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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 8969, 21 April 1890, Page 5

Meetings, <S"e. WELLINGTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. THE Annual Meeting of the members of the Wellington Agricultural and Pas. toral Association will be held in the Chamber of Commerce on TUESDAY, 29th April, at 2.30 p.m. Business : Receipt of Annual Report, and Election of Officers and Committee. P. H. DICKSON, 408 Secretary. THE COLONIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OP NEW ZEALAND. FIRE AND MARINE. Head Office ... Wellington. NOTICE TO SHARE HOLDERS. THE Twelfth Ordinary Annual General Meeting of shareholders will be held at 3 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, May 14, 1890, in the Hall of the Chamber of Commerce, Lambton quay, Wellington. Business : To Receive and Adopt the Directors’ Report and Balance sheet. To Elect two Directors : those retiring by rotation are Messrs J. B. Harcourt and Jacob Joseph, who offer themselves for re-election. To Elect two Auditors, and to fix the amount of their remuneration. By order of the Directors. P. ALLEN, General Manager. The Transfer Boohs of the Company will be closed from April 30 till after the Annual Meeting. Wellington, April 5, 1890. 347 Sporting HUTT HACK RACING CLUB. rjIHE THIRD ANNUAL MEETING of the above Club will be held on SATURDAY, 26th APRIL, 1890, ON THE HUTT RACECOURSE. Stewards Messrs Cleland, Copeland, Cndby, E. J. Riddiford. Judge —Mr G.- H. Scales. Starter Mr W. A. Grace. Clerk of the Scales -Mr J. Wilkins. Clerk of the Course— Mr H. Cunningham. PROGRAMME: 1. Local Handicap, of £lO, Nomination, 5s ; acceptance, ss. Open to horses the bond, fide property of residents in the Hutt County three months previous to race. One mile and a distance. 2. Hurdle Handicap, £25; second horse to receive £5 from the stakes. Norni* nation, 10s ; acceptance, 10s. One mile and a half. 3. Hutt Handicap, £3O; second horse to receive £5 from the stakes. Nomination, £1 ; acceptance, 10s. One mile and a quarter. 4. Maiden Plate, £lO. Entrance, 10s. For all horses that have never won a race np to time of nomination. Winner of any race after date of nomination np to £lO to carry 7lb penalty, over £lO to carry 141 h penalty. 1 5. Flying Handicap, £ls. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, ss, Three-quarters of ; a mile. Winner of Hutt Handicap to carry 101 b penalty. 6. Farmers’ Race, £10; second horse, £3 ; third horse £2 out of the stakes. Nomination, ss. Weight, 12st 71b. -For horses that have never won a race of any description, the bond fide property of residents in the Hutt County three months previous to the. race. Horses entering in this race are not allowed to enter in any other at this meeting. Threequarters of a mile. 7. The Welter Handicap, £ls. Nomination, 10a; acceptance, ss. One mile ’ and a distance. The winner of the Hutt Handicap to carry 71b penalty. 8. ScurryStakks Handicap, £lO. Entries to be made directly after the Welter. Entrance, 10s. Half a mile. Date of Nominations, &o.—Saturday, 12th April, nominations for all handicaps excepting the Scurry Stakes. Wednesday, Ifith, weights declared for all handicaps. Tuesday, 22nd April, acceptances for all handicaps, and entries for Maiden and Farmers’. RULES AND CONDITIONS, The rules of the Club are the rules of the Wellington Racing Club as far as applicable, and all races to be run under the rules of racing as adopted by the Metropolitan Club, and the rules and general conditions as follows: 1. All events close not later than 10 p.m. on the advertised date of nominations, and no nominations dr acceptances wilT be received Under any pretence whatever unless accompanied by the necessary amounts. 2. The Wellington Racing Club rules will be strictly adhered to. 3. All races, at this meeting will be Confined to hacks only. Hacks shall mean horses that have - never won an advertised race (Flat, Hurdle, dr Steeplechase), or started in one since Ist June, 1889 ; flack Races and Trotting Races excepted, and that are not nominated for Handicaps, Derbya, St Legers,. Champagnes,, or,Guineas. 4. Weight-for-age shall mean where the weight-for-ago scale has been carried. 5. All horses to be ridden in distinguishing colours. Owners are particularly requested --to send ‘their colours when nominating. 6. No entry will be received for any race except under the condition that all claims, disputes,' and objections arising ont of the races shall be decided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint, 1 and their decision shall be' final. 7. Horses walking over will receive 50 per cent of the stakes. 8. Any protest must be lodged in writing within ten minutes after the race to which It refers, accompanied by 2 eovs, which will be returned in the event of the protest being upheld by the Stewards. 9. All persons intending to withdraw horses are required to give notice to the Secretary one hour before starting. Any person refusing to comply with such rule will be fined 2 sovs. 10. In all nominations for handicaps, the previous performances must be given. JOHN PRINGLE, 321 Secretary, Lower Hutt. Tenders. TO PAINTERS. ~ ' TENDERS for Painting Three Separate j Villa Residences, fences, outhouses, &0., on the Wellington Terrace, will be received at my office until noon of the 24th ins' ant, where specification can be seen. The lowest or any tender not necessarily acoepted. C. J. TOXWARD, Architect.