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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1483, 26 September 1918, Page 3

third horse 5 sovs from stakes. Nomination 205., acceptance 30s. Five furlongs. SECOND DAY. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1918. 1. HACK HURDLE HANDICAP of 150 sovs; second horse 20 sovs, and third horse 10 sovs from stakes. Over six flights of hurdles. Nomination 205., acceptance 40s. One mile and a-half. 2. GRANDSTAND HACK HANDICAP of 130 sovs; second horse 20 sovs, and third horse 10 sovs from stakes. Nomination 205., acceptance 40s. Seven furlongs. 3. TELEPHONE HANDICAP (Open) of 200sovs; second horse 35 sovs, and third horse 20 sovs from stakes. Nomination 20s„ acceptance 60s. Five furlongs. 4. JUVENILE HANDICAP of 170 sovs; second horse 25 sovs, and third horse 15 sovs from stakes. For two-year-olds. Nomination 205., acceptance 50s. Four furlongs. 5. WAIPIPI HANDICAP (Open) of 215 sovs; second horse 50 sovs, and third horse 20 sovs from stakes. Nomination 205., acceptance 60s. One mile and a distance. 6. RAILWAY HACK HANDICAP of 120 sovs; second horse 15 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from stakes. Nomination 205., acceptance 30s. Six furlongs. 7. FINAL WELTER HANDICAP (Open) of 200 sovs; second horse 35 sovs, and third horse 20 sovs from stakes. Minimum weight, 7.7. Nomination 205., acceptance 60s. Seven furlongs. S. ELECTRIC HACK HANDICAP of 115 sovs; second horse 15 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from stakes. Nomination 205., acceptance 30s. Five furlongs. NOMINATIONS, WEIGHTS AND ACCEPTANCES. NOMINATIONS for all events (including Entrance for Trial Stakes) close with the Secretary at his office, Queen Street, Masterton, on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1918, at 5 p.m. WEIGHTS for the First Day’s Races will be declared on or before FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1918, and for the Second Day’s Races at the Secretary’s Office, Queen Street, Masterton, on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918, at 8 p.m. ACCEPTANCES for the First Day’s Races close with the Secretary at his Office, Queen Street, Masterton, on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1918, at 5 p.m., and for the Second Day’s Races at the Secretary’s Office, Queen Street, Masterton, on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918, at 9 p.m. RULES AND REGULATIONS. All races to be run under the New Zealand Rules of Racing. REtHANDICAPS.—The winner of any flat race after the declaration of weights to carry a 71b. penalty, and of two or more such races a 101 b. penalty. Horses handicapped at 8.10 or over to carry 31b. penalty for one win, and 51b. penalty for two or more wins. The attention of owners and trainers is drawn to the fact that the Club have erected 60 loose boxes on its course at Opaki, and those wishing to secure loose-boxes must forward their application with a fee of £l. Accommodation has also been provided for trainers and jockeys, and those requiring accommodation must, when applying for boxes, forward a fee of £1 ss. for trainers and £1 ss. for jockeys, which amount will cover one week or fraction thereof. This Rule will be stidctly adhered to, and no boxes will be secured unless the cash is remitted with application. When nominating, the name of the trainer must be given, also the registered racing colours, so as to enafole same to appear in the race book. No horse will be permitted to start until the Jockey Accident Fund Fee has been paid. All entries by telegram or telephone must be confirmed in writing at once. A. HATHAWAY, Secretary. Box 90, Queen St., Masterton. Submitted to and approved by the Wellington District Committee. —A. E. WHYTE, Secretary Wellington District Committee, August 5, 1918. Eighty bags of Foveaux Strait oysters were planted last week at a suitable place off the entrance to the Awatere River, Marlborough, by the lighthouse tender Hinemoa. A year ago the first lot of oysters were planted there, and these are reported to have become acclimatised. « • * # Dr. Cecil L. Donne, son of Captain T. E. Donne, secretary of the New Zealand Government Office in London, has attested with the New Zealand Medical Corps, with the rank of lieutenant. ♦ * * V According to the Government statistician the purchasing power of the sovereign expended on food in New Zealand for June, 1918, was 13s. 6%d. For all purposes it was worth 13s. only. * ♦ * * Mr. J. A. McGrath, Inspector of Police at Napier, has received from the Canadian military authorities in London a Military Medal, won by his son, Pte. Charles Unsworth McGrath. Private McGrath was in Canada at the outbreak of the war, and enlisted in the Royal Canadian Regiment. He was reported missing after the Somme battle, and it is presumed that he is dead. For his services in the Somme battle he was awarded the Military Medal.