ROTORUA JOCKEY CLUB.

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 3, Issue 159, 18 December 1895, Page 2

ROTORUA JOCKEY CLUB.

A meeting of stewards, of the : ,T. - Club took place at Lake House oi, 1, , night last. Mr R. D. Dunxywa- i, chair, and there were present Mo--q\] tuiic. Clarke fVraham-, Hiiot ? J{ou!! i. After srimc discussion' an applies made by Messrs Adams and Andrew; j work the tofalisa'fcr paying the Chilj I percent on the amount of money p a , i.througln the machine was acceded ■ The secretary was instrup.f<;d*to' ! \vii;. the Colonial Secretary -fiir permission ■ I use tho'totalisator; _ " I . The Rotorudi' Amateur Brass !', ! wrote, requesting tile use of- the coursi their New Year's Day spirits. Pen . sion was given on- condition thai tl i play on the coin-so on race: day witiii ' charge. Mr Fortune- That the Cupd . tanco be reduced to 1.1 mile.- -; . stated, would make the distance .-nn.;-. conformity with other .places. . .Mu ? ; • the country clubs had se'eii the n ■[-._ ability of reducing their BuyraistaTice, a: I it was observable that tl«3.*-irieetings i places where the reduction had been i, : , wen; last year most successful. He .. i stancod To Aroha-, Tauranga, the Thai [and other places when a,, considerable ; : . i crease-in entries hwl followed the inn..-, tion. He confidently anticipated • , same result here. -If it were decided: H-do.ei' the'Cnp'iJirttaiice lie'would furtl ! suggest that the' Railway Stakes ili-i.: . be'also reduced to Is' mile; Mr Clarl supported the motion on the ground tl they might possibly gain somethingb; ' and would assuredly Lose nothing, would also be easier for the handicap] Mr Dansey wafr dubious as to thaexiii. , ency of reducing the distance. In u ; I niile Cup course a. better Quality of hoi were entered.' However, he would :. oppose the motion. It was therefore i j solv<sl-that (die Cup distance be rcilui • to I.'. mile and the Railway Stakes to ' mile. •• ■ • Mi'iFor.tune as one. of-the coiinniti appointed to visit the course to ascerini ~ what work was necessary priwr tu i ni'o-'tiilg-' reported" that some fevcllii; 1 would need to Fie done" at, once, ainl ..'. that the training- track required attiii!: i The fern could lie cut a few days het'i tin- nu-es. Mr Dansey was empowered; employ t.vo- men to* do tin- nbces-si: work! Tin' secretary was instructed : collect all outstanding money as fairly .. possible. The rest of the business was.fi ■ an informal, nature.