NOVEL PROGRAMME

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 144, 20 August 1941, Page 6

NOVEL PROGRAMME

A MAORI RACE MEETING

In ,the stewards' stand of the Rangitikei Racing Club at Bulls, there is a framed, programme of a Maori race meeting- held at Karioi on New Year's Day. 1870. which in its way is absolutely priceless, an das a sample of native humour is worth reproducing. PROGRAMME MAORI RACE MEETING j KARIOI, January 1, 1870 Come ! Came ! Notice to All. This notice is to all friends in the East, in the West, in the North, in the South. OH, FRIENDS, LISTEN, HORSE RACES WILL BE HELD AT KARIOI. The races will be run under the patronage of the Ki&g; of Maori 'People. Stewards of Races: Chairman: Te Wheoro and his friends. Judge: Te Tahuna and his friends. Starter: Te Harihari and his friends. Clerks of Course: P. Wanihi and Te Amaru. Clerk of Scales: Te Karnanomano. Handicapped Tom Pepa and his wife. Treasurer: The Rev. Hori Wirihaim. Secretary: Mrs Harihari. Rules of These Races: 1. —Men owning horses and wishing to enter them must deposit money in the hands of the Secretary.

2. —Don't bring any drink to these races.

3. —Men who have taken much drink will not be allowed on this course. If any man disobey this rule he will bring the whip of the club down upon him.

4.—No girls will be allowed to ride as jockeys in these races. 5. —Jockeys must wear trousers in all events.

6. —No jockey must knock any other jockey in his horse or touch the reins of any other jockey or strike any other horse other than, his own, or swear at or threaten any other jockey.

7. —Any jockey breaking* these rules will be driven from the course if he does not pay 20s to the Treasurer.

8. You must not change the name of the you must not suppress the fact ,of a win at any other meeting. You can be expelledi or fined not more than 50s if you break this rule.

9.- —Persons allowed to see these races must not say rude words to the stewards, or swear at jockeys who do not win, or who otherwise behave improperly.