RACING AND TROTTING

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 December 1945, Page 7

RACING AND TROTTING

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES GALLOPING December 15: Waipa. December 15: Otaki-Maori. December 15: Hororata. December 15: Tapanui. TROTTING December 26: Gore. December 26: Ashburton. December 26: Westport..« December 26: Reef ton-Westport. December 27, 29: Auckland. KUMARA RACING CLUB. The annual meeting of the Kumara Racing Club was held on Thursday evening. The election of officers resulted: Patron, Mr. John Gilbert; president, Mr. W. Stewart (re-elected); Vice-President, Mr. John Reedy (reelected); handicapper, Mr. J. O’Donnell; starter, Mr. G. geid; judge, Mr. J. Reedy; deputy judge, Mr.W. Lawrence; auditor, Mr. F. Rudkin; secre-tary-treasurer, Mr. J. F. Gilbert; Stewards, Messrs A. McConnon, W. Neame, G. Malcolmson, T. McGill, H. Hamer, J. Ryall, G. Hunt, junr., R. Bruhn, W. Lawrence, A. Stark and C. Schroder. The President, in his annual report, stated that the past season had been most successful and the finances of the club 'were sound. The committee had not carried out all the improvements contemplated because of the labour shortage. The track was in fair order, but the stands required some attention. It was resolved to secure 80 or 100 loads of gravel for the parking area, and to arrange the area so that cars could, after entering, continue to the exit without backing or turning. New members elected were: Messrs V. Louden, E. Collie, J Lyell and A. Anichich. NEWIvt.AP.KET SALES. . LONDON, December 7. Al Ihe Newmarket yearling sales the turnover this week has broken all previous records in Britain. The

total aggregate for the first four days amounted to 546,655 guineas, with another day to go, and 130 more lots to be submitted.