SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVI, Issue 14386, 31 May 1907, Page 8

SPORTING.

AUCKLAND NOTES. [Pee Pkess Association.] AUvjCLAND, May 33. Tho weather was fine and the track in good orctar for training operations this morning. A lot of interesting wc-rk was ■witnessed en tlio sand. Delar.ia beat Scoity over seven furlongs in Imin 85:jec. S-oultfish r.nd Cuiragno ran a mile and a, half, th© las.t round in 2miu 7sso. Loch Erno beat Turbine ever seven furlongs in Irain 85 3-osec. NestiUor, alone, ran a round in 2inin Giseo. Shraprj.el beat Cavalry over a mile a.nd a. half in 2m in 40s*3. Celtic ran fivo furlongs in Irain lOssc. Uranium and MouHarj wero restricted to easy p-cing. Regulation ran a couple of rourd.3 on tho grass at half-pace. Engraver beat The Dane over five furlongs in lrnin 10 2-Ss-ec. Irish, Aqua Regit siud Vizier finished ill that order ni the end of a oirclo in Grain Ef-ec. Kiaie-re gulloped a couple.of rouncS?. and Silver Shell beat Gay Paris over five furlongs in Imin 8 4-ssdc. After breakfast. Ksiipa.ra.ha and Waipuna r;!.n a round in 2min 4 i-Esco. Certainty beat Omsiti over si:-: furloritrs in lrnin 20seo. Lady Hune. Catch 'Turn and Haeremai wont n round of the hurdles; ihe first-named easily held her companions, and is very well. Seabohm did a similar task. Brigharn jumped the big fences in the centre of .the course, but did not please. Lady Lanta. and Leopold went a. round of ihe big country, going over the hill; both jumped well, but were slow. Cachuca and Khama did the same journey, tho former pleasing most. Rangitoto, Waitarere, Romany King, Noshot and Sammy also did the same journey, Sammy pulling off after jumping- three fences. Noshot ran off a.t the sod wall and also at the water; tho others jumped .■'-!■. Millie and Cavmiy worked separately yesterday, the latter failing at ill/ recond fence. The weather is now flu?., and ths going promises to be ia R'ood order for Saturday. Irish was schooled over the steeplechase course at Ellerslie this afternoon, and pulled up sound. Mahoo was scratched fcr all engagements at the Great Northern mee'ing to-day. at 3.40 p.m. Consequent on Mnhoe's scratching Shrapnel has been installed favourite foi tho Grand Northern Hurdle Race.

PLUMPTON PARK TROTTING- CLUB. Tho Plump-ton Park Trotting Club's meeting was continued yesterday, in fine weather. There was a moderate attendance- when ths racing commenced, but the crowd was augmented later in the afternoon. The racing was very inieMstinj?, and speculation was brisk, the investments amounting to £(92G, as compared with £33G9 on tho second day of last year's meeting. The following are. the details of tho racing: PENINSULA HANDICAP (in harness), of 80 soys; second horss 5 hovs from th& stake. Two miles. 109 Messrs Kavam&gh and Mora's b m Mambrino Girl, by Ms,rabrino King, 4yrs. 29sec (N. Price) 1 G2iV Mr G-. Fairbaini'n h g Hordiere, 3jts, ~32eec (W. Plaskett) 3 50 Mr J. Westernian's br g Thicket, 4yra. 29sec (T. Cotton) 3 7 The Middio scr, 20k To Porangi 25sec and 21 Ladas 32seo also started. Mambiino Girl drew out three furlongs from borne and won by a dozen lengths from Houhcrc. who beat Thicket by a length. Time—umin 22 1-Ssec. Dividend—£2 LADIES' BRACELET (in saddle), of 40'sovs; second horse 5 sovs i'rora. tho stake. One mile. 105?; Miss Huston's r g Scottish Mac, by Berlin Mac—Black Angel, Svrs, 3soc (Mr J. Paget) 1 i Miss M. Baker's br g Spec, aged, fiseo (M'r W. Baker) 2 4'-Mrs H. L. Thompson's b g Seaweed, scr (Mt H. "Weir) 3 Bft Master Leo scr, 7J V.R. 3sec, 15 Strathconan 3sec, 17£ Edward K. 4sec, 38 Forest Chimes ssec, 41 Baaigor Csec, 2oi Peter Allan 6soc, 27J Belie Benton Bsec and Sacrifice Sseo (coupled), ISJ Decoration Bseo and Teresa 9;eo (coupled), 19 Eclat Bsec and Bonification Bsec (coupled), 35i Plash Bseo and Premier Dick Baeo (coupled), 53J Bess o' th' Barn lOeec and "Wairaku llseo (coupled), 21 Lady Mine Usee and Waihi Usee (coupled) and 17 Gossip Usee and Wild Beo Usee also started. Scottish M;io was in front -at the halfmile, and won. easily by six lengths, Spec beating Seaweed by the same distance for second place. Time—2niin 43 l-ssec. Dividends—Scottish Mac £2 18s, Spec £25 14s. PLTJMPTON HANDICAP (in harness), of 100 sovs; second hor&e 10 sovs and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. Two miles. 1251 Mr J. S. August's b h Black Child, by Rothschild—Tennessee, agsc! scr (N. Price) 1 60 Mr W. Tapp's b g Dick Fly, 4yrs, Usee (Gr. Duncan) 2 63ft Mr K. D. Feirie-'s b g l ; 'acfcoiy Boy, "aged, sseo (A. Wilson) 3 76J Tena Nova lsec, 55ft. Verai 2sec, 12 Onward 6sec, BSi Kevenut Bseo, 22fr Wild Arab lOaec and 20C Birchmark Usee also Bta-rted. Dick Fly; Wild Aral-. Birchmark and Revenue wore- in front at the end of a. miles with Black Child within striking distance!, Terra Nova being last. Tho field closed up turning into the back, and at tho six-furlong post half a dozen were running in a bunch. At the li-alt-milo post Dick Fly was sti.l m command, but turning into tho straight Black Child closed on him, and in a hard finish to 'the post just got home by a. head, with Factory Boy twelve lengths away. Verax was fourth and Birchmark fif.h. Time—4min 4Ssec. Dividends—Black Child £3 14s, Dick Fly £3 23. LXTTELTON HANDICAP (in saddle), of 55 sovb; second horse 5 sovs from the stake. Two miles. 141 Mr J. Preece's blk m Pansy, by Huon Prince—Verbena, syrs, 2lsec (J. M'Lennan) 1 22J Mr J. C. Paget's b g Prince Warbeck, oyrs,. 13soc ' (Owner) 2 45ft Mr C. H. Gorton's b m Crwlers. aged (A. Piper) 3 14 Te Whiti 3soc-. 14 Sydney Usee, 105 Haveloclc 13sec, 30 Vic-tor C. losec, 31 Nellie Spec 17sco, 29J Dick Turpin 18sec, 214 Moree 20sec -a-nd 48i Ben Blackwood 20seo also started. , Moree. Ben H]a.ckwbod and Pansy mado the early running, but at the end of a mile Pansy drew out and, never being troubled, she won by ten lengths from Prince Warbeck, with Cinders a similar distance away, followed by Nellie Spec and Moree. Time— Bmin 15 2-6 sec. Dividends—Pansy £3 6s, Prince Warbeck £7. RAILWAY HANDICAP (in saddle), of GO govs; second horse 5 -sovs from the stake. One mils. i 78 Mt 0. H. Gorton's b g Frederick, by Vancleve —Fraiuledn, aged, 7sec (A. Piper) 1 32i Mir J. B- Bain's b g> Ben Hut, a-ged, 2sec (A. Wilaon) 2 157 ft Mt J. DeyelFs b g Lopp, aged, r=cr (A. Butto-rfield) 3 36J Alice Wood scr, 42ft Viacemi lsec, 84ft. General Lyons 3seo, 19ft Major Roths-ea, 6scc, 18 Directo Csoo and 62 Tea, Trc-a 9sec afco started. Frederick went off with a- commanding- lead and was never troubled, winning comfortably by four lengths. Lopp, who began very bad-'y, but finished fast, just bein-g beaten by h-nh & length for second place. Time—2uiin 30 a-ssec. Dividends—Frederick £1 10*. Ben Hur '£3 123. STEWARDS' HANDICAP (in harness), of 40 sovs; second horse 5 sovs from tho stake. One mile a-nd a half. 2235 Mr W. WiHon's- blk % Fus-eo, by "Prince Harold—Peggy, 4yrs> Usee (;.>. Price) 1 68 Mr J. C. Paget's b g Prince Wiirbsck, syrs, 14sec (Pagc-i) 2 C-l Mr E. Emmersou'ti b g Bill, aged, 14soc (Owner) 3 Oil Vivid 4p.ee, 2-2-i Victor Huon Sscc, 96i BoT-lin M. Usee, 57 Havelcc-l; 13sec and 51 Success Msec also started. Berlin M. was in front riaw'-S the stand, but round tho hack Fuse-o took charge and was iiovor troubkil, winning comfortabiy hy four icnjjths from Prince Warbeck, who was fivo lengths in front of Bil 1 ! 1 . Time—3miu 48 2-&seo. Dividendls—li'useo £1 ISs, Princ-o Warbeek £2 2?. WINTiiK OAT'S HANDICAP (in saddle), of 40 -sovs; !>ocor;(l horse ,5 sovs from tho stake. One rail*. 78-i- Mir K. Gturn's b c Toau, by Specification—Young Irvingtcn nif«ru, 3yr:, Sscc (j. Weir) 1 3-$;: Mr J. A. Euckla.r.cr.s b m Volsda, syrs, " 3r»cc (A- Piper) 243ft Mr W. Hxie+cti's r %■ Scottish Mac, " 3yw, ssc-o (inc. usc-o pa-:';.) (J. C. Pa:-;©.) 3 8 .tlociisvelt sc-:, 5-Ji Bsn Blackwood 4sec, 21J litd&hicld ocec, 8 Viceroy ssec. 45* Lord Ruo C-:t.c, Bd{f M<ih Hon-ey 7.=oc, 191 - Egmont 7=eo. C« Silvery Sscc, 72 Doy Sscc, 41 Bit sy Child Sssc, 23 "To-mcrrow gsec, 82 Miss Vera 9seo aj-nd ih Bf-lio Benton 9s;c also stared. Lord Eais led for half a mile, whe;n Hco».cvclt went to the front, brat immed:-? tsly broke. 'X'ohu tlifcii want on, and though Velsda. was catching him in the straight, Tohu won by a lengih, Scottish Mac being l 'throe lengths behind Velfeda, followed fcy Lord iHuo and BoosE-veii). Time —2min 41seo. dividends— Tohu £& Ks, Velcda £3. FINAL HANDICAP (in hsrnnsa), of 60 sovs; .jeoond h-crss 5 sov-s fioai the stake. One mile. 133 Mr E. Bov.-co' b g E-ieclrioian, by Ulsctioaeer—Virginia., asr.acl, Baoc (C. Kerr) 1 151 Mrs G«. H. M'Haffie's bli o Gohai, 3',-rs. Bseo (T. Frost) 2 1051- Mr H. A. Webb's b g Plain G, aged, "•3M (B. Edwards) 3 57 Wifchingiou 2sc-', -13 i Robert Emmet2:ce, 07J Valentin. S3ec, 42* Hamlin 3sec, 11 >. ar«y Boldon fiec-c, 31 i Wild Wave 7«ao, 143 Gensral 2iSao 7sea Mid Sol Bell Boy L, Sscc «Iso etarted. Gohai r.nd Electricism showed ths way for half a. mil*, where the former ctrsv; away. Ia the straightj tha fiokl closed iip,'

and Electrician iiivaJfly won by a tar.gth from Gcbsu, with Plain G a length further back. Time—2min 31 -l-ss6c. Dividends—Electrician £i, Gohai £1 Is.

Tho following are the handicaps for th-2 third day's racing: PBO'GHESSIVE HANDICAP (in harness), of 40 sovs; two miles.—Mambrino Girl sor, Frithiofl 4sec, Te Rangi -iseo. Seaweed 4sea, Tracey G-anera! ssee. -Slcwee 7see, Edward E. Bsqo, Thicket Osec,, Houhero lOsec, Salt Air ISsec, Huonotta liseo. Nellie S. 15s-eo, Lada3 lCseo. Plain Tom IGsec. Colossus IGaec. LADIES' BRACELET HANDICAP (in harness), of 45 sovs: ono niiJe. —Witliington Bor, General Mnc sse'o, Gold Leaf Bsco, AVild Duck lluec, Lady Maudo Usee, Tohn llsoo. Seaweed 13sec„ Princess May Waeo, Kuth«rjr!on Idscc, General Tracey 15scc, Peter. Allan 36see, V.lt. 17see, Thicket 17eoc, Edwu-d E.. 18seo, Te Pom.ngi ISsec, Proto.-.t l!>seo. Darlcie Sam Wpcc, Miss Foxliall 20se.c. Tornado 20950. Wakeful 21-seo, Lord Rothio 21aec, Landwern 21s.ee. Prince Rothschild 2-loto, Marietta Huon 21see, Winsome 21sao. Toddler 225GC, ElecidondaJe 22sec, Tho Cadger 23sec, Sacrifice 23s&c, Heather Child '23s-eo, EomsD.y Ilye 23see. Wairald 23see, Fkkffwood 2-tsec, Claremont 24see„ Dark Child 25sec, Kosy D. 25scc, Floater 25aeo, Lady Minn 25;e0. PKINCE OF WALES HANDICAP (in harness), of 110 sovs; two miles—Bl-aok Child rcj, Durb-ar 2°*o, Ansterlitz 3seo, Terra Nora 3ssc, Verax -lsec. Sir Hector Ss«c, Vincent s?eo, Tho Needle 6sao. Boldrewcod 7sec, Factory Boy Vsec, Onward flseo, Revenue 9sec. MIDDLETON HANDia\P (in saddle),, of 60 eovs; two nri:'es—General Lyons scr, Carl 2&co, Robert Emmet 3sec. Vanolare osec, Te Whiti usee, Red Child Sscc, Cinders Sscc, Sydney 13scc, Success 13s«o. Dora 13soo, Prince Warbeck 13seo, Havolock 15seo. Royal Colours IGsoe. Brown Ribbon 16sec, Tsmpest lDsec, Nellie Spec laseo. Mali Honey lOsec. ADVANCE HANDICAP (in harness), of 45 soys; one milo and a half—Within-ston sc.r, Sir Hector lgec, Francesco 4seo, Dick Fly Gsec, General Mac 7sec. Victor Huon 73e-c, Jay Beldon 7sec, Fiisee "seo, Lady LilHau 9sec, Berlin M. lOsec, Havtlock *l2s©e- ; Korrwood l.'Jecc. Victor C. 13sec. /TELEGRAPH HANDICAP (in saddle), of 65 eovs; one mile—Myosotis sor, Durbar Bs-eo, Aueterlilz oscc, Lopp Gsec, Imperialism 6aen. Alice Wood Ssee, General Lincoln 7seo, St Simon 7.?ec. Robert Emmet 7see. Vincent Bsec, Hamlin Spcc, Plain fl. Ssec, Ben Hur Bsec. General Lyons Osec.

_ SOCKBURN HANDICAP (in harness), of 50 sovs; two miles—Britannic scr. Prince Warbeck feec, Bill ssec. The Kiddie Gsec, Haveloc.k Gs-ee, Nellie H. 7scc, ifichael Mal-one Bscc, Cleopatra 13see, Morse 14seo, Woodthorp Maid Msec, Ben Blackwood Usee, Thistle. ISseo, Lord Kuc ISsec, Joy ITsec, Esmlol.lt 17scc, Mambrino Girl aJssc, Lenapc 18se,' Merry Prince ISs-c. AU REYOIR HANPW.P (in harness). of C 5 sovs; one mile.—B?rt£ ; t..-.r scr, Imperialism scr, Verax lsec, The Noedls lsec. Boldrewood 2seo, Vcrtina 2sec, Withington 2seo, Plain C>. 2sec, Belle Vue 3scc, Hamlin Ssec, Princess Ena 4scc Austrej 4eec, Onward 4s*c. Acceptances elos: at 9 p.m. this evening. Punctuality was closely observed in connection with the Pluinpton Park Trotting Club's meeting yesterday, the last race beingstarted well up to the" advertised' time-, hut it was growing dusk before the meeting was concluded. For the concluding day's racing, on Monday, it has been decided to start at noon, with, the object of getting all the events off in a. gorxl light. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club was he.d yesterday afternoon. Mr F. H. Pyno, acting-chairman, presided in tho absence of the chairman (slr G. G. Stead), and about, twenty members attended REPORT AND BALANCE-SHEET The committee, in its annual report, e£Sft» g-ratulat-ed the members upon the successful results of tho year. In view of its being Exhibition. year considerable additions w<re made to the stakes, but. with continued fine weather, and increased attendances the policy was amply justified. An. item calling for attention is tho increased cost of racecourse maintenance, which tho report states, is explained by the very dry weather experienced, and which necessitated full use being mad© of the water supply, the tracks having to be watered day unci night. Members would join the committee in deploring the death of Mr T. Bassefct, who took a great interest in 'lhe welfare, of the club, and who was for eome years a member of the committee. The balance-sheet for the year ended April SO showed that tlra receipts- had amounted to £41,272 19s lOd. The sum of £1615 19a was received from subscriptions, ±T>6OS from nominations, and similar sources, 510,832 9s 3d from race receipts (grandstands and enclosures £10,316 18s Gd, and railway fares to tho course £lB5 19s 7d), £18,384 4s lid from tho totalisator account, £IG9 10s from selling racss, £205 5s from training fees, £ll from general fine's, 51 from registrations. £lB2 18s 4d from the rent of offices, and £333 IJss from reserve account, rent and other sources. The expenditure amounted to £39,697 7s Gd, leaving a net credit balance in the bank 01 £1575 12s 4d. The principal items on the expendituro side were balance from April 30, 1906, £4658 5s Gd, stakes paid £25 330, salaries £ll9l, attendance at meetings . £l6Ol 5s 11a, racecourse maintenance £IOO4 9s, tctaiisator tax £2891 14s lid, improvements £1093 8s 9d. The liabilities vre.ro set down at £2.9,681 5s Bd-, including £26.356 10s 5d on capital account, and the assets at £23,105 13s 4d, leaving a, balance in the bank of £1575 12s 4d. The profit, and less account showed a profit of £5313 8s lid,, the debit being £35,031 7s sd, and the credit £40,34-1 16s -Id. The trainers' provident fund account showed a balsvnoo 011 deposit of £396 12s 2d, and thj jockeys' provident fund account a balance ou deposit of £517 13s 3d. THE CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS. In moving that the report and balancesheet should bo adopted, the chairman said that i; must be a great pleasure to every member of the clut> to know ths>» the balancesheet was such an exoellent ono. It would suffice to point out that., notwithstanding tho faet that the club °uve> away in stakes Hub year £25,330, as against £22,270 the previous year;, or an increase of £3060, the debit balance at tho bank on April SO, 1306, of £4638 5s Gd, had been converted on April 80, 1907, into a credit balance of £1575 12s 4d. They would be unwise to expect ouch a result for tho coming year. No doubt it was an extraordinary result, owing -to various causes, the most important being tho Exhibition, which attracted largo crowds o£ strangers who would not otherwise have visited Christchurch, but many (if whom, being hero, attended the November and Easter meetings, and contributed very largely to the receipts. Another cause was tho exceptionally fine weather which the club experienced ou every racing day. An item to'which ho would like to call attention was "racecourse maintenance." That showed an increase, and was accounted for by the fact that the, weather being so exceptionally dry, constant Vcrk was necessary to keep the tracks in older. Until this season the water-supply, which was installed at a large expenditure pome years ago, had been of very littlo use owing to. the wet summers, but it had been invaluable during the past season, and had been the means of keeping the trucks in excellent order. Referring to the assets and liabilities, he said that die committee had written £3500 off the assets, and he tnought, considering that the raceoourso was afreehold, but a reserve vested in trustees withe purwose of racing', members would agree that it was only prudent to reduce the value of their assets from time to time. It must p.lsn be pointed out that owing to the competition of the tramway the value of the club's railway had much depreciated. A large gretaihouce had just been complied, which would enable the club to keep plants through the winter, and do away with tli« necessity for buying a largo quantity of bedding-out plants every year. It would also, he hoped, enable tlio ciub to make the grounds even more tvt-tva-ctive than they had been in the past. With regard to the tearoom, a good many complaints had been, made as to tho management of this department. The kitchen had been enlarged, and othor imm-ovemonts made, and the committee had arranged with Sl* J3urke, who had cr.tered for the club so successfully for many veara. to take over the tea-room for the comimf Meson. He. confidently hoped that there would be no cause for complaint in future. Last year the auoaticn of putting up ft members' stand was mooted, but it was pointed out that the club was not then in a- position to complv with that request, and the largo privileges which members received m return for their subscription of five guineas per annum were also pointed out. He was glad, however, to inform the meeting that tnp committee now had under consideration the advisability of erecting a men's stand similar to the one which was on top of the old stewards' stand, and he hoped that stand would be completed for tho next November meeting. ~ As regarded the club's future prosperity, it, of course, largely depended on the continuance of the totalisator. Tnose people who would abolish gambling and other vices by Act of Parliament were always kind onouirh to predict that the lotalisator would be abolished. He, however, confidently believed that those people who thought thano law could abolish betting would be 111 the majority, and would not alkw thei toto-lieator to be done away with. He wished to sav nothing against respectable boo.imakers, but surely the tctahsator was tho healthiest and best form of betting, without whioh they could give nothing like the same valuable stakes that they were now enab.'ed to five, and it must certainly be a pleasure to everyone who invested a sovereign in the machine- to know that if lie won or lost, ,a certain proportion of the amount went iu support of the sport of which they were all eo'iond. Many people in New /jca'ttad wro hr.d not been 'to the Old Country, where the toialisator was not in esistence, had no idea of 'the vast extent to which betting attained amongst afl- classes of th,o community, it.o

kn<rw that in nearly every country village, sums of money from Cd upwards were collected every day .and ssnt to London, or some other largo centre, for investment _en the day's races. He knew of one belting firm, and there were many of them, which advertised' that it received ten thousand telo-p'rams per diem. Its offices were in direct communication with tho central telegraph office in Loudon by numbers of telephones-, through which those telegrams were communicated. It employed over one hundred clerks, mid its p'ifceo of business in one of the most expensive streets of London was a palace. All that was made out of betting. Which was better, ths.t or ttb-e- totalasator ?

He would like to point out, beforo concluding, that the club's liabilities for future events, whioh had already closed, were over £EOOO. Of course, that would to .a large extent be made up by subscription's from .owners, but should the tot-a-lisaitor be abolished that was a serious future liability that must not bo lost eight of. Tho renort alluded to tho death of Air Thomas Bassett, who was for some tuna a member of the committee, and his loss, ho was sure, was much regretted by every member of the club. Since the report, had been printed, the Hon Lancelot Walker had died. He was- one of their oldest stewards andyears a«o owned some good bor&ea. All of those who knew him deeply mourned his lojb. He thought that the club's motto for the. future must bo "Progress Combined with Prudence" They could not afford to stand still, and their 'stakes must bo increased 111 accordance with their means. He was triad to think that the reputation of the Canterbury Jockey Club stood high in the eyes of the public, and he trusted that so long as they endeavoured to manage the affairs of the, club in the true interests of sport, that good reputation would continue. In ?econdiiier the motion, Mr W. h. M. Buckley said that there was littlo for him to itay, but the club could congratulate itself heartily on the season's work and on the stato of the balance-sheet. The motion was carried. ■ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

It was announced that the following- officers had been elected: —Stewards—Messrs A. Boyle, P. Cam-obeli, C. G. Dalgety. J. C. N. Grig?, H. A. Knight, G. J. F. Farmer. F. H. Py-ne, J'. B. Reid, It. Hcafon Rhodes, D-. Rutherford, G. B. Starky and T. T-cschomakes, Committee—Mcs»rs A. Boyle-, J. F. .Buchanan, W. F. M. Buckley, P. Campbell-, C. G. Da-1-gety, G. Gould, B. L. Lane, R. M. Macdonald, 'l'. Mav.de. G. J. F. Palmer, F. H. Pvne, J. B. Reid. 0. Hood Williams. Hon. treasurerMr G. G. Stead. NEW MEMBERS. The following new members were elected: Messrs J. M. Barker. H. H. Barlow, A. R. Fleming, D. ICnig.ht. H. D. Macdor.a.ld, AV. H. Jifaitland, W. Morley, A. F- Roberts-, and J. S. Tabart and Dr Sandstein. The Hon C. Louisson moved that ft hearty Vote of thanks should bs passed to the chairman and acting-chairman. The motion was seconded by Mr P. Campbell and carried.