AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 255, 3 November 1897, Page 3

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB.

.The annual meeting of members of the Auckland Trotting Club was held yesterday afternoon at the Club's office, Durhamstreet. Mr W. Adams (Chairman of Committee) presided. There was a good

The Committee's report stated that there tad been a substantial increase in the wnb's assets during the season, and the wamrittee felt assured that it was only JJj6 beginning of a prosperous era for the Club. The Committee had endeavoured as rar as possible to foster the interests of trotting, and had expended a considerable of money in sending delegates to the janous conferences which had been held torinp: the year, with the result that the jj^agement of all trotting clubs in New «aland was placed in a uniform position. At the general trotting conference held in »% last the rules were amended to make 'tern more workable, and they were now w as would almost meet any emergency. ■jjhe balance-sheet showed cash in bank mm hand £218 17s 2d. A sum of £69 is bad debts had been written oft', and were were also debtors to the amount of *016.

|n moving the adoption of the report ancl fiance-sheet, the Chairman said that the lbs position had improved since last •ar- He congraulated them on the raperity, an d said that on the lines they »«eno\v working the Club shoijjd continue The Club did not care to press lj»neava y on owners, and the outstandM i Would be gradually got in. (rf'th a^a Bn er seconded the adoption P .,,.e, re P°rt and balance-sheet, which was 7 lei unanimously. MT^J- M°Ewin, A. Murchie, Chas. H -% VY. Adams and D. Harford, the elect I ?embers of Committee, were reig& °Ut °PPosition» and the meet-