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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIII, Issue 9345, 25 February 1881, Page 4

rpURAKINA JOCKEY CLUB X MEETING. To BE HELD ON THURSDAY, 3ed MARCH, 1881. Stewards : Mr J. Chubbin Mr D. Fraser Mr A. Simpson Mr H.N.Harrison Mr R. Reid Mr D. Grant Mr W. A. Davis Mr G. E. Wilson Mr T. R. Taylor. Staeter : Mr C. Laird. Clerk ojf the Coubse : Mr W. Cameron. Cleek of the Scales : Mr li. G- Knox. Handicappeb : Judge : Major Morse. PROGRAMME. 1.— Handicap Huedle Race of 30 eovs ; nomination, £1 Is ; acceptance, £2 2s ; distance, 2\ miles, over nine flights of hurdles, about 3ft 9in high. To start at 11.30. a.m. 2.— Hack Hurdle Race ©f 10 soys; entrance, 1 soy ; one mile and a distance; weights not lesß than lOst. To start at 12 o'clock. 3. — Maiden Plate of 33. soys ; weight forage ; entrance, 3 soys ; distance, 1^ miles ; open to all horses that have not won advertised race prior to date of entry. To start at 1 p.m. 4.— Tueakina Handicap of 80 soys ; nomination, 2 guineas ; acceptance, 3 guineas ; second horse to receive £10 out of the stakes. Two miles and a distance. To start at 2.30 p.m. 5. — Scukkt Face of 20 soys ; entrance, 2 soys ; catch weights ; one mile and a distance. To start at 3.30 pm. 6. — Ladies' Pubse of 20 soys; welter weights for age ; entrance, 2 soys ; to be ridden by members of the Club ; distance, 1| miles. To start at 4 p.m. 7.— District Handicap of 30 soys ; nomination, 1 soy; acceptance, 2 soya ; 1\ miles ; all horses to be owned by persons residing between the Wanganui and Rangitikei Rivers, and to have been their bond fide property for three months prior to the meeting. To start at 4.30 p.m. B.— Consolation Race (handicap) of £15 ; for all beaten horses ; entrance, 1 soy • one mila and a distance. To start at 5 p.m. RULES. Nominations for the handicaps to be made to the Secretary, at Turakina, on Friday, February 4th. Weights to be declared on Saturday, February 12th. Acceptances and general entries will close on Thursday, February 24th, at 9 p m,, at the Railway Hotel, Turakina, on which day, at 2 p.m., the gate and priveleges will be sold at the Ben Nevis Hotel. No entry will be received for any races except upon this condition — that all disputes, claims, and objections arising out of the racing, shall be decided by a majority of the Stewards present, or those whom they may appoint. Their decision on all points connected with the carrying out of this programme shall be final. All entries to be sealed and addressed to the Hon. Secretary, Turakina, entrance money enclosed, with the name, age at time of entry, pedigree, and ia cases of handicaps, performances of the horse, name of the owner and colours of the rider. Any jockey riding except in the colours entered will be fined 3 soys. When two or more horses start, the properiy of the same owner, a distinguishing colour must be worn. In all wcight-for-age races the weight-for-age scale of the Wanganui Jockey Club will be adhered to. All persons intending to withdraw horses are required to give notice to that effect to the Secretary or Clerk of the Scales one half- hour before starting. Any person neglecting or refusing to comply with this rule, shall pay a fine of 5 soys. to the race fund. All races to be run under the W.J.C. Rules. Horses walking over will only receive hlaf the stakes. Qualification fee, £1 Is, for owners of all horses unless a member of the club. Second horse to save its stakes ©nly where specified to do so. T. It. TAYLOR, Hon. Sec. — ■ "i /**"■ /&«£*&:?** WAVERLEY~~AND WAITOTARA RACING CLUB, 1881. WAVEFLEY & WAITOTARA GUINEAS, of 105 Soys., to be run on 9\h November, 1881. Open to all 3 year-olds present 2-year-olds. Colts, Bst 101 b; Fillies, Bst 51b. Nominations, £2 2s, to close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Ist March, addressed Secretary, Ballam's Commercial Hotel, Waverley. Acceptances, £5 ss, date of general entry. JAMES B. TAYLOR, Secretary. COLOJNIAL lINDUSTRIES. NEW ZEALAND. PORTLAND CEMENT. Public Works Office, Wellington, 10th November, 1880. htt-TRITTEN TENDERS will be reT j ceived at this Office up to Noon on 31st March, 1881, from persons who are willing to contract for the Supply and Delivery of One Hundred Tons of Portland Cement. The cement to be manufactured in the Colony of New Zealand, and to be delivered at any of the under-mentioned places — viz-, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Port Chalmers, or Invercargill. Tenders to be addressed to the Minister for Public Works, aud to be marked outside *' Tender for Supply of 100 Tons of Portland Cement." Specifications and conditions may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargilt The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. ii. OLIVER, Minister for Public Works. I i. kWEKS. /~~1 qUTTOIf & C iO '' MALSTERS, &c. Newmarket, Auckland, Beg to intimate that they- Jiave a large supply of MALT always on hand, made from the best procurable grain at the lowest possible price, kept n bias built especially for the purpose.