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of Racing, as adopted by the Metropolitan Clubs of the colony. 6. Horses walking over will only receive 50 per cent, of the stakes. 7. The Stewards reserve the right to alter the day of meeting, the amount of added money, to make any addition or alteration to the meeting at any time prior to the nominations becoming due for such meeting, subject to the approval of the Wellington Eacing Club. 8. Hacks shall mean horses that have never won an advertised stake at the date of meeting (hack and hunter races excepted). OTAKI MAOEI BAND on the COUESE. COVEEED-IN GEANDSTAND. Ladies' Eoom. lIENEY F. EAGAE, Secretary. Submitted to and approved by the Wellington Eacing Club. H. Iff. Lyon, Secretary. ERETAUNGA HACK RACING CLUB, HUTT PARK RACECOURSE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2Gth, 1895 Two days after the Wellington Racing Club's Summer Meeting). Patron : His Excellency the Governor, Hon. Colonel of the Corps. President: Lieut.-Col. Newall. Judge : Lieut.-Col. A. Hume. Starter : J. Pringle, Esq. Handicapper : J. E. Henry, Esq. Clerk of Scales : J. Wilkins. Esq. Clerk of Course : Corpl. J. Brocklehurst. Stewards : Lieuts. J. Pringle and D. D. Hyde, Surgeon Martin, Sergeant-Major Copeland, Q.M.S. Price, Sergeants Capstick and Welch, Corporals Pudney and Reid, Privates Naughton, Nicholson, Corneal and Lauchlan. Secretary : W. Ramsden. , PROGRAMME : 1. Trial Handicap, of 20 sovs; second hoi-se, 5 sovs from the stakes. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. For horses that have not won a race during the present racing season at the date of nomination. One mile and a furlong. 2. Flying Handicap, of 25 sovs ; second horse, 5 sovs from the stakes. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 15s. Three-quar-ters of a mile. 3. Heretaunga Handicap, of 20 sovs; second horse, 4 sovs, and third horse, 2 sovs from the stakes. For horses belonging to members of the Heretaunga Mounted Rifles only, and that are registered as troop horses. Minimum weight, list; nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. Horses to be ridden by members of the troop in uniform. One mile and a furlong. 4. The Glasgow Handicap, of 50 sovs ; second horse. 10 sovs from the stakes. Nomination, 20s; acceptance, 30s. One mile and a quarter. 5. Welter Handicap, of 25 sovs; second horse, 5 sovs from the stakes. Nominaation, 10s; acceptance, 15s ; minimum weight, Bst 71b. One mile and a furlong. 6. Stewards' Handicap, of 25 sovs ; second horse 5 sovs from the stakes. Nomination, 10s; acceptance, 15s. One mile. 7. Ladies' Bracelet Handicap, of 25 sovs ; second horse 5 sovs from the stakes (winner to receive bracelet or cash) ; gentlemen rider 3, minimum weight, list. One mile and a half. 8. Consolation Handicap, of 20 sovs; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stakes. Nomination, 10s, to be made before the start for the Ladies' Bracelet; acceptance, 10s, at the scales within 15 minutes after the weights ;S *nre declared. One mile.

DATES OF NOMINATIONS, WEIGHTS AND ACCEPTANCES. MONDAY, JANUARY 14th, 1895.—Nominations close for all events, except the Consolation, at 10 p.m. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24th, 1895. Weights declared, at 9 p.m. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25th, 1895.— Acceptances close for all events, except the Consolation, at 12 o'clock noon. BULE3 AND REGULATIONS. All races will be run under the "New Zealand Rules of Bacing," as adopted by the Metropolitan Club. No entry will be received for any race except upon the condition that all claims, disputes and objections shall be decided by a majority of the stewards present or whom they may appoint, and their decision on all points shall be final. All protests must be accompanied with a deposit of 2 sovs, which sum shall be forfeited to the fund if the protest is not sustained. * All nominations, entries, acceptances, etc., accompanied by the necessary amount payable, must be in the hands of the Secretary at the Central Hotel, Lower Hutt, not later than 10 p.m. (unless stated to the contrary) on the advertised dates of closing. Horses walking- over will receive 50 per cent, of the staires. Any horse winning a race at this, or any previous meeting subsequent to the declaration of weights, to be subject to re-handicap-All persons intending to withdraw horses are required to give notice to that effect to the Secretary, or the Clerk of the Scales, one half hour before the official time for starting such race. Any person neglecting, or refusing to comply with, this rule, shall pay a fine, to be imposed by the Stewards, not ex-