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Otago Witness, Issue 2045, 4 May 1893, Page 29

OFFICIAL CAIiENDAH. 'pHE OTAGO WITNESS has been appointed by the Dunedin Jockey Club the OFFICIAL CALENDAR foi the OTAGO METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the insertion of the Programmes of Racing Clubs throughout the District. Programmes for the succeeding issue of the Witness should be forwarded to reach the office not later than by Tuesday's Express. /CROMWELL ANNUAL RACE MEET\j ING, 1893. Cromwell Derby $ A sweepstake of ssovs each, with 50sovs added. For three-year-olds bred in the colony of New Zealand. Derby weights—Colts, Bst 101b; fillies, Bst 51b. No allowance for geldings. Nominations, accompanied by £2, a portion of the sweepstake, to be sent to the Secretary not later than 8 p.m. of Ist JULY; balance on night of general entry. Declaration of forfeit to be made not later than 8 p.m. of 21st NOVEMBER. Second horse to receive 15 per cent, of the net stakes, and twothirds forfeits, third horse to save its stakes and receive one-third forfeits. JAMES MARSHALL, 4m Secretary C.J.O. r\ UN EDIN~~ JOCKEY CLUB. May Meeting. -* • . Payments for the following Races must bo made before 10 p.m. on TUESDAY, 9th MAY 1893. * (General Entry Day). Entries. soy. Maiden Plate, of 50sovs. One mile and a-quarter 1 Selling Race, of SOsovs. One mile and a distance 1 Novel Race, of 60sovs. One mile 1 Acceptances. soys. Hurdle Handicap 1 Birthday Handicap 3 May Trotting Handicap... 1 Tradesmen's Handicap 2 For full programme see Referee and Otago Witness of March 23. SYDNEY JAMES, 27a Secretary.

10 COBBESPONDENTS. Box, Miller's Flat.— The dividends paid on The Majorl when he won the Winter Handicap Trot at the D.J.C. Birthday meeting last year were £12 6s (inside) and £13 13s (outside). Subscriber, Dipton. writes : In a four-handed game of cribbage, A plays a nine, B plays a live, U plays a four, D plays a six and takes three. A and B cannot go ; 0 plays another four. Can C take three holes for a run ?— No. The order in which the cards were played reads 4, 6, 4. .