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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 88, 9 December 1912, Page 2

SPIRTING. QtMrgTRATFORD TRACING ABRIDGED PROGRAMME. ANNUAL MEETING. To be held on LUB STRATFORD RACECOURSE, On WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, JANUARY Ist and 2nd, 1913. FIRST DAY—WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Ist. First Race to start at 12 Noon.

TARIKI WELTER HACK HANDICAP, of SOsovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. Minimum weight Bst 71b. Nomination 10s Acceptance 30s. Seven furlongs. BOROUGH STAKES, of 60 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. Open to all horses that have never won a race of 15 sovs at the time of start. Weight for two-year olds 7st 71b, three-year-olds Bst, four-year-olds and upwards Bst 71b. Entrance 30s. Four furlongs and a quarter. STRATFORD CUP HANDICAP, of 200 sovs (open); second horse to receive 20 sovs, and third horse 10 sovs from the stake. Nomination 20s. Acceptance 50s. One mile and a quarter. 1 „ „ MIDHIRST HACK HANDICAP, of 80 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. Nomination 10s. Acceptance 30s. One mile. OHURA HURDLE HACK HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; second horse to receive 15 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. Winner of any hurdle race after declaratipn of weights to carry 101 b penalty, two or more races 171 b penalty. Nomination 10s. Acceptance 30s. One mile and a half, over six flights of 3ft 6in batten hurdles. FARMERS’ PLATE, of 50 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake, Open to all horses that have never won a race of 15 sovs at the time of start. Weight:, three-year-olds lOst 71b, four-year olds and upwards list. Horses that have not previously started allowed 71b, and horses that have won a race to carry 71b penalty. Gentlemen riders. Entrance 30s. One mile. A trophy of the value of £5 will be presented to the rider of the winner. FLYING HANDICAP, of 150 sovs (open); second horse to receive 15 sovs, and third horse 10 sovs from the stake. Nomination 20s. Acceptance 40s. Six furlongs. RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP, of 80 sovs; second horse to receive 10s sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. Nomination 10s. Acceptance 30s. Six furlongs.

ALL HACK NOMINATIONS 10S. SECOND DAY. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2. rtji U.' First Race Starts at 12.15 p.m. • 1. TOKO WELTER HACK HANDICAP, of 80 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. Minimum weight Bst. Nomination 10s. Acceptance 30s. One mile. 2. CARDIFF STAKES, of 50 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. Open to ajl horses that have never won a race of the value of 25 sovs at the time of starting. Weight Bst. Winner of any race to (carry 9st. Entrance 80s. Four furlongs and a quarter. 3. NGAERE HANDICAP, of 125 sovs (open); second horse to receive 15 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. Nomination 20si y Acceptance 40s. Six furlongs. 4. MAKURI HURDLE HACK HANDICAP, of 100 sovs; second horse to receive 15 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. Nomination 10s. Acceptance 30s. One mile and a half, over six flights of 3fc 6in batten hurdles. 5 STRATHMORE HACK HANDICAP, of 70 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. Nomination 10s. Acceptance 30s. Five furlongs. 6. DOMINION HANDICAP, of 150 sovs (open); second horse to receive 15 sovs, and third horse 10 sovs from the stake. Nomination

20s. Acceptance 40s. One mile. 7. LADIES’ PURSE HACK HANDICAP, of 60 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. Open to all horses that have never won a race exceeding 50 sovs at the time of start. Minimum weight 10s. Gentleman riders. Nomination 10s. Acceptance 20s. Six furlongs. A trophy of the value of £5 will be presented to the rider of the winner. S. COUNTY HACK HANDICAP, of 80 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. Nomination 10s. Acceptance 30s. Six furlongs. ALL HACK MOMINATiQNS 103. DATES OF NOMINATIONS. ACCEPTANCES, ETC. /NOMINATIONS for Railway Hack Handicap, Tariki Welter, Stratford Co;/. o'iiiia Hurdle Hack Handicap Midhirst Hack Handicap, Elvina Han dicap. County Hack Handicap, Ngaerc Handicap, Dominion Handicap, Malt dri Hurdle Handicap, Toko Welter Hack Handicap, Ladies’ Purse Hack Handicap, and Strathmore Handicap, CLOSE on MONDAY, 2nd December, 1912. at 8 p.m. WEIGHTS for First Day’s Events DECLARED on or about SATURDAY, December 14th, 1912. and for Second Day’s Events on WEDNESDAY, January Ist, 1913. at 8 p.m. ACCEPTANCES for First Day’s Events, and Entries for Borough Stakes, Farmers’ Plate, and Cardiff Stakes, CLOSE on MONDAY, December 23rd. 1912. at 9 p.m. ACCEPTANCES for Second Day’s Events CLOSE at 9 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, January Ist. 1913. ALFRED COLEMAN, Secretary.

Approved by the Taranaki Metropolitan Committee in accordance with the Rules of Racing, this 15th day of October, 1912.—E. P. WEBSTER, Secretary. For full programme see “Referee/' November 13th.