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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 356, 20 May 1897, Page 1

BACING- CLUB. NORTH NEW ZEALAND GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE MEETING. PROGRAMME. FIRST DAY—SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1897.' First Race to Start at 1 o’clock. Maiden Steeplechase Handicap of 100 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs out of the stake. For all horses that have never won a steeplechase value 50 sovs at time of entry. Entrance, 1 sov ; and 2 sovs each at the post. About two miles and a half. Winter Welter Handicap of 100 sovs; second horse, to receive 10 sovs out of the stake. Entrance, 1 sov; and acceptance 2 sovs each, to go to the funds. Minimum weight of handicap, 9st. One mile. Grand National Handicap Hurdle Race of 300 sovs; second horse to receive 25 sovs, and third horse 10 sovs out of the stake. Entrance, 2 sovs; and acceptance 2 sovs each, with a final payment of 4 sovs at the post, to go to the funds. Over eight flights of hurdles. Two miles. Selling Steeplechase of 80 sovs. Entrance, 2 sovs each, to go to the funds. Four-year-olds to carry list 71b ; five-year-olds, 12.0; six years and aged, 12st 31b. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race for 100 sovs. If entered to be sold for 50 sovs, allowed 71b ;■ if for 40 sovs, 141 b; if for 20 sovs, 211 b; if for nil, to carry 9st 71b. No other allowance. About three miles. Maiden Handicap Hurdle Race of 100 sovs; seccnd horse to receive 10 sovs out of the stake. For all horses that have never won a hurdle race of the value of 40 sovs at the time of starting. Over seven flights of hurdles. Entrance, 1 sov; and acceptance 2 sovs each, to go to the funds. One mile and threequarters. Pony Handicap Hurdle Race of 50 sovs ■ second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. Entrance, 1 sov; and acceptance 1 sov each, to go to the funds. x For ponies 14 hands 2 inches and under. Over six flights of hurdles. One mile and a half. SECOND DAY—MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1897. First Race to Start at 1 o’clock. Maiden Handicap Hurdle Race of 100 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs out of the stake. Entrance, 1 sov ; and acceptance 2 sovs each, to go to the funds. For all horses that have never won a hurdle race of the value of 40 sovs at time of starting. Over six flights of hurdles. One mile and a half. Pony Handicap Hurdle Race of 50 sovs ; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. Entrance, 1 - sov; and acceptance 1 sov each, to go to the funds. For ponies 14 hands 2 inches and under. Over six flights of hurdles. One mile and a half. Great Northern Steeplechase Handicap of 500 sovs ; second horse to receive 50 sovs, and third horse 20 sovs out of the stake. Entrance, 2 sovs ; and acceptance 3 sovs each, with a final payment of 5 sovs at the post, to go to the funds. Winner of any steeplechase of the value of 150 sovs, after declaration of weights, to carry 51b penalty. About three miles and a half. Handicap Hurdle Race of 100 sovs ; second horse to receive 10 sovs out of the stake Over seven flights of hurdles. Entrance, 1 sov ; and acceptance 2 sovs each, to go to the funds. One mile and three-quarters. Tally-Ho Handicap Steeplechase of 100 sovs; second horse to receive 15 sovs out of the stake. Entrance, 1 sov; and acceptance 2 sovs each, to go to the funds. About two miles and a half. Second Winter Welter Handicap of 100 sovs; second horse to receive 10 sovs out of the stake. Entrance, 1 sov; and acceptance 2 sovs each, to go to the funds. Minimum weight of handicap, 9st. Seven furlongs. DATES OF NOMINATIONS, ACCEPTANCES, &c., NORTH N.Z. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE MEETING, 1897, With amounts to be transmitted to Secretary, A.R.C. FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1897, by 9 p.m. NOMINATIONS. Grand National Han- Great Northern dicap Hurdles 2 sovs Steeplechase 2 sovs FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1897, by 9 p.m. ACCEPTANCES. GrandNationalHan- Great Northern dicap Hurdles 2 sovs Steeplechase 3 sovs FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1897 (General Entry Night), by 9 p.m. NOMINATIONS. Maiden Steeplechase 1 sov Maiden Hurdles 1 sov Winter Welter. 1 sov Pony Hurdles 1 sov Selling Steeplechase 2sovs Handicap Hurdles ... 1 sov Maiden Hurdles 1 sov Tally-Ho Steeple 1 sov Pony Hurdles 1 sov SecondWinterWelter 1 sov WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1897, by 9 p.m. ACCEPTANCES. Maiden Steeplechase 2 sovs Winter Welter 1 sov Maiden Hurdles 2 sovs Pony Hurdles 1 sov SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1897, at the Post. Grand National Hurdle Race 4 sovs MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1897, at 12 noon at Racecourse. ACCEPTANCES. Maiden Hurdles 2 sovs Pony Hurdles 1 sov Handicap Hurdles... 2 sovs SecondWinterWelter 1 sov Tally-Ho Steeple . 2 sovs MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1897, at the Post. Great Northern Steeplechase 5 sovs DATES ON WHICH HANDICAPS APPEAR. FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1897. Grand National Hurdles Great Northern Steeplechase