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Westport Times, Volume VII, Issue 1134, 19 December 1873, Page 3

'ESTPORT ANNUAL RACES AND SPORTS FRIDAY, SATURDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY, Dec. 26th, 27th, 29th and 30th, 1873. Stewards : Messrs Seaton, Simpson, M'Kenna, Hughes, RocnE, Gothaed, Heeren, and Watson. Judge: MR aEC iGE PALL A. Staeteb: MR. 3". SIMPSON (South Spit). , Clerk or the Course : MR. J. COLVIN. Clerk op the Scales : MR. P. M'FASLANE. FIRST DAY, Friday, 26in December. Trial Stakes of 15 sovs. Distance, 1£ miles. Weight for age. Entry 2 sovs. Three year olds Four do Five do Six aid aged do 7 st. 10 lbs. 8 st. 12 lbs. 9 st. 4 lbs. 9 sb. 9 lbs. Mares allowed three pounds. Packers' and Miners' Purse of 10 sovs, added to a sweepstake of 1 sov * each. Open to all horses regularly employed in packing on the Nelson South West Goldfields for the three months previous to the races. Heats—One mile. Catch weights. Post entry of 1 sov. Town Plate of 30 sovs. Open to all horses. Distance 2 miles. Weight for age as in Trial Stakes. Entrance 3 sovs. Butchers' Purse of -15 sovs. Catch weights. Post entry of 2 sovs. Distance, 2 miles. Open to district butcher's horses only. Hack Race of 10 sovs. Catch weights. Post entry of 1 sov. Open to horses that have never won an advertised race. Distance 1 mile—heats. SECOND DAY. Saturday, 27th December. Ladies' Purse of 15 sovs. mile. ■'Gentlemen l'iders. Weight for age. Entry, 2 sovs. Qualification —one hurdle jump in front of grand stand. Buller Handicap of 40 eovs. Open to all horses. miles.- Entry, 3 sovs. Railway Stakes of 20 sovs. Handicap, 1-| miles. Open to district horses only. Entry, 2 sovs. Publican's Purse of 15 sovs. 1 mile heats. Weight for age. Entrance, £2. sovs. Consolation Handicap of 10 sovs, second horse to save his stakes. For all horses beaten at the meeting. H miles. Post entry of 1 sov. THIRD AND FOURTH DAYS. Monday and Tuesday, December 29th and 30th.. .Athletic Sports.—Prizes to the amount of 30 sovs net, in addition to entrance fees, will be given. Programme will be issued shortly. In the event of subscriptions permitting, the prizes for races and sports will be increased. • Rules and Regulations. No entries will be received for any of the raeing events except on the following terms : —That all disputes, claims, and objections arising shall be decided by the Stewards, or a majority of them, such decisions in all cases to be final. The rules of the W. J. C. to be strictly adhered to. No person will be allowed to enter or run a horse unless the latter be qualified as the bona fide property of a subscriber of £1 to the race fund. Entries to be sealed and sent in to the Secretary, at the Post Office Hotel, not later than 9 o'clock on the evening of the 23rd December. Letters with entries bearing postmark of 23rd will be received. Entrance money to be enclosed with name of horse, owner, and colors. Any jockey riding except in colors entered will be fined £1 Is. Five per cent, deducted from the gross amount of all stakes for expenses. Horses walking over will receive 50 per cent, of the stakes. Any person entering a protest will have to deposit £1 ; and should such protest be deemed frivolous by the stewards will have to forfeit the same. There must be three entries for each of the foregoing events or no match. JOHN GILMER, •Hon. Treasurer. Notice.—Arrangements have been made with Dr S, Thorpe for the use oi race course and grand stand al Orawafti.