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Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2258, 27 December 1886, Page 3

Notices.

OTOROHANGA ANNUAL RACES TO UK HXLD ON New Year's Day, 1887. (First Race to start at 12 o'clock sharp.) PROGRAMME : MAIDEN HURDLE RACE of £7 10b. Over six flights of hurdles, 3ft. Gin. high. For horses that have never won a Hurdle Race. Distance, 1^ mile«». Entrance, los. Weight, 9*t 71b. MAIDEN FLAT RACE of £6. For horses that have never won a race. Distance, l.{ miles. Entrance, 12s. Weights : 3yrs., Bs t 31b ; 4yrs., 9bt ; f>, (i, and aged, Hat 31b. PONY RACE of £5, for ponies 14} hands high and under. Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, 10s. Catch weights. ONE MILE HANDICAP of £10. Nomination, 7s 6'd ; acceptance, 12s 6d. Distance, 1 mile. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of £15 for allcomers. Over 8 flights of hurdles, 3ft. Gin. high. Nomination, 10a ; acceptance, 20s. Distance, 2 miles. SETTLER'S RACE, of £8, for horses the bona fide property of settler's residing within a radius of ten toiles. Distance, I ', miles. Entrauce, lGs. Weight, BstSELLING H\CK RACE, of £5. VVinner to be cold for .ClO. Surplus if any to go to the race funds. Distance 1 mile. Entrance, 10s. Weight, loar. OTOROHANGA CUP HANDICAP, of £20. Distauce2 miles. Nomination, I.ls. Acceptance, 255. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, of £5. for beaten horses Distance, 1 mile. Nomination, os ; Acceptance, ss.

RULES.

Tliree horses to start or no race. All protests to be sent in in writing to the Secretary fifteen minutes after race. Aocompanied with 10s. 6tl same to be forfeited to the race funds if protest be not sustained. Decision of Stewards to be final Secoud horse to save stakes in each -event except Pony aud Selling Hack Race. Qualification fee 10s Gd. Nominations for all handicaps, with necessary cash, to be made with the secretary at Otorohanga, or J. VV. Ellis Esq., Kihikihi, on or before 8 p.m. on Thursday, the 23rd inst. Acceptances not later than 12 a.m. on day of races. ' All other events post entries. Weights to appear in The WAIKATO Times on Tuesday,' 28th inst. There mMH be a dance in the hall in the evening, to commence at S o'clock. Good accomodatiou for visitors. Wm. SEARANCKE, Hon. Sec.

]%/rATAMATA RACING CLUB. (Registered under Auckland Racing Club.) BACE MEETING. TrthDAY, December 28th, 1886. PROG RM ME. (First Race to start at 1 p.m., prompt.) J r doe— Mr F. Dibble. Handraim'Ebs — Messrs W. Carr and J. Allwell. 1. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 12&0v5. ; second horse to receive 2dovs. from stakes. Distance 2 miles ; over eight flights ot hurdles about 3ft Gin high. Entrance (is ; acceptance, 12s. 2. MAIDEN PLATE, of Gsovs. ; second horse to receive lsov. from stakes. Opeu to all horses that have never won an advertised race at time of entry. Weight for age. Distance, ]£ miles. Entrance, 3s; acceptance, 6s. 3. MATAMATA R. C HANDICAP, of 24sovs, ; second horse to receive 4sovs from stakes. Distance 2 miles. Entrance, 12s ; Acceptance, 245. 4. DISTRICT HURDLE RACE, of ()sovB. ; second horse to receive lsov. from stakes. Distance 2 miles, over 8 flights of hurdles, about 3ft. 6in. high. — Entrance, 3s ; acceptance, Gs. 5. RAILWAY PLATE, of 14sovs. ; second horse to receive £2 10s from stakes. Distance, 1£ miles. Entrance, 7s ; acceptance, 14s. 6. STEEPLECHASE, of Bsovs. ; second horse to receive £1 10s from stakes. Distance about 2\ miles. Entrance, 4s ; acceptance, Bs. 7. DISTRICT HANDICAP, of 7sovs. ; second horse to receive 30s fro»n stakes. Distance, H miles. Entrance, 4s ; accept nice, 7s. . CONSOLATION HANDICAP, of 3sovs. Open to all horses beaten dming the meeting. Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, ss.

RULES AND CONDITIONS.

All Races to be run in colours, and three horses to start or no race. All disputes, claims, and objections arising out of the racing to be decided by a majority of the Stewards present or those whom they may appoint, and their decision nhall be final. Protests must be made in writing and given to the Secretary, accompanied by a depot.it of £1, within 20 minutes from the conclusion of the race disputed, such deposit to be foifeited to the racing fund should the Stew aids conbider the prote&t frivolous or vexatious. Five per centum will be deducted from the winnings in ISos. 1, 3, and o races, where the winners are not members of the Matamata Racing Club, such moneys deducted to goto' the racing funds. Auckland Racing Club rules will be adhered to.

Notice-

An tfxeurbion train will leave Hamilton for the racecourse at 9 oO a.m. on the day of the races, calling at all intermediate jjtatious and connecting at Ruakura with the 0. 15 t».m ordinary train from Cam bridge, aud afc Mornnsville with the 8.20 ordinary train from Te Aroha, arriving at Matamata at 1 1.45 a.m., leaving again on the return journey at 5,23 p.m., and connecting with the afternoon tnins for Te Aroha aud Cambiidge. Saturday return fares will be charged. This will give the public a splendid opportunity tor a run into the country, a view of the picturesque scenery ot the Thames Valley, the new and thriving settlement of Waharoa, the Wairiri Waterfall, and the celebrated Hot ' Spriniib ot Matamata. ! Me \Y- T. Firth has made.inangements ' iritl* iit charter to run a coach to the Soi sp"»£ B fww the railway station. j ni . Te Aroii* Brass Band will be in attendance. Livnchcon and all kinds of refreshments supplied on the course in his usual magnificent style by that Prinoo of Caterers, Frank Rose, of Oxford. I. HOPKINS, Secretary Matamata Racing Club.

rp X ""AROHA SPRINGS. Board and Residence By the Day or Week on moderate terms at WAVKRLEVT TJOUSE, averley House, Within three minutes wall*, of the Baths aad Railway Station.