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Marlborough Express, Volume XIII, Issue 1080, 20 November 1878, Page 3

IREISrWTCK: ANNUAL RAGES AND SPORTS, TO BE HELD ON BOXING DAY DEC. 26th, 1878. Judge : Joseph Ward, Esq. . Secretary : j Treasurer : Mr. C. Tunnicliffe. j Mr. W. Tissiman Starter : Mr. R. H. Cundy. Clerk of the Coupse : Mr. B. De Ferres. Stewards. Mr John Barry. Mr G. E. D. Goff. Mr Geo. Boyle. Mr W. E. Miles. Mr P. Dillion. Mr T. O'Sullivan. Mr C. Elliot. Mr A Penny. Mr B. de Ferres Mr J. T. Robinson. Mr Isaac Freeth. , Mr John Shaw. Mr H. Gee. Mr G. Stevenson. Mr W. B. Girling | Mr J. Vorbach. Mr S. Watson. PROGRAMME. 1 Foot Race for Boys under 12. 440 yards. Entrance free. First Prize 7s 6d. Second ss. 2. Foot Race, 440 yards, handicap. Nominations 2s 6d. Acceptances, 2s Gd. Fisrt Prize £ . Second Prize £ . 3. Hurdle Race, welter weights for age, according to Marlborough Rules, twice round the Course, over six flights of hurdles 3ft 3in high. Entrance s. Prize £ . 4. Foot Race, for Boys under 10 : 100 yards. Entrance free. First Prize 5s Second 2s 6d. 5. Hack Hurdle Race, twice round the course, over six flights of hurdles ; no horse to carry less than 9st. Entrance. Prize £ 6. Foot Race, half-mile haudicap. Nominasion 2s 6d. Acceptance ss. lsb Prize. £ 2nd £ • 7. Hack Race, Shearer's Purse ; catch weights. Heats. Once round the Course. Eni trance 7s 6d. Prize, £ . 8. Maiden Plate, for all horses that have never won a race where more than £5 of Public Money was offered. One Mile. Weights for age, Entrance Prize £ . 9. Maiden Foot Race, 100 yards handicap, Nomination 2s 6d. Acceptance 2s 6d. Ist Prize £ . 2nd . 10. Foot Race for Boys under 16 ; 440 yards handicap. Nominations on the ground, one hour before the race. Ist Prize L . 2nd L . 11. Renwick Plate, of L handicap. Nominations with 10s enclosed to be made to the Secretary at Renwick, before 8 p.m. 12th Dec, weights to appear on Saturday, 14fch Dec. Acceptances with 10s enclosed to be made to the Secretary by 8 p.m. on the 23rd December. 12. Pony Race, for Ponies under 13£ hands. Catch weights. Heats. Once rourd the Course. Entrance. Prize L . 13. Foot Race 100 yards handicap. Nomination 2s 6d. Acceptances 2s 6d. Ist. Prize L . 2nd L . 14. Foot Race for Boys under 10 ; 100 yards. Entrance free. Ist Prize, ss, 2nd 2s. 15. Hack Race. Catch weights £■ mile. Heats. Winner of the Shearers Purse not to start. Entrance ss. Prize L . 16. Foot Race, one mile handicap. Nomination 2s 6d. Acceptances ss. Ist Prize L . 2ndL . 17. Trotting Match of L handicap three times round the course. Nominations ss. Acceptances ss. 18. County Stakes of L . handicap Nomination with 7s 6d enclosed to be made by 8 p.m. 23rd December. Weights to appear, and acceptances 7s 6d to close immediately after the running of the Renwick Plate. REGULATIONS, 1. Nominations for the Foot Races to be made to the Secretary at Renwick by 8 p.m. on Dec. 12, Hadicaps to appear m the "Marlborough Express," on December 14th. Acceptances to be made by 8 p.m. on December 23rd. 2. Starters m Renwick Plate, Maiden Plate, County Stakes, and Hnrdle Race to pay a qualification fee of 10s, and starters m Trotting Match and Hack Races ss. 3. Nominations for Trotting Match, and entrance for Hack Races to be made to the Secretary on the ground one hour before the each race. 4. No prize given unless two competitors start, no second prize unless three, second horse m all cases to save bis stakes. 5. First Race will start at 10 o'clock sharp. 6. All disputes to be referred at once to the Stewards, whose decisions shall be final. CHAS TUNNICLIFFE, Secretary. Alfred Dobson, BOOKSELLER, STATIONER, AND NEWS AGENT. Every Boys Annual The Boy Tar Vasco de Gama Land of the Mammoth Esmond The Newcomes Year of Amercan Travel Hogg on the Microscope Poganue People by Mrs H. B. Stowe Christmas Cards LETT'S DIARIES FOR 1879 Books, Newspapers, and Periodicals procured to order. ALFRED DOBSON, Market-street, Blenheim. DWEMYSS, BUILDER Grove. • Road, Blenheim. y Plans and%SpeciJkations Prepared, ,