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CANTERBURY RACES, 1862. STEWABDS : HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT. I. T. Cookson, Esq. R. Wilkin, Esq. G. D. Lockhart, Esq. J. C. Wilson, Esq. W. H. Harris, Esq. Judge—J. C. W. Russell, Esq. Clerk of the Course —John Shand, Esq. Starter—C. G. Hodgson, Esq. i WEDNESDAY, FEB. 12. CRITERION STAKES— £3 each, with £30 added. 1| miles. C.J.C. weights. Penal- l ties for winners as in the Canterbury Cup. DERBY STAKES.—£IO each, with £100 added, for 3 year olds. 1|- miles, Bst lOlba. Mares and geldings allowed 51bs. 12 subscribers (closed.) GRAND STAND PLATE.—Handicap of £50. £3 entrance. 1 mile. Weights to be declared at the Judge's chair before the first race of this day. LADIES' PURSE.—£IOO, added to a sweepstakes of £10. 2| miles. Gentlemen riders. 3 years old, 9st 91 bs; 4 years, lOst 131bs; 5 years, list 71bs; 6 years and aged, list lOlbs. The winner of any stake in 1861 or 1862 of the value of £100 to carry 51bs extra; of two such races, or of one of the value of £150, to carry 91bs extra. SCURRY RACE.—£I each, with £5 added. Catch weights. \ mile heats. Qualification for entry same as in Hack Stakes. THIRD DAY.—THURSDAY, FEB. 13. MATCH.—£IOO, hi. 1| mile. Bst 71bs, with allowances. Mr. Lee's br. f. by Sleight-of-Hand; out of Countess. Mr. Lee's b. c. Koh-i-noor, by Chatterbox, out of Bella Against Mr. J. W. Mallock's b. f. Emmeline, by Sleight-of-Hand, out of Emma. Mr. J. W. Mallock's eh. f. Vivienne, by Sleight-of-Hand, out of Magic. One of each to run. METROPOLITAN PLATE.—Handicap of £50. £3 entrance. 1^ mile. Weights to be declared after the Ladies' Purse has been run for. QUEEN'S PLATE.—£IOO, for all ages. _ Entrance £5 each. 3 miles. C.J.C. weights. FORCED HANDICAP.—I mile. Sweepstakes of £10 each, h.f., compulsory to all winners except the Scurry and Hack; optional to losers. The forfeit must be declared to the Secretary of the C.J.C, who will be in attendance within fifteen minutes of the publication of the weights. SELLING STAKES.—£2 each, with £25 added. 1|- mile. C.J.C. weights. The winner to be sold for £100. If entered to be sold for £90, allowed 71bs; if for £80, 141bsj if for £70,211b5; if for £6Q, 281bs ; and if for £50, 351bs. The winner to be sold by public auction immediately after the race, and the surplus (if any) to go to the fund. CONSOLATION STAKES.—Handicap. £2 each, with £25 added, for beaten horses. 1 mile, In all races not otherwise specified, the allowance is 31bs for mares and geldings. The following races are closed: —The Maiden Stakes, Derby, and Sleight-of-Hand Cup. The Scurry and Hack Races are Post entries. Winners to pay 5 per cent of their winnings towards the expenses of the course. The Stewards, or whom they may appoint, to handicap. By order of the C.J.C. Committee, 773 A. R. CREYKE, Hon. Sec. 831" END OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1862. SALE OF VALUABLE PURE BRED IMPORTED RAMS, EX ALBBMABLE FROM LONDON. MESSRS. BETHUNE & HUNTER will sell BY PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Exchange, Wellington, ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1862, AT TWO O'CLOCK, SIX very valuable Merino Rams, bred by Thos. Sturgeon, Esq., of The Elms Grays, Essex, being the produce of stock descended from the pure flock of his late Majesty George the Third, and since bred without cross or stain. At the Agricultural Exhibition of all Nations held at Paris in June, 1856, a prize of 600 francs and a gold medal was awarded to Mr. Sturgeon for a pure Merino Tup exhibited by him, of the same breed as the Rams now advertised for sale. Also, The pure bred short horned Bull Crimson Lad, imported in the ship Constantine from London | bred by Joseph Peat, Esq., Church End Farm, Welleden, Middlesex. Crimson Lad, Red, calved in July, 1858, and got by Crimson, Red calved March, 1854, got by Warrior (12287) Dam (Cherry) by Bumper (10005) G.d. (Dairy Maid) by Chance Gr. g.d. by Liverpool (4235) Gr. gr. g.d. by Warlaby (672) Gr. gr. gr. g.d. by Jerry (4907) And, Sundry other Stock, consisting of Horses, , Mares, Cattle, and Sheep. ' The Rams will be on show at the Auctioneer's Stockyard, Manners street, until the day of sale, and an order can be obtained to view the Bull, who 1 i» in a paddock near the town. Exchange Buildings, Wellington, January 7,1862. 656 Provincial Secretary's Oifice, February 5, 1862. , npHE Government are prepared to receive 8 JL tenders for metalling on the North, B Road, South Road, the Springs Track, and Lincoln r Road, in short lengths to suit contractors. For further particulars, apply at the Office of Public Works. THOS. WM. MAUDE, ~ 739 Provincial Secretary. f ~~ NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to the undersigned, who have not been asked for their respective accounts, are requested to pay the same by the end of February next. To those who have ~ been requested to pay, and have not done so, are informed that legal proceedings will be at once c commenced unless they are at once paid. ir All persons having any claims whatsoever against the undersigned, are requested to send in the same for examination and liquidation at onco. J. WHITE & CO., Bee Hive Store, Kaiapoi. Jan. 29,1862. 658