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Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 309, 5 February 1848, Page 192

NELSON RACES. The SUB3CRIBER3 to these races are requested to MEET on FRIDAY next, at Thrto o'clock, at the Wakatu Hotel. G. DnprA, O. B. Withbb, G. W. SCHBODEB, C. Elliott. NELSON RACE MEETING.— THURSDAY, March 9d, 1848. Stewards -Messrs. Redwood, sen., Mobsk, and . Clerk of the Course— Mr. H. Redwood, jun. Judge— Mr. White. Tbadesmbn's Plate of Twelve Sovereign, for all horses. WeighU for age:— 3-year old, 9st. ; 4-year old. lOst. 71bs.; 5-year old, 1 1st. t 0-year and aged, 1 1 st. albs. : 4)bs. allowed to mares and geldings. The winner of one race in New Zealand to carry 4lbt., matches excepted. Entrance, One Guinea, to go the fund. Heats. Once round and a distance. Scuubt Stakes, handicap, of Ten Shillings and Sixpence each, Eight Sovereigns added. Heata. Once round and a distance. Plat-ob-Pat Stakes, of Two Sovereigns, for all Mules. Entrance, Two and Sixpence. Catch weight*. Once round and a distance. Tally-ho Stakes, handicap, of Fifteen Shillings each, and Five Sovereigns added. Overfour sets of hurdles. Heats. Once round and a distance. Hack Stakes, of Five Shillings each, with Five Pounds added. Catch weights. Heats. Once round. Fobcbd Handicap, of Ten Shillings and Sixpence each, with Five Pounds added, for beaten horses. Once round and a distance. The winner of any one race to be disqualified from competing for a subsequent race, but should the horse be entered, the money will be returned. The prizes will be paid by the Treasurer on the Monday following the races, at the Wakatu Hotel, at Eleven o'clock. All hones to be entered at the Wakatu Hotel before Seven o'clock on the day preceding the races, or pay double entrance at the post. No money will be given by the Stewards for a walk over, nor unless two hones, the bond fide property of separate persons, do start. Hones to be at the post for the Tradesmen's Plate at halfput Eleven precisely. C. Elliott, Secretary and Treasurer. NELSON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— The ANNUAL HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION will take place on WEDNESDAY, the 23d of February, when prises will be awarded to the following productions of the garden : — Potatoes, finest Peaches, finest Do. second do. Do. second do. Do. best assortment Apricots, finest Do. second do. Nectarines, finest Peas, finest Plums, finest desert Do. second do. Do. second do. Beans— broad, finest Do. finest kitchen Do. Freifch, do. Do. best variety Do. runnen, do. Apples, finest desert Cabbages, finest three Do. second do. ; Do. best assortment Do. finest kitchen Cauliflowers, three heads Do. second do. Turnips, finest bunch Do. best variety Do. do., Swedes' Pears, finest desert Carrots, finest bunch Do. do. kitchen Celery, do. Do. best variety Parsnips, do. Figs, three finest Onions, do. Do., do. second do. Do. do. lot for pickling Almonds, finest Do. finest potato Cape Gooieberries, do. Lettuce, finest three Alpine Strawberries, do. Radishes, finest dish Melon, finest Salading, beat variety Do. second Beet, finest Do. (water) finest Hone-radish, three sticks Cucumber, finest Hops, finest Do. second do. Vegetable Marrow, finest Nosegay, finest Pumpkin, finest Dahlias, best variety Tomatas, do. Geraniums, do. Rhubarb, aix finest sticks. Roses, do. The amount of the respective prizes will be hereafter determined on, of which sufficient notice will be given. An Exhibition of Grapes, &c, will take place in the Autumn, particulars of which will be publishes. D. Monbo, Hon. Sec. 'pHE COOK'S STRAIT ALMANACK -ft- for the year 1848; containing preface, signal station, duties, principal articles of the calendar, almanack, gardeners' calendar, right ascension, declination, and meridian passage of the principal stan in the southern hemisphere, eclipses fox 1848, table of port establishments of the principal harbours, Sec., of New Zealand, table for finding high water, &c, New Zealand itinerary, list of whaling stations, list of ordinances passed in 1847, principal occurrences of 1847, military and naval directory, directory for the southern settlements, weather table, atatistics, &c.