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Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1947, 30 December 1884, Page 3

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/CAMBRIDGE NEW YEAR RACES. U -. Special Train. On New Year's Day, a Special Train will leave Hamilton at 11.20 a.m., taking passengers to the Cambridge Races, returning from Cambridge at 7 p.m. , * C. HUDSON, District Traffic Manager. JANUARY Ist, 188 5. STEAMER DELTA Fake Leaves Ngaruawahfa at 7 a.m. 3s „ Hamilton at 9.30 a.m. 2s for Cambridge Racecoui&e Landing, returning in the evening. \ LEXANDRA. NEW YEAR'S DAY SPORTS, Commencing at 10 a.m. sharp. Judge : Captain Capel. Stewards : Messrs Hinton, Finch, James, Thompson, Bayliss, McMinn, Gordon and Ahier.

Foot Sports.

Gnus undkr 12, 100 yards— Prize, large cake, presented by MrT. Walker. Boy.s under 10, 100 yards — Ist prize, 7s Gd ; 2nd, 5s ; 3rd, 2s 6d. Boys under 16, 200 yards ; entrance, Is — Jst prize, los ; 2nd, ss. Maiden Race, 100 yards ; entiance, Is — Prize. 20s. Hurdt.k Rack, 250 yards ; entrance, 2s Gd— lst prize, 30s ; 2nd, 10s. Woman's Race, 100 yards— lst prize, 10s ; 2nd, ss. Old MenS Rack, 100 yards ; entrance, 2s— lst piize, 20s ; 2nd, 10s. Half-milk Handicap, entrance 3s— lst prize, 30s ; 2nd, 15s. Horse Races.

Maiden Hurdle^, H- miles; entrance, 5s — Ist prize, £3 ; 2nd, £1. Maiden Flvt, 1 mile ; entrance, ss— lst prize, £2 10s; 2nd horse saves his stake. Alexandra Handicap, 2 miles ; entrance, 10s — Ist prize, £6 ; 2nd hoisc saves his stake. Donki.y R-vce, 1 mile; entrance, 5s — Prize, £2. Selling Hack R vee, 1 mile ; entrance, oh — Prize, £2. Winner to be sold for £10 after race ; surplus, if any, to go to fund's ot sports. Han dig vp Hurdles, 2 miles ; entrance, os— -Ist prize, £4; 2nd liorse saves his stake.

All races handicap and post entries. Non-subscnbeis, double entry. Qualification subscription — for foot sports, 5s ; for hoise laces, 10s. Horses to be the bona Jido pioperty of owners one month previously. Protests must be accompanied with a deposit ot 10s, to be forfeited to the funds of the bports should the Stewards (whose decision will be final) consider the protest frivolous or vexatious.

The Te Awamutu Band will play selections on the field during the day. TtfTAIPA RACING CLUB, 1385. ANNUAL EAOES To be held on the Club's Course, Te Awamutu, On Thursday, January 29 th, 1885. President : W. Taylor, Esq. ViCE-PRI'hIDhNT : F. A. Whitaker, Escj. Judge : Major Jackson. Stewards : Messrs W. Taylor, F. A. Whitakor, Capt. G.iscoifme, J. H. Scott, \Y. Bond, O. J. Storey, W. S. Rutherford, J. Pollard, G. Wilkinson, J. B. Teasdale. Stvrter : Mr W. Bond. Handicapper : Mr W. Percival. Clerk ov Scales : Mr Stichbnry. CLERKb of Course ; Messrs J. A. Higginson and S. Bond. Programme : HANDICAP HURDLES, of 2osovs. Distance, 2 miles ; over S flights of hurdles, 3ft Gin. high. Nomination, lsov ; acceptance, l.Vsovs. MAIDEN PLATE, of losovs. Distance, \\ miles. Entrance, lsov. Weights

— 3yrs. Bst 21bs ; 4yrs, 9st ; 5, 6 and aged, 9st 31bs. MAIDEN MAORI RACE, of soys, for hoises that have never won any money. Distance, once round the course ; about 1 mile. Post entries,

5s TE AWAMUTU CUP (Handicap), of 40sovs., with a sweep of lsov. each. Amount of sweep to go to second hotse. Distance, 2miles. Nomination, lsov. ; acceptance, 2sovs.

SELLING HACK RACE, of lOsovs. Distance, once round the course. Winner to be sold for 15sovs ; surplus, if any, to go to the funds of the club. Weight, lOst. Post en-

tries, lsov. WAIKATO STAKES (Handicap), of losovs. Distance, once round the conise ; about 1 mile. For horses the bona fide propcity of settlers in Waipa, Waikato and Piako Counties for 3 months prior to race meeting. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, lsov. MAORI RACE (H.nulicip), of 4so\«. Distance, once lound the course. Post entries, to be made after the Cup is run. Entrance. 10s. PUBLICANS' PURSE, ot 20sovs. Distance, 1 1 mil°s. Weights to be deelaied immediately after tho Waikato Stakes is run. Acceptances immediately atter the Maori Race. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, of 10 soys. For all beaten hoises during the meeting. Distance, once round the couise. Entrance, Isov., to be made not later than 15 minutes after the Purse is mn. Acceptances to be notified to the olerk of the scales not later than 15 minutes after the declaration of the weights, RULES AND REGULATIONS. Nominations for Hurdles, Cup, Waikato Stakes and Publicans' Purse close at !) p.m. on Saturday, 10th January, 1885. Name, age, colour, and pedigree of horses and colours of rider to bo sent to the Secretary on that date. Qualification for all races except Maori Race and Selling Hack, one guinea. Horses walking over will receive only 50 per cent, of the stakes. All nominations, accompanied by the necessary amount in cash, must be sent to the Secretary, Te Awamutu, not later than 9 p.m. on Saturday, 10th January, 1895. Weights to be declai-ed in N.Z. Herald and Waikato Times on Thursday, 15th January. Acceptances close at 9 p.m. on night of general entry, Tuesday, 20th January. No nominations or acceptances will be received under any pretence unless accompanied by the necessary cash. ' The first race will start at 12.30, Intervals of half-an-hour between each race except between Selling Hack and Stakes and between Maori Handicap aud Purse, when -there will be, an iuterval of 45 minutes, „L , ,R, W. BQCKE,, .. Hon. Secreta.ry. < . .., . { '. .7. .->ir