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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IV, Issue 175, 30 November 1893, Page 3

RACING PROGRAMMES 3. Stewards’ Handicap of 50 sovs; second horse to receive 5 sovs from stakes. 1 mile and a distance. Nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1J sovs. To start at 1.30 p.m. 4. Second Handicap Hurdle Race of 60 sovs ; second horse to receive 18 sovs from stakes. If miles; over 7 flights of hurdles, 3ft 6in. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 14 sovs. To start at 2.15 p.m. 5. Handicap Hack Hurdles of 15 sovs. 1 mile. Entrance, 15s, to close Saturday, January 13th, at 9 p.m. To start at 2.45 p.m. 6. Grandstand Handicap of 80 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs from stakes. 1| miles. Winner of the Stewards’ Handicap to carry 51bs penalty. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 2 sovs. To start at 3.30 p.m. 7. Disposal Stakes of 25 sovs. 7 furlongs. Winner to be sold immediately after the race —proceeds of such sale to go to the funds of the club. Minimum weight, 8.0. Entrance, 255, to close 9 p.m. night of first day’s races. To start at 4.15 p.m. 8. Forced Handicap of 30 sovs. 1 mile. Winners compulsory, losers and hacks optional. Entrance, 14 sovs. To start at 4.45 p.m. Hack Qualification. —No horse that is or has been nominated for any race at this meeting other than hack races will be allowed to compete as a Hack. RULES AND REGULATIONS. No entry will be received for any race except upon the condition that all claims, disputes, and objections, arising shall be decided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint, and their decision on all points shall be final. All nominations, entries and acceptances, etc., must be accompanied by the necessary amount payable and left in the Gisborne Racing Club’s Letter Box, addressed to the Secretary, Argyll Hotel, on the specified dates. Races to be run under the Rules of Racing. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross amount of all stakes. General entry night—SATURDAY, 13th January, 1894. DATES OF NOMINATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES, AND AMOUNTS TO BE FORWARDED. TUESDAY, DECEMBER, 19th, 1893, at 9 p.m. Nominations— Gisborne Handicap 1 sov. Flying Handicap 1 sov. First Handicap Hurdle Race 1 sov. Maude Memorial Stakes (handicap)... 2 sovs. Park Stakes Handicap 1 sov. County Stakes Handicap 1 sov. Stewards’ Handicap 1 sov. Second Handicap Hurdle Race 1 sov. Grandstand Handicap 1 sov. SATURDAY, 13th JANUARY, 1894, at 9 p.m. Acceptances— Gisborne Handicap 1 sov. Flying Handicap 1J sovs. First Handicap Hurdle Race 2 sovs. Maude Memorial Stakes (handicap),... 3 sovs. Park Stakes Handicap 1J sovs. Weights for First Day’s Races to be declared on THURSDAY morning, 11th January, 1894. Acceptances (Second Days’ Racing)— County Stakes Handicap 1 sov. Stewards’ Handicap 14 sov. Second Handicap Hurdle Race 1| sovs. Grandstand Handicap 2 sovs. To be made by 9 p.m. on night of first day’s racing. Weights for Second Day’s Races declared at 8 p.m. on night of First Day’s Racing. M. G. NASMITH, Secretary. yy'HATAWHATA ANNUAL RACES, To be held in MR FERGUSON’S PADDOCK, ON MONDAY, JANUARY Ist, 1894. President—Captain Bruce. Judge—Robert Noble, Esq. Starter—Mr E. M. Dickey. Clerk of Scales—Mr W. W. Higginson. Clerks of Course —Messrs E. Rothwell and F. Noble. Handicapper—Mr G. H. Carter. Stewards—Messrs A. Calder, E. W. Lang, Robert Bruce, W. W. Higginson, J. Charleston, C. Limmer, Geo. Swanson, W. McCutcheon, W. Waters, A. M. Ferguson, R. White, W. Laxon and Thos. Rothwell. PROGRAMME. (Passed by A.R.C.) 1. Handicap Hurdles of 10 sovs ; second horse to receive 2 sovs from the stake. Over six flights of hurdles. Two miles. Nomination, ss; acceptance, ss. 2. Maiden Plate of 5 sovs; second horse to receive 1 sov from the stake. For all horses that have never won an advertised race. Weight for age. One and a quarter miles. Entrance, ss. 3. Whatawhata Handicap of 12 sovs ; second horse to receive 1 sov. from the stake. One and a half miles. Nomination, 6s; acceptance, 6s. 4. Galloway Race (for horses of 14.2 and under), of 5 sovs.. Entrance, ss. 5. Settlers’ Race (handicap) of 5 sovs; second horse to receive 1 sov. from the stake. One mile, Entrance, ss. All horses entered to be the lona fide property of settlers residing within a radius of five miles from the Whatawhata Post-office, at least three months before the date of the races. 6. Selling Race of 10 sovs. Winner to be the absolute property of the Club, and sold by auction at the conclusion of the race. Six furlongs. Welter weight for age. Entrance, 10s. 7. Ladies’ Bracelet of 4 sovs One mile. Entrance, 4s. Welter weight for age. Gentlemen riders. 8. Consolation Stakes of — sovs. For all beaten horses. One mile. Conditions. All races to be run under the Auckland Racing Club’s Rules. All disputes to be decided by the stewards, whose decision will be final. Every protest to be accompanied by 1 sov,, which will be forfeited if the protest is deemed frivolous. No nominatioh or acceptance will be received unless accompanied by the necessary amount in cash. Nomination for the first and third events will close with the Secretary on December Bth. Weights will appear injthe Waikato Times on or about Tuesday, December 12th. Acceptances and General Entries close on Wednesday, December 20th. All persons nominating horses to be subscribers to the race fund of not less than ss. Bookmakers’ fee, 10s 6d, N.B. —Mr C, J, W. Barton is authorised to receive nominaiions, etc. E. C. SHEPHERD, Hon. Sec.