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Waipawa Mail, Volume 4, Issue 340, 14 December 1881, Page 4

Hate Heetiag-*. HAWKE’S BAY RACING CLUB’S j SUMMER MEETING. TO BE HELD ON THE PAKOWHAI RACE COURSE, ON BOXING DAY (DECEMBER 26, 1881.) Judge : G. H. Swan. Handicapper ; Col. White. Starter : A. McCartney. Stewards: G. Hestop, James Irvine, G. H. Swan, John Beatson, A. McCartney, J. B. Hollis, 11. Monteith, J. Leonard, R. Barrows, S. Hooper, P. Robinson. PROGRAMME. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, Of 20 Bovs, with a sweep of 2 sovs added; half forfeit if declared and paid by 12 o’clock on the day of the race ; over six flights of hurdles ; distance, about 2 miles ; nomination, 1 sov. MAIDEN PLATE, Of 20 sovs, with a sweep of 2 sovs added ; half forfeit if declared and paid by 12 noon on the day of the race ; distance, 1£ miles ; weight for age ; nomination, 1 sov.

PAKOWHAI HANDICAP, Of 25 sovs, added to a sweep of 2 sovs ; half forfeit if declared and paid by 12 noon on the day of the race ; distance, 1£ miles; nomination, 1 sow TROTTING RACE, Of 15 sovs ; distance, 2 miles ; nomination, 1 sov, by 9 p,w. on Jthe 20th December. / ■ CHRISTMAS STAKES HANDICAP, Of 30 sovs, aaded .tofufaveep of 2 sovs for starters 4 wflignTß will appear immediately Pakowhai Handicap ; sov. NOVEL RACE, Of 40 sovs ; the winner to be sold after the race for 1 sov, the surplus to go to the funds of the Club ; weight for age ; distance, 1 mile ; nomination, 1 sov. HACK RACE, Of 8 sovs, with a sweep of 1 sov each added; once round the course; post entry. REGULATIONS. All entries to be addressed to the Honorary Secretary 11.8. Racing Club. ! Masonic Hotel, Napier, to contain specified 1 sum, name of owner and colours of the rider. Nominations for Handicap Hurdles, and Pakowhai Handicap to be sent in by 9 p.rn. on Tuesday, 6th December, accompanied by a fee of 1 sov for each nomination. Weights to appear on or before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, 14th December. Acceptance without fee by 9 p.m. on Tuesday, 20th December. Nominations for Maiden Plate, Christmas Stakes, Trotting Race, and Novel Race, by 9 p.m. on Tuesday, 20th December, with fee of 1 sov for each nomination. Weight for Christmas Stakes to appear on the course after the Pakowhai Handicap is decided.

Half forfeits (of 1 sov) to be declared and paid 12 noon on the day of the race for the following events or the whole sweepstakes, viz. : Maiden Plate, Pakowhai Handicap, and Handicap Hardies. All sweeps to be paid at scale and to be for starters only. Maiden shall mean a horse that has not won an advertised race at time of entry, Steeplechase, Hurdle, Hack races and matches excepted. Hack shall mean a horse that has never started in a weight for age handicap race. No entry will be received except upon the condition that all disputes arising out of the racing shall be decided by the Stewards, whose decision shall be final. v H. MONTEITH, ' \ lion. Sec. rjl A K A P A U ACES. ANNUAL MEETING, To be held on BOXING DaV, 26th DECEMBER, 1881. First race to start at 12 sharp. HANDICAP RACE, Of flights of oin. high ; open to all jkntnince, £l. RACE, Of flights of hurdles; no weight under 9 stone ; post entry, 10s. MAIDEN PLATE, Of —sovs ; distance, 1£ miles ; open to all horses that have never won an advertised race exceeding £lO ; weight, 9 stone ; post entry, £1 TAKAPAU HANDICAP, Of sovs ; distance, 2 miles; open to all horses ; entrance, £1 10s DISTRICT RACE, Of sovs ; distance, 1£ miles ; open for district horses only, such horse to be owned 3 months in district prior to date of races ; weight, 9 stone ; post entry, £1 HACK RACE, Of sovs; distance, 1 mile; catch weights ; post entry, 10s CONSOLATION HANDICAP, Of sovs; distance, 1 mile ; for all beaten horses ; entrance, 10s. RULES. No person allowed to enter a horse unless lie is a subscriber of at least £1 to the Race Fund. All disputes to be settled by a majority of the Stewards, whose decision in all cases shall be final. Three horses to enter in each race or only half the public money will be given. Entries for Takapau Handicap and Handicap Hurdle Race to be sent in to the Secretary not later than the 22nd inst., with entrance money enclosed. The amount of Takapau Handicap and Handicap Hurdle Race will appear in a future issue. W. ELLINGHAM, Secretary. Takapau, December 3, 1881.