NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 230, 2 September 1912, Page 6

NAPIER PARK RACING CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING. Th? annual meeting of members of the Napier Park Racing Club was held at the Masonic Hotel. this morning. Present : Messrs. J. (.'. McVay (chair). P. Martin. H. Shore. E. LimLrick. T. Parker, b. Moeller. S. E. Cooper. C. 1). Kennedy. G. Fleming. J. Bickm?ll and H. Didsbury. The annual report and balancesheet was read as follows Yoji c&m’nitree have much pleasure in being able to state that the club has had a most successful year, the profit for th? period under re view amounting to .L'IC9J, 13 11. The committee very mu'-L regret having to record the loss of one day’s racing, consequent on the report o! the Racing Commission. After carefill consideration the comimtte decided to eliminate one. day from th? Spring Meeting which took place in October last. Notwithstanding th.e reduction referred to it is pleasing to be able to state that the nominations and acceptances for the year just closed exceeded the prece.dmg year when we had six days’ racing and that the club still maintains its popularity both with horscowners and the public alike. It, is with feelings of deep regret

that I have to record the death of the late .Mr. Frank Bee. who was so long associated with the club as a member and who occupied a s<(at on the executive for the past ten years, j The whole of the chib’s property is in first-class order and the improvements to the stewards’ stand which were completed last year have , been greatly appreciated. Under the rules Messrs. J. Bicknell, H. J. Holder, R. D. Sweetapple. P. Martin and L. H. McHardy re- . tire from the committee and there ■ being no other nominations received 1 have much pleasure in declaring the above-named gentleman duly . elected. The cljairman commented on the 1 satisfactory position of the club. '• They had made nearly £llOO on the : year, which placed them about ' £l2OO better off t|ian the previous year. Any profit the club had made , had been used to reduce indebted- , ness. About £5OO had been paid rlt in debentures during last year. -As the club is favoured with success the stakes will be increased, wnich is appreciated by horse o.vr,TL.- . ii 5 made more with fit. > g of the past sea- . a than wi ! h .he six days they had Ln.i in iiri-.ii'His years. After many ;. iof the racing confi r stewards were at b: !•; ay;.-we 1 cd and applications ha! idrcady invited for the pGS’‘ion«j ' who people were under th. mipi'i .:-- r>n i!mt there was no end of 'cr.-mk rimi cig” at meetings, but Li me'! wc.e not machines and at tim< s the ’ r v I of form could not be iUTDitiiU.■(.! 'u. The presence oi s:’iK'inliary idev.ards would have a mi,4 eii'evt. h would be a relief to -*■ rds t<> • that a professional <‘w vuuiii ' • watching the runnIn sm jkmg of the Sports Pro-.-ti<.u;i| .n..(. the chairman, said .v <j) -r branches had beer. ' it. riced in New Zealand and it non i h.'iii a memlif rship of about 60,000. jif an y unreasonable efforts are (advanced i.y the nun-sporting j pec’ilf io attack sport no doubt iihc of the league ■‘.-.ii! use t; Mr influence to set !i. inters righl. He would like to see ■ one or mi re weight-for-age classic rates’ on the club’s programme, as ;■ firm believer in races of that .description. The club at one tinii‘. luid a classic —the Napier Stak-o —bur they had fallen on bad t;:iM. . n ,{ had deleted the race from the puynuime. Since acquiring ■ .nvn property several im;,r;i :m'i!! '• had been made, which

• I-:-./.j’l iie further added to for the In , >1 natrons. He moved that ' 6 i and balance-sheet as read e >. f t 'd, which was carried in in 'j'-ly. '). Kennedy touched on the ‘ i i i * stated all nominations for < • i ittee had to re in three ! "• . U 7, foie the animal me- ling. ( P, i , de icd it would be advan- , 4, us ,f the secretary sent word * I'rvci«, member a week before nom- > closed, and he oil-, red it as ( a :o,ggostion for the committee to ; ecu with. . ; ELECTION OF OFFICERS. A! s. J. I’ickiiel’. 11. J- Holder, | 1 Sweetapple, P. Martin and L. < i?. McHardy were re-elected memii ’s of the committee. J Mi. W. J. Tabuteati was re-elected ’ g idtfor at a fee of I'B '8 -. | i K -Hen new member were pro- | U- ■' i