SOUTH WAIRARAPA TROTTING CLUB

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 82, 3 October 1929, Page 6

SOUTH WAIRARAPA TROTTING CLUB

(Special to "Tho Evening Post.")

„■ CARTERTON, This Day . lie annualmeeting of the South Wairarapa Irotting Club waa held at Greytown on Monday evening, Mr. J. \t liiompson (president) presiding. . -The report and balance-sheet were adopted, tho latter showing a debit balance of :El6 14s sd. As a result of unfavourable weather, a loss of £280 had been shown on the last race uicetinc Messrs. B. Sewell und C. Page were elected members of the club, and Mr C J. Beard was elected a life - member ' in recognition of past services. .A special general meeting is to be held at- the next meeting of tho committee to consider the now rules. ••'Mr.. T.-.G. R. Trigby reported that lie had a donation ot £5 10s from a supporter wJio was not a member, but wished the club all success. The donor is to be sent a. letter of appreciation. .Qfficers were elected as under:—Patron, n-^i A-, D- M'Leod; president, Mr. J. V '4, v? ni Pson: vice-presidents, Messrs. A. B- Ealf"«r» H. Howard Uooth, A. Don-aW.-S- W. .Feast, H. Monson, and J. A. M Uougall; stewards, Messrs. J. C. Harp, ,T- G. R. Trigby, D. Jewell, ' George W'Kenzie, R. R. Tilson, G. Vincent, and £_•' ■ BJ inny;. Hon. time-keepers, Messrs. H. Keltic, C. G. Hanson, C. Hansen, junior, and E. J. Matson; bon. surgeons, Brs. H- Je"l^. „D. G. Johnston, .F. A. Morto^ G. S. Sharp, and W. 11. Younghon. veterinary surgeons, Mr. S. Fletcher and tni* Government veterinary surgeon. At a meeting of the stewards held later, Mr. J. F. Thompson was re-elected chairman Mr. E. J. Raison treasurer, and Mr. W. W. Tully auditor. It was decided that the stakes be tho same as last year.

"If I had stopped I would have rim over him," said a witness, whose name wouia«indicato Hibernian origin, at the Lower Hutt Court yosterday. "What tho witness desired to say was thatin the wet stato of the bitumen, application of tho brakes would have caused his car to skid.