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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5006, 1 February 1878, Page 5

SALE OF SURPLUS SUMMER STOCK AT NEAL AND CLOSE'S. pREAT BARGAINS are selling n Mantles, Jackets and Fichus, NEAL & CLOSE, COSTUMES in Silk, Fancy Materials, Piques, Holland and Prints, at half English Cost. NEAL & CLOSE. DRESS MATERIALS of Every description reduced to Half Price. NEAL AND CLOSE. MILLINERY, Collars, Ties, and Parasols at Greatly Reduced Prices. NEAL] AND CLOSE. DRESS LENGTHS and Remnants will be cleared at Nominal Prices. NEAL AND CLOSE. CLOTHING, Hats, Caps, Shirts, and Hosiery at Clearing Prices. NEAL AND CLOSE. BOOTS and SHOES at Sale Prices. NEAL AND CLOSE. SUMMER GOODS have been reduced to half price. The Sale will continue during the month of January. NEAL & CLOSE, IMPORTERS, H A S T I N G-S T R E E T. 213 HAWKE'S BAY TOOKBY CLUB RACES. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, 2Ut and 22nd March. STHWABDS : W, J. Birch J. N. Williams Allan M'Lean Sydney Johnston Robert Farmer James Watt Junes : F. Button. FIRST DAY. Maiden Piath, of 60 boys, with a sweep of 3 bovb each for starters added. Open to all horseß that have never won an advertised race exoeeding £25 in value j 1£ miles ; weight for age. Entrance, £3. Raiiwa* Stakes, of 30 bovb; threequarters of a milej weight for age. Entrance, £2. Napibe Handicap, of 150 soys, with a sweepstakes of 6 boys eaoh added, second horse to receive 20 boys from the stakes ; distance, one mile and three quarters. Nomination, 2 soys ; acceptance*, 3 soys, to the funds. Nominations, addressed fco the Secretary, enclosing 2 boys, to be left at the Criterion Hotel by 8 p.m. on Saturday, January 6. Weightß will be declared on Fr day, 18th January. Acceptances, with 3 boys, on Thursday, 31st January. Sweep en night of general entry. The winner of any handicap of the value of 300 soys after declaration of the weights to carry lOlbs extra ; of the value of 200 soys, 71bs extra $ of the value of ICO boys, 51bs extra ; penalties not accumulative. SEIZING Raob, of 40 soys ; entrance, £2 ; one mile and a quarter; weight for age. Winner to be sold for £50. If entered to be sold for £40, allowed 71bs ; if for £80, allowed 141bs j if for £20. allowed 211bBj if for £10, allowed 28lbs ; any surplus to go to the funds. HACK RAOB, of 10 boys. Distance, 1 mile ; catch weights. Entrance, £1. SECOND DAY. Handicap Htjbdle Raob, of 40 boys, with a sweepstakes of 3 boys each for starters added. Distance, 2 miles, over seven flights of hurdles; entrance, 2 soys. The handicap will appear shortly after general entrance. Hawee's Bat Plate, of 60 bovb ; distance. 2 miles ; weight for age. Entrance, £3 Peovinoiai Pboducb Stakbs, of 60 soys, with a sweepstakoß of 3 bovb each for starters added ; for all horses bred in the Provincial District of Hawke'B Bay that have never won an advertised race exceeding £25 in value at time of entry. Winner, of the Maiden Plate to carry 71bB penalty. Weight for age. Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, £3. Tradesmen's Handicap, of 100 soys, with a sweepstakes of 5 boys each for starters added ; l£ miles. Entrance, 2 boys, and acceptances, 3 bovb to the funds Weights to appear on evening of first day'B racing. Acceptance, with sweep, to be paid before the start for the Hurdle Bace. Consolation Handicap, of 30 bovb, for all beaten horses, hacks excepted ; one mile. Entrance, £2. No entry will be received for any race except upon the condition that all claims, disputes, aad objections arising, shall be decided, by the Stewards or whom they may appoint, and their decision upon all points shall be final. General entries and nominations will be received by the Secretary, at the Criterion Hotel, Napier, up to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 15th March. Qualification fee of £2 payable at the same time. The rules and weights of the New Zealand Jockey Club will be strictly adhered to. Five per cent, will be deduoted from the gross amount of all stakes. Horaes walking over will receive 60 per cent, of the stakes. M. K. MILLER, 63 Hon; gee