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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume I, Issue 16, 15 November 1890, Page 8

Racing Programmes. JOCKEY CLUB. SPRING MEETING, TO BE HELD ON THE AVONDALE RACECOURSE, Saturday. December 13, 1890. PROGRAMME. MAIDEN PLATE HANDICAP of 20 sovs. Open to all horses that have never won any race exceeding 20 sovs. in value. Nomination J sov., acceptance i sov., to go to the funds. Distance 1 mile. HURDLE RACE HANDICAP of 40 sovs., second horse to receive 5 sovs. out of the stakes. Over seven flights of hurdles. Nomination 1 sov., acceptance 1 sov., to go to the funds. Distance If miles. AVONDALE CUP HANDICAP of 50 soys., second horse to receive 5 sovs. out of the stakes. Nomination 1 sov., acceptance sovs., to go to the funds. Distance If miles. STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP of 50 soys., second horse to receive 5 sovs. out of the stakes. Nomination 1 sov., acceptance 1 sov., to go to the funds. Distance about 3 miles. FLYING STAKES HANDICAP of 25 sovs. Nomination J sov., acceptance 15s. to go to the funds. The winner of the Avondale Cup to carry 71bs. penalty. Distance 5 furlongs. STEWARDS’ HANDICAP of 25 sovs. Nomination J sov., acceptance 155., to go to the funds. Distance 7 furlongs. SELLING RACE of 25 sovs. For three-year-olds and upwards. Three-year-olds to carry 9st.; four years, 9st. 121 b.; five, six and aged, lOst. 41b. Winner to be sold immediately after the race for 50 sovs. If entered to be sold for 40 sovs., allowed 71bs.; if for 30 sovs., 141b5.; if for 20 sovs., 211b5,; if for 10 sovs., 281b5.; if for nil, 421bs. Nomination i sovs., acceptance 15s. Distance 7 furlongs. NOMINATIONS close with the Secretary, at the office of the Sporting Review, Vulcan Lane, on Fbiday, November 21st, 1890, at 8 p.m. WEIGHTS will appear on or about the Ist December, 1890, ACCEPTANCES close on Fbiday, December Sth, at 8 p.m. Winners to pay 5 per cent, of their gross winning towards expenses of course. „ HARRY H. HAYR, Secbetaby. Sires of the Season. TO STAND THIS SEASON AT THE HARP OF ERIN, The Thoboughbbed Stallion,) BRIGADIER, By Musket (impJ dam Pungawebewere, by Golden Gkape, dam Atlanta. BRIGADIER is a dark brown horse, with black points, standing about 16 hands 2 inches. He was bred by Mr. T. Momn of Auckland. He is seven years old. BRIGADIER only started on three occasions, namely, Mares’ Produce Stakes, in which he beat Howitzer, Ricochet, Tamora, Lady Norah, and others. In the Flying Stakes he beat Mitrailleuse and four others (he ran the J-mileinlin. 175.). Won the Ellerslie Plate beating Tamora and Antelope. Terms. —Thoroughbred mares, £7 ; half-bred mares, £4. Two or more mares per agreement. Groom’s fee, 45., to be paid on the first service. All fees to be paid before January Ist, 1891. Paddocks 2s. 6d. per week. Every care taken, but no respon--81 B'R.TGAPTER will travel as follows Mondays: Panmure, Howick, East Tamaki, and Rogers’ Farm, Papatoitoi, Monday nights; Tuesdays: Mangere; Wednesdays: West Tamaki; Saturdays : Avondale ; remainder of week at the Harp of Erin. For further particulars apply to the groom in charge, or R. THORPE, Harp of Erin, Ellerslie. TRAVEL THIS SEASON. The celebrated Thoroughbred Horse GRIP, By Slanderer out of Awatea. by Ravensworth (imp.) out of Skybird (imp.), by Teddington. Slanderer, by Traducer out of Gitana, by Sir Hercules out of Gipsy Queen, by II Barbierre. GRIP thus combines some of the stoutest strains to be found in the Stud Book. Grip is a black horse, with a white blaze, standing 16 hands high, on short legs, and shows great power and quality. During his racing career he, at three years old, ran second for the Canterbury Derby and won the Dunedin St. Leger. He did not run as a four-year-old. At five years he won the C.J.C. Handicap, two miles, carrying Bst. 61bs.; the Canterbury Cup af 500 sovs., two and a quarter miles, carrying 9st. 51bs.; and Christchurch Plate. . . GRIP was an undoubted stayer under big weights, and m the season 1881 headed tke list of winners with a total of £1,455. Teems : Single Mares, £3; two or more, the bona fide property of one owner, at a reduction. GROOMAGE, 2s. 6d. „ , a GRIP will stand at the farm of the undersigned at East Tamaki, and travel the surrounding districts. Good Grass and plenty of Water at 2s. per week. Every care, Kutnore.powSbibty. £ R LA.XON. KING QUAIL. THE above well-known Thoroughbred Stallion will travel the following Districts during the ensuing season— EAST TAMAKI PAPAKURA OTAHUHU WAIROA SOUTH MANGERE MAIRAITAI PAPATOITOI WHITFORD ■ ' ; HOWICK. KING QUAIL is so welland favourably known that comment on his Turf career is unnecessary, and his stock realise the highest prices in the local markets. For further particulars apply to A. K. HARRIS, East Tamaki.