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Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1218, 20 April 1880, Page 3

Amusements.

To-Night! To-Night! GRAND BAZAAR AND GIFT AUCTION t (In aid of the Wesleyan Circuit Liquidation of Debt Fund.) will be held in Mr N. R. Cox's old Store, TO-NIGHT and TO-MORROW ! A great display of Useful and Ornamental Articles will be exhibited for sale, there will be a gift auction of Live and Dead Stock, Implements, Farm produce, Saddlery, Seeds, Stationery, Books and Artistic Garden Vases. Refreshments provided. Admission Is: Children half-price. GEO. FRENCH, Hon. Sec. N.B. All Goods for Bazaar to be left in charge of Mr Hedgecock, Hamilton West.

TE QUESNE'S HALL. To-Night. To-Night. Positively Last Night, and Grand Fashionable Entertainment OF Mr. & Mrs. HEWETT. In their Operetta of ZIP! IP! . The astonishing feat of Second. Sight exposed — this alone being something everyone sbould not neglect to witness. Reserved seats at Mr Le Quesne's Store and the Waikato Times office. Come Early !

Prices : — 3s and 2s. Carriages at 10.30.

/CAMBRIDGE JOCKEY CLUB \J AUTUMN MEETING. THURSDAY, 27th May, 1880: President : Every Maclean, Esq. Stewabds : Messrs. R, H. D. Fergussou, J. A. Douglas, H. W. Tinne W. H. Grace, W. L. Martyu, Jated Alwill, E Hewitt, Robert Fisher, H. Asher, A. Isaacs, and Robert Kirkwood. Judge : Lieut.-Col. Lyon. Handicapper : Mr W. Percival Clerk op this Scales : Mr Henry Asber Starter: Mes.-rs. R. H. D. Fergusson and R. Parr. Clerks of tiie Course: Mr F. R, D. Smale and F. Pilling. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 20 soys. 2 miles ; over eight flights of hurdles, 3ft. 6in, high. Nomination, 1 soy. ; acceptance, 1 soy. Maiden Steeplechase, of 15 soys. Once round steeplechase course; welter weight for age. Entrance, \\ soys. Autwkn Cup Handicap, of 40 soys. 2 miles. Nomination, 2 soys. ; acceptance, 2 soys. Steeeplecha.se Handicap, of 25 soys.; about 3 miles ; over a fair hunting country. Nomination, 1 soy. ; Acceptance, 11 soys. Maoei Race, of 10 soys. Weight for age. Entrance, 1 soy. Consolation Handicap, of 10 sots. Once rouud course ; for beaten horses during the meeting. Entrance, 1 soy. The rules of the Auckland Racing Club will be strictly adhered to. 10 Der cent from prizes wilt be deducted in each event for second horae. All protests must be accompanied with a deposit of 2 soys., -which will be forfeited to the funds of the Club should the Stewards consider the protest frivolous or vexatious. Nominations for Hurdler, Autumn Handicap and Steeplechase, to be forwarded to the Secretary, Pest-office Cambridge, not later than Saturday, loth May. Weights to appear in Waikato and Auckland papers, on Tuesday, 20th May. Acceptances and general entries to close on Monday, 24th M.iy, at 8 p.m. No entiy will be received, except on the conditions that all claims, disputes, and objections arising shall be decided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint; and their decision shall be final. WALTER SCOTT, Hon. Secretary.

p RAND AUTUMN MEETING. To be held at Ellerslie Gardens, ox MONDAY, the 24th MAY, 1880 (QUEEX',S BIRTHDAY). Maiden Plate, of 10 soys. 1 mile and a distance. For all horses that have never won a. prize exceeding £5. Weight for age. Entrance, 30s. Hurdle .Race, of 30 soys. Second horse to save stakes. Entrance, 2 soys. Acceptance, 30s. Distance, 2 miles, over nine flights of hurdles. Ellerslie Cup, of 75 soys. Second horse £10 out of stakes. Entrance, 2 soys. Acceptance, 3 soys. Distance, 1^ miles. Publicans' Purse, of 20 soys. Gentlemen riders. Welter weight for age. Entrance, 3 soys. Distance, 1^ miles. Trotting Race, of 10 soys. and Silver Cup. Second horse to receive 2 soys. from stakes. No weight under lOst. Distance, 3 miles. Entrance, 255. Consolation, of 10 soys. and valuable Silver Cup. 1 mile handicap.. Hurry Scurry, of 5 soys. Distance, 1 mile. Winner to be sold for £15 ; any surplus to go to the funds. All races to be run under the A.R.C. Rules. April 17— Entries for the Hurdle Race and Ellerslie Cup. May 17 — Acceptances and General Entries. The above will be received at the Thistle Hotel, Queen-street, or at the Ellerslie Hotel. Iggr The Course has been greatly improved, extended to a mile round, and is now one of the finest courses of the size in the colony. H. BRENAN, Sectary.