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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1213, 31 May 1895, Page 22

! allowed 51b. The winner of any previous race the same day to carry 101 b penalty. One mile and a half. DATES OF NOMINATIONS, WEIGHTS AND ACCEPTANCES. N.B. —All events close at 9 p.m. FRIDAY, June 21st —Nominations for all events. THURSDAY, July 4th—Weights declared. WEDNESDAY, July 10 th —Acceptances for all events. RULES AND REGULATIONS. 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. AH nominations, entries and acceptances, accompanied by the necessary amount payable, close at the Royal Oak Hotel, Wellington, at 9 p.m. on the dates named. The rules and weights of the Rules of Racing 1 , adopted by the Metropolitan Clubs of New Zealand, will be strictly adhered to. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross amount of all stakes. Races Nos. 1,3, 5, and 7 are confined to qualified hunters only. Owners or riders must produce Masters' Certificates to the Clerk of the Scales before the horses are weighed out for any of these events. Qualification of a Hunter—A hunter is a horse that has been hunted regularly with any recognised pack of hounds, to the satisfaction of the Master, during the season 1895, and the bona fide property of a member of any recognised Hunt Club. Definition of a Maiden Rider —Any member of a recognised Hunt Club, who has never before ridden in a race of any description (hunter races excepted), and who has never won a hunters' race at the time of starting. Gentlemen Riders Persons desirous of being registered as gentlemen riders are referred to Rules 181 and 182, the Rules of Racing. H. M. LYON, Hon. Sec. for Race Meeting. Royal Oak Hotel, Wellington. May 8, 1895. 966