LAKE COUNTY JOCKEY CLUB.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3233, 27 March 1917, Page 4

LAKE COUNTY JOCKEY CLUB.

A committee meeting was held in the secretary's office on Friday evening last, 23rd inst. Present: Messrs G. D. Baled (president), T. J. Cotter, W J. Churstain, A. Inder, W. Hume, \ Bryant, W. D. Warren, R. Crawford, A. Inder, L. J. Lynch, A. Jopp, J. Timpany, V. Paine and the secretary (Mr J. J. Mcßrid^e). Mr J. Timpany was elected a member of the committee in place of Mr D. MacLeod, who had left the district , o -r. W. H. Sellars, secretary of the Racing Conference, wrote warning the Club against allowing undesirables on its course during its race meeting. The Minister of Internal Affairs would probably he considering the revocation of'licenses this year and those clubs which did not .take proper precautions in this matter would probably be dealt with first—To reply that there was an entire absence of undesirables at the Clubs racemeeting. H. L. James, secretary, Dunedin Jockey Club, wrote asking the club for the dates of its next racing meetIt. was unanimously resolved to hold the next, race meeting early in March 1918, the secretary, president and vicepresident being authorised to fix the exact dates. . The secretary submitted a rougti estimate of receipts and expenditure in connect ion with the recent meeting. The following were the figures crjven-—Receipts: Nominations and acceptances £220 15s (about £3 more than last year); privileges £<4 4s ("■ates £53 4s,luncheon booth £lo, books £fi), members' subscriptions U3O- net totalisator returns, £274 3s- 'tola! £699 2s. Expenditure: Stakes, £610; salary, £25; printing and advertising, £34; handicapper, £10; miscellaneous, £3B; total £717. It was stated that over £7O of members' subscriptions was in hand and the greater part of nomination and acceptance money. The main increases in the expenditure due to the postponement were the advertising and printing and telegrams, etc. The president, said that there was every reason for congratulating themselves on the great success of their meeting, and he was confident that it was due to the alteration of dates from December to March. It would probably be found, after all accounts were settled, that the Club had more than held its own. Some discussion took place in reference lo a difference between tueCiUb and Mr P. McCarthy in regard to the Refreshment- room privilege. Mr McCarthy maintained that he bought the privilege for £lO, and although he subsequently offered to run it in the interests of the Club, the offei was not accepted. The auctioneer (Mr T. J. Cotter) stated that he never sold the privilege and there was a feeling generally that no distinct arrangement had been made. It was acknowledged afterwards that a misunderstanding had existed between the Privilege Committee and Mr McCarthy, and it- was decided to leave the final settlement to the parties immediately concerned. It was resolved to g.ve a fresh guarantee to the bank to overdraw up to £l5O, and when such is completed to pay all accounts at once. The president took occasion to voice the thanks of members to Secretary Mcßride for great amount of work he had put into the recent meeting, contributing largely to its success. He also thanked Mr T. J. Cotter who, in conjunction with the secretary, had gone to considerable trouble in arrangeing for the conduct of the luncheon booth, etc. On the. motion of Messrs Baird and Paterson, a voto of thanks was accorded the secretary for the way in which he had carried out his duties.