One mile. • Nominations addresssed to the Secretary enclosing £2 to be left at the Criterion Hotel by 8 p.m. on Saturday, 20th De- cember, 1879 Note. — Date of nomination for Napier Handicap, 20th December. Acceptance, 7th February. Sweepstake on day, of general entry. General entries, 6th March, 1880. No ' entry will be received i'or any raco except upon tho condition that all claims, ' disputes, and objections arising shall be do- : cided by the Stewards, or whom they may appoint, and their decision upon all points ' shall be final. , ■ ■ All protests niust' he accompanied with a I deposit of 5 soys, which sum will bo forfeited ; to the .funds if the protest is not sustained. General entries and nominations will be I received by tho Secretary, at the Criterion ' Hotel, Napier, up to 8 p.m. on Saturday, 6th March. Qualification fee of £2 payable at the same time. The rules and weights of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club will be strictly adhered to, sub- ject to any alteration in the scale of weights. Five per cent, will be deducted from the gross amount of all stake 3. Horses walking over will receive 50 per cent, of the stakes. F. D. LUCKIE,. XOl ''•■''■. Secretary. PORANGAHAU RACES, • • ■ 1879. THE above Rapes will be held at usual on Boxing Day, December 26th. 677 J. S. BISSET. ~VT API Ell STEAM FACTORS, DICKENS-STItEET, NAPIER. WOOD, COAL, AND CORN DEPOT, TI TREE AND MATAI FIREWOOD Cut to all lengths by steam power. Beat Newcastle Goal, also Coke and Charcoa , in any quantities always on hand, Oats, Maize, and Beans crashed on the > Premises. ' Oats, Maize, Beans, Bran, Hay, Straw, am Chaff always kept in stock. 1 Also, ?. Posts and Rails, Hobart Town Palings, sft 1 and 6ft,, and House Blocks. i _________ None but the best Horse Feed kept, s t that customers can rely upon gutting a goo [, article. a All orders punctually attended to, 'an delivered at the shortest notice to any pai q of the town. ! Country orders delivered at^the Railwa n Station. WISHART AOT) 00., Dickens-street, i



Races. , s I'D EO?A N E R A .C E S.'-. - 1 ' JANUARY Ist, 1880. ' Stewards : A. Haultain, 0. Villers.. L. dePelichet, H. Smith, H. J. Twigg, S. 