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Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 11 March 1908, Page 54

No protest will be considered unless lodged in writing with Secretary 10 minutes after the race and accompanied by £2, and in trotting races £5, which will be forfeited if the protest is not upheld. The New Zealand Rules of Racing and New Zealand Trotting Association Rules will be strictly adhered to. Any person laying totalisator odds or conducting any game of chance will be ordered off the course. Any Jockey who does not bring his mount to the starting-post at the time advertised in the race-books will be fined £1. By entering a horee the nominator and every person having any interest in such horse shall be deemed to accept all the conditions and retrictions imposed or implied by these Rules, and to be debarred from questioning any action or conduct of any official of a Trotting or Racing Club in respect of suoh horse or auy person connected therewith, otherwise than is provided for in parts XXXI and XXXIV, Rules of Racing, and in part AAX, Rules of Trotting. All Stakes will be paid in full, except in case of a walk-over, when the club will deduct 50 per cent, from the stake. Applications will be received by the Secretary on or before SATURDAY, 11th April, from suitable Bookmakers for the right to bet at the meeting. Fees: Six or more, £10 per day; under six, £16 per day. No application will be considered unless accompanied by the fees. Bookmakers' clerks will ba charged -10s. NEAL. DEMPSEY, Secretary. Post and telegraphic address: "Beaumont." A Dividend will be paid! on the Second Horse when there are Six or more starters in a race. A Starting Clock will be used for Trots. J3 IVERTON RACING CLUB ANNUAL EASTER MEETING. Monday and Tuesday, APRIL 20th and 21st 1908. PROGRAMME. (Approved by the Dunedin Jockey Club.) £700 GIVEN IN STAKES. The first race will not start before 12.15 each day. FIRST DAY. 1. HANDICAP HACK HURDLE RACE, of 30sovs ; osovs out of the stake for second horse. Open to horses that have not won a stake exceeding £15 in value oveT hurdles at time of nomination. Horses to be owned for three months- prior to date of meeting by residents in Wallace, Southland, and Lake Districts. Over six flights of hurdles 3ft 6in high. One mile and a-half. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 15s. 2. MAIDEN PLATE, of 30sovs; ssovs out of the stake for second horse. One mile. W.F.A. Open to horees that have not won an advertised race .on the flat exceeding £10 in value. Entrance, 255. 3. HANDICAP HACK STEEPLECHASE, of 40sovs; 7sov9 out of the stake for second horse. About two miles, over such course and jumps as the stewards may direct. For all horses that have not won a stake or trophy of 20sova in value over a steeplechase course. Nomination, 18s 6d; acceptance, 19s 6d. 4. DISTRICT HACK RACE, of 35sovs ; ssovs out of the stake for second horse. Welter handicap. Six furlongs. Open to horses that have never won a stake exceeding £25 in value at time of nomination, and which have been owned for three months prior to date of meeting by residents in Wallace, Southland and Lake Counties. Nomination, 12s ; acceptance, 18s. 5. RIVERTON HANDIOAP, of 60sove; lOsovs out of the stake for second horee. One mile and a distance. Nomination, 20s ; acceptance, 30s. 6. GREAT WESTERN STEEPLECHASE, of lOOsovs; lOsovs out of the stake for second horse, seovs out of the stake for third horse. Handicap. About three miles, over such course and jumpß a* the stewards may direct. Nomination, 345; acceptance, 51s. 7. FLYING HANDICAP, of 40sovs; 7sovs cut of the stake for second horse. Winner of the Riverton Handicap to carry 7lb penalty. Six furlongs. Nomination, 13s 6d; acceptance, 19s 6d. 8. FARMERS' PLATE HANDICAP, of 40&OV8 ; seoond horse 7sovs from the stake. Welter handicap. One mile. Open to all horses owned for t-hree months prior to date of meeting by bor* fide farmers in Wallace, Southland, and Lake Counties. A "farmer" is a person who earns his living by agricultural pursuits. Nomination, 13s 6d ; acceptance, 19s 6d. SECOND DAY. 1. HANDICAP HACK HURDLE RACE, of 30sovs; seovs out of the stake for second horse. Open to horses that have not won a stake exceeding £15 in velue over hurdles at time of nomination. Horses to be owned for three months prior to date of meeting by residents in Wallace. Southland, andi Lake Districts. Over seven nights of hurdles 3ft 6in high. One mile and three-quarters. Nomination, 10s; acceptance, 16s. 2. PRESIDENT'S WELTER HANDICAP, of 35sovs; ssovs out of B take for second horse. Seven furlongs-. Minimum weight, Bst. Nomination, 12s; acceptance, 18s. 3. APARIMA HANDICAP, of 40sovs ; 7sovs out of stake for second horse. Six furlongs. Nomination, 13a 6d ; acceptance, 19s 6d. 4. RIVERTON STEEPLECHASE, of 60eov 8 ; lOsovs out of steke for second horse. Handicap. About two miles, over such course and jumps as the stewards may direct. Nomination. 20s; acceptance, 30». 5. DISTRICT RACE, of 40sov»; 7sovs out of stake for second horse. Welter handicap. Seven iurlongs. Open to horees owned for three months prior to date of meeting by residents in Wallace, Southland, and Lake Counties. Xominthon, 13s &A ■ acceptance, 19s 6d. 6. EASTER HANDICAP, of 50sovs; lOsovs from stake foi second horse. One mile. Winner of Aparim'a Handicap to carry slb penalty. Nomination, 16s; acceptance, 245. 7. VISITO-RS' HANDICAP HACK RACE, of 30sovs; ssovs >out of stake for second horse. Six furlongs. Open to horses that have not won a race of the value of £100, or the collective value of £250 at time of nomination. Nomination, 10s; acceptance, 158. 8. FAREWELL HANDICAP, of lOsovs ; 7sovs