Auckland Racing Club

Date: 1915 - 1919

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

By: Auckland Racing Club; Takapuna Jockey Club; Wellington Racing Club

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1915/1919

Description: Auckland Racing Club. Programmes for meetings on: Season 1915-16; 26 December 1916; 29 December 1916; 1 January 1916 [or 1917]; 9 April 1917; 26 December 1919. Some races have handwritten notes of the jockeys' names. Avondale Jockey Club. Autumn meeting. First day, 11 April 1917. Takapuna Jockey Club. Programmes for meetings 2 February 1916; 29 January 1917. Wellington Racing Club. Programmes for meetings 26 October 1918; 25 January 1919. Quantity: 11 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying around 123 x 195 mm.

Date: 1849 - 1858 - 1872 - 1875

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

By: Auckland Racing Club

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1840/1870s

Description: Includes programmes for: 1849: Auckland races. First day, Tuesday December 11, 1848 (silk flier / programme). 1858: Auckland races. First day, January 1, 1858. Silk flier / programme. 1872: Waikato annual races, 28 and 29 February 1872. First day. 1874: Kowai Park races, May 29 1874. (Colour photocopy only; original is in Enys, John D. (John Davies), 1837-1912. [Natural history, agriculture and other topics. 1869-1874], page 8 - Ref P f591.9931 ENY 1869-1874). Horse owners include Messrs Markey, Lunn and D W S O'Brien 1875: Wellington Jockey Club Races to be held at the Hutt Racecourse on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 7 and 8, 1875. First day, Tuesday December 7. Blundell Bros, Printers, Wellington. [Programme card]. Quantity: 4 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) (racing programmes). 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on fliers, some silk, sizes varying up to 210 mm. Provenance: Some purchased from Anah Dunsheath in 2005. 1875 programme from the papers of Marjorie Connell, 2006.

Date: 1920 - 1929

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

By: Auckland Racing Club; Avondale Jockey Club (Auckland, N.Z.); Bay of Plenty Jockey Club; Canterbury Jockey Club (Christchurch, N.Z.); Otaki-Māori Racing Club; Wanganui Jockey Club; Whangarei Racing Club; Wellington Racing Club; Wellington Trotting Club

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1920s

Description: Includes: Auckland Racing Club programmes: 26 April 1920 (with HRH Prince of Wales -blue silk bound); 10 November 1920. Auckland Racing Club programmes for season 1928-1929. Auckland Racing Club. Programme for Autumn meeting 1929. Avondale Jockey Club. Autumn meeting. 10 April 1920. Programme. Avondale Jockey Club. Spring meeting, 2 October 1920. Programme (PR-07-0350) Avondale Jockey Club. Autumn meeting. 2 April 1921. Programme (PR-05-0405) Avondale Jockey Club. Spring meeting. 24 September 1921. Programme (PR-03-0339) Avondale Jockey Club. Autumn meeting. 24 April 1922. Programme (PR-03-0339) Avondale Jockey Club. Spring meeting. First day. 23 September 1922. Programme. Bay of Plenty Jockey Club. 21 March 1923. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Race meeting at Riccarton in honour of the visit of the Prince of Wales. 15 May 1920. Programme. Dannevirke meeting. 15 December 1920. Card / programme. Otaki Maori Racing Club. Spring meeting. Second day 21 September 1925. Official programme. Takapuna Jockey Club. Season 1920-21. Programmes (PR-05-0405) Takapuna Jockey Club. Season 1927-28. Programmes (PR-05-0405) Takapuna Jockey Club. Season 1928-29. Programmes (PR-05-0405) Takapuna Jockey Club. Season 1929-30. Programmes (PR-05-0405) Wanganui Jockey Club. Spring meeting. First day, 10 September 1925. Programme. Wellington Racing Club. Summer meeting at Trentham. Second day 22 January 1920. Programme. Wellington Racing Club. Invitiation card to opening of new grandstands at Trentham Race Course. 20, 22, 24 January 1925, Wellington Trotting Club. 14 January 1925. programme. Wellington Trotting Club. 17 September 1927. Programme. Woodville meeting. 8 December 1920. Paper slip / programme, with accompanying ticket for Oete and Woodville handicaps. Whangarei Racing Club. Annual meeting at Avondale. 13 October 1920. Programme. Quantity: 26 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets and fliers, sizes varying under 200 mm. Provenance: Some purchased from Anah Dunsheath in 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007. Some donated by Mr J Yaldwyn in 1994. Processing information: Te Whaiti family loan, South Wairarapa Trotting Club 1927, combined into ATL-Group-00753.

Date: 1910 - 1914

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

By: Auckland Racing Club; Rangitikei Racing Club; Takapuna Jockey Club; Waikanae Hack Racing Club; Wellington Racing Club

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1910/1914

Description: Includes programmes for: Auckland Racing Club. Programmes 1909-1910, with list of nominations and conditions for classic events 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912. (in one volume) Rangitikei Racing Club (Bulls). Summer meeting, first and second day 11-12 December 1912. (2 programmes) (PR-02-0622) Takapuna Jockey Club. Summer meeting. 29 January 1914. (PR-02-0622) Waikanae Hack Racing Club. Annual meeting 1 January 1910. Wellington Racing Club. Summer meeting Trentham racecourse. Third day. 26 January 1910. Wellington Racing Club summer meeting, Trentham Racecourse. Third day, 25 January 1911. Wellington Racing Club. Spring meeting, Trentham Racecourse. Second Day 27 October 1913. Also includes menu: Warner's Hotel (Christchurch) Souvenir of NZ Cup. 2 November 1912. Quantity: 9 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying around 123 x 195 mm.

Date: 1920 - 1929

Reference: Eph-A-DINING-1920s

Description: Includes menus for: Auckland Racing Club stewards' room. Summer meeting, 1 January 1926. Menu Luncheon tendered to Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick L Field and Officers of the Special Service Squadron. Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand, 28 April, 1924. Royal Colonial Institute. Canterbury Branch. Farewell dinner to His Excellency Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Dominion of New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand, 18th October, 1924. New Zealand annual dinner, 22nd June 1925. Hotel Victoria London (With Sir James Allen, Rt Hon Earl Jellicoe, Rt Hon L C M S Avery, Rt Hon Earl of Liverpool, Rt Hon Earl of Ranfurly, Rt Hon Lord Islington). Luncheon in honour of Admiral R E Coontz and Officers of the United States Fleet given by the New Zealand Government. Town Hall, Wellington, 12 August 1925. New Zealand Restaurant. Wembley 1925. Menu Luncheon in honour of the visiting members of the Empire Press Union. Parliament House, Wellington, N.Z. 27th August 1925. British Empire dinner at the Dome, Brighton, on Monday 23rd May, 1927, to inaugurate Empire Shopping Week. Xmas, 1928. The Season's greetings and good wishes from Mr & Mrs W Beveridge. Occidental Hotel, Wellington, N.Z. Christmas menu. Wellington District Law Society. Complimentary dinner given by the Law Practitioners of the Wellington to the Hon M Myers, in honour of his appointment as Chief Justice of New Zealand. Hotel Cecil, Wellington, 18th May 1929. The Chateau, Tongariro National Park opening November 4th 1929. Menu. Quantity: 10 menus.. Physical Description: Letterpress on cards, sizes varying below 210 mm.

Date: 1900 - 1909

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1900/1909

Description: Includes programmes for: 1900: Auckland Racing Club programmes for 1900-1901 (in one booklet) Canterbury Jockey Club. Jubilee Metropolitan Meeting, first day. 3 Novmebr 1900. Programme Canterbury Jockey Club. Jubilee Metropolitan Metting. Second day. 5 November 1900. Programme. 1902: Coromandel Racing Club summer meeting. First day, 12 March 1902. Official programme 1904: Wairarapa Racing Club. Summer meeting Tauherenikau, 1-2 January 1904. Official programme.1905: Canterbury Jockey Club. Autumn meeting 1905. First day. 24 April 1905. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Grand National Meeting 1905. First day 15 August 1905. Programme. 1906: Wellington Racing Club. Summer meeting. First day, 20 January 1906. Programme Wellington Racing Club. Winter Steeplechase Meeting, Trentham Racecourse. First day, 11 July 1906. Official card [ie programme booklet] Wellington Racing Club. Spring meeting, Trentham Racecourse. Second day, 20 October 1906. Official card [ie programme booklet]. Auckland Racing Club. Programmes for season 1906-7, with list of nominations and conditions for classic events 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 (all in one booklet) 1907: Canterbury meeting. Second day, Saturday Feb 9, [1907]. City Printing Co., Singer Avenue, Wellington. 1908: New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club. Spring meeting. [Christchurch], 12 November 1908. Official programme. Wellington Racing Club. Summer meeting Trentham Racecourse. Second day, 22 January 1908. Official card [ie programme bookklet] Wellington Racing Club. Summer meeting Trentham Racecourse. Third day, 25 January 1908. Official card [ie programme booklet] Wellington Pony & Galloway Racing Club. November meeting at Miramar Racecourse. Second day, 21 November 1908. Official programme. Quantity: 16 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying around 123 x 195 mm. Provenance: Metropolitan Trotting Club programme purchased in 2006.

Date: 1940 - 1943

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

By: Auckland Racing Club

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1940/1943

Description: Includes: 1940: Auckland Racing Club. Programmes for season 1940-1941 (Programmes combined in one booklet) 1940: Woodville District Jockey Club. Summer meeting 1940, 7 and 9 December. Complimentary ticket (Yellow ticket) 1941: Auckland Racing Club. programmes for spring & mid-spring meetings 1941 (Programmes combined in one booklet) 1941: Foxton Racing Club. Winter meeting, Levin Racecourse, 24 May 1941. Lady's ticket (Yellow ticket) 1941: New Zealand sporting diary, October 1941 to July 1942. [Booklet] (2 copies one with spine tube that holds a pencil) 1941: Wellington Racing Club. Summer meeting, 16, 18 and 23 January 1941. [Combined] programme 1942: Auckland Racing Club. Winter meeting (Great Northern Steeplechase), 30 May & 6 June 1942. Programme 1942: Heliopolis Racing Club. [Heliopolis, Egypt]. Race card 15 February 1942. Part 2 Quantity: 9 items. Physical Description: Booklets and fliers, sizes varying under 200 mm.

Date: 1944 - 1949

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

By: Auckland Racing Club

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1944/1949

Description: Includes: 1944: Auckland Racing Club. Programmes for season 1944-1945 1945: Auckland Racing Club. Programmes for mid-spring meeting, summer meeting and midsummer meeting, 1945-1946 1949: Manawatu Racing Club. Awapuni Racecourse Palmerston North. Autumn meeting, second day 2 April 1949. Official card 1949: New Zealander! Awake! Don't be caught napping! Why the churches and welfare organisations oppose the proposal for off-course betting. Compiled by Rev J D Salmond, Rev L G Geering, Rev A H Ivory [1949] 1949: Wellington Racing Club summer meeting, first day, 22 January 1949. Official card [ie Programme] 1949: Wellington Racing Club Autumn meeting 1949, 1st day. Lady's pass [pale green card] Quantity: 6 items. Physical Description: Booklets and fliers, sizes varying under 200 mm.

Date: 1950 - 1959

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1950s

Description: Includes: 1950: Wellington Racing Club. Summer meeting, first day, 21 January 1950. Official card 1951: Inter-Dominion championship pacing & trotting carnival. Christchurch, 10-24 Feb 1951. Programme booklet 1951: Wairarapa Racing Club autumn meeting. Tauherenikau Racecourse. Second day, 26 March 1951. Official programme 1952: Wairarapa Racing Club summer meeting. Tauherenikau Racecourse. First day, 1 January 1952. Official programme 1953: Auckland Racing Club. Programmes for season 1953-1954 [Several programmes in one booklet] 1954: Royal Cup Meeting in the most distinguished presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. Trentham Racecourse, Thursday 14 January 1954. [Programme] 1954: 1954-55 racing and trotting meetings, with the compliments of the Auckland Star. [Green folded card] 1955: Masterton Racing Club. Wairarapa Spring meeting. Race tickets (see child record) 1955: Wairarapa Racing Club summer meeting. Tauherenikau Racecourse. First day, 1 January 1955. Official programme 1955: 1955/56 trotting and racing fixtures (folded pink card) 1957: T.A.B. 5th annual ball. Majestic Cabaret, 3 July 1957. [Programme] 1958: Banks Peninsula Trotting Club. Motukarara, 11 October 1958. Official programme 1959: Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. Centwennial banquet - ball. Metropolitan Trotting Club kiosk, Addington, 11 April 1959 [Programme with gold cover, and printed throughout in gilt lettering] 1959: Thames Jockey Club. Ninetieth anniversary meeting, 3 Janaury 1959. Official card [programme] Quantity: 14 items. Physical Description: Booklets and fliers, sizes varying under 200 mm. Provenance: Purchased and donated from various sources.

Date: 1960 - 1963

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1960/1963

Description: Includes: 1960: Centenary Melbourne Cup. First acceptances. Facts and figures about the Melbourne Cup. Flyer 1961: Winton Jockey Club. 80th anniversary cup meeting. Saturday 28th January 1961. Official card [and] Programme (2 items)1961?: Announcing a world-famous annual event! Tattersall's Melbourne Cup consultation 60,000 [pounds]. Flyer 1962: Marlborough Trotting Club. Annual Trotting Meeting to be held on Waterlea Racecourse Blenheim, 3rd and 5th February 1962. Programme 1962: Ohinemuri Jockey Club. Summer meeting, Pukekohe Racecourse, 15 December 1962. Official card [programme] 1963: Auckland Racing Club. Summer meeting. 3rd day. 1 January 1963. Offical card 1963: Auckland Racing Club. Summer meeting. 4th day. 2 January 1963. Official card 1963: Auckland Racing Club. Spring meeting. 2nd day, 12 October 1963. Official card 1963: Kaikoura Trotting Club (Inc). Spring meeting to be held on South Bay Racecourse, Kaikoura on Monday 4th November 1963. Programme 1963: 1963-64 racing and trotting. Full results in the 8 o'clock every Saturday. With the compliments of the Auckland Star (light card) Quantity: 10 items. Physical Description: Booklets and fliers, sizes varying under 200 mm. Provenance: Purchased and donated from various sources.

Date: 1930 - 1939

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

By: Auckland Racing Club; Wellington Trotting Club

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1930s

Description: Includes: Auckland Racing Club programmes for season 1936-1937 Auckland Racing Club programmes for Autumn meeting and Great Northern Steeplechase and Winter meetings 1937 Dargaville Racing Club. Annual meeting to be held on the Avondale Racecourse. Second day, Monday 19th October 1931. Official card Takapuna Jockey Club. Season 1930-31. Programmes (PR-05-0405) Wairarapa Racing Club. Autumn meeting Tauherenikau Racecourse. 2nd day. Monday 21 April 1930. Official programme Wairarapa Racing Club. Summer meeting. Tauherenikau Racecourse. Second day, Monday 3 January 1938. Official programme Wellington Trotting Club. NZ Cup trial meeting. 29 October 1932. Official programme Woodville District Jockey Club. Autumn meeting 1930, Woodville Racecourse. Second day, 20 February [1930]. Official card Quantity: 9 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets and fliers, sizes varying under 200 mm. Processing information: Wairarapa Racing Club. Autumn meeting Tauherenikau Racecourse. 1st day. Saturday 4 April 1931. Official programme (PR-99-0178), combined into ATL-Group-00753, October 2022.

Date: 1890 - 1899

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

By: Canterbury Jockey Club (Christchurch, N.Z.); Wellington Racing Club; Auckland Racing Club; Auckland Trotting Club; Victoria Racing Club

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1890s

Description: Includes programmes for: Auckland Racing Club. Summer meeting, 2 January 1896. Correct card [ie programme]. Auckland Trotting Club. Spring meeting, Potter's Paddock, Epsom. Second day, October 18th, 1899. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Spring meeting 1890. Cup Day. Official programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Spring meeting 1890. Canterbury Cup Day. Official programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Autumn meeting, Easter 1891. Official programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Spring meeting 1891. First day. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Spring meeting 1891. Second day. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Spring meeting 1891. Third day. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Grand National meeting, 13 August 1891. Official programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Autumn meeting 1892. Tuesday, April 19. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Spring meeting 1892. First day. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Spring meeting 1892. Second day. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Grand National meeting 1892. Second day. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Autumn meeting 1893. Monday April 3. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Spring meeting 1894. Third day. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Grand National meeting 1895. First day. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Metropolitan meeting 1895. First day. Programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Metropolitan meeting 1895. Third day. Programme. Wellington Racing Club. Winter meeting, 1896. First day. Programme. Also includes an Australian programme: Victoria Racing Club Autumn meeting 1894. Champion Day. Official card. Quantity: 20 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying around 123 x 195 mm. Provenance: Some purchased from Anah Dunsheath in 2002.

Date: 1899

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

By: Auckland Racing Club; Leighton & Son (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1899-01

Description: Leatherbound, gold-inscribed ticket. Inside is a text message from William Percival, secretary of the Auckland Racing Club. Exhibited in ‘Humble: the life of 100 small objects’, exhibition curated by Barbara Lyon, in the Turnbull Gallery, National Library of New Zealand, 27 August - 17 November 2017. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Folded leatherbound ticket, 43 x 58 mm (folded) Provenance: Purchased from Anah Dunsheath, Auckland, in 2005.

Date: 1880 - 1889

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

By: Auckland Racing Club; Canterbury Jockey Club (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1880s

Description: Includes programmes for: Auckland Racing Club. Summer meeting 1881-82; and nominations for meeting 31 August 1881. Programme. Auckland Racing Club. Programme for season 1882-83, with complete list of nominations for all events closed to date, August 1882. Auckland Racing Club. Programme for season 1883-84, with complete list of all events closed to date, August 1883. Auckland Racing Club. Autumn meeting. First day. Saturday April 21, 1883. Official programme. Canterbury Jockey Club. Spring meeting 1889 Cup Day. Official programme. Quantity: 5 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Booklets, sizes varying around 123 x 195 mm. Provenance: Some purchased from Anah Dunsheath in 2002.

Date: 1899

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to horse racing in New Zealand]

By: Auckland Racing Club; Leighton & Son (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-HORSE-RACING-1899-02

Description: Leatherbound, gold-inscribed ticket. Inside is a text message from William Percival, secretary of the Auckland Racing Club. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Folded leatherbound ticket, 43 x 58 mm (folded)

Date: 1958 - 4 June 1906

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-48719-F

Description: Copy of photograph from unidentified publication showing the crowd in the lawn enclosure of the Auckland Racing Club during the Great Northern Steeplechase, Jun 4 1906 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 19 Nov 1958

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-48718a-F

Description: Photograph of the Cup, taken by Whites Aviation Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 1958 - 27 December 1909

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-48719a-F

Description: Copy of two photographs from the Auckland Weekly News, 6 January 1910, showing crowds at the Auckland Racing Club's Summer Carnival at Ellerslie, December 27, 1909. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 1958 - [1880s?]

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-48719b-F

Description: Copy made for the Auckland Racing Club, of a photograph of the race course and crowd, originally taken by John Robert Hanna, probably between 1885 and 1895. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 1958 - [1890-1910?]

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-48719c-F

Description: Copy made for the Auckland Racing Club, of the Auckland Racing Club Summer Meeting showing the horses being led in the birdcage, from an unidentified publication, taken circa 1890 to 1910. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative, 1/2 plate