PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 581, 9 August 1909, Page 8

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

"*■:(JUOll- 008 SMCUL- coimmrotios-ua.) _ t MASTERTON. ;; A meeting of tho stewards of the Master- ;■ tonßacmg-Clnb was held on Saturday afj«r■'jioo'ii: Present: Messrs. C.A.Pownall (in ■ tho chair), D. M'Laohlan, 0. C. Cooper,. A,. 'G Pilmer, W Piatt, J. Cress, W. Cook, J ■ ; : • ; lorns,-.'A.- J;v, Welch, and R. Buiok. ■ Tho •.' iWoodville- Jockoy .Club -wrote .-'objecting to :the /• Masterton iClub • applying for February • 23: and 24 for their autumn meeting. ■ Tho . New Zealand Racing Conference wrote stat/mg that the Napier Park, Racing Club Ladlodgedan objection to March 17 and 18, as v-J/alfcofnativ.e-datejappUedfforhyt^ - Club. for; tho autumn meeting. Tho - socro-.-v tary .stated'that he,lliad secured March 17 w\ and .<lB for the 'meeting,- but tho dates were ;'»dt.permanehf, and-an alteration might bo 41 . : yea,rl;: The' ■ . 'New,' Zealand ■ Racing Conference intimated '"..that colours had; been-registered, for Messrs. .. .Fred: and F.-.-E:-.Dorset.—Received. Messrs. i ; H. C. Swan,- D. M'Noir,- and W. J. llopc ;' wroth resigning their membership of .tlie club;' yvyThbVmattcr eta was brought up by Mr. Cooper, vho ,'2icld that there was altogether, too much abuse in. tonnection with their issue; -. He. moved -tliat. , a ; recommendation , to; tho ' incoming' stewards, XaVv'tJidli annual ■;'\;tha£ ( bo • absolutely abolished.'; .Mr. Cooper stated .that, ' • personally,;' be' was .in favour of -the motion: 'applying to theVstewards. Mr. Pownall siigV. gested that,tlid motion.be amcndcd. so'.that ;i.Me/issuoi:of;luMliMn-tickets to' ; the stowardsiand officials of tho club.' The mover agreed -to) this, .'-and tho mbtioiivwas •then.seconded..by Mr. Buifck:. The secretary .:' Stated that,/at! a. me.etuig.held last-year, it rij?iiad ibeen; decided; .that *<>ne■}' tibket.;, be:issued; ' .to; each' of .the stewards and officials of the :,c, clubhand also to secretaries of other clnbs,' < s;outeidO : ;oTOer£and.;irain^S(:^ police on duty-at 'tho mooting, and stewards of racing - cltibs in -the .Wellington" Metxo.•';politatf'.District/on the' production, of their . .annual ticket .-. It:, :was-..resolved: to 1 recom;f^k>ri:tb;the;Miiu!!r^ itdre on liquors bo limited to ''£5 for.'any' one .meeting. ,JMr. Pownall moved 'as an amendment tliat .the; supply'of',liqiicr. v at'any raw meeting, bo. limited -to, the.'stewards/ or bo on:\thcir ;, but tho - total .expenditure not. to exceed; *a ( i Withdrew ~hia:motion-: in -'favour of the,' latter; .which was carried V',' Mr- .A;\Mattsiews, well-known Romncy K hreedecr, .approached' by. the, managers of the: Techiiical, ScQiool to ;Vv Iwinro;' to -.the,;'studenfcs ,'atrendiiig . Mio ..wool-classes.';- Tho/-lDctm , e,-,if.-. | giveii, will : • probably bo, on the: lines of,- the one recently dehvored .by Mr. AV. Perry-on Lincoln sheep vwas .-miieli' appreciatedinbt l ;large' ntiinber. of-, settlers,.who;y£b;.iWcro^pr(isent.''ii®-,'-' .. Lambing -his commenced in .tho- ' Bi'deford end Ilppei -Tauoni districts Tlio country in 'thO;;_dktricts i f:referred ' to.i is Rooking ~ ,- ; we%>aiidvovcr.ytliing-. points-: to','aji early ;::«pring. f; Stock us a,lso in good condition, anil '-The nen-,building : schemo'''recommended by ■ tliO i- •Extension'-. Committee,' </oftho local IY.M-.0.A.,-willv (with ;tho presentoverdraft) .entail an exponditaw'of-about"ill4oo Tho 'cafe|nlly' considering ■ the jV property ;: and pother. schemes,aro-ndv/'cif tho-opiniori,:t'hai 'it - will be bettor -to 'Ijuild .on -'their rpresent --'''^P^rj.J^her^tbis;^'forge* sum. : from : ::thp j-a has now ■; fhei'stago wlheno .largtH-vacoomotoj^' , ho' , -iiisiitu : fci6nj'-ia-'-'tb. advanco. "/ 'y >