WHIPPET RACING

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22305, 20 January 1938, Page 12

WHIPPET RACING

ANNUAL MEETING OF CLUB The New Zealand Whippet Racing Club held its eleventh annual general meeting this week. There was a large attendance of members. The president. Mr E. G. Musson, reported that the year had been a verv successful one for the club, and judging by the number of new members elected and the large increase in the number of w'hippets, the prospects for the comir<* year were very bright. The bal-ance-sheet was adopted. Mr T. Rodgers and Mr E. A. Rattray were elected life members of the club. The following officers were elected;— President. Mr E. G. Musson; vice-presi-dent, Mr J. H. Cooper; honorary secretary, Mr W. Linton; honorary judges, Messrs S. Blair. C. Bruce. W. Hillgrovc; honorary auditor. Mr C. W. Hervey; honorary handicapper, Mr T. Rogers; honorary ‘starters. Messrs R. Cummins. A. Owens; marshal and announcer, Mr S. Allan; timekeepers. Messrs J. H. Falcon, J. Bell; clerk of scales, Messrs R. Oldridge and L. H. Crooke: identification stewards, president and vice-president; representative on 'association committee, Mr W. Linton; committee. Messrs R. Cummins. A. Owens. T. Dixon, S. Blair. F. J. Walklin. L. H. Crooke, C. Bruce, J. Bell. J. H. Falcon, W, Young. A. Kelman. W. Jones, R. P. Gardiner. A. E. Dent, and a Allan.