Sporting ASHBURTON TRADESMEN'S RACING CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING.

To be held on the A shbnrtoA Racecourse on

THTJUSDAY, DECT27, 1888.

FOR DISTRICT HORSES ONLY

PRESIDENT«-Mr W. C. Walker. M.H.R, VICE-FRESIDINTS— Mr Julian Jackson and Majo" W.J. Steward, M.H.R Judge Major Steward, M H.Ri Tfkasur R> : Mr R. M. Cuthberts''n Stewards Messrs F. Gates, M . Friedlander L. Markey, G- C. Primmer and Peter Williams Handicapper— Mr Geo. Cutts Starter— Mr D. O'Bren Clerk of the Course— Mr G. F. Scott Clerk of the Scales— Mr A, J. Kelly

PROGRAMME. First Race to Start at J 2.30 p.m. x — Hurdle Race Handicap, of 25 soys. Second horse 5 soys from the stake. One mile and a half. Over six flights of hurdles about 3ft 6in high. Nomination, I5s ; ; acceptance, , ios 2 — Maiden Plate, of 20 soys. For horses 3 yearsoldand upwards, that have neverwon a race, value 10 soys or oven Weight for age. One miie. Norn nation, 1 boy 3— Ashburton Plate Handicap, of 40 soys; Second horse 5 soys from the stake. One mile and a quarter. Nomination, 20s ; acceptance, 15s 4— Handicap Time Trot, of 25 soys. Second horse 5 soys from'the stake. No weight under 10 "stone. Three miles. Nomina tion, ios; acceptance, ios 5 — Ladies' Bracelet Welter Handicap, of 25 soys. Second horse 5 soys from the stake (bracelets or cash). GentTemen riders. One mile» Nomination, ics ; acceptance, 10;. (Winner of Ashburton Plate to carry 7lbs penalty) 6— Flying -HANDiCAP*t>f 25 soys. Second horse^S soys from the stake. Six furlongs. Nomination, 15s ; acceptance, ios. (Winner of Ashburton Plate or Ladies Bracelet to carry 7lbs penalty. Winner 1 of both races to carry I4lbs penalty 7 — Hack of 10 soys ; winner to be sold for IO soys, any surplus to go to the funds of the Club. No weight under 8 stone, s Four furlongs. Entry ios 8 -Consolation Handicap, of jo soys Sevens, furlongs. Nomination ios • no acceptance. (Nominations to be made to the Secretary immediately after the Flying j Handicap is run RULES AND^REGULATIONS The Meeting will be held under the Canter bury Jcckey Club rules of racing In the Trotting Race all horses to trot fairly to the satisfaction of the Judges. Pull-and-go A district horse shall mean any horse that has fceen"*commonly resident m the district between the rivers Selwyn and Waitaki from October 1,41888, and up to the date of the forthcoming! meeting, and owned by a person who has resided m the said district during the same period' A gentleman rider shall be one who has never ridden.; or .rained horses for hire, or been employed m: a training stable .Five per; cent will be dedue'ed from the gross of all moneys payable m accordance with this programme for the expenses of the course

All nominations and acceptances to go to the funds of the Club

No entry will be received except on the conditions that all disputes, claims,, and objections arising; out of the racing shall be decided by the Stewards, or whom, they may appoint. Their decision on ah points con nected with the carrying out of this programme to be final

Nominations with fees for all Handicap." including the. Trot, stating the name, age, - _J description of horse, and colors of the ri J er must be m jhe hands of the Seer-' _i Ii Henry's Commercial Hotel, Ashbur' ' 10 ?{„ t „ than 9 p.m.nn Saturday, Deee-^^VfiS Weights wiU jte. des'ared on or to * Saturday £*&!s££.*? 'f B tnt Secretary not latet t? • fIUSt be mad c c , to the De,cen>btt2a i**' aan 9 p.m. on Saturday, _ JAS. PURCHASE, »' llg . Secretary.

TINWALD RACING GLUB

ANNUAL MEETING

TUESDAY, JANUARY IST, 1889.

President— Mr D. McLean, Vice-Presidents— Messrs L C. N. Grigg, and C. M. Strachey. Judge— Mr M. Stitt. Stewards— Messrs J. Beggi G. James, H. Fowler, M. Scott, C. Jephson, and F. Lewis. Staler— Mr David Thomas. Treasurer— Mr M. Scott, Han dicappers—The Committee. Clerk of the Course— Mr B. Hanks, Clerk of the . Scales-Mr RJ B.Jeff. . First Kace to start at 12. 30 p.m.

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS.

j. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 20 soys; nomination, 10s ; acceptance, ios. The jecond horse to receive 3 soys oot of the siikeJ Overjjix flights of hurdles, about 3ft. 6in high. One mile and a half 2, Maiden Plate of 15 soys; entrance, 15s. The second horse to receive zh soys out of the stake. Weight for age. One mile 3. Tinwald Cup, of 30 soys ; nomination, I soy ; acceptance, iosi The second horse to receive" 5^ soys out of the stake. One mile and a half

4, Handicap Time Trot, of 20 soys j nomi* nation ios ; acceptance, ios. The second horse to receive 3 soys out ai the stake • Weight not less than lost. Pull and go. About three miles 5I Welter Handicap, of 12 sovsj nomi nation, 12s ; no acceptance. The second horse to receive 2 soys out of the stake. One mile

6. Flying Handicap, of 15 soys {nomina tion, „ ios ; acceptance, ss. The second horse^o receive 2j soys out of the stake' The winner of Tinwald Cup to carry 7lbs penalty, Six furlongs 7. Novel Race, of 20 soys. Winner to be sold by auction, and the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds of the Club, Post entry. Weight Bst up. Six fur longs 8. Consolation Handicap, of 10 soys; entrance, ios: Six furlongs 9. Hurry Scurry (if time permits), for all entrance money; entrance, ios. For horses that have never won public money. Catch weights. Half-mile^

RULES AND REGULATIONS.

1. The meeting will'be held under the rules of racing. 2. No entry will be received except on the conditions that all claims, disputes, and objec tions, arising out of theracin^,.shaH be decided by the Stewards, or whom: they'/ may. appoint Their decision/ ori allpoinfs connected with the carrying out of this programme, to be final. 3. The races are open to any horse, com monly resident ?in the .district from'the Ist October, rBBB, to the ' date of meeting, and owned by a person who has resided m the district for the same period. 4. The district above mentioned is bounded on the north by the Selwyn River, and on the south by the Opihi River. 5. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross of all moneys payable m accordance with this programme, for the expenses of the course, 6. All nomination and acceptance fees to to the funds of the Club,

7. Trotting Race.— Horses must trot to the satisfaction of a Referee.

NOMINATIONS

Nominations for Hurdles, Tinwald Cup, Trot, Flying Handicap and Welter Handicap, accompanied by fee, name, age, description and performances of horse, and colors of rider, -nust be m the hands of the Secretary at Scott's Hotel, Tinwald, not later than 9 p.m. on SATURDAY, December 15th, 188

WEIGHTS

Weights will be posted about 7.30 p.m. on the 27th December, and will be puhlished on the 28th. Post cards with weights will lie posced to all nominators o horses

ACCEPTANCES

Acceptances for Handicaps and nominations fo: Maiden Plate must be m the hands of the Secretary, at Scott s Hotel, Tinwald, not later rfeft" G P,m, 29th December 1888 STEPHEN CLARK,

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Bieiueai Notices. ONE bor Clark's b4l pills la war- ranted to cure all discharges f/om the urinary organs In either sex (aoqulrad of ; constitutional), gravel and pains m tho j back. Guarantee d free from mercury. I Sold In boxes 4s 6d eaoh, by all ohomisis I I and patent medlolno vendors. Sole pro- 1 prlotora, The Lincoln and Midland Conn- [ tie* Dyne; Co., Llnooln, Eus;)»uuY For sale by the wholesale HotißeH, ' rpOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND I STKEL PILLS FOR FEMALE 3 quickly correct all Irregularities, and relieve tho distressing symptoms ao pre- valent wHh tho box. Boxes 13 l^d and 2a 9d, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors. Prepared only by The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drng Co., Lincoln, England. WholoeaV ..fall the Wholesale Houseß. Beware of Imitations. 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I Stud. TO STAND THIS SEASON at Owner s Livery ftoblea, aud travel the District, — THE PUREBRED ENTIRE PONY, .Aladdin. By PrJnco Charming,, imported from England, out of Kolly, imported from Wrtngnnul by Mr J, Pago, ALLADDIN took first prizi m 1887 a ! Chriatchurch £how for best pony, and private prize for boat pony by Prince Charming ; also first prize nt P.ungiora m 1887, tho only throo times ho waa shown-. H*i is 4 yoars old, a rich roan, Blonds 13 , bonds high, and bred by that well-known breeder, O. Dampier-Orosßley, Esq., Ilangiora. For term.B and particulars, apply G. F, SOOTPy Proprietor, 1 9j:131 Livery Stables, ABhbnrton. V ■ . TO STAND THIS SHIASON. fIIHE THOROUGHBRED STALLION Wizard, By King of Clubs, dam Charm, both Imported. WIZARD la half brother to Spade Guinea and Stonyhurst, and full brother to Charmor, and was bred by the Middle Park Stud Company. He Is a beantiful whole-colored oheatnnt, and shows grand power and quality. For foil particulars apply to Groo oharge, Somerset Stablea. m m Or 0. KIEARNS, Proprietor, 10 71 Ashbnrton. TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON, IN THE METHVEN AND LAURISTCT DISTRICTS. THE OLYDEBDALE ENSIJ-, Diplomacy. Bred by John Grigg, Esq., of Long- beach. Diplomacy's sire is Lord Beacons- field, dam Pleasant by Prince Charlie. Terms : £3 season, guarantee, £4 10a ; groomage fee, ss; payable first service. To bona Me owners of 5 mares, a liberal allowance given ; if 6 mares 1 allowed free. Mares changing hands to be paid for as season mores. For further particulars apply Groom m charge, or DENNIS MoKENDRY, 10*21 Proprietor, Oalrnbrao. TO TRAVEL THE WHEATSTONR, WATERTON. WILLOW BY, WAKA- NUI, ABHTON, AND TINWALD DISTRICTS. The pure-bred Entire Colt, Vanquisher, 4 yoars old. Sire, Young Vanquisher (imp), dam, Tibbie, by Prince Royal. For full pedigree and particulora of prizes see cards, Termß : Season, £3 ; payable lat Jan., 1889. Guatautee, £5 ; payable Ist Sept, 1889. Groomage fee, sh. JOHN fcMALL, 10*19 Proprietor, Whoatstone. TO TRAVEL TBE WAKANUI, OHERTSEY and SURROUNDING DIB- TRiCTS. THE PB RERRED CLYDESDALE ENTIRE Conqueror. He is by Lord Salisbury (imp;) dam Scotoh Annie (imp.) For full pedigree and prize list see cards. Terms : Season, £3 ; guarantee, £4 4s, single mares ; or two mares or more. £4 each ; groomage, sa. For other terms apply to groom m charge, or THOMAS LANQLEY, 10*62 Proprietor, Dromoro. PRE AMERICAN TROTTING HORSE Blackwccd AMallah, TTTILL Stand thla Season at Owner'a W Stable, and travel the Ashbnrton County. Tkbms; Season, £3 10s; guarantee, £5 5s ; groomage fee, ss. THE CLYDESDALE ENTIKE COLT, Johnny's Eancy, Bred by Mr James Gow, of Taieri, by Lord Salisbury, dum Pally 2nd, will Stand this Season at Owner's Stable, Lyndhuret, and travel tbe Methven and Alford Forest Dfstrlot, Tekms : Season £3 ; guarantee, £4 4s ; groomage fee, ss. For farther particulars apply to -groom charge, or MAX. FRIEDLANDER, _ Proprietor. TO STAND THIS SEASON, AT OWNER'S FARM, WINOHMORE ROAD; TBE THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE Athlete Bred by Mr Sibbald, of Burkes Pass. ATHLETE In a beautiful brown, and stands 15 hands 3 Inches high. He Is by Detractor, dam Promised Land. De- tractor Is by the celebrated Tradocor, Promised Land by The Peer. For ex- ( tended pedigree see N.Z, Stud Book, ' Also the well bred Entire Pony Black Prince by Mr Morrow's well-known Pony. Good paddocks for mares if required. For Particulars and terms apply : OOTAVIDS DIGBY, . Proprietor, 30 Wi_.___qre Road, G. W- T A¥LOB & 0°" General Auctioneers, Land and Estate Agents, 20, Collins Street, West, Melbourne, Are prepared to undertake Bales of Free- hold Property, H ousehold Forniture, Mer- chandise, etc' Liberal advances made on goods for unreserved sale. Monthly lists of Property for sale, or to let,.ißßued free. Loans negotiated, Absentees represented, Insurances effected, charges moderate, ettlements prompt, Land, sales oooV tooted. .;Jg\&Tt\



Stud TO TRAVEL THIS SEA SON, IN THE RAKAIA, METHVEN & ASHBURTON DISTRICTS, THE THOROUGHBBED STALLION, Liverpool, years old, by King of Clubs, dam Iddlia erms, £3 3s Season ; groomago fee, ss. LIVERPOOL will boat Scott's Stables, Aehburton, on WEDNESDAY Nights. For further particulars applj to WILLIAM KERR, 10*20 Proprietor. South Rakaia. mO STAND THIS SEASON AT 1 METHVEN, and will travel the Ashborton, Ohertsey, and Rakaia Districts THE THOROUGHBRED STALLION Hunnington. A For Pedigree see Car da. Terms : For Season, £2 10s ; payable by promissory note, due the Ist January, 1889. Guarantea, £3 10s, payable Ist July, 1889 ; Groomage, 6s, strictly payable nt time of first service. For two or more mares, the property of one owner, allowance will be made, Any mare Bold or exchanging hands to be paid for. Paddocking, 2s per week. Every care but no responsibility, For further particulars apply at Methven Livery Stables, or to tbe Proprietor. G. H. ALLISON, 9*169 Methven. TO TRAVEL THE LONGBEAOH AND ASHBURTON DISTRICTS; The Clydesdale Entire, Young Major. YOUNG MAJOR ie by Major, who was imported'to Tasmania from England by It. Q Kermode, Esq. He took first prize at the Royal Society's Show m England, and also many first prizes m Tasmania. YOUNG MAJOR was bred by Mr Jameß Stark, his dam being Smiler, imported from Tasmania, where she was a first prize-taker, and her progeny gained many awards. Tebms : Season, £2 ; guarantee, £3 10s; groomage fee ss, payable at first service. CHARLES DAWSON, 9*141 Waterton. TO TRAVEL THIS SEASON IN THE MAYFIELD, MOUNT SOMER?, AND ALFORD FOREST DISTRICTS. The pnra-bred Clydesdale Entire, Auclimore, 3 yearß old, bred by Alex. Campbell, Taieri, Hia sire is that celebrated Stallion, Lord Falisbury, imported from Scotland, for 1500 guineas. His dam Jess, bred \y the late John Nimmo, Taieri, from an Sported mare. Auohmore took second >rize as a 2-year-old m 1886 at Dnnedin (how. Terms : Season, £3 payable Ist January 1889; guarantee, £4 4s ; groomage fee, 5s ; payable first service. Three or four mares as per arrangement. GIDEON SCOTT, 10*24 Proprietor. TO STAND THE SEASON AT GROVE FARM, TINWALD, THE THOROUGHBBED HORSE, Perkin Warbeck 11. By Perkin Warbeck (imp), dam Miss Kate (Imp), the dam of Antelope ond Sultan. For full Pedigree see Cards. PERKIN WARBECK 11. has splendid action, possesses great strength, is as handsome as they are made, and is ai horse calculated to throw a most vajuable I class of racing or other stock. An examination of his Pedigree will show that he possesses a double strain of the celebrated Adventurer blood, and is one of the very hi Bt Jbred animals m the Southern Hemisphere. The sons of New minster have, as a family, bee a more successful at tho Ftud than any family of modern days, and with the exception of Hermit, who is now standing m England at 200 guineas, Adventurer, the grandsire of Perkin Warbeck 11. has produced the most winners of them all. For further particulars apply, EDWARD GATES, 9*157 Grovo Farm, Tinwald. TO STAND THIS SEASON, at Netherby Farm, Ashburton, and travel the District, tho Thoroughbred fetalllon Johnny Faulkner. Pedigree : By St, Albans, out of Im- pudence, by Peter Wllklna, out of Pru- dence, by Jersey, out of Black Sail, by Vanderer, out of Fairy (Imp), Term*! £10 10a for thoroughbred mares ; £5 5s for half-bred mares Groomage fee, ss. Also, the Thoroughbred Stallion Rouser, By Messenger, out of Kate O'Sbane, Will stand at Netherby Farm, and travel the districts of Ashbnrton, Methven, Wakanni, Chertsep Rakaia, and Winslow. Terms, £3 10s ; guarantee, £5 ss. Season, Ist January, 1889. Guarantee, lat July, 1889. "seed Ergllsh p:e*e tsdt'ocl<& at 2e f; Evfiy core lvi no mjoisibili x,, arkey



Henry Zander. ■ : HENRY ZANDER I BEG to intimate that I have now on hand my season's supply of BEST BINDING TWINES (MANILA and HEMP), which are open for inspection now, and I bave great pleasure m stating that the quality of it exceeds last year's, notwithstanding that it then avc GRATIFYING SATISFACTION to all who used it. Among the many I point out the following SPECIAL ADVANTAGES :— It is manufactured m the Colonies, a. It is double-reel, and passes through the tension WITH the twist of the yarn, not AGAINST it as m other twines. (We were the first to introduce this great improvement last year.) i 1 - ! . 3. It is wound perfectly even and firm, |« and runs 750 feet to the pound, and I stands a strain of over l2olbs. The Hemp Twine is 4-ply, and runs 980 ft to the pound, and is also manufactured m the Colonies. As Hemp has and is still advancing, farmers will benefit by booking their orders now to save the extra rise 1 I have still a few RPAPERS AND BINDERS Of the leading Makers on hand, and shall h gkd to book Orders for same. REAPER EXTRAS •Always kept m Stock, and will be supplied to Farmers at any hour NIGHT or DAY. A few second hand McCORMICK TWINE BINDERS on hand, guaranteed m good order. I have just landed ex " lonic," 20 tons best soft Steel BINDING WIRE of the White- cross Brand (the favorite of the Farmers), and it will be of great advantage to Farmers to give their orders EARLY, as the QUALITY cannot be equalled. I HAVE ALSO IN STOCK AND TO LAND, 50 Cases Castor Oil 100 Drums Linseed Oil zoo Drums Machine Oil (including Colza, Olive and Sperm) 5 Casks Lubricating Oil , io Cases Lard Oil j 25 Drums Tattoo Oil, red and black, ready for sheep branding 10 Bales best 5-ply Seaming Twine Homsky's and Ransome's Plough Snares Hay Rakes and Hay Forks Garden Tools of every description China and Glassware ' Electro-plated ware for Christmas presents General Station and Family Groceries Mauritius, China, and Queensland Sugars China, India, and Ceylon Teas Wines, Spirits, Ales, and Stout, etc., etc., etc; Being a direct Importer of (all the above> named Articles, I am m a position to under- sell any local Merchant, and can put Farmers, and Stationholders on as good a footing as any Wholesale House. HENRY ZANDER. OS General Merchant &nd, Importer. 4 AGENT FOR Sun Fire Insurance Company Canton Marine Insurance Company National Mutual Life Association c Australasia.