A POPULAR RACING OFFICIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 546, 29 June 1909, Page 7

A POPULAR RACING OFFICIAL.

■; TO MR. J. M. - ' A'-.pleasant little" function took: place at to.<'i)oDnelly'B, New' Zealander -Hotel last nightjifhen patrons, of the Wellington Pony akblialloway'Kacing 'CJub ; assembled..to, do honour L .to the stewards and officials of. the club'.',:;Mr...6. J, Flewellyn. was in,tho chair. After/; the company had done full justice to ■t|M(-,'gopd things ' provided,' the health of the Sovereign was toasted, and , then the chairman proposed the health of the Wellington Pbhy.-.-.and Galloway Racing Club, .cbup'uw with'.the.names of Messrs". Pricei' Lamberg. and. Slyman,. stewards!'; /: . .'; ■ '..';• '■'.'' , '.■t!?,ii->te,fitifying.;tq:'the clean, sport provided ■af:'Mtfaraar," the .chairman .. stated' 'that, whereas, a : lot. of. the success of.tlio itteetingu was>Ldue to, tho management of Mr/ Gum- ; .stewards also had their sbere of Work",-'. *hioh they. had. done"•:., very ■ well. Messrs Lamberg and Price'.briefly replied. V.Mr; .Jjonnelly said he had & pleasant 'duty lp;.;perfonn.;The patrons of the' blub recognised that it : was due, to, Mr, Cumming's management -thai tho pony 'meetings had risenvfrom ; a low.obb to the position they nofyfoccupieclAThe stewards had a.hand in ■ the .- manag 6ol6 !;'.' : -'. bu|. -they relied mainly oni-thdir- managing steward.. Ho had known ™ r - Y W [ l ln 'ing pertonally for a long time, and ???: in «* him"» he 'thorough and energetic in;:; : atiyihlng ;he took up. On behalf of a ilarge number of the. club's patrons, he asked ,Oumining's, acceptance of a purse of EoYereigns,;'and. a. handsome illuminated adhe Teadi .'•:..■'..'■ ; . ■-"■.. ■.-,'. \ ,r.Mr. 7 ;Bradahaw, on behalf of the bookmakm.'.ancl Mr. Suow, on.behalf of owners, alsoj;;aaaed a meed,of praise for the treatnterlt /.they had received from the club. Cumwihg,, inVreply, -said . that 'since M s "with tho club. last Augiwt peshad; endeavoured ; .to do what r was right 'in'thevmaDagement. of affairs', and he was W'*, o .find hie efforts appreciated. Since August,,the club had had 20 days' racing, had .TUflftl2Q ,:■ races, (listributed over £30flO in £1000 innalaries, and had licensed over 300' bookmakers. Those returns me,something to be proud of, and though thoy, might -■ roDse envy • among the regie- . and though there- might bo talk,of/suppression of the meetings, he did ,™, WnK the Legislature wonld • step in TVhile;:they, confidence of the , public, ■'3?? "F?, : ' on giM they retained the aseietance of.:.the ; owners,.-and, tho.press, by/running tne;,n)eetings on dean lines. He assured .those .present'.that they would'continue in that.dirootion, and. thanked them: for their kindly ■ cspressions,- and the presentation, which-he valued vtry highly, and.would a!.ways .treasure... ...... .. ■;." ' ■.. , -i Other .toasts honoured irero: '"The "Ownersj;,'Vpropoecd by Mr. Lamberg, and retppnded. to -by. Mr , ;- : G. : Snow, : , and "The Press;" prppofied'by . J[f., Goodall. anrl responded to by the members of the Press prese'ut.-;..■•.■;■'.;,■• ■-■'■■••■ ■' ■.;■'.■ ! '."'-'■.'. v" .::