< Trial Steeplechase Handicap, of 80 Bovb ; • necond' horse 'to receive 10 soya from the stakes ; for all horses which have never won a steeplechase of thb value of 25 soys (hack and hunters accepted) ; distance, ahout 2| miles; ovor such course m th« Stewards may direct ; nomination I soy, acceptance 2 soys; to start at 2 16 pm Winter Oafa Handicap (on the flat), of 100 soys; second hone to receive 10 soys from the stakes ; winner of Flying to carry a penalty of 7ibs ; distance, Ii miles ; nom- ination 1 soy; acceptance 2 soys; to start at 3 pm 6 Final Handicap Steeplechase, of 60 soys; second horse to xective 10 soys from the (takes; distance about 2 milts ; nomination 1 boy, acceptance 1 aov to be made half -an- hoor before the race starts; to start at 3.45 pin 7 Hack Mat Handicap, of 46 soys; second horae to receive 10 soys from the gtsVes ; distanoe, 1 mile and a distance ; minimum wtight, 7«t 71b ; nomination 1 boy, accept- anoe 10s; (vide dofinitionof a hack): to tart at 4.80 p.m. ALL STAKES PAID INT POLL. Definition of * Hack:— A hack is ahorse (hat hu never won an advertised race (hack and bunter'races'accepted), and that is not, at time of start, aud bos not been, during the three calender mouths previous to the time of start, nominated for any race— hack and hunter rates excepted. DATES OF NOMINATIONS, WEIGHTS, AND ACCEPTANCES. And Amonnts to be forwarded to tho Secre- , , , 'tary, Wanganui Jockey Club. j MONDAY, 13th April, 1896, at 9 p.m.— Kominatioat— Flying Handicap, Winter Oats aud Trial Steeplechase, 1 sovench ; Wanganui Steeplechase, 2 soya. TUESDAY, 28th April, 1896 (on or about)— Weights for tho abeve handicaps. MONDAY, 4th May, 1896, »t 9 p.m. — nominations- Hunteri' Steeplechase, Final Steeplechase, aud Hack Flat 1 '»ov each. 'Acceptances— Fiyin«», 1 s»v ; Winter Oats, 2 soys; Wanganui Steeple- chase, 6 soys; Trial Steeplechase, 2 soya. TUESDAY, 12th May, 180G (on or about)- Weights — For Hunters', Steeplechase and HackFlatHaudicap. , TUESDAY, May 19th 1896, at 9 p.m — Acceptances — Hunters' Steeplechase, 1 soy; Hnck Flat Handicap, 10s. 