Stewards’ Handicap 1 sov Criterion Handicap 1 sov Ellerslie Handicap... 1 sov Handicap Steeple .. 1 sov Flying Handicap ... 1 sov Grandstand Handcp 1 sov Victoria Handicap.. 1 sov WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1897, by 9 p.m. Tradesmen’s Plate 1 sov , Onslow Stakes 1 sov Handicap Hurdles... 2 sovs Pony Handicap 1 sov Eden Handicap 2 sovs Railway Handicap... 1 sov MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1897, at the post. Champagne Stakes 7 sovs Easter Handicap ... 3 sovs TUESDAY, APRIL 20,1897, by 12 noon at Racecourse. ACCEPTANCES. Stewards’Handicap 1 sov Flying Handicap ... 2 sovs Ellerslie Handicap 2 sovs Pony H mdicap 1 sov Autumn Handicap 3sovs Shorts Handicap ... 1 sov TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1897, at the post. ACCEPTANCES. Autumn Handicap 3 sovs Autumn Steeple .. 2 sov': THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1897, by 9 p.m. ACCEPTANCES. Maic en Hurdles ... 1 sov Criterion Handicap 1 sov Handicap Hurdles 1 sov Handicap Steeple ... 1 sov St George’s Handcp 2 sovs Grandstand Handcp 1 sov Pony Hurdles 1 sov Victoria Handicap... 1 sov FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1897, by 9 p.m. NOMINATIONS. Northern Champagne Stakes, 1898. DATES ON WHICH HANDICAPS APPEAR. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1897, by 9 p.m. Easter Handicap Autumn Steeplechase MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1597, by 9 p.m. Tradesmen’s Handicap Onslow Stakes Handicap Handicap Hur lies Pony Handicap Eden Handicap Railway Handicap TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1897, Morning Paper. Stewards’ Handicap Autumn Handicap Ellerslie Handicap Pony Handicap Shorts Handicap WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1897, by 9 p.m. Maiden Hurdle Handicap Criterion Handicap Handicap Hurdles Handicap Steeplechase St George’s Handicap Grandstand Handicap Pony Hurdle Handicap Victoria Handicap WM. PERCIVAL, Secretary, A.R.C. ■yyEL LI NG TON RACING CLUB AUTUMN MEETING, TO BE HELD ON THE HUTT PaBK HACECOURSE, ON THURSDAY and SATURDAY, APRIL 29 AND MAY 1. Judge : Mr G. H. Scales. Treasurer : Mr F. Franklyn. Handicapper: Mr J. O. Evett. Starter: Mr H. Piper. Clerk of the Scales :Mr J. Wilkins. Clerk of the Course :Mr G. McDonald. Hon. Surgeon : Dr. J. R. Purdy. Stewards : Messrs James Ames, G. H. Harbroe, J. Maginnity, J. Saunders, W. E. Bidwill, J. B. Harcourt, C. P. Skerrett. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY. Waiwetu Handicap of 75 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. Nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs. Seven furlongs. Maiden Hack Race of 50 sovs ; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. For horses that have never won a race of any description at the time of starting. Weights—Two-year-olds, 7st; three-year-olds, Bst 61b; four-year-olds and upwards, 9st. No allowances. Entrance, 1 sov. Three-quarters of a mile. The Thompson Handicap of 300 sovs; second horse to receive 30 sovs, and the third horse 10 sovs from the stake. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptances, 5 sovs. The winner of any handicap flat race after the declaration of the weights to carry 71b penalty. One mile. First Hurdle Handicap of 80 sovs ; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 2 sovs. About one mile and threequarters. Welter Handicap of 75 sovs ; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. Minimum weight in. handicap, Bst 71b. Nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs. One mile and a furlong. First Hack Handicap of 70 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. Nomination, 1 sov ; acceptance, 2 sovs. One mile. Railway Handicap of 120 sovs ; second horse to receive 15 sovs from the stake. The winner of the Waiwetu Handicap to carry 71b extra; the winner of the Thompson Handicap, 101 b extra. Penalties not accumulative. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 3 sovs. Six furlongs. SECOND DAY. Hutt Handicap of 75 sovs ; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 2 sovs. One mile. Hack Welter Handicap of 60 sovs ; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. Minimum weight in handicap, 9st. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. One mile and a furlong. Autumn Handicap of 200 sovs ; second horse to receive 20 sovs, and. third horse 10 sovs from the stake. The winner of The Hutt Handicap to carry 71b extra. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 4 sovs. One mile and a quarter. Second Hurdle Handicap of 70 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 2 sovs. About one mile and a half. Suburban Handicap of 100 sovs ; second horse to receive IO sovs from the stake. The winner of The Hurt Handicap to carry 71b extra; of the Autumn Handicap 101 b extra. Penalties not accumulative. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 2 sovs. Seven furlongs. Hack Flying Handicap of 60 sovs ; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake. The winner of the
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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 346, 11 March 1897, Page 1
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769Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 346, 11 March 1897, Page 1
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