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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3139, 4 March 1871, Page 4

Race Meetings"tJTTAIRARAPA RACES, 1871. $0 bo held at Greytown on THURSDAY and fELDAY, the 9th and 10th March, 1871. Stewabds : Mr J. Fuller Mr H. L. Cohoa „ 0. Ticehurst „ »• T. Hawke „ T.Walker „ T. A.Petherick Judge— Mr P. J. Armstrong Starter— B. Gallagher. Clerk of the Course— Mr B. Bishop. Secretary and Treasurer — Mr R. Lucas. FIRST DAY, THURSDAY, MARCH 9th. The Maiden Plate, of £ , for all horses that have never won an advertised race j one and a half miles and a distance ; single event. 3yrs,Bst; 4yrs,9stj 5 yrs, 9st7lb ; 6 yrs and aged,lost. Entrance, £1 Is. Waxbaeapa Stakes, of £ ; two miles and a distance ; single event ; weight for age. S yrs,Bst7lb; 4yrs, 9st 71b; 5 yrs, lOst; 6 yrs and aged, lOst 71b. Entrance £1 10s. (State Pubse, one mile and a distance ; heats ; catchweights. Entrance, £1. Cavalet Race — Post entrances of £ ; one and a half miles and a distance ; single event. Cavalry horses and riders' entrance, 10s 6d. Licensed Victuallebs' Pubse— Of £ ; one and a half miles and a distance j heats ; weight for age. The same aB Wairarapa stakes. Entrance, £1 Is. Hack Race (if time permits)— Post entrance of £ ; one mile and a distance; heats ; catchweights. Entrance, 10s 6d. SECOND DAY, FRIDAY, MARCH 10th. Handicap Hu«dle Race— Of £ : five jumps over three flights of hurdles, 3ft 6in ; one and a half miles and a distance ; heats. Entrance, £1 Is. Hack Hubdle Race— Of £ ; one mile and a distance ; single event ; catoh■weights. Entrancei 10s. Ladies' Pubse— Of £ ; three miles and a distance ; single event ; gentlemen riders ; welter weights. 3 yrs, lOst ; 4 yrs, list ; 5 yrs, list 71bs j 6yrs and aged, list lOlbs. Entrance, £1 Is. Consolation Stakes— To be handicapped by the Stewards ;of £ ; one mile and a distance ; heats. Entrance, 10s 6d. Sack Race (if time permits)— Of £ one mile and distance ; heats j catchweights. Entrance, 10s 6d. RULES AND REGULATIONS. Mares and Geldings allowed 31bs. In all races three horses to start, or no race. All protests to be made in writing, accompanied by a deposit of £2 2s, to be forfeited if protest be disallowed. In the Handicap Hurdle Race, all horse?' previous performance to be stated at time of entry. Entries, in writing, with colors of riders, to be made at the Greytown Arms Hotel, by 10 o'clock p.m. on Saturday, 4th March, 1871. The entrances in all races to be added, second horse to save bis entrance. No person allowed to enter a horse unless a subscriber of £1 to the race fund. All decisions of the Stewards to be final. ROBERT LUCAS, Secretary and Treasurer. Greytown, 10th February, 1871. ■p~OßTit uZ~an¥uZl Traces. To be run on the Porirua Race Course on FRIDAY, 17th MARCH. Stewabds : Sergeant-Major Nelly, James Walker, John Whitehouse. Judge — A. Walker. Treasurer— J. H. Burnby, ]*un. To start at 11 o'clock precisely. 1. The Maiden Plate. — Value £ , added to a sweepstakes of £1 ; open to all horses that have never won public money ; weights for age. 2. The Pobieua Stakes. — Value £ , added to a sweepstakes of £1 ; open to all horses ; weights for age. 3. Huedle Race.— Value £ 4. Pont Race. — For all ponies not exceeding 14 hands. 5.' Tbottin& Match. — For a Silver Mounted Whip, added to a sweepstakes of £5. 6. Consolation Stakes. Post entries in all the above races. In all the above races three horses to start or the public money will not be given. to be run according to the Porirua Jockey Club rules. By order of the Stewards, H. BROWN, Hon. See. Conveyances. 0088 & COS TELEGRAPH LINE OF EOYAL MAIL COACHES TO WAIRARAPA Leave the Booking Office, at Martin and Downes' Pier Hotel. Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings at 7 a.m., arriving at Masterton same day. 1. The Hutt 7. Featherston 2. Taita 8. Tauherinikau 3. Silver Stream 9. Greytown 4. Upper Hutt 10. Carterton 5. Mungaroa 11. Mastertoz. 6. Pakaratahi Eetum Coaches leave Dixon'b Accommodation House, Masterton, for IWellington, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 6.80 a.m., arriving in Wellington at 5 p.m., commencing Monday, 12th December. REDUCTION IN FARES. Wellington to Masterton 20s Do Greytown 15s All parcels for transmission must be prepaid. W. R HASTWELL, Proprietor. 088 AND CO.'S TELEGRAPH hltih OF EOYAL MAIL COACHES REDUCTION OF FAEES. On and after Monday, 9th January, 1871, the fares to the undernoted places will be : — From Wellington to Taranaki £6 0 0 —Return Tickets - 10 10 0 Do do to Patea - - 3 10 0 Do do to Waitotara - -300 Do do to Wanganui - - 210 0 Do do to Tutaenui - 2 6 0 Do do Rangitikei (Bull's) • 2 0 0 Bo do Rangitikei (Scott's) • 115 0 Do do Manawatu - - 1 10 0 Do do Otaki - • 1 5 0 Do do Waikanao - - 1 0 0 DadoPaikakariki - - 015 0 ' Coaches Btart from the Booking Office, M'ln tosh's New Zealander Hotel every Monday and Thursday morning, at 6 o'clock, a.m., and from Chavanne's Rutland Hotel, Wanganui on Monday and Thursday mornings, at 7 o'clock. . W. H. SHEPPERD & CG., Proprietors. A. YOUNG, Agent. Booking OfßGe-'-New Zealander Hotel. PUBLIC NOTICE. WPICKENS' COACH leaves the Ferry, • Porirua, DAILY, at 8 a.m., for Wellington ; leaving the Nag's Head at 3.30 p.m., and Urwin's, Thorndon, at 4 p.m. sharp. Fares: s. d. The Ferry, single fare 2 0 return do ... ... 8 6 Tawa Flat, single do 1 6 return do 2 6 JohnßOnviUe, each way „, „. 1 0 WILLIAM PICKENS, Proprietor.