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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XII, Issue 4181, 5 January 1885, Page 4

"POVERTY BAY TURF CLUB X MEETING, 1885. President : O. Dean Pitt, Esq. Vice-President : J. W. Johnson, Esq. Stewards : Messrs G. L, Sunderland, D. Dobbie, E. Murphy, F. Dufaur, J. Clark, J. W. Nolan, and J. H. Aislabie. Judge : Mr W. F. Crawford. Starter : Mr G. J. Winter. Handicappers : Mr J. O. Evett ; for hacks, Mr Clerk of the Scales : Clerk of the Course : Mr A. Prichard. FIRST DAf. TUESDAY, JANUARY 20th, 1885. Start at 12 o'clock. 1. MAIDEN PLATE of 40 soys., weight for age, distance one mile and a half ; for all maiden horses that have not won an advertised race exceeding 25 so*s. in value (matches, hurdle races, and steeplechases excepted) in any country at the time of starting. EntraDce, 3 soys. Start at 12.45 p.m. 2. PLYING HANDICAP of 100 soys. ; second horse to receive 20 soys. from the stakes ; distance f -mile. Nomination of 2 soys. on '22nd December ; weights will be declared on Tuesday, 6th January, 1885 : acceptance, with 4 soys., on Tuesday, 13th January, 1885. Start at 2 p.m. 3. HURDLE RACE HANDICAP, of 80 soys. ; second horse to receive 10 soys. from the stakes. Distance, 2 miles. Nomination of 2 soys. on 22nd December. Weights will be declared on Tuesday, 6th January, 1885. Acceptance, with 3 soys., oa Tuesday, 13th January, 1885. Start at 2.45 p.m. 4. HANDICAP HACK HURDLE RACE, of 15 soys. For all hacks that have not been trained for this and the Waerenga-a-hika meeting. Distance, 1 mile. Entrance, 1 soy., before 1 p.m. on day of racing. Start ;it 3 30 p.m. 5. TRADESMAN'S HANDICAP, of 150 eovs. ; second horse to receive 25 soys. from the stakes. Distance, 1J miles. Nomination of 3 soys. on the 22nd of December. Wrights will be declared on Tuesday, 6th January, 1885. Acceptance, with 5 soys., on Tuesday, 13th January, 1885. Start at 4.15 p.m. 6. HACK RACE, of 10 soys. For all hacks only that have never been entered for public money other than a Hack Race. 9st. nr>. Post entrance, 1 soy. Distance, l»miic. SECOND DAY. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21st. Start at 12 o'clock. 1. PUBLICAN'S PURSE HANDICAP of 100 aovs. ; second horse to receive 20 soys. out of the stake? ; distance, 1£ miles. Nomination of 2 soys. on 22nd December. Weights will be declared on night of first day's racing, and acceptance, with 4 soys., at that time. Start »t 12.45 p.m. 2. COUNTY STAKES HANDICAP of 40 soys. ; second horse to receive 10 soya. from the stakes ; for all horses bred in the County of Cook ; winner of Maiden Plate to carry 71bs extra ; distance 1£ miles. Nomination of 1 soy. on 22nd December ; weights will be declared on Tuesday, 6th January, 18S5 ; acceptance, with 2 soys., on Tuesday, 13th January, 1885. Start at 2 p.m. 3. SELLING RACE of 30 soys. The winner to be sold immediately after the race for 40 soys. ; if entered to be sold for 30 soys., allowed 71bs ; if for 20 aovs., allowed 141bs. ; if for 10 soys., 211bs. Weight for age. One mile. Entrance, 2 soys. Start at 2.45 p.m. 4. TURANGA STAKES HANDICAP of 250 soys. ; second horse to receive 50 soys. out of stakes ; distance 2 miles. Nomination of 4 soys. on the 22nd December, Weights will be declared on Tuesday, 6th January. Acceptance, with 6 soys., on Tuesday, 13th January. Start at 3.30 p.m. 5. HANDICAP HACK RACE of 15 soys. ; distance 1 mile ; entrance 1 soy. ; entries to close before 4.30 p.m. on first day's racing. For all hacks that have not been trained for this and the Wae-renga-a-hika meeting. Start at 4.15 p.m. 6. FORCED HANDICAP of 25 soys. ; post entrance of 2 soys. each. Compulsory for winners ; losers and hacks optional. Distance, 1 mile and a distance. RULES AND REGULATIONS. No entry will be received for any race except upon the condition that all claims, disputes, and objections arising shall be decided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint, and their decision upon all points shall be final. All protests must be accompanipfl with a deposit of 5 soys., which snm shall be forfeited to the funds if the protest is not sustained. All nominations, entries, acceptances, etc., accompanied by the necessary amount, must be addressed to the Secretary, and left at the Masonic Hotel, Gisborne, not later than 8 p.m. on tho several specified dates. Any owner failing to declare his color at time of entry will be fined 2 soys. Any jockey riding in colors excepting those entered will be fined 2 soys. All horses must be ridden in colors, any joukey infringing this rule will be fined 2 soys. General entry night, Tuesday, 13th January, 1885. The rules and weights of the Poverty Bay Bay Turf Club, as in force at the date of the meeting, will be strictly adhered to. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross amount of all stakes. Horses walking over will receive 50 per cent, of the stakes. The winner of any race of the value of 100 soys. and over, after the declaration of weights, to carry 51bs. extra ; and the winner of any race of 200 soys. and over to carry 7lbs. extra in the Tradesmen's and Tauranga Stakes Handicap. DATES OF NOMINATIONS, ACCEPTANCES, &c. Monday, 22nd DECEMBER, 1884. Flying Handicap — Nomination 2 soys. Hurdle Handicap — Nomination 2 soys. Tradesman's Handicap — Nomination 3 soys. Publicans' Purse — Nomination 2 soys. Couuty Stakes — Nomination 1 soy. Turanganui Stakes — Nomination 4 soys. Weights will appear, excepting for Publicans' Purse and Hack Handicaps, on Tuesday, 6th JANUARY, 1885. Tuesday, 13th JANUARY, 1885. Flying Handicap — Acceptance 4 soys. Hurdle Handicap — Acceptance 3 soys. Tradesman's Handicap — Accept. 5 soys. County Stakes — Acceptance 2 sovb. Turanganui Stakes — Acceptance 6 soys. Night of General Entry, Tuesday, 13th January, 1885. SPRING MEETING, 1885. THE POVERTY BAY GUINEAS, of 100 Guineaa, to be run as 3-year-olds,_ at the Spring Meeting, 1885. Nominations of 1 soy., up to 31st July, 1883 ; a second payment of 1 soy. on 31st July, 1884 ; and a final payment of 1 soy. on 31st July, 1885, with a sweepstake of 5 soys. at the post, to go to second horse. Distance, li miles. Weights — colts, Bst. lOlbs. ; fillies. Bst. 51bs. ANNUAL MEETING, 1886. MARES' PRODUCE STAKES, of 50 soys., to be run at the Annual Meeting in 1886, for then two-year-olds. Nominations of 1 soy. for mares on or before 3lßt July, 1883 ; 'final payment of 1 soy. on 81st July, 1885. Sweepstakes of 5 soys. at the post to go to the second horse. Distance, 6 furlongs. Weights — colts, Bst. lOlbs. ; fillies, Bst. 51bs. CHAS. W. FERRIS, Secretary.