WELLINGTON RACING CLUB

Evening Post, Volume xc, Issue 79, 1 October 1915, Page 4

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB

ITS NATIONAL SERVICE ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The Wellington Racing Club held its annual business meeting in the Accountants' Chambers last evening, about 30 members attending. In the absence through illness of the president, Mr J B Harcourt, Mr W H Sefton Moorhouse occupied the chair The annual report and balance-sheet, a summary of which has already been published, were adopted on the motion of the chairman In moving the adoption the Chairman read the president's address, which congratulated the club on the result of a very successful season so far as it. went. "As you are aware," the address stated, I "our -winter meeting (which by the way is one of the most profitable from a financial point of view) had to be abandoned, the course and buildings hay ing been handed over to the Health authorities for the use of the troops. The stewards took it for granted that they had the whole-hearted support of every member of the club in taking this step I aril happy to be able to say that the privilege was of vital importance to the military authorities, and has been amply acknowledged by the Prime Minister on the floor of the House. Arrangements for the future are at present incomplete. Our buildings and course will probably be required for some little time after our spring meeting, but this depends largely upon the health of the troops "I need not tell you that, as a result of the occupation of the course by the military authorities, our finances have been sadly knocked about We have, however, the satisfaction of knowing that the Wellington Racing Club has made, directly and indirectly, I think the second largest contribution to the War Fund of any public or private body, so far as I know When I congratulate members ' upon the result of our year's work, I do so largely from a racing point of view We have, of course, to financially make ends meet, but our main endeavour is to provide, as far as we can, the highest class of racing with suitable surroundings. This year marks a change ir our old-fashion-ed method. We have now got a practically straight four-furlong course, and the five and six-furlong courses have been so made that the bend (it cannot be called a turn) is of little consequence. It was worthy of notice that the Trentham racecourse now held the two-mile record for Australasia, put up by Mr. Dalgety's filly Warstep, in the Gold Cup. Taken as a whole, the racing had been most interesting, despite the depressing conditions. Financially, the position of the club continued to improve, the overdraft now standing at £5716 3s 4d. Steps had been taken to dispose of some of the club's surplus land, a demand having been created for this owing to the existence of the camp at Trentham For the coming year, it was proposed to carry on very much on the lines of last year The stakes would remain practically the same, and whatever the <rfub cpuld do to assist the military authorities in connection with the train ing. of the troops would be done. The following are the officers for the year, most of those who retired by rota- [ tion being re-elected without opposition : ! President, Mr. J B. Harcourt ; vice-pre-sidents, Messrs. W. H. Sefton Moorhouse and C. P Skerrett, K.C. , stewards, Dr. H. A. H. Gilmer, Messrs. J. W. Abbott, J. G. Duncan, W. G. Johnston, C. W. Chilman, Eric L. Riddiford, C. W. Tringham, and O. S. Watkins; auditors, Messrs. E. Bucholz and A. S. MacShane On the motion of Dr Gilmer it was decided that the club's second guarantors be elected life members. "Children's health is the nation's wealth." Thousands of parents give Baxter's Lung Preserver to their chilchen, and find it quickly soothes and relieves the most harassing- cough or cold, and allays soreness and irritation of the throat and chest. Pleasant to take; simple, safe, and efficient for young and oW G-ot a big la IQd bottle to-day.— Advt