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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 5, Issue 256, 15 February 1862, Page 2

WAIPUKURAU RACES, 1862. STEWARDS:— H. R. RUSSELL PURVIS RUSSELL J. D. ORMOND Capt. HARMAN, 14th Regt. J. D. CANNING. JUDGESCLERK OF THE COURSE:— ANDREW REEVES. rTVHURSBAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1862. Maiden Produce Stakes, Of £2 2s. each, with £20 added. For all horses foaled in the Colony, that have never won an advertised race. 2 miles. Weights — 3 yrs., Bst. 7lbs. ; 4 yrs., 9st. 71bs. ; 5 yrs., lOst. 31bs. j 6 yrs. and aged, lOst. lOlbs. Maori Race, Of £5. Entrance £l ; half the entrances to go to the winner, and the rest to the second horse. For all horses bona fide the property of, and ridden by, Aboriginal Natives. 1 mile, heats. Catch weights. Post Entries. Waipukurau Stakes, Of £3 3s. each, with £35 added. For all horses. 3 miles. Weights— 3 yrs., Bst. ; 4 yrs., 9st. ; 5 yrs., 9st. 81bs. ; 6 yrs. and aged, lOst. Hurdle Race, Of £25, added to a sweepstakes of £2 2s. each. For all horses. Heats, li mile. Over 4 leaps 3ft. 6in. high. Weights, 3 yrs., 9st. 91bs. ; 4 yrs., lOst. 131bs, 3 5 yrs., list. 71bs. ; 6 yrs. and aged, list. 121bs. Consolation Stakes. A handicap sweepstakes of £2 2s. each, with £15 added. For beaten horses, li mile. To be handicapped by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint. The above will be the amounts of the stakes provided the subscriptions admit of it ; otherwise, a proportionate reduction will be made. RULES. 1. No horse to be entered for any of the above races (but the Maori race) except by a subscriber of at least 2 guineas to the Race fund. 2. The second horse to save his stakes in any race where three or more horses start. 3. The saddling bell for the Maiden Stakes will ring at a quarter to twelve, and the horses will start at twelve precisely. 4. Entries, Btating the names and ages of the horses, and the colors of the riders, and enclosing the amount of the entrance fee, to be delivered to the Secretary, at the Tavistock Hotel, Waipukurau, between the hours of 7 and 9 p.m., on the 19 th February. 5. Applications will be received by the Stewards from persons wishing to erect refreshment booths on the Race Course. The fee will be 3 guineas. 6. All disputes will be settled by the Stewards, whose decision shall be final. 7. Three horses to start in each of the above races, or the public money will not be given. 8. One Shilling admission will be charged to each person at the gate leading to the Race Course. The money so collected to go to the Race fund. Subscriptions will be received by the Stewards, and by Mr. Goodwin, Waipukurau, and Messrs. Shirley and Howell, Waipawa. S. COOPER, Hon. Sec. Waipukurau, January 9, 1862. NAPIER BEADING CLUB, G-OtKEN EDEEOE. rp HE NOVEMBER number of Cornhill MaA gazine has, contrary to the rules, been taken by some member from the Reading Room. As many members are desirous of reading it, he is requested to return it. J. WILKINSON, Hon. Sec. BANK OP NEW ZEALAND. npHE third instalment of £1, payable on shares JL allotted in this Bank, has been fixed by the Directors to be paid on the sth March, 1862. By order of the Board of Directors, • A. KENNEDY, General Manager. COAL S.— For Sale by the Undersigned, MALTBY & Co.