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Sporting trance, 2s 6d. Players allowed to find their own quoits, but not to exceed 81bs. •, per pair. Consolation Race, for all beaten com- ( petitors, 200 yds. First prize, £3 ; second do., £2 ; third do., i; £L Entrance, 3s. Tossing the Caber/ — First prize, £1 ; second do., 10s. Entrance, 2s. "b our entries or no event. Nominations for the Brunner Handicap, j Half-Mile Handicap Race, and Mile Han- ] dicap, will close on the 2nd of DECEM- ] BER at 6 p.m. Handicap declared on ] ! the 9th. Acceptances to be paid before 6 \ p.m. on the 23rd DECEMBER. Wallsend Sheflield Handicap, and Taylorville Handicap close at 6 p.m. on first day's Racing Handicap declared at 11 a.m. Acceptances received until noon. F. LANGE, Treasurer. , WM. MARTIN, Secretary. V 'HA ; U R A RACES, 1886 To start punctually at noon. 1 FRIDAY, Ist JANUARY. President and Treasurer : Mr James Hargreaves. Stewards : Mr J. Hargreaves Mr Henry Mitchell Mr J. M'Laughlin Mr George Nottle Mr William Young. Judge : Mr James Harpreaves. Starter :' Mr Thomas M'Kee. : j Clerk of Scales : Mr. William Young. Clerk, of Course ; Mr Samuel J; Harvey I— Stewards' Handicap, 10 soys., en- | trance, : 1 soy. ; distance, 1£ mile. Post entry. 2 — Handicap Hack Race 10 soys., entrance, 1 soy. ; mile heats, without. ( dismounting. Open to all horses that ' ,4hay<3 not won public money exceeding ■ 15 soysi- Post entry.'-- ! ! 3 — Ahaura Handicap, 20 soys ; entrance, 1 soy. ; nomination, 1 soy. ; 2 miles. Post entry. .. 4 — Handicap Produce Stakes, 15 soys. ; entrance, 305. .; distance,- 1 mile ,• second horse to save his stakes/ 1 Open to all horses bred on the West Coast. Post entry. 5 — Handicap Trotting Race, 10 soys/; entrance, 1 soy. ; distance, 3 miles ; second horse to save his stake. Post ' entry. ... ./" 1 6— Handicap Hack Race, 10 soys. ; 1 entrance, 1 soy ; distance, 1£ mile. j. Post entry. • ; j 7 — Handicap Consolation Stakes, 10 j . soys. .; ; entrance, 1' soy. ; distance, i 1£ mile. Open to all beaten horses. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 1. All stakes paid less 5 per cent. Three horses must start for each race or the public money will' be withheld. , 2. No entry will be received except I upon therdistinct understanding that^.t^s, decision of the Stew^ardsf or "whomsoever they may appoint, shail in all cases be final, and all law proceedings barred. 3. All entries for the Hack Races and Produce Stakes shall be made subject to the approval of the Stewards. 4. All horses must be ridden in colors. 5. In the event of any person lodging a protest, the sum of 1 soy. shall be lodged with the Secretary before such protest is considered. The amount so deppsited will be forfeited to the race funds should the Stewards consider the protest frivolous or vexatious. 6. Any person entering a horse shall pay the sum of £1 Is to the race fund in order to qualify. The races will be conducted under the Canterbury Jockey Club rules as far as the same are applicable. J. W. JONES, Secretary. Ahaura, 24th November, 1885. Watches. LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, January, 1885. just published. STEWART, DAWSON, AND CO.'S NEW ILLUSTRATED WATCH PAMPHLET. 60 Pages Cr. #0 ! 200 Illustrations ! THE MOST IMPORTANT . THE MOST INTERESTING AND THE BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK EVER ISSUED , ' IN ENGLAND . ON THE ENGLISH LEVER. STEWART, DAWSON AND CO., j ! LIVERPOOL, 1 ( j Have much pleasure in placing before thei j ! thousands of Colonial Customers and the Colonial Public generally their new Watch j Pamphlet, feeling confident that a persual ; of it will highly interest every intending j Watch-buyer. I Don't Fail to read in Our , NEW ILLUSTRATED WATCH < PAMPHLET - f How it is done, and how we have dis- 1 tanced all Competition, j And left our rivals bewildered at the t rapidity of our progress, and utterly f astounded at the merits and value of our I Watches, and, still more indignantly astounded at the miraculous prices at which we sell them. See illustrations and full particulars 'of the Mechanism of all the fol- ] lowing Unrivalled c Watches :— . 1 STEWART, DAWSON, AND CO.'S t RENOWNED f £7 10s ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS, Sold direct for £3 15. Fifty thousand \ of these in wear in the Colonies c with satisfaction unequalled. 1 STEWART, DAWSON, AND CO.'S t MAGNIFICENT t KEYLESS ENGLISH LEVERS. r \For full particulars, with Directions for Winding and Setting Hands, see Is new pamphlets. n STEWART, DAWSON, AND CO.'S n HIGHEST QUALITY EIGHT GUINEA ENGLISH HUNTING LEVERS, With 3 Fairs Extra Jewels, and Real Chrorr meter Balance. Price, £4 1 5s ; never approached.

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Grey River Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 5366, 10 December 1885, Page 4

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