CANTERBURY J.C. ANNUAL MEETING
CHRISTOHURCH, 29th May. At the annual meeting of the Canterterbury. Jockey. 'Club the report and bal-ance-sheet showed that the season had (been a most successful 'one. The chairman, in his address, said that the amount of stakes given during the past season by the club amounted to £536.360, which gave an average of £454 103 for the eighty races that are run at the club's meetings. "We have now decided," the speaker continued, "on a fixed scale for the division of the stake money amongst the placed horses — i.e., 70 per cent, to the winner, 20 per cent, to the second horse, and 10 per cent, to the third. The increase in stakes given during the season was £3560, and the Government tax is larger by £1229, but, notwithstanding this, our financial position continues to be most satisfactory. The attendance at our November meeting on Cup Day docs not perceptibly increase, although all available accommodation in Christchurch is engaged. I think that this brings the fact before us that we cannot expect' a much larger attendance of visitors at the Cup meeting, unless the accommodation in the town is considerably increased. The attendance at our other meetings lias grown larger, as is shown by the receipts. The Easter meeting showed the largest increase.'.'
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 127, 30 May 1914, Page 14
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217CANTERBURY J.C. ANNUAL MEETING Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 127, 30 May 1914, Page 14
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