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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1188, 7 December 1894, Page 22

Maiden Hack Race on SATURDAY, December 15th, at 9 p.m. Mails close at Featherston for Martinborough on arrival of morning train from Wellington. Telephone Office closes at Martinborough at 5 p.m. RULES AND REGULATIONS. All races will be run under the Rules of Racing as adopted by the Wellington Metropolitan Club. No qualification fee. Tlie saddling bell will ring at 11.30 a.ra. The first race will start at 12 noon sharp. Each race will start punctually at the time appearing in the correct card of the races. No scratching of horses allowed except through the Secretary, and not later than 30 minutes before the time of starting. All nominations and entries to be made in writing, sealed and addressed to the Secretary ; entrance money to be enclosed, with sex, name, age, pedigree and previous performances of horses, name of the owner and colours of the rider. - The attention of owners is particularly directed to the following: No nomination or acceptance will be accepted without the amount of requisite fees. No nomination or acceptance will be accepted aftei time named under any pretence whatever. No entry will be l-eceived for any of the races except upon the conditions that all claims, di s P u tes and objections arising out of the races shall be decided by a majority of the Stewards present, or those whom they may appoint. Their decisions upon all points connected with the carrying out of this programme shall be final. In case of a protest, the same must be lodged with the Secretary in writing within 15 minutes after the race is run, with a deposit of two guineas, such deposit to be forfeited if the protest is not sustained. " Hack ” shall mean a horse that has never started for, or has not been nominated for at least six months previous to this meeting for any i*ace, Hack or Hunter excepted. J. MacLEOD, I Secretary, j Submitted to and approved by the Wei- i lington Racing Club, this 4th September, 1894. H. M. Lyon, J Secretary. ;

-Pahiatua Jockey Olub HACK RACE MEETING, r TO BE HELD ON THE PAHIATUA RACECOURSE, ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 4th, 1895. Ppesident : W. Toswill, Esq. Vice-President : Dr Gault. Judge : James Breeds, Esq. Starter : D. Knight, Esq. Handioapfer : J. E.'Henry, Esq. Stewards : Messrs J. lorns, J. McCarthy, A. J. Vile, E. Sullivan, J. Pringle, S. Bolton, and R.|Smith. PROGEAM ME. 1. Handicap Hurdles, of 25 sovs; second ' horse to receive 5 sovs from the stakes. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 15s. Distance, one mile and a half; over six flights of hurdles 3ft Bin high. To start at 12 noon. 2. Flying Handicap, of 20 sovs; second to receive 50s from the stakes. Nomination, 7s 6d ; acceptance, 12s 6d. Distance, six furlongs. To start at 12.45 p.m. " ' 3: Maiden Plate, of 15 sovs ; second lioi*se to receive 2 sovs from tho stakes. Weight for age. Entrance, 15s on day of general acceptance. Distance, one mile. To start at 1.30 p.m. / 4. Paiiiatua Jockey Club Handicap, of 50 sovs • second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stakes. Nomination, 20s; acceptance, 303. Distance, one mile and a half. To start at 2.30 p.m. 5. Local Race, of 121 sovs; second horse to receive 50s from the stakes. Entrance, 12s 6d on day of general acceptance. Distance, one mile and a quarter. Minimum weight, list 71b. For all horses owned in the Pahiatua county for six months prior to date of meeting, and that have never won a race of any description. All horses entered for this race must not have been out of the Pahiatua county for more than a week at a time during the period of six months prior to date of meeting. To start at 3 p.m. 6. New/iarket Handicap, of 12£ sovs ; second horse to receive 50s from the stakes. Nomination, ss; acceptance, 7s 6d. Distance, five furlongs. To start at 3.30 p.m. 7. High-weight Handicap, of 20 sovs; second horse to receive 50s from the stakes. Nomination, 7s 6d; acceptance, 12s 6d. Distance, one mile and a quarter. To start at 4 p.m. 8. Stewards’ Stakes Handicap, of 20 sovs ; second horse to receive 50s from the stakes. Nomination, 7s 6d; acceptance, 12s 6)1. Distance, one mile. To start at 4.30 p.m. NOMINATIONS, WEIGHTS AND ACCEPTANCES. Nominations close on FRIDAY, December 14, 1894, at 9 p.m. Weights declared on Friday, December 21, 1894, at 9 p.m.