WELLINGTON RACING CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 112, 4 February 1908, Page 9

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB.

The monthly. meeting of the Wellington Jlnciug Club' took place yesterday afternoon, the President (Mr. J. B. Harcourt) being in the chair. The balance-sheet presented by the treasurer in connection witli the rccent Cup meeting proved tho fixture to have been a .'lmnriciiil success, hut the club still has a heavy liability on tho Trentham property. Bi Oliver, who was disqualified at Tauhcro--nikiiii. during tho; Ne>v Year meeting) mado .application lor a favourable consideration of his; ease. It was resolved to refer the mutter to the Licensing Committee to report on at a meeting to be held on. February 10.' . j>A letter was received from -J. M'Combo, rider of ,San. Julio in thp Wellington Racing Club Handicap; - asking that an inquiry hii held respecting,the remarks mado to him, •at 'the conclusion of the race, by Mri ( J. ..Cross, v owiier of the mare. It was resolved tlint both M'Combo and' Cress bo asked to attend a mooting to'be held on Friday next wiieir tho .chargocould be dealt with.- *• . .Mr: J.. L. Carl, part-owner of Mmijeet, wroto to tho club 'expressing regret that he, .Had inadvertently omitted to register the partnership'iii ConneCtiou with tho joint , un-]'iorshiit -of' the horse. Tho explanation was/accepted,;and'it was „decided, to grant- the . Uccc3saj7, ■ certificate. - ' , I(i regard to tho case, of W r ooti v. Kingi, recently before, this Court iii Greytown Notth, 4t- wai dccided'(dii account) of cvidenco ten-'dercd-:during tho hearing of the suit)' to call; .upon W. J.. AVoon, licensed jockey, to forward an explanation of his conncction with tlie; horso Alluvial; supposed to bo. leased by his'-father.

,','. A letter was received from Mr. W. Armstrong, of Grevtowii , North, asking tho Metropolitan Club to remove thp disqualifications of-the persons taking part in the; .unregistered meeting held at Greytown North. •Tho application nvas declined.; ' ' j,, .Messrs. Harris and Solomon (owners of ,Sutteo) appealed against' the Tongariro Hack; 'Bace "being awarded-to'Culmination.' The race, which >was inn before time, • was origiually;won by. Suttee, but ordered to bo run' qrer a j second- time, when Culmination prevailed. • The'appeal was dismissed. Proposals wftro submitted to the committeo from members of tho club with a view >tq, .the erection of an lip-to-dato members' ; stand, funds foi' tlio purpose to bo provided by tlio members themselves: Tho cominitteo.' -aicidol togive every assistance for tho furtherance of' the movement., :