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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VI, Issue 970, 8 December 1879, Page 1

Raoing. POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB ? MEFTING, 1880. . Stewards : Messrs. Poynter, TucKer, j. W. Johnson, M'DonaW, C. D. Pitt, A. C. Arthur, G. L. Sundei'land. Judge : C. Whitefoord, Esq. Starter : G. Winter, Esq. Handicappers : Messrs. E. V LnttreU, P. Briengan, E. Devery. Clerk- of the Scales. . ; John Maynard, Esq., Clerk of the Cotjrsb : I A. Pritchard, Esq. FIRST DAY. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, I§th 1880. Start at. 12 o'clock. 1. Maiden Plate of — sovs., weight for aye, distance one mile and a half; for all maiden horses that ha-ve not won an advertised race of the value of £20, stages and added monfly included (matches excepted) a.f +h« time of entrance : entrances added. Start at 12 45 p. m. 2. Ladies' Purse of — sov«., three miles, welter weights for age ; gentlemen riders only j half entrances added. Start at 2 p.m. 3. County Stakes of — - bovs., r fnr nil horaps bred in the County of <Cnok 4 wei'gnfrfor' a*e j winner of Maiden ■: ' Plata to carry 71bs. extra ; half entrances added ; distance, one > mile. Start af. 2 45 p.m. 4. Tradesmen's Handicap, of not less. than 50 snvs. ; nomination «f three sovs. on the Bth January, 1880, and ■ acceptance of four snvs. on the 14th Fehruary, 1880, night of general entry; weights to be declared on the 22nd Jannary. 1880 ; lop weight not to exceed lOst. ; distance , ono and a half miles, Acceptances tldded to stakes. - Start at 3.30 p.m. 5. Selling Race of not less than 30 snvs. The winner *n be fold immediately after the race for4osovß., if entered to be sold for 30 rovs. nllowed 71bs. ; if for 20 bovs. allowed 14*bs ; if frr 10 nova, nllowed 211bs. Weight for age, 1 mile. Start at 4 p.m. 6. Hack Back of — sovs for all hacks only that have never been trained, Ost. up, entrance of — sovs ; distance one mile ; half entrances added. SECOND DAY. . FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20th, 1880. Start at 12 o'clock. 1. Hurdle Race Handicap of not less than 50 sovs. ; nomination of two sovs. on the Bth January, 1880, and acceptance of three sovs. on the 14th February, 1880, night of general entry ; weights to be declared on the 22nd January, 1880 ; top weight, 12st. : over eight hurdles 3ft. 6in. high ; distance two miles ; acceptances added to stakes. Start at 12.45 p.m. , 2. Haok Hurdle Race »f £10. Frr all hacks that have not been trained for this and tne Waerenga-a-hika meeting ; post entrance. Start at 2 p.m. 3. Publicans Pubsf. Handicap of not less than 30 sovs. ; nomination of two sovs. on the Bth Jannary, 1880, and acceptance of two sovs. on the night of the first day's races, when weights will be declared. Distance l£ miles. Acceptances added to stakes. Start at 2.45 p.m. 4. Turanoa Stakes Handicap of 100 sovs. ; nomination of five sovs. on the Bth Jannary, 1890 and acceptance of five sovs. on the 14th February, 1880, night of general entry ; weights to be declared on the 22nd January, 1889 ; top weight not to exceed 9s. 81 bs. Distance two miles. Acceptances added to stakes. Start at 3.30 p.m. i 5. Consolation Handicap of — sovs. ; i post entrance of one sov. each ; for i all beaten horaes at this meeting ; l distance, one mile and a distance ; half entrances added. , Start at 4 p.m. 9. Hack Race of — sovs.. for all hacks f that have not been trained for this and the Waerenga-a-hika meeting ; post entrance, lOst. up ; distance, i one mile ; half entrancea added. 1 CONDITIONS. t First race each day to start at 12 . o'clock punctually. Handicaps to be r ma»le by the Handicappers. Second horse to save his stakes, except r in Hack races. j No owner or nominator Bhall be qualified to enter a horse unless both be subscribers of at least Two Guineas to | the race fund. All entries (except the Tradesmen's Handicap, Hurdle Raoe Handicap, Turanga Stakes Handicap, and Publioans Purse, which are to be sent in at time, and as above specified addressed as below) must be in writing and for- ) warded to the Secretary at the Masonic