THURSDAY, Bth. MAIDEN PLATE of £50, added to a sweep stakes of £5 each, for all horses that have never won public money. For 3 yrs old, Bst 9ibs; four yrs, 9st 131bs; fiveyrs, 10st 7lbs; six jearg and aged, 10st ltllbs. Second horse to receive £10. One mile and a half. INNKEEPERS' PURSE, £50. Maiden Plate weights. Entrance, £5. Two miles. LADIES' PURSE, £50. Welter weights. Gentlemen riders. Entrance, £5. Two miles. HURDLE RACE, £50, added to a sweep stakes of £5 each. For 3 yrs old, gibs; four yrs, lOst 13lbs; fiveyears, 11st 71bs; six yrs, and »geii, list lOlbs. Two miles. Seven lights of hurdles. HACK HURDLE RACE of £20. Entrance, £1 each. Catch weight*. Once round, over four flights of hurdles, tor all horses that have never won an advertised hurdle race or steeple chase. SILVER CUP, value £50. Entrances added, (Presented by Messrs. Clarksok and Tdknbixl) for all horse 9 that have never won public money, and the bona fide properly of residents between the VVaitaki and Kangitata. Entrance £5 Distance, two miles and a half. M.P.W. FRIDAY, 9th. DERBY, of £100, added to s sweepstakes of £10 each, h.f. < 'ne mile and a quarter. To carry Bst 91bs. Closed. QUEEN'S PLATE, £100. Maiden Plate weights. The winner of the Innkeeper's Purse to carry 7lbs extra. Entrance, £ 10. Three mile 9. HACK RACE. £10, added to a sweppstakes of 10s. For all horses that have not been entered for any race of the meeting. Catch weights. Mile heats. LEVELS CUP (presented by George Ghat Ropsell and Co ) Open to all horses. Valus seventy guineas. £5 entrance added. Maiden Plate weight*. Distance, one mile and a half. SELLING STAKES of £85. Entrance, £2. T.J.C P. weights. Winner to be sold for £100. If entered to be sold for £90, allowed 71bs; if for £80, allowed 14lbs ; if for £60, allowed 28lbs; if for £50, allowed 35lhs. The winner to be sold by public auction immediately after the race, and the surplus, if any, to go the fund. CONSOLATION STAKES of £20, added to a sweepstakes of £2 each. For all beaten horses in the previous races. j.C. weights. Once round. FORCED HANDICAP of 10 per cent, of the winnings. Half forfeit. Compulsory j for all winners of any race of'the meeting, except tie Hack Race and Consolat on Stakes. 