MASTEItTOK /ND CPAKI JOCKEY CLUB MEETING, 1879. To lio held on the Opaki Course on TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd and 3rd, President: R, G. Williams Judui/: B, Welch. Starter : J?. Gray, Clerk of the Scales : J. H. Harding. CIiEBKS OF THE COTJESEI W, loiTlS and Manihera, Stewards : A. W.Cave, Jas. Macara, H. Bannister, S. Chamberlain, G. Dixon, T. Chamberlain, R. Campbell. Handicapper : James Maoara, FIRST DAY.-DEOEMBER 2,1879. Maiden Plat?, of £25. 1J miles. Weighs forage. Entrance£2, Ladies\ Punt, of £2O. 2 miles, Welter" weights for age, Gentlemen riders, Entrance £2. Hath Race, of £lO, Once round the course, Not less than 10 stone. Entrance £l. Opaki Stakes Handicap, of £SO. 1\ miles. Nomination £2, acceptance £2. Hack Rate, of£ . Once round the course, Catch weights. Entrance 10s. SECOND DAY.-DEOEMBER 3,1879. Handicap Hurdle Race, of £25. 2 miles. Over 7 flights of darkened hurdles, 3ft 6in. Nomination JBI, acceptance £l. Single event. Had Hurdle Race, of £lO. 1J miles. Single event. No* less than 10 stone. Entrance Produce Race, of £25, 1J miles. Weigh for age. Entrance £2, Hack Rate, of £lO. Once round the course. Not less than 10 stone. Entrance £l. District Handicap, of £4O. 1J miles. Nomination £l, acceptance £2. Hack Race, of £ . Once round the course. Entrance 10s. Consolation Handicap, of £ls. Once round the course. Entrance £l. Post entrance. RULES. Thesaddlingbell will ring at 11,30 each day; first race to start at 12 o'clock sharp. The winner of the Maiden to carry filbs extra in the Produce Jface. The District Race is open to all horses vious 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. In case of a protest, the same must be lodged with the Secretary within fifteen minutes after tho race is run, with a deposit of £2; such deposit to be forfeited if the protest ho 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 be allowed to run for the smaller catch weight hack race. No person will be allowed to enter a horse unless he be a subscriber of at least £1 to the Jockey Club fund. _ No scratching of horses to be done except it be through the Secretary. General entries to be made to the Secietary 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 be 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 ineetiug. Acceptances for Opaki Stakes Handicap close at 15 minutes after the Ladies' Purse is run. Weights for the Hurdle Race to be declared same night as the Opaki Stakes Handicap. Acceptances for Hurdles to close on Tuesday evening, not later than 8 o'clock. Aeceptances for District Handicap will close 15 minutes after the weights are declared on the second day after the Produce Race is run. Nominations for Consolation Handicap to bo made to the 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 tho weights have been declared. J- WBSS, 2 »0 Hon. Sec. and Treas.
TT7AIHENGA RACES, TO BE HELD ON THE WHA'EEKAKA PLAIN ON BOXING DAY, 2ta DECEMBER, 1879. STEWARDS; Mr G.Harris MrE. E.Martin Mr It. Tilsou Mr H. Gillies Mr A. B. Jackson Mr R. G. Williams Mr E. Buckridge Mr J. McMasier Mr J. H, Tully, Judge : Wallace Smith. Starters: J. McMaster and E. E. Martin Clerk of Scales: J. H. My. Handicappers: H. McMaster and J. Drummond. 1. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 20 soys two miles; entrance, 20s. 2. Hack Hurdle Ikee, of sovs; one mile and a distance; weights, 1(M; entrance, 10s 6d, 3. Maiden Ptoe, of • sovb ; one and a half miles; entrance, 21s; weight for age. i Waihewja Stakes Handicap, of 30 govs; two miles; entrance, 425. 5. Sapling Stahs, of 20 sovs; for two-year olds; distance six furlongs; weights colts 7st 1011), fillies 7st 51b 21s, 6. Hack Race of sovs; one and a half miles; 9st, entrance 10s Gd. 7. Shearer's Plate Handicap ol sovs ■ one mile and a distance; entrance 21s. 8 Consolation Handicap of govs-, one mile and a distance; entrance 21s. 9. Hack Race, if time permits cf sovs; catchweights; the winner of previous hack race not allowed to start for this Nominations for the Waihenga Stakes, Sapling Stakes, and Hurkle Handicap must bs sent in on or before the 15th November, under seal to the secretary. Nominations will not be entertained after that date. Handicaps will be declared on the night of general entry, 6tli December, and entrances will close on the same evening, not later thaa 8 p.m., at the Waihenga Hotel. The Wairarapa Jockey Club Kules will be strictly adhered to, All horses entered for the above events must he bona fide property at the time of entry. AH persons entering horses must be a subscriber of at least 21s to the race fund. JOHN MACAEA. 090 HomSecandTreas. LOST on the Opaki, one black Greyhound Dog. Anyone it urning the same to the undersigned will receive the above reward 291 ». G. WILLIAMS.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 326, 27 November 1879, Page 3
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