Marlborough Racing Club. Boxing Day Meeting, Tobehbld on the Blenheim Racecourse ON MONDAY, DEC. 27, 1886 President —H. Redwood Vice-President —W. B. Girling Judge—J, Ward, sen, Hon Treasurer—W. E. P. Cloustcn Hsndicapper—P. Rush Starter —J. H. Redwood Clerk of the Soales-F. Redwood Clerk oi the Course—J. Page Stewards —H. DodSon, J- H« Redwood, W. H. Lambert, T» Horton and G. W. Riley. PROGRAMME. Hunt Club Handicap Hobbles.—Distance two miles. For Gentleman s Saddle (presented by Mr Kilpatrick),with £lO added. Over 8 flights of hurdles 3fi. ,3in. high. Minimum weight, 10st. 71b- For liorse3 owned and riddon by members, of the Wairau Hunt Club that hunted three times during last season, but not neees • sarily by the owner. Amateur riders to be allowed 71bs,; such riders to mean only those who have not ridden in any previous Hurdle Race. Horses that have won a stake of £3O, or upwards of public money, over hurdles, not to bo allowed to start. Kntrance, LI. 2 Handicap Hurdle Race, a Sweepstake of LI for starters, with L2O added.—Distance, two miles ; over eight flights of hurdles, 3ft 3in high. Nominations, 10s ; acceptances, 10s. 3 Hack Hurdle Race.—Distance, about U miles; over six flights of hurdles, 3ft Bin. high. No horse to carry less than lOst, nor any horse to be allowed to start that has ever won Llo of public money, or has started for the Handicap Hurdles. Entrance, 15s. Ist prize LlO. Post entry. 4 Wairau Plate Handicap, a sweepstake of LI for Starters, with L3O ndded.—Distance, miles, Nominations, 10s j acceptances, LI. Trotting Match (in saddle), of o sovs —For horses that have never won L 5 of public money. Weight not less than list. Entrance 10s. Pull and go. Second horse to save his stakes. Post entry. 6 Sheakbrs’ Purse. —Distance, 1J miles for horses not entered for any other race, except the Hunt Club Handicap and Hack Hurdles. Horses that have won a stake of L2O or upwa s, of publio money not be allowed to start. No horse to carry less than 9st, Entrance, 10s. Ist prize, LlO, Post entry. 7 Hislof Cup Handicap, a sweepstake of 10s, with LIO added—Distance, three-quarters of a mile. Nominations 10s 5 acceptances, 10s. 8 Cavalry Race, a sweepstake of 10s. with L 5 added. Distance.—Once round the course. For bon& fide cavalry horses drilled throughout the recent encampment. To be ridden by members of toe Marlborough Hussars, in uniform. Minimum weight, 12st. Entrance, 10s. 9 Sporting Handicap, & sweepstake of 10s, with L2O added—Distance, once round the course. Nominations, 10s; acceptances, 10s. 0 Consolation Handicap.—Distance, once round the course. For. all horses that have started in previous races but have not won. Entrance 10a First prize, LlO. ' DATE OF NOMINATIONS, ACCEPTANCES, ETC, Nominations for the Wairau Hunt Club Handicap, and Handicap' Hurdles, to be made not later than 8 p.m. in Saturday, December 4th. Weights to je declared on December 11th. Acceptinces on general entry night, December 18th. Nominations Jor the Sporting Handicap, Hislop Cup, and Cavalry Race on general mtry night, December 18th. The handicaps for the Hislop Cup to be declared immedaittaly after the Wairau Plate is run ; and for the Sporting Handicap immediately after the Hislop Cup is run. RULES AND REGULATIONS. No entry will be received for any race except upon the condition that all claims, Jisputes, and objection* arising shall be lecided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint, and their decision upon al points shall be final. All protests must be accompanied with t deposit of 2 sovs., which sum shall be forfeited to the funds if the protest Is not sustained. In all races second horse to save his stakes. All nominations, entiles, acceptances, Bet. accompanied by the necessary amount injcasli, must be addressed to the Secretary, and left at the Club Hotel Blenheim, not later than 8 p.m. on the rdvertised date of closing. No entry will be received under an pretence after the hour named. The Rules of the Marlborough Racing Club will be strictly adhered to. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross amount of all stakes. Horses walking over will receive 50 per cent of the stakes. . Owners are responsible for all penalties and allowances, which must be notified to the Secretary, when possible, on night of general entry, or in any case half.an. hour prior to start. All persons intending to withdraw horses, are required to give notice to that effect to the Secretary or Clerk of the Scales one half hour before the official time for starting such race. Any person Defecting or refusing to comply with this rule shall pay a fine, to be imposed by the Stewards, not exceeding 20 sovs. to the race fund. AH horses Bhall be Darned to the Secre. tary before eleven o’clock a.m. ori the day preceding any race for which they may be entered or nominated, under the penalty of Five Pounds, to be paid by the owner. The Stewards reserve the right to alter the dates of the several meetings, the amount of added money, or make any additions or alterations to the several meetings at any lime prior to nominations being due for such meeting. H. A. WIMOR M'KENZIE, Secretary Marlborough Racing Club. Club Hote’, BlenVim, 1886. ' 1145 The Devil Catch the Hindmoit of Wooller’s DebtorsR WOOLLER is now preparing the accounts forsum,using those Debtors who have led to pay or arrange on or before onday first December 6th as vertised. GEO. S. STENHOUSE, 44 Authorised Agent.
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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2026, 3 December 1886, Page 3
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919Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2026, 3 December 1886, Page 3
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