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Races. T EESTON RACES TO TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1867. Stewards : E. C. J. Stevens, Esq., E. Jollie, Esq., C. J. Bridge, Esq., G. B. Woodman, Esq.' J. R. Collisson, Esq., . R. Gillett, Esq. JxTDQ-E : G. Ffitch, Esq. Staeter: J. Selfe, Esq. Cleex op the Course: E. W. Millett, Esq. Clbbk oi , the Scales : Mr R. Rose. PROGRAMME :— HtrEDLE Race of 3 soys each and 30 bovb added.- Two miles, over eight flights of hurdles. 3 yrs, 9st lOlbs ; 4 yrs, lOat 61be ; 5 yrs, list 5 6 yrs and aged, list 71bs ; winner of any hurdle race or steeplechase of the value of £50 and upwards to carry £10 extra ; of any stake under £50, 71 bs extra. Matdbn PiiATE of 2 sove each and 25 boys added. One mile and a-half. C.J.C. weights. Confined to horses which shall have been bond fide the property of a resident in the district (according to the Road Board map) from September 19, 1867. The Ellesmeee Plate of 4 soys each and 40 soys added. Two miles and a-half 3 yrs, 7st 81bs; 4 yrs, 9st; 5 yrs, 9st 71bs; 6 yrs and aged, 9st lOlbs. The Leeston Teial Stakes of 2 sovb each and 20 soys added ; for three-year-olds j One mile and.a-half. C.J.C. weights. Conditions the same as for the Maiden Plate. The winner of the Maiden Plate will not be disqualified for this race. [Hack Race, of 1 «ov each and saddle and I bridle added, for untrained horses. Threequarters of a wile.- Catch weights. All horses excluded which neve won public money. Consolation Handicap, of 1 soy each and 10 soys added, for beaten horses. One mile. Entries for the four first races will close at the Leeston Hotel on December 8, 1867, at eight p.m., to be addressed to the Secretary of the Leeston Race Committee. Ten per cent, of all winnings to be deducted to go to the fund. Three horses, the property of different owners, to start in each race, or the added money will not be given. ' Colours of the riders to be stated at the time of entry ; any jockey riding in different colours to those named will be fined one sovereign. Any one entering a horse for this meeting must be a subscriber of not less than one guinea to the fund. The meeting will be held under the C J.C rules. All disputes to be settled by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint, and their decision to be final. J. J. Lob, 11-14 Hon.-Secretary and Treasurer. Properties to Let or Sell. SHAND'B TRACK. RURAL SECTION No. 3678, well situated on this main thoroughfare, and containing fifty acres of good farming land, with complete fencing and other improvements, TO BE SOLD at a low price. Apply to No. 165 10-31 Habman & Stevens. OXFORD. IAA ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL JLUU LAND, being Bnral Section No. 6334, at Oxford. The land is of very good quality, and is surrounded with cultivated farms. Apply to No. 164 & StETENS, 10*31 Ohnetehurohi

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Press, Volume XII, Issue 1586, 6 December 1867, Page 3

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Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Press, Volume XII, Issue 1586, 6 December 1867, Page 3

Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Press, Volume XII, Issue 1586, 6 December 1867, Page 3