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LATE ADVERTISEMENTS WANTED— A NORSE GIRL, about 12 years of age.—Apply to Mr?. Lennox; U umber-street. 416 WANTED KNOWN BOARD and RESIDENCE for a Young Gentleman.—Apply "G.H.", Mail Office. 41S -a/rAEREWHENUA. PLOUGHING IVJ. MATCFT. To take place on FRIDAY, 17th SEPTEMBER. Programme. Class A— Doable- Furrows. Open to all comers. First Prize £lO 0 0 Second Prize S 0 0 Third Prize 6 0 0 Fourth Prize 4 0 0 Fifth Prize 2 0 0 Clas3 B—Double-Furrows. Open to all who have not won Ist, 2nd, or 3rd prizes. First Prize £lO 0 0 Second Prize 8 0 0 Third Prize ... ... GOO Fourth Prize ... ... 4 0 0 Fifth Prize 2 0 0 A number of Special Prizes will be given for Best kept Harness, Best groomed Horses, etc. No prize will be given unless the furrow be six inches deep. Any coulters allowed. Ploughs must be on the ground at half-past nine o'clock, and ploughing start 3 at ten o'clock precisely. Eight ploughs or no sth prize. Six ploughs or no 4th prize. Two-thirds of an acre to he ploughed by each competitor. Time, 5 hours, including half-an-hour for luncheon. Assistance allowed at iirst and last round only." Double-furrow ploughs only allowed. The above rules apply to both classes, A DINNER AND BALL Will be held (in connection with the above) at Ngapara, to commence at S p.m. Single tickets, 7s 6d ; double tickets, 10s. 398 NOTICE! NOTICE !! THE undersigned having determined to give up THE GROCERY BUSINESS, will offer his entire STOCK for CASH, at astonishingly low prices. Heads of families come and see for yourselves that you cannot get the same elsewhere for the money. Crockery a speciality. JOHN M'DOWELL, 177 Thames-street, North.

SPORTING W AITAKI JOCKEY CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. TO BE HELD AT DUNTKOON OK THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, October 14th and 15th, ISSO. president : Hod. E. Campbell. vicE-PREstmrsT: Mr. T. C. HilL COMMITTEE : Mr. M. M'Kellar Mr. J. G. Nicolls TV. B. Cairns B. B. Welsh TVm. Sutherland, G. A. Harris jnn. James Hall F. 1 homas William Maitland G. Karen E. C. Smith JITDOE : Mr. D. Sutherland. STARTER : Mr. W. Sutherland, jnn. CLERK OF THE COCRSE : Mr. Jchn Collins. CLEKK OF THE SCALES : Mr. Wm. Bee. UANDICAPFEB : Mr. t^herwin. FIRST DAX. Mjlidejt Plate {to start at 12 o'clock) of 25 sovs ; distance, 1 mile ; weight for age ; entry, £1 lOj ; open to ull horsc-s that ha- e not won an advertised race of £0 sovs. Waitaki t'ofSTY Plats (to start at 1 o'clock), a handicap of 35 sov3 ; distance, li mile; nomination, £1; acceptance, £l. For horses that have been in th** County of aitaki, and the bona jide property of residents therein, for three monins prior to the night of general entry. Waitaki Cup (to start at 2 o'clock), a handicap of 100 sovs, with a sweep of 2 so*b, the sweep to go to the second horse; distance, 2 miles ; nomination, £2 2s; acceptance, £2 2s. Trotting Race (to start at 3.30), a handicap of 20 sovs; distance, 3 miles; nomination, £1 ; acceptance, £l. Hack Selling Race (to start at 4 30) of 2 J sovs ; the winner, if to be sold for £2 to carry weight for age ; if for £ls, to be allowed 7 lbs allowed 14Iba under ; any surplus to go to the Club ; entry, £1 ; half-mi:e heats.

SECOND DAY. Hakdic-p Hcrdle Rack (to start at 12 o'clock), of 5u sovs ; distance, 2 miles ; over S flight* of hnrdles, 3ft 3in high; nomination, £1; acceptance, £l. Waitaki Jockey Club Handicap (to start at 1 o'clock), of GO sovs, a 3weep of 2 sovs, the sweep to go to the second hor^e; distance, Cnp to carry 71bs ; nomination, 1 bov ; acceptance, 2 sovs. Novel Race (to start at 2 o'clock), a handicap of 30 sovs; distance, miles ; the winner to be told and the pr tcecds to go to the Club ; nomination, £1; acceptance, £i. Ladies' Purse (to start at 3.30) of 40 sovs, distance, 1£ miles ; with weight for ape. Gentlemen riders, members of the Club. Co.nsolatiok Handicap (to start at 4.30) < f 25 sovs ; distance, 1 mile ; entry, £1; open to all beaten horse 3 at the meeting. RULES AND REGULATIONS. No entry will be recievtd for any of the races except on the condition that all disputes shall be desided by the Stewarls, whose decisions in all shall be final. Dunedin Jockey Club Rules strictly adhered tO. . i No protest will be entertained unless £3 3s be deposited, which will be forfeited should the protest prove frivolous. Qualification fee, £2 2s. No nomination or entry will be received unless duly qualified. Not less than three horses to start for each race, or only half the stakes. Five per cent, to be deducted from all stakes. . Nominations to be m the hands of the Secretary not later than the 22nd of September. Weights to appear in the local pipers on the sth October. Acceptances and sweeps to be paid to the Secretary np to the night of 12ch October, which is thJ night of general entry. All entries to be sealed and addressed to the Secretary, Duntroon, enclosing entrance fees, names and ago of horses, and colors of the rider. Note.—Nominations, entries, and acceptances will not be received after the time stated, under any pretence whatever, or without being accompanied with the necessary amount in cash. A. E. CAMERON, 399 Hon. Secretary,