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Southland Times, Issue 2056, 22 January 1875, Page 4

.Races. TNVERCAEGILL JOCKEY CLUB MEETING, To be held at Wallacetown, ON THURSDAY AND FRTDAY, February llth and 12th, 1875. Stewards — Mr G H Maitland Mr W Cochran Mr H Mayo Mr R Powell . Mr R W Williams Mr T Surman Mr F R White. * Judge— Mr R Hamilton. Starter— Mr R Powell. Weigher — Mr W Cochran. Handicappers — Mr Henry Howells, Mr Surman. Clerk of the Course — Mr Catherall. PROGRAMME : Fibst Day— Thubsday, Febbuaby 11. , Maidkn Plate of 30 soys, for all horses that j have never won public money over £10. Mile 1 and a half ; weight for age ; entrance, two 1 guineas 1 Publicans' Pubse of 50 soys ,• handicap ; two miles and a distance ; entrauce, three gpineas' Ladies' Pubse of 30 soys j welter weight for age ; gentlemen riders only ; distance, one mile and a half ; entrance, two guineas Disteict Handicap of 75 soys, with a sweep, stake of three guineas added ; second horso to receive 10 soys out of stakes. Open to all horses that have been in the Southland Dis- , trict for six months prior to the dato of the races ; distance two miles ; entrance four guineas 5 half forfeit if declared after weights are declared Commebcial Tbavellebs' Stakes (Handicap) of 30 soys, with a sweepstake of two soys added ; distance one and a half miles ; entrance two guineas Hack Race of 10 soys ; once round the course ; heats j catch weights ; entrance one boy ; post entry. Second Day— Fbiday, Fbbbuaby 12. Handicap Hubdle Race of 30 soys, with a sweepstake of two guineas added ; distance two miles and a distance ; over 8 flights of hurdles, about 3ft 9in high ; entrance two guineas Invebcaegill Handicap of 7 soys, with a sweepstake of three guineas added ; second horse to rective ten soys out of stakes 5 distance two miles ; half forfeit if after weights are declared ; entrance four guineas Selling Race of 25 soys ; mile and a half ; weight for age ; the winner to be sold by auction for £25 immediately after the race, any surplus to go to the race fund ; entrance two guineas Hack Hubdle Race of 20 soys 5 entrance one guinea ; catch weights ; post entries j mile heats, over 4 hurdles Consolation Handicap of 15 soys; for all beaten horses during the meeting; distance once round the course ; entrance one sot Hubby S cubby. Rules and Regulations. No entries will be received for any of the Races except upon these conditions, that all claims and objections arising out of the racing shall be decided by the Stewards, or a majority of them, whose decision upon all points connected with the carrying out of the above programme shall bo filial. In the event of any person entering a protest, a sum of £2 2a must be lodged with the Secretary, or one of the Stewards, before any such protest is considered ; this sum to be forfeited to the funds of the Club should the Stewards consider the protest frivolous or vexatious. Rules of the Dunedin Jockey Club strictly adhered to. No person will be allowed to enter or run a horse unless the latter be qualified as the bona fide property of a subscriber of two guineas to the race fund. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross moneys paid in accordance with the programme for expenses. All entries must be sealed and addressed to the Stewards or Secretary (entrance money enclosed), with name, age, pedigree of the horse, name of the owner, and colors of the rider. Three horses to be entered, or no public money will be added. Any horso walking over will only receive 50 per cent, of the stake. No jockey allowed to ride except in the colors entered. Entrieß must be made to the stewards, and addressed to the Prince of Wales Hotel, Inver* cargill, beforo the hour of 8 o'clock p.m. of Saturday, 6th February, 1875. Handicaps will be declared on Monday, the Bth, at 8 o'clock p.m., except for the second day's races, which will be declared on the evening of Thursday, the llth February, 1875, at the Prince of Wales Hotel, at 8 p.m. All dogs found on the course will be destroyed; Racing will commence each day at 12 o'clock. Iggrf* No horse will be allowed to train on the Racecourse, except upon a payment of a fee of £1 to the Secretary, who will issue tickets of admission. Any owners of horses evading this rule will be disqualified from running at the meeting. B. WILLOUGHBY, Secretary. genii Hor«ei TO STAND THIS SEASON AT VENLAW, And travel the Wyndham, Mokareta, Tuturau, and Mataura districts, THE DBAUOHT CELEBRATED f^ff^|L/_#§f ENTIEE "YOUNG CHAMPION." YOUNG CHAMPION was bred by R. Q. Kermode, Esq., of Tasmania, and was imported to Southland in 1888. His dam was the famous mare Rose, which carried off a number of prizes against all coiners at the leading shows in England and Scotland. Young Champion is a bright black, stands 16i hands high, with flat bone, and great muscular power. His stock is well-known in the Southland district, where one of his two-year old colto carried off the first prize at the last show of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Tehms — Thbee Guineas. With a Guabantee, Foub Guineas. A reduction will be made to the bona-fide owners of more than three mares. W. R. THORNHILL, Venlaw. TO STAND THIS SEASON AT HOLS LEE FARM, SEAWARD BUSH, And travel to Wallacetown, Ryal Bußh, Riverton, Flint's Bush, and Limestone Plains. rpHE PURE CLYDESDALE ENTIRE " DUKE OF EDiNBUGH," By Thane of Clyde, dam Princeas Royal. All fees payable on the Ist January, 1875. Paddocks at current rates, with every care but without responsibility. TERMS— £3. Groomage, ss. DAVID WARNOCK, Proprietor.