Sporting. * "— — — — —. • Q. REYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB \ ANNUAL RACES. \ 1873 MEETING, MARCH 17th and 18th. ' Stewards: Wm.F. Strike D.Sheedy : ' J. S. M. Thompson D. Maclean D.Carroll, Judge : J. Si M. Thompson. Starter: ' Wm.F. Strike. Clerk of the Course,: D.Carroll. :>; Clerk of the Scales : Wm.M'Millan. Hon. Treasurer : , G. W. Nichol. FIRST DAY. TELEGRAPH 1 STAKES, ' Of 30 soys. j 1J miles ; weight for age ; en« / trance, 3 soys. WESTLAND HURDLE HANDICJ.T\ Of 75 soys. '; second horse to receive 15 soya. from the stake ; 2£ miles. Entries dosed. | Handicap declared January 22. Accept- ancaa, with; 4. soys,, reccive^up to 28th February*. , : DISTANCE HANDICAP TROTTDfG RACE. Of 20 soys. ; 3 miles ; mi'nii^nm weight, list ; entrance, 2 soys. ' GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, Of 175 soys., with a sweep of 7 soys. accept* ances added ; second horse to receive 25 soys. from the stake. Distance, 2J miles. Entries closed. Handicap, declared 22nd January. Acceptances, with 7 boys., re- ceived up to 28th February. HACrfACE, Of 15 soys. ; 1 mile heats;. second horse, .in the deciding heat to receive 3 soys. from the stake ; minimum weight, Bst ; entrance, 1 soy. j post entries. DISTRICT PLATE. Of 50 soys. ; open to all horses the properly oibonafide residents in the Nelson South West or Westland Gold Fields prior to the Ist January, 1873, and also owners from same date of horses entered by them ; weight for age; 1J miles; entrance, 5 soys. SECOND DAY. GOLD FIELDS HANDICAP, -Of -IOC «w>i us-f — umjuuj ■ hui Mi l« I CUgI V D soys. from the stake. Distance, If miles. Nominations, with 2 soys., to close on 28th February. Weights to be declared at 9 p.m. 17th March, and acceptances with 6 soys. received up to 11 p:m. same evening. HURDLE HANDICAP, Of 30 soys. ; about 2 miles. Nomination, with 1 soy., to be sent to the Secretary before 9 p.m. on the evening of the 17th March ; weights to be declared at 10 p.m.; and acceptances, with 2 soys., received up to 11 o'clock the same evening. SELLING RACE, Of 20 soys. ; 1 J miles ; weight for age. The winner to be sold for 50 soys. 