, Sec. and Treas. TO WOOL-GROWERS, Q lENCIL PLATES CUT to any design, k_) viz., Figures, Initials, &c., reasonable, For particulars apply to J. WILLIAMS, Tobacconist, 280 ' 1 Masterton. £2 REWAED. ■ LOST, about three months ago, from Masterton, a Dark Bay Cob, faint white blaze down face, thick inane, branded circular brand on shoulder; tail rather short; supposed to hare wandered in the direction of the Forty Mile Bush. 280 lORNS & FERGUSSON.