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Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2094, 8 December 1885, Page 3

Notices.

MATAMATA ANNUAL RACES AND ATHLETIC SPORTS. To be held at Matamata on Saturday, December 26, 1885. PROGRaTmME: Horse Races vCommence at 1 p.m. prompt.) Judge : F. Dibble. Handicapper : Mr R. Kirkwood. 1. ALLCOMERS HANDICAP HURDLE, £6 ; second horse to save stakes. Distance, 2 miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Entrance, 3s ; acceptance, 6a. 2. DISTRICT AND RAILWAY (T.V. and R.) HANDICAP, £4; second horse to save stakes. Distance, 1£ miles. Entrance, 2s; acceptance, 4s. 3. ALLCOMERS MATAMATA HAN- V DICAP, £18 ; second horse to save stakes. Distance, 2 miles. Entrance, 10s ; acceptance, 18s. 4. DISTRICT AND RAILWAY (T.V. and R.) HANDICAP HURDLES, £5 ; Becond horse to save stakes. Distance, 2 miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Entrance, 2« 6d ; acceptance, ss. 5. ALL-COMERS RAILWAY PLATE HANDICAP, £8; second horse to save btakes. Distance, l£ miles. Entrance, 4s ; acceptance, Bs. 6. MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE, £5. Weight for age. Second horse to save stakes. Distance, 1^ miles. Entrance, 3s ; acceptance, ss. 7. MAORI RACE, £3 ; second horse to Bave its stakes. Catch weights. Horses to be owned and ridden by Maoris. Distance, \h miles. (Post entry.) Entrance. ss. 8. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, £3; entrance fees added. Second horse to save his stakes. Open to all horses beaten during the meeting. Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, ss.

Athletic Sports. (Commence at 10 a.m. prompt.) Judgfs : J. Teague and D. Fallon. HANDICtPPERS : D. Skelly and H. McClelland. 1. District and Railway (T. Y. & R.) Handicap Hurdles— £l ; 2nd, ss. Distance 200 yards, over four flights of hurdles. Entrance 2s. 2. All-Comers' Handicap— £l ; 2nd, ss. Distance, 100 yds. Entrance, 2s. 3. All Comers' Handicap Hurdles— £2 ; 2nd, 10s. Distance 220 yds, over six flights of hurdles. Entrance, 4s. 4. All Comers' Handicap — £2 ; 2nd, 10s. Distance, 440 yds. Entrance, 4s. 5. District as*d Railway (T, Y. and R.) Flat Handicap— £l ; 2nd, ss. Distance, 220 yds. Entrance, 2s. 6. All Comers' Handicap— £3 ; 2nd, £1. Distance, half-a-mile. Entrance, ss. Wiieklihrkow Race (Blindfold)— £l ; Distance, 100 yds. Post entry, Is. Tuc; of War (Matamata v\ Railway T.V. amlß.)-£I. Fr«e.

RULES AND CONDITIONS. All Horse Races to be run in colours (a scarf, band or cap being sufficient), which must be declared at time of entry. In the Athletic Sports the usual rules will be strictly adhered to, and three competitors to start or no race. All entries for the foot races to be accompanied by the entrance money, and sent in to the Secretary on or before 5 p.m. on the 21st December next. Handicaps will be declared on the ground. Horse Races Nos. 2 and 4, and Foot Races Nos. 1 and 5, are confined to subscribers living within the Matamata Road Board District, or working on the T.V. and Rotorua Railway. Horaea entered tor the District Races must have been in the district and owned by or in charge of the peraons entering them, for at least three months immediately prior to the date for closing the entries. Nominations for the first six Horse Races will be received by the handicapper, Mr R. Kirkwood, Kirkwoods Hotel, Cambridge, until 8 p.m. on Saturday, 12th December. Weights will be published in The Waikato Times on loth or 17th December. Acceptances and general entries to be in the hands of the Secretary by 5 p.m. on the 21st December. Entrance fee to be forwarded with nomination, together with colours, age, and performances of horses. Three Horses to start in each race or no race. No entry will be received for any of the races except upon the further conditions : "That all disputes, claims and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by a majority of the committoe present, or those whom they may appoint, and their decision shall be final " AH protests must be made in writing within twenty minutes from the conclusion of the race (• isputed), and must be accompanied by a deposit of £1, which will be forfeited to the racing funds should the committee consider the protest frivolous or vexatious. Prizes will be added to in proportion to the increase of funds. Refreshments provided by Mr Frank Rese, of Oxford. All races will be run under the Auck- > land Racing Club rules. S. TURNER WATERHOUSE, Hon. Sec. Matamata.

T\7" HATAWHATA RACES. New Year's Day. Stewards : Mr Calder Mr Shepherd Mr Loane, Mr Charleston Mr Graham Mr Noble Mr Dawson. Starter : Mr Limmer. Handicappers : Messrs Limmer and Graham. Clerk of Course : Mr S. Calder. Clkrk of Scales : Mr Shepherd. , PROGRAMME : HANDICAP HURDLES, 2 milei, over ' 8 jumps, — soys. MAIDEN PLATE, 1J milea-sova. For all horses that have not won any public money. Handicap. ALL COMER'S RACE, 2 miles. Handi. cap. SETTLER'S RACE, li miles. Weights, 12at., owners up. For horses the property of settlers for at least three months prior to day of race, residing within 6 miles of Whatawhata. MAORI RACE, \\ miles,— soys. Catch , Weights. ; CONSOLATION RACE, (HANDICAP), ■ — soys., for all beaten horses. ' Entrance fee for each race 10s, and ' each nominator must be a subscriber to 1 the funds of cot less than ss. ROBERT LOANE, \ Hon. Sec. '

ITTTHATAWHATA TJOTEL ( FOR SALE. For particulars apply to ARTHUR DAWSON, WbfttawhaU.