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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume X, Issue 2027, 17 September 1883, Page 3

W- AERENGA -A - HIKA SPRING MEETING. PRINCE OF WALES' BIRTHDAY Friday, November 9, 1883. PROGRAMME : To start at 12 o'clock. I. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 30 soys., with a sweep of 2 soya. each for acceptors added ; distance, 2 miles, over 8 flights of hurdles. Nomination, 1 soy. ; acceptance, 2 soys. To start at 12.45. 2 HACK HURDLE RACE of 10 soys.; for horses that have never won any Hurdle Race of the value of 5 soys. weight, 9st 71bs ; distance, 1 mile Fost entry, 20a. To start at 1.30. 3. MAIDEN PLATE of 15 soys.; 1* miles,; for horses that have never won au advertised race exceeding £10 net. Entrance, 405., on night of general entry. To start at 2.15. 4. PRINCE OV WALES' BIRTHDAY HANDICAP of 30 soys., with a sweep of 2 soys. each for acceptors added ; distance, 2 miles. Nomination, 205. ; acceptance 40s. To start at 3 o'clock; 5. HACK FLAT RACE of 5 sovb.; mile ; catch weights ; for all horses that have never been trained or won public money. Post entry, 10s. Start at 4 o'clock. 6. FLYING STAKES of 20 soys., with a sweep of 1 soy. each for starters added ; £ mile ; weight for age. Entrance 2 soys. night of general entry. Start at 4.30 o'clock. 7. FORCED HANDICAP of 8 soys. ; distance, 1 mile ; all winners compulsory ; loseis optional. Entrance, 1 soy. CONDITIONS. j Three horses to start for each Race, or only half the 7noney will be given. The Poverty Bay Turf Club Rules will be strictly adhered to, unless where otherwise specified. No entries shall be received except on these conditions : That all disputes, claims, and objections arising out ol the mcing, shall be decided by a majority of the Stewards, or those whom they may appoint, and their decision shall Oe rival. Any jockey riding except in colors entered, or proper jockey costume, will be lined 20s. Any person entering a protest shall deposit the bum of three pounds with tho Stewards, and such protest proving frivolous, tiie amount shall be forfeited to the Race Fund. Nominations for the Handicap Huidles and Prince of Wales' Birthday Handicap, enclosing colors, oil the night of tho 13th October, at the Masonic Hotel ; weights to be declared on tha liOtli October, and acceptances on tho night of general entry at the Masonic Hotel, Gisborne, Saturday, November 3rd, at S p.m. sharp. The stakeß will L»e paid away on Monday, the 12th November, at 7.30, at the Waerenga-a-hika Hotel, less 5 per cent. All sweeps to be paid on night oi general entry. W. RATCLIFFE, 61 Hon. Sec. and Treasurer. RATE BOOKS under second schedule of " Rating Act, 1882," for sale at Ijrald Office.