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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 1404, 20 August 1881, Page 4

Sporting. WAERENGA-A-HIKA SPRING MEETING. "ORINCEOF WALES' BIRTHDAY, Wednesday, Novkmukk 9th, 1881. Ji t im;k : A. McDonald, Esq., M.H.R. Starter : C. D. Pitt, Esq. Clerk of the Scales : Clerk of thr Coursk : Mr. A. Pritchard. Handicappek : Mr. E. Di'very. Stkwards : Messrs. E. R. Bloomfield. 0. D. Berry. W. Cooper. E. Davery. P. Breingan. PROGRAMME : To start at 12 o'clock. 1. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 25 soys — with a sweep of 2 soys each for acce^ tors added ; distance 2 miles, over 8 flights of hurdles ; top weight 11 stone. Nomination, 1 soy ; acceptance, 2 soys. To start at 12.45. 2. MAIDEN PLATE, of 15 soys, 1J miles, for horse b that have never won an advertised race exceeding £10 net. Entrance, 40s on night of general entry. To start at 1.30. 3. PRINCE OF WALES' BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, of 25 soys, with a Bweep of 2 boys each for acceptors added ; distance, 2 miles ; top weight, 10 stone. Nominations, 20s ; acceptance, 40s. To start at -2. 15. 4. HACK FLAT RACE, of 5 bovb, 1 inle ; catch weights ; for all horses that have never been trained or won public money. Post entry, 10s. Start at 3 o'clock. 5. FLYING STAKES, of 20 soya, with a sweop of 2 bovb each for starters added ; | mile ; weight for age. Entrance, 3 bovb night of general entry. Start at 4 o'clock. 6. LADIES' PURSE, of 20 non ; distance, I 4 miles, welter weights. Gentlemen riders. Nomination, 3 soys. Start at 4 30. 7. FORCED HANDICAP, of 8 soys ; distance, 1 mile ; all winners compulsory ; (hacks not allowed) ; losers optional. Entrance, 1 soy. CONDITIONS. Three horses to start for each Race, or only half the mowy will be given. The Auckland Jockey Club Rules will be strictly adhered to, unlessa where otherwise specified. No entries Bhall be received except on these conditions : That all disputes, claims, and objections arising out of the racing, shall be decided by a majority of the Stewards, or those whom they may appoint, and their decision shall be final. Any jockey riding except in colours entered, or proper jockey costume, will be fined 20s. Any person entering a protest shall deposit the sum of three pounds with the Stewards, and such protest proving frivolous, the amount shall be forfeited to the Race Fund. Nominations for Handicap Hurdles, and Prince of Wales' Birthday Handicap must be sent sealed to the Hon. Sea, at the Masonic Hotel, Glsborne, on Satukday, October Ist, 1881, not later than 8 p.m. and no entry will be received after that time, unless by post letter or teltgrum bearing the same date, enclosing entrance money and qualification fee, name, age and colour of the horse. Qualification fee 10s. Acceptance for the Handicap Hurdles and Prince of Wales' Birthday Handicap, enclosing colours, on the night of general entry at the Masonic Hotel, Gisborne, Saturday, November 6th., at 8 p.m. sharp. The stakes will be paid away on Friday the 11 November, at 7.30, at the Waerenga-a-hika Hotel, less 5 per cent. All sweeps to be paid on night of general entry. S. J.BROMLEY, Hon. Sec. and Treasurer. Grateful — Comforting. EPPS'S~COCOA. Breakfast. "By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the opera* tions of digestion and nutrition, and bj a careful application of the fine proEerties of well-selected cocoa, Mr Epps as provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack whereever there is a weak point. We may escape may a fatal shaft by keeping ourslves well fortified with pure blood ! end a properly nourished frame. ". See article in the Civil Service Gazette. ■ Made simply with boiling watar or milk. Sold only in packets and tins, i and lib, labelled :- JAMES EPPS A CO., HOMCKOPHATIC CHKMIHTS, 48 Threadnedle Street, and 1170 •< Piccadilly. UP-COUNTRY Orders promptly attended to at the Herald Office. QUICK returns and small profits for oil job work at the Herald Office T3ILLHEADS, in any size or patJD tern, at any price, at the Herald office.