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Clutha Leader, Volume III, Issue 129, 29 December 1876, Page 5

Ny s: - :-—■;■*-_■ rriAPANUI JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACES, Will be held AT TAPANUI ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, Januaiy 12 and 13, 1877, Stewards ; Messrs R. G. Creagh, Thos. Hewitt, B. Washer, James Lyons, Wm. Logan, James Mair, Chas, Cameron, ' judge 1 Mr Jno, Cameron, starter: Me Thos. Hewitt. clerk op the course. Mr Jno, M'Dupp, HANDrCAPPEPS * M-Bssbs R. G, Creagh and T, Hewitt. FIRST DAY, MAIDEN PLATE, of 20 soys. For all horses that have never won an advertised prize exceeding £10. Entrance, Ll 10s. Distance, one mile and a , -■„. half. Weight for age. HANDICAP, of 40 soys., ■J with a sweep of 2 soys added ; amount accruing from sweep to go to second - hOTBe. Nomination, one soy. ; acceptanc^^wp soys. Distance, one mile Rnc^lalnajlf., BULLOCK DR^^^^ACE, a handicap of 12 -i^S^^pSi^^; heats. For horses the bona;fi<^^r^)orty of working bullock, dialers I ' apesiding within a radius of fifteen -"miles of Tapanui, and owned by them for two months prior to races, and used "for their daily occupation, Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. DISTRICT HANDICAP, of 20 soys. For horses the-bena fide property of persons fesidinglMthin a radius of 15 miles f romß.a^i^L, and owned by them f or threel^oiQp^prior to races. Nomination, one .soy. ; acceptance, one soy. Distance, one mile and a half. V uHACK RACE, of 10 soys. Mile heats;; no weight under 9st. The winner to be sold for Lls ; the surplus, if any, to go to the race fund. Entrace, 10s. Three horses to start or no race. SECOND DAY. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 25 .' «ovs. Distance, two miles, over eight flights of hurdles 3ft. 6in, high. Nomination, -one soy. ; acceptance, Ll 10s. 'TAPANUI JOCKEY OLUB HANDICAP, -of 50 soys., with a sweepstake of three soys. ; second horse to.receive •amount -accruing from sweep. Distance, two miles. -Nomination, Ll 10s •; acceptance, L 2 -2s. "NOVEL RACE, a handicap of 40 soys. . . ' ; The winner to be sold with his en-gs-gements, and the whole proceeds to go to the funds. Entrance, 2 soys. Distance, one mile and a half, •SELLING RACE, of 15 soys* Winner to be sold for sI ;L2O. Weight for age; mile • heats»f -^Entrance, 1 soy. If entered to be sold for Lls, allowed Tibs ; if entered to be sold for LlO, allowed 241bs. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, of 15 soys. -•-. ; i-^&stance, one mile,^-nd a half. Nomi- : n_|j^on, 10s ; acceptance, 20s. RULES'IbrD REGULATIONS. -!•£ :-, *'■) Nominations for the Hurdle, Tapanui, ; Club Handicaps must be made ; -fpTO W-^Secretary, at the Commercial Hotel, Tapanui, on or before 8 p.m. on Monday, Ist January^ 1877. - Weights for the "Tapanui and Hurdle Handicaps will be declared in the Tapanui Courier of the 3rd, Tuapeka Times 3rd,, and Guardian 4th -January, 1877. Weights for the> Jockey Club and Novel Handicaps will be. declared, on the night of the first day's racing. General entries to be made at the Commercial Hotel on Thursday, llth ■January, before 8 p.m. Dunedin Jockey Club rules will be -strictly adhered to. , - All entries and acceptances must be in sealed covers, addressed to the Secretaiy, •and contain entrance money, sweepstake, . ; description,, pedigree, and age of horse, and colours to be worn by jockey. A penalty of 2 soys. will be enforced for rid- •' v ing in wrong colours. . Horses walking over will receive 50 per •cent.vof .the stakes. No person.;to enter a horse unless he be ; &;Bubscriber of not less than two guineas to the funds ; and .no person to nominate unless both owner and nominator be sub- ; • .acribers of the same amount. In the event of any person entering a .the. sum of L 2 2s must be lodged with the Secretary before Such protest is -considered ; this sum to be forfeited to ? -the funds should the Stewards consider _ : the protest frivolous or vexatious. . Five 1 per cent, will -be deducted from --I 7*— gross-amount of all moneys paid in'acwith the programme-, (for '«fc- ,,,.., f penses. -—--All- disputes, claims, and objections 4* arising .out -of s the racing shall ,be : decided , by the Stewards, or whoever they ; may Lloappoinji. :it Their decision on all points connected with" iKe* carrying r out of the pro--rgramme shall be final. „ |- •: .... » - „ J* A. MOONEY/ : ••-■•*Wa. -,-■->;: .?■?• Secretary-.'