LINCOLN RACES.

Press, Volume XIV, Issue 1894, 11 May 1869, Page 2

LINCOLN RACES.

This meeting is fixed for Thursday next, May 13, and consists of five events. The entries for the first three closed at eight p.m. last, night, at the Wheatsheaf hotel. The spot selected for the course is an even piece of turf within half-a-mile of the hotel. Judging from the number of the entries, and from the well-known qualities of most of the horses entered, a first-class day's sport may be expected.

Htjbdlb Race—Of 25 soys, added to a sweepstake of 5 sove each, over eight nights of hurdles ; 3 yrs, 9st ; 4 yre, lOst 61b ; 5 list ; 6 yre and aged, list 71b. Winner of any hurdle race or steeplechase, of the value of 25 aovs, to carry *»lb extra ; of 50 sots, 101b extra ; distance, 2 miles. . Mr E. Evans' Peckham, aged :■ Mr W. Maxwell's Centurion, aged Mr G. Oaborn's Trump, aged

Maiden PiiAte—Of 20 soys, 2 soys entrance; 2 yrs, 6st 71b j 3 yre, Bst; 4 yre, 9st 31b ; 5 yre, 9st 81b; 6 yrs and aged, 9at 91b ; for all horses that have never' won a sweepstake or plate, district races or otherwise ; distance, 1£ miles. Mr J C CottrelTs Dutchman, aged Mr Merchant's Marquis, 5 yre Mr Morton's Atlae, 4 yre Mr A W Moneys Tiverton, aged Mr E Johnston's Neglect, 2 yrs Mr H Fenwick's Fly, 3 yre Mr J W Mallock'a Lyndon, aged.

Lincoln Pijlth—Of 50 soys. Entrance, 4 eovs each ; 3 yre, Bet j 4 yre, 9st 81b; 5 yre, 9st 101b; 6 yrs, and aged, 9st 131b; distance, 2 miles.

Mr J Morrison's Backbiter, 5 yre Mr G- Welbourn's Wild Boy, 4 yre Mr W C Webb's Tantrums, aged Mr W C Webb'e Bobby Burns, 3 yrs Mr J W Mallock's Lyndon, aged Saddle and Bbedle, presented by Mr Anguc, and Whip, presented by Mr Haskett. Entrance, 10s each. Catch weights. Post entry. For untrained horses, all horses excluded that have ever won an advertised race of the value of 7 eovs. Distance, 1 mile. Consolation Handicap—Of 10 sove, added to a sweepstakes of 1 soy each. Distance, 1 mile.