SPORTING

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 27 August 1919, Page 8

SPORTING

WAIMATE TROTTING CLUB

ANNUAL REPORT

The report to be presented at the annual meeting of the Waimate Plains Trotting Club to-morrow".night, says, inter alia: The year's operations resulted in a nett profit of £402 7s Bd, which, in view of increased cost in all directions, is considered satisfactory. The fifth meeting, held last Easter Monday, was highly successful, and the club's popularity fully maintained. The totalisator turnover- was £18,412, •' being -?1328 in-excess of last year's figures? The stakes given were £1180, an increase of £265. It is with deep regret we have to record the death, of our late and esteemed secretary, Mr G. A. Holder. Your committee"takes this opportunity of expressing its high appreciation of the valuable services rendered by the lat** Mr Holder. Your committee desire to express thanks to the E°--mont Racing Club for the use of their course and appointments, and to the paid and honorary officials for their services. Nominations for the offices of president. vice-president, and hon. treasurer, not being in pxcess of the ■offices to be, filled, the folk.winp- a^ <lu!y elected: President. Mr C. J Preston; vice-president, Mr N. Morrin • hon treasurer, Mr N. Morrin. rhere are sixteen nominations for a rommitteo of eleven, and seventeen fori the similar number of stewards required.