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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume I, Issue 21, 20 December 1890, Page 8

Racing Programmes. RACING CLUB. SUMMER MEETING. FIRST DAY, Boxing Day, Friday,. December 26, 1890. , First Race to start at 1 o’clock. TRIAL STAKES of 80 SOVS. One mile. THE GREAT NORTHERN FOAL STAKES of 300 sovs. Six furlongs. THE AUCKLAND CUP of 300 sovs. Two miles. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 100 sovs. Two miles. RAILWAY HANDICAP of 70 sovs. , Six furlongs. NURSERY HANDICAP of 50 sovs. Five furlongs. MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE of 100 sovs. Three miles. CHRISTMAS HANDICAP of 100 sovs. One mile and a quarter. SECOND DAY. New Year’s Day, Thursday, January i, 1891. NEW YEAR’S HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 100 sovs. Two miles. NEWMARKET HANDICAP of 100 sovs. Six furlongs. MIDSUMMER HANDICAP of 150 sovs. Five furlongs. GREAT NORTHERN DERBY of 500 sovs. One mile and a-half. SELLING STAKES of 50 sovs. One mile. AUCKLAND RACING CLUB HANDICAP of 400 sovs. One mile and a-half. MAIDEN HANDICAP of 70 sovs. One mile and a distance. WELTER HANDICAP of 50 sovs. . One mile. THIRD DAY, Friday, January 2, 1891. GRAND STAND HANDICAP of 100 sovs. One mile and a-half. SYLVIA HANDICAP of 100 sovs. Six furlongs. AUCKLAND PLATE of 150 sovs. One mile and a-half. AUCKLAND STEEPLECHASE of 300 sovs. I Three miles and a half. SELLING STAKES of 50 sovs. Six furlongs. MUSKET STAKES of 150 sovs. Six furlongs. VICTORIA HANDICAP of 100 sovs. Seven fnrlongs. Admission to Course as usual. Ladies Free. Hot water provided free for Picnic Parties. Good Band in attendance. WM. PERCIVAL, Secretary.

pjRURY RACING CLUB. ANNUAL SUMMER MEETING, To be held on the Club’s Course, Drury, on MONDAY, DECEMBER 29TH, 1890. Programme. Handicap Hurdle Race of 20 sovs., second horse to receive 3 sovs. from the stakes. Distance 2 miles. Over nine flights of hurdles, 3ft. 6in. high. Nomination, 10s.; Acceptance, 10s. Flying Stakes Handicap of 15 sovs., second horse to receive 3 sovs. from the stakes. Distance f mile. Nomination, 7s. 6d.; Acceptance, 7s. 6d. Maiden Plate of 15 sovs., second horse to receive 3 sovs. from the stakes. Distance 1 mile. Weight- ■ for-age. For horses that have not won an advertised race at time of starting. Nomination, 15s. Drury Cup Handicap of 40 sovs., second horse to receive 5 sovs. from the stakes. Distance, i| miles. Nomination, 1 sov.; Acceptance, I sov. Novel Handicap of 15 sovs. The winner to become the property of the Club, and to be sold immediately after the race, and the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club. Nomination, 7s. 6d., Acceptance, 7s. 6d. Drury Racing Club Handicap of 25 sovs., second horse to receive 5 sovs. from the stakes. Distance, ij miles. Nomination, 12s. 6d. ,-Acceptance, 12s. 6d. Steward’s Handicap of 20 sovs., second horse to receive 3 sovs. from the stakes. Distance, 1 mile. Nomination, 10s. ; Acceptance, 10s. Winner of the Drury Cup or Drury Racing Club Handicap to carry 71bs. penalty, or winner of both lolbs. Weights for Novel Handicap immediately after general entries, and Acceptance at the post. Weights for Drury Racing Club Handicap after Cup race, and Acceptance half-an-hour before advertised time of starting. The winner of any handicap race, after the declaration of the weights, of the value of 20 sovs. to carry 71bs. penalty ; of two or more such races, lolbs (Drury Cup and Stewards’ Handicap). Penalties not cumulative. Mr. H. H. Hayr, of Tattersail’s, will receive Nominations and Acceptances on behalf of the Club. FOR SPECIAL TRAIN SEE FUTURE ADVERTISEMENT. DANIEL MAHER,’ Hon. Sec.