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Race Meeting. AIRARAPA EACE MEETING. DECEMBER, 1874. Stewards :—Messrs. H. Beetham, W. Lowes, J. 0. Bidwill, H. McMaster, J. P. Eussell, W. Smith. Judge :—Mr. R. Barton. Starter :—Mr. H. McMaster, FIRST DAY, THURSDAY, 10th DECEMBER. 1. Maiden Plate of 30 sovs.; entrance, 2 sovs. One mile and a half. For all horses maidens at time of entering. Weights : 3-years, 7st. 91ba.; 4-years, 9st.; 5- 9st. 81bs.; O-years and aged, 9st. 121bs. 2. Wairarapa Stakes of 75 sovs., added to the sweepstake of 5 sovs.; entrance, 2 sovs., to go to the fund. Entrance-fee to be paid on day of general entry. Distance, three miles. Sweepstake, by noon day of race. Weight for age, as in Maiden Plate. 3. Produce Race of sovs., added to a sweepstake of 2 sovs., for horses bred and trained in the district that have never started at time of entrance. Distance, one mile and a quarter. Weight for age, as in Maiden Plate. 4. Hack Rack of 10 sovs.; entrance, 10s.; catch weights; once round, heats. Post entrance. 5. Ladies’ Purse of 20 guineas ; entrance, 2 sovs. Welter weights : 3-years, Bst. 121b5.; 4-years, 10st, 121b5.; 5-years, list. 81bs.; 6-years and aged, 12st. 41bs. Gentleman riders. Two miles. Single event. SECOND DAY, FRIDAY, 11th DECEMBER. 1. Hurdle Race of 25 sovs. One mile and a half ; six jumps over hurdles 3ft. 9in. high, darkened. Weights ; 3-years, 9st.; 4-years, 10st. ; 5-years, lOst. 71bs.; 6- and aged, list. Heats. 2. Hack Hurdle Race of 10 sovs. ; entrance, 1 sov. Catch weights. Post entrance. Single event. 3. Jockey Club Plate of 100 sovs. ; entrance, 5 sovs. Distance, two miles. Weights, same as in the Wairarapa Stakes. The winner of the Wairarapa Stakes to carry 71bs. penalty. 4. Hack Race of 7 sovs. ; entrance, 10s. Once round. Post entrance. 5. District Race of 30 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs.; entrance, 2 sovs., to 1 go to the fund. For horses owned in the district for six months previous to entrance. Weight for age. Distance, one mile and a half. 6. Consolation Handicap of 20 sovs. for all horses that have started and not won in the previous races. Horses to be handicapped by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint. Horses to be named within a quarter of an hour after the District Race. One mile. Entrance, 1 sov. RULES. 1. These races will he run under the amended rules of the Wairarapa Jockey Club, under which horses take their age from the Ist of August. 2. Three horses to start in the race (Consolation excepted), or the public money will not be given. 3. Mares and geldings allowed 31bs. 4. Any person entering a horse, must be a subscriber of not less than one sovereign to the Race Fund. 5. All races to be P.P. 6. In the event of any dispute arising out of any race the decision of the Stewards shall be binding upon the parties in such race. 7. No protest will be entertained unless the party entering the same lodge 2 sovs. with the protest; the money so lodged to be forfeited if protest pronounced by the Stewards to be frivolous. 8. First saddling bell will ring each day at 11.30 a.m., and first race start at noon. General entries to be made in writing to the Secretary up to 6 p.m., of Monday, the 30th November, 1874, at Hamraerich’s Hotel, Greytown. H. S. WARDELL, Hon. Sec. For sale or to let. HMO LET.—ONE of the BEST BUILDING JL SITES in Wellington, adjoining James’s Furniture Warehouse. Apply to WILLIAM JAMES. JV AN D FOE SALE. Several ALLOTMENTS, Clyde Quay and Sussex Square 14 ALLOTMENTS off Tory Street. Terms easy. S. PARRIES, Land and House Agent. Town acre for sale in oriental BAY. Town Acre No. 419, having a double frontage to Oriental Bay and Hay Street, and adjoining the properties of J. E. Fitzgerald, Esq., and H. J. Masters, Esq. The Section is situated in. one of the most salubrious and rising portions of the City, being well sheltered from the south-east winds, and is admirably adapted for a gentleman’s villa residence. Title, Crown Grant. For particulars, apply to J. M. TAYLOR, Land and Commission Agent. ORSA L E Sheep Station, Wairarapa—2soo acres, freehold, with substantial residence and outbuildings ; land fenced and subdivided 2 sections in Karori of 5 acres each, fenced 380 acres of agricultural land in the Wairarapa 7000 acres of pastoral land, situated in one of the most rising districts in this Province, together with stock and improvements Several -own acres and sections in this City. J. M. TAYLOR, Land and Commission Agent. AND FOR SALE. Freehold Allotments on Kent Terrace. S. CARROLL, Licensed Broker under Land Transfer Act. Land and Commission Agent. FOR SALE, by tender, at Eoxton, suburban sections Nos. 334, 335, and 343. To be sold in ono block. . Apply, stating terms, to ERBDK. SEANLING, Post Office, Wanganui. ND E D PROPERTY FOB SALE. AN EXCELLENT SHEEP AND CATTLE RUN, Of 2300 Acres ; with 2000 Sheep. Apply to EDWIN MEREDITH, Wharcama.

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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4235, 16 October 1874, Page 1

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Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4235, 16 October 1874, Page 1

Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4235, 16 October 1874, Page 1

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