The committee of the Egmont Racing Club held a meeting on Saturday evening. Further progress was reported with the

negotiations as to the purchase of the course and the programme for the ensu ing season was drawn up. The summer programme will consist of Waimate Han dicap, 80 sovs, second horse to receive 10 sovs out of the stakes; First Handicap Hurdles, 120 sovs, second 20 sovs ; First Hack Hurdles, 45 sovs, second 5 sovs; Egmont Cup, 300 sovs* second 40 sovs, third 10 soVs; Hack Sires, 100 sovs, second 15 sovs, third 5 sovs, nominator of sire 40 sovs and cup valued at 5 sovs, nominator of winner 40 sovs ; Hawera Welter, 70 sovs, second horse 10 sovs ; First Hack Flat, 50 sovs, second 10 sovs. Second Day—Flying Handicap, 100 sovs, 15 sovs out of stakes to go to second horse; Second Handicap Hurdles, 100 sovs, second 20 sovs; Second Hack Hurdles, 40 sovs, second 5 sovs; Atkinson Memorial, 200 sovs, second 20 sovs out of stakes, third 10 sovs out of stakes; Second Hack Flat, 50 sovs, second 10 sovs; Normanby Stakes, 80 sovs, second 10 sovs; Produce Hack Handicap, 40 sovs, second 5 sovs (for all horses having paid final acceptance in Hack Sires of 1895). Winter Meeting— Handicap Hurdles, 80 sovs, 10 sovs out of stakes to second; Hack Hurdles, 40 sovs, second 5 sovs; Trial Steeple, 60 sovs, second 10 sovs; First Hack Flat, 40 sovs, second.lo sovs ; Egmont Steeple, 150 sovs, second 20 sovs ; Second Hack Flat, 40 sovs, second 5 sovs; Final Steeple, 80 sovs, second 10 sovs. The total money given last year was .£I2OO, the total for this year is £1395. The Hack Sires for 1898 will be on the same conditions and for the same amount as that for 1897. —Hawera Star.
