3. To start 1.30 p.m.—Telegraph Handicap, of .£4O ; second horse, .£5. About 7 furlongs. Nomination, 15s ; acceptance, 255. 4. To start 2 p.m.—Autumn Hack Handicap, of .£3O; second horse. .£5. About li miles. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 20s. 5. To start 2.30 p.m.—Easter Handicap, of .£9O; second horse, .£lO. About 1£ miles. Nomination, 20s ; acceptance, 40s. 6. To start 3 p.m.—Flying Hack Handicap, of .£2O ; second horse, .£3. About £ mil 3. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. 7. To start 3.30 p.m.—Open Welter Handicap, of .£4O ; second horse, .£5. About 1 mile and a distance. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, 255. 8. To start 4 p.m.—Hunters' Flat Handicap, of .£2O ; second horse .£3. About 1 mile. Minimum weight, 10 stone. Nomination, 10s : acceptance, 10s. Open to all horses holding master's certificate for seasons 1893, 1894 and 1895. SECOND DAT. .1. To start 11.30 a.m. Open Hurdle Handicap, of .£4O; second horse, <£s. About If miles. Nomination, 15s ; acceptance, 255. 2. To start 12 noon. —Hack Hurdle Handicap, of .£3O; second horse, .£5. Aboub 1% miles. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 15s. 3. To start 1.30 p.m. Winter Oats Handicap, of «£45; second horse, .£5. About f mile. Nomination, 15s ; acceptance, 20s. 4. To start 2 p.m.—-Moro aHackHandicap, of .£2O; second horse, £3. About £ mile. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. 5. To start 2.30 p.m.—Stewards' Handicap, of ; second horse, <£JO. About li mile. Nomination, 20s; acceptance, 40s. 6. To start 3 p.m.—Countt Hack Handicap, x>f .£3O; second horse, j 65- About mile. Nomination, 10s; acceptance, 20s. 7. To start 3.30 p.m.—Farewell Handicap,of .£4O; second horse, ,£5. About 1 mile. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, 20s. Open to all beaten horses (hacks excepted) engaged at the meeting. Entries on nomination night, subsequent winners' fees returned. Weights after I Stewards' Handicap. Acceptances close 15 minutes after weights are posted. . To start 4 p.m. —Final Hack Handicap, of .£25; second horse «£5. About 1 mile. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. Open to all beaten hacks engaged at the meeting. Entries on nomination night, subsequent winners' fees returned. Weights after County Hack ; acceptances * close 15 minutes after weights are posted. NOTE. —All second moneys are deducted from the stakes ; also, winners on the second day will be liable to be re-handicapped, if necessary, up to Ist. Nominations for all events close with the Secretary at tho Empire Hotel, Featherston, on Thursday, 21st March, at 7.30 p.m.; Weights for the ■ first day's Handicaps will be declared on Saturday, March 30th. Acceptances for the first day's Handicaps close at the 3u.uie place on Monday, Bth April, at 7.30 p.m. Weights for the second day's Handicaps will be declared at the Empire Hotel, Featherston, at about 8 p.m. on the night of the first day's races. Acceptances close at a time to be notified after weights are posted. RULES ANT) REGULATIONS. 1. Nominations and Acceptances must be accompanied by the necessary fees, otherwise they will be rejected. 2. Nominations must state colour, sex, name, age, pedigree and previous performances (where not known to handicapper), and colours to be worn by the rider, and quote number of race entered for.. 3. A hack is a horse that has never won an advertised race at any time (hack and hunter races excepted) and is not nominated in any race other than Hack or Hunter raoos at time of Nomination. . -.'...'■ 4. The Stewards reserve the right to alter the dates of nominations, weights' and acceptances, should occasion arise, subject to the approval of the Metropolitan Club.' GEORGE T: F. HUTTON, Secretary. Featherston, 30th January, 1895. Submitted to and approved by the Wellington Racing Club this 13th day of February, 1895. H. M. Lton, Secretary.
ASTERTON-OPAKI >CKEY Olub. AUTUMN MEETING, 1895, TO BE HELD ON THE MASTERTON-OPAKI RACECOURSE ON THURSDAY, 14th MARCH. President : A. W. Cave. Hon Treasurer : A. A. Elkins. Judge: C. F. Vallance., Starter: • ■ — Handicapfer : J. E. Henry. Clerk or Scales : T. Shaw. Timekeeper : J. Muir. Clerk of Course : William lorns. Stewards : Messrs A. Walker, E. E. Chamberlain, T. D. Thompson, C. Cowper, H. Yates, W. Cameron, W. Hawke, W. H. Buick, T: E. Chamberlain and W. J. Hirschberg. PROGRAMME. I. Hack Hurdle Handicap, of 30 sovs; second horse, 5 sovs. One mile and a-half; over five flights of hurdles. Nomination; 15s j acceptance, 15s.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1200, 1 March 1895, Page 22
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