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New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 320, 21 November 1864, Page 6

Jk tk k PROGRAMME OV TKK TAUEAKGA EEGATTA, TO COME OFF ON DECEMBER 12, 1864. Patrons .- Colonel H. H. Greer, Commanding the District. Lieut.-Colonel Harrington, Ist Waikato Militia. Stewards : Cnpl. Skene, Ist W.M. I Ensign ITorne, 4th "W.M. Capt. Solium. | Mr. McMillan. UMI'IUE : Ist Race. For Wlialcboats pulling six oars ; open to all. First prize, £10 ; second prize, £5. Third boat saves it slakes in the event of four boats starting. 1 f only three start, the second saved it slakes, ami no second prize. Distance, three miles, i'.ntrance, .CI. 2ND Race. For all Boats pulling four oar?, either steer oar or rudder ; but 110 backing up in whaleboatbuilt boats. Open to all. First prize, £S ; second prize, £4. fame conditions as first race as regards tholiuiTiber of boats starling. Distance al=o the same. _b.nt.ancc, IDs. 3ui) Hack. For Open Sailing Boats under thirty feet keol. First prize, £10; second prize, £5. Same conditions. Distance three miles. Entrance, £1. 'Itii Kace. For M :ir Canoes (J"6a Waka Taua.) First prize, £15 ; second prize, £7 10s. Same conditions as others as to number starting. Entrance, j£l. sth Hack. For Second-class C'anoes (Waka Tnvai.) First prize, £10 ; second prize, ss. ! Same conditions. Entrance, 10b. fiTU Kack. A Sweepstakes for a Duck Hunt. Entrance ss. R U L E S. Ist. Each boat is to keep its true and straight course during every part of u race, und the Unipiio ahull be suh: judge nl the couise. 2nd. 11' lhe Umpire be unable to docide which boat has committed a i'viil, the lace shall be rowed over again. 3rd. 7t is the province of the Umpire, when app> al d to, but not lel'ore. to decide a foul, and the boats decided by him to have committed foul, sLall be distanced. ■ith. Tlie decision of the Umpi: e shall in all cases be final, and any competitor refusing to abide therebv shall be distanced. Otlu The decision of the Committee -with regard to the designation of boats, and all other matters, except those referred to in the preceding Rules, shall bo tinal. RULES FOR SAILING BOATS. Ist. A boat on the pert tack shall givo way to one the starboard tack. 2nd. A boat sailing free to give way to ono close hauled. 3rd. Two boat;i close hauled on the same tackstanding in to the shore, should theleewaid boat find it af'boluteiv necessary to ' tack to prevent going ashore, ami lias not room to do ;o, without foul ng the windward boat, it must hail the hitter to that effect, and the windward boat must either tack herself or pass to leeward of the other. All the names and entries of crews and boats to be sent to Captain > KK N K, Ist Waikato Militia, before the day of 18G1. P 31 O G 11 A M M E OF THli T A U 11 A N G- A E A C E S , rj'O be Euu on the 13tli of DECEMBER, ISB4. Stewards: Captain Light, GSth R.^iment; Captain Eraser, Ist Wakalo Kcgt. ; Mi-. Duly; Mr. Rice ; Lieut. "Warbuitou, K.E.; Mr. .Bliss. I Fiust Rack. Trial Slakes, of 13 sovs. wiili a sweepstakes of 2 sovs. added; 1 miles. Auckland Jockey Club welter wcichts for age. Second Kace. The Matapihi Cup, of 5 sovs. : free and post entrance ; 1 mile. Horses to bo owned and ridden by Maoris. Tniun Kace. The Tauranga Steeplechase, of 20 sovs., with a sweepstakes of -0 added ; over 2 miles of a fair huniillg country. Auckland Jockey Club welter w eights for age. j Fourth Race. Pony Race, for all hotses under 11 hands, of 10 boys., a.lded to a sweepstakes of .'! l Js. ; 1 mile ;10 stone. Fifih Kace. The Storekeeper's Cup, of 25 sovs., added to a sweepstakes 01 o so\s ; o miles ; welter weights ior age. 1 lie w.nner of the Irial stakes to carry 71bs. e\tra. Sixth Kace. The VTairoa Handicap Steeph chase, of not less than 20 sovs., with a sweeps: tines of 3 sove, half-l'orfeii, to bo handicapped by tae Stewards, or whom they may appoint. Sevksth Rack. The Te I'apa Steeplechase, of 5 sovs. ; the horses to b/ ridden and owned by Maoris ; 1 mde ; catch weigiits. 1 Eighth Kack. | Tin- Forced Uandi. ap, of 10 per cent, on the value of I winning* ;10 sovs. added, to be handicapped by the ftenards or whom they may appoint; beaten j hor?es may enter on payment of 1 soy., to be added | to the fundj rs'o person can nominate or run a horse which is ! 1101 the i-omi Jhle property of a subscriber of £2 to tlie j ,-p -rls, and who is not himself a subscriber to that j am lint. | The decisions of the Stewards will be linal. Sealed entrances, witli colors of the riders and entrance money to be made to the Secretary at the Custom llouie before 0 p.m., on the 7th of December, lStil. Any person gallopping his horse over the flat or steeplechase course imer the above mentioned time, will tie uijquahlie.i from 1111 ning at the meeting. AH jockeys to ride 111 the colors nau.cd, or be lined XI by the Stewards. Auckland Jockey Club Hules will be observed, and Market llarborough for steeplechasing. •!. \Y Ai\l> URTOJf, | • HOll. Secretary. j STOUT, I.N QUARTS. { . LOOD, WOLFE & CO.'S WELL-ENOWX JL> UKAM). CIiUICKSHAN R, SMART, & CO. FORK . PRIME IR3H, IN BARRELS AND HAIFIiARUKI.S. CRUIOivbIIAiMC, SMART & CO.