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MASTERTON AND OPAKI JOCKEY ■ CLUB MEETING, 1879, To be held on the Opaki Combo on TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd ahd 3rd, President; B, G. Williams Judge : R. Welch. Starter : E. Gray. Clerk of toe Scales : J. H, Harding. Clerks of the Course: W. lorns and Manihera. Stewards: A. W.Cave, Jas.Macara, H. Bannis'cr, S. Chamberlain, G. Dixon, T. Chamberlain, R. Campbell. Handicaiter : James Macara, FIRST DAY.-DEOEMBER 2,1879, Mahkn Plat , of £25. 1£ miles. Weighs for age. Entrance £2, Ladies' Purse, of £2O. 2 miles. Welter weights for age. Gentlemen riders. Entrance £2. Hack Race, of £lO. Ouce round the course. Not less than 10 stone. Entrance fl. Opaki Stakes Handicap, of £SO. 2| miles. Nomination £2, acceptance £2. Hack Pace, of £ . Once round the course. 'Jatch weights. Entrance 10s, SSCOND DAY.-DECEMBER 3,1879. Handicap Hurdle. Pace, of £25. 2 miles, Over 7 flights of darkened hurdles, 3ft 6m. Nomination £l, acceptance £l, Single event. Hack Hurdle Pace, of £lO. 1| miles. Single event. Not less than 10 stone, Entrance £i. Produce Race, of £25, l{ miles. Weigh forage, Entrance£2, Had; Pace, of £lO. Once round the course. Not less than 10 stone. Entrance £l. District Handicap, of £4O, If miles, Nomination £.l, acceptance £2. Hack Pace, of£ . Once round the course, Entrance 10s. Consolation Handicap, of £ls. Once round the course, Entrance £l. Post entrance, ! RULES. The saddling bell will ring at 11,30 each day; iirst race to start at 12 o'clock sharp. The winner of the Maiden to carry bibs extra in the Produce Lace. The District Race is open to all horses owned in the district at least six mouth previous to this Race M eting. The Produce Race is for all horses bred and trained in the district and that have never started for an advertised race. lodged with the Secretary within fifteen minutes after the race is rim. with a deposit of £2; such deposit to he forfeited if the protest he found trivial or vexatious, The winners of first day's hack races will not be allowed to run for those on tho second day; nor will the winner of the £lO hack on either day be allowed to run for the smaller catch weight back race. Mo person will be allowed to enter a horse unless he be a subscriber of at least £1 to thr Jockey Club fund, No scratching of horses to be done except it be through the Secretary. General onirics to he made to the Secretary at the Club Hotel, Masterton, between the hours of 7 and 9 o'clock on the evening of Thursday, November 27th, previous to the race meeting. Entries to be acco .ipanied by the required amounts, also names and ages of horses and colors of riders, and no entries will be received after that night either by letter or telegram. Weights for Opaki Stakes Handicap to be declared at tin Club Hotel on the Monday evening previous to the meeting. Acceptances for Opaki Stakes Handicap close at 15 minutes after the Ladies' Purse is run. Weight's for the Hurdle Race to be declared same night as the Opaki Stakes Handicap, Acceptances for Hurdles to close on Tuesday evening, not later than 8 o'clock, Acceptances for District Handicap will close 15 minutes after the weights are declared on the second day after the Produce Race is run. Nominations for Consolation Handicap to he made to the Secretary 15 minutes after the District Handicap is run. Weights to be declared 15 minutes after the nominations have closed, and acceptances will close 15 minutes after the weights have been declared, J. lORNS, 290 Hon. Sec. and Treas. vrrAIHENGA RACES. TO BE HELD ON THE WHAREKAKA PLAIN ON BOXING DAY, 2Cth DECEMBER, 1879. STEWARDS: Mr G, Harris Mr E. E, Martin MrK, Tilson Mr H. Gillies Mr A. B. Jackson Mr R. G. Williams Mr E. Buckridge Mr J. McMascer Mr J. H. Tully. Judge : Wallace Smith. Starters: J. McMaster and E.E. Martin Clerk of Scales : J, H. Tully. fIANDiCArpERS : H. McMaster and J. Drummond. 1, Handicap Hurdle Pace, of 20 sovs two miles; entrance, 20s, 2, Hack Hurdle Pace, of sovs; one mile and a distance; weights, lOst; entrance, 10s fid. 3, Maiden Vlale, of sovs; one and a half miles; entrance, 21s; weight for a"e, 4, Waikiujo. Stakes Handicap, of 30 sovs; two miles; entrance, 425. 5, Sapliixj Stakes, of 20 sovs; for two-year olds; distance six furlongs; weights, colts 7st 101b, fillies 7st 51b; entrance 21s. 0, Hack Race of sovs; one and a half miles; 9st, entrance 10s Cd, 7, Shearer's Plate Handicap of sovs; one mile and a distance ; entrance 21s, S Conso ation Handicap of sovs. one mile and a distance; entrance 21s. 9, Hack Pace, if time permits of sovs; catchweights; the winner of previous hack race not allowed to start fortius All horses entered for the above events must he bona fide property at the time of entry. All persons entering horses must be a subscriber of at least 21s to the race fund. JOHN MACARA, 289 Hon. Sec. and Treas. Q.C.E. RESTAURANT (Late Mrs Pietevsen's, Willi3-street.) 14 XATTHEW WILLIAM JIERRYGOLD Having taken the above centrally-situated and long-established Restaurant, which has been renovated at considerable expense by him, is prepared to offer all the comforts of an agreeable Home to the old patrons of the house—his friends in the Wairarapa, the Scandinavian settlements, and throughout the country." His motto fiver shall ho Quality, Cleanliness and Economy, Terms—Board and residence, £1 per week; 1 Meals Is: beds, Is. 301

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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 304, 31 October 1879, Page 3

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Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 304, 31 October 1879, Page 3

Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 304, 31 October 1879, Page 3

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