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Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2091, 1 December 1885, Page 3

Notices.

VI7AIPA RACING CLUB

Annual Races.

TO BE HKLD ON THE CLUB'S COURSE, TE AWAMUTU.

Friday, January 29th, 1866.

Prmm-nt : W. Taylor, Esq. Yici:-Piu>iuii.NT : F. A. Whitaker, Esq. Junc.t. : Mnjor Jackson. Stewards : Mr W. Taylor Mr J. H. Scott Mr Rigg Mr C J. Storey Mr W. Bond Mr J. Pollard Mr J. W. Ellis Mr Westney Mr Grace Mr J. B. Teasdale Mr F. A. Whitaker Mr C. Storey, junr. Staktkr : Mr W. Bond. H\M>icArHt.Ks : The Committee, exclusive of Horse owners. CLBRK OK St'ALKh : Mr J. W. Ellis. Cl-KKlvi OF COCK^K : Mcisrs J. A. Higginson aud S. Bond.

PROGRAMME : HANDICAP HURDLES of Maovi. Distance, 2 miles. O\cr eight flights of hurdles, Bft. Gin. high. Nomination, lBov ; acceptance, 1 To start at 1 p m. MAIDEN PLATE of losovs. For horses that have ncrer T\on an advertised race exceeding lOaovg. Distance, l\ miles. Entrance, lsov. Weights : 3yrs., Bst 21bs ; 4yrs., list ; ."), »), and aged, Oat 31bs. To jtart at 1 .30 p.m. MAORI RACK of osovs, for horses owned and ridden b> Maoris. Dist.uice, once round thu course. About 1 mile. Post entries, .')«. To be made .iftcr the Maiden Plate is run. To start at 2 p m. TE AWAMUTU CUP (HANDICAP) of 40so\s., with a sweep of lsov. oncli. Amount of sweep to go to second horse. Distance, 2 miles. Nomination, lsov. ; acceptance, 2<ovs. To start at 2.30 p.m. SELLING HACK RACE, of lOsovs. Distance, once round the course. Winiioi to be sold for Ijsovs.; surplus, if any, to go to the funds of the club. Weight, lOst. ; post entries, lsov. To start at 3 p.m. WAIKArO STAKES (HANDICAP) of losovs. Distance once round tho course, about 1 mile. For horses the bou'ifuh property of settlers in Waipa, Waikato and Piako Counties for three months prior to d.ite of this race meeting. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, l&ov. To start at 3.30 p.m. KIHIKIHI PLATE (HANDICAP) of 20sovs. Distance, \\ miles. Weights to be declared immediately after the Waikato Stakes is run, acceptances 15 minutes before the race starts. Nomination, lsov.; acceptance, lsov. To start at 4.30 p.m. CONSOLATION HANDICAP of lOsovs. For all beaten horses during the meeting. Distance, once round the course. Entrance, lsov., to be made not later than 13 minutes after the Kihikihi Plate is run. Acceptances to be notified to the Clerk of the Scales not later than 15 minutes after the declaration of the weights. To start at 5. 15 p.m.

Rules and Regulations. Nominations for Hurdlea, Cup, Waikato Stakes and Kihikihi Plate, close at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Uth January. Name, age, colour and pedigree of horses, and colours of rider to be sent to the secretary, Te Awamntu, oi Mr A. Kidd, Commercial Hotel, Auckland, on that date. Anj jockey disobeying the commands of the starter or ridiug in colours except those entered will be lined 2aovs. Tun per cent of all races except Cup, Selling Hack, Maori and Consolation to go to the second horse. All protests nm&t be in writing, and accompanied with 2sovs , to be forfeited if the protest be deemed frivolous. Protests to be lodged « itii the Sceretarj not later than iifteen minutes after the race. No entry will be received for any race except upon the condition that all claims, disputes, or objections shall be decided by a majority of the Stewirds present, or whom they may appoint, and their decision shall be final. Qualification for all races except Maori Race aud Selling Hack, one guinea. Horsei walking over will receive only 50 per cent of the stakes. Weights to be declared in the N.Z. Herald and The Waikato Times on Thursday, 14th January. Acceptances close at 9. p.m. on night of geneial entry, Tuesday, Iflth January. All nominations and acceptances must be accompanied with the necessary amount in cash. Owners are particularly requested to sent! the colours of riders with the entiies. Owners are warned that if they do not bring their horses to the post at the proper time they are liable to be excluded from the race. R. W. ROCHE, Hon. Sec.

"JI/TA TAMATA SPORTS. December 26th.

Full programme of prizes and conditions will be advertised on Thursday, December 3rd. I. HOPKINS.

FENCING. - Having a very large stock of Toiara Posts on hand, also a large supply of Plain and Barbed Wire, with Rollers, Pins and Staples, those fencing can be supplied at tho lowest possible rates at the New Wharf, Cambridge.

PHOTOCRAPHS of Residencesany part of Waikato ; also, Portraits taken daily. Shortly ready interesting Local Views. Pricet moderate. Terms — Cash. W. SKEATES, next Union Bank, Hamilton. No Agents.

Thompson's Clearing Sale ! !

FURTHER REDUCTIONS ON ALL GLASSES OF GOODS.

NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED

ton r\RAPEKY ! T>OOTS ! /"I ROCKERY ! or TTARDWARE ! AT TAMAHERE STORE.

J, C L A R X COACHBUILDER& WHEELWRIGHT,

KIHIKIHI.

All Ki*\DS of AMhBicAN Work Doxe,

Buggies, Drays, &c, built to order j re* pain »t readable ratei.