MANAWATU TROTTING CLUB.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9587, 3 September 1913, Page 2

MANAWATU TROTTING CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING. Tlio annual meefThg of the Manawatu Trotting ('lul> was held last evening, Ihe President. Mr F. J. Nathan, presiding. ANNUAL REPORT.

The annual report stated lliut the want of a totalisator limited the operations of the club, and the fact that, it had come oni with a surplus was a niattor for general satisfaction. The linancial position; as disclosed by the balance sheet, showed that there was a credit balance, after payling all liabilities, of £27 6s 3d, and tins v.ao especially gratifying when it was anticipated that, a loss would have to be faced. The very large nieinbeiship of the first, year was still maintained, and this showed the Continued interest in the club, when members were prepared to pay the comparatively high subscription. practically lo keep tlw club going. Strong representation was made to the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Trotting Conference for a. toialisator permit to this club. whicii was the natural centre of this wide area; but. although the application received sympathetic hearing. it was not grunted, and. except by (lie passing of legislation now Ixnore Parliament, there did r:ot appear to be much possibility of this club obtaining a totalizator permit this year. Thanks were due t<> those members wiio gave up so much time to the collection of subscriptions. ilms assuring the success of the chili, lo the honorary oflicials for their continued interest and assistance, and to the paid officials for the satisfactory manner in whicii they -have carried out their duties during ihe year. CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS.

The Chairman, in, moving the adoption of the report and balance .sheet, congratulated the club on the most satisfactory nature of the past. year. The eiub had been unsuccessful in obtaining a totalisator permit for the coming fear, although ttrong representation was made to the Minister tor Internal Affairs for the redistribution c>t toialisator permits, so that I j this club, which was in the centre of one iot the largest and most important areas jj iu the Dominion, and veiy badly served I as regards trotting permits under the preMs: ill. di-iribution. tdiould be granted a license. In support of the application, the ; follow mg facts were quoted:— In tin* North 1' land, which liad a population of 563.729. there were live dubs with tight permits, carrying 15 days' trotting, while the South J.-laiiu. with only 4-14,120 popu lation. had .12 clubs with 21 permit... earj iving 36 days trotting, the proportion j | being one day's trotting te every 37.532 in the North Hand, compart d io one day to every 12.336 m the South Island. The latter line- !i:id three times as much trotting is iNerdi Island, taken on a population i\i.- !<. Taking the provinces, Canteibur.v (oopulat ion 173.185) had 11 permits vvitlj 20 day* trotting; Otago (191.130), four permits seven days; Nelson, West land and Marlborough together (00.1621. six permits nine days. In rho Nortli Island. Auckland (population 254,580), live permits 11 days: and Wellington. 1 law k: 's 1);,'. and Taranaki togetlicr (299,209). three p«rmits four (lavs. It. would tliu; !«> seen, minted lli » chairman. that in (he Soul It Island i!w I>Vrmits were fairly evenly distributed, but in the No-.lh Island, tit" Auckland province with 264.580 |teople had live permits I with 11 days' trotting, while the y. si of i the Island. comprising Wellington. , Hawke s Hay and larauaki, with a population of 299.209, and the most skilled area i of the country, has only three permits I with four days' trotting, l-'iir;h;>r. Nelson, I Marl!>o:e,iigli and Westlatid, wi;h a total' ! populaiion of onl\ 80.152. had sjv . 'nits, again«t ,'i-.. ■ for t |m» whole North : Island, and they tain nine flay*' trotting, which is more than twice Ihe num- ; j her of d;i\-■ aliotli ;l to Wellington. llawlo's . p liav and laranaki. \v!:it-ii !;ail onlv four days' trotting, but l"v four times the population. ()f (lie ' cities. Ciiriiichtirch had 17 days" trotting, Auck- | land 11. Dunedin si\\ while Wellimrton. ! the second largest city in the Dominion, had only one day. On the present distri- ! but ion of permits, ii was thus shown that j although ;i.,- Wellington, llawke's Hav and Tarr.naki provinces whicii had over a cjuarier of the whole population of t!:o Dominion, had actually one-thirteenth of tlu trotting. It. was thought that, the I above figures would irive the Miniswr , suflicieiit justification to re-allot the pcr--1 mils, so that, tins club, which had shown thai it could run successful meetings under difficulties, would bo g: anted a permit. !(■ was ;;!so pointed out that the encourage- 1 merit- of racing encouraged the breeding of 1 lie best hcrse*. Although there was a general desire to assist the breeding of utility hors.v- amongst 'v.liich '.lie trotter I took high rar>U —it followed that unless trotting was encouraged in this district,) this cl.ts, ,if Ij.ii se would not be produced, am! j: v. a* a taor that for sonir months | jiiiM buvers of good horses had Ikcii ' scouring ibis district and couldn't uei. I wnot t h< y wanted. Mr Nathan stated that |

• , o( a permit for Palmerslon North seemed brighter now that a, iiill was r> he laid Ix-foro Parliament increasing the numlter of permits throughout the Dominion, and concluded bv thanking the> members tor the courtesy shown him an President of the Ciulxluring the past year. The motion to adopt the report, ami balance sheet- was carried. ELECTION OF OFFICIOS.

Ihe < lection of officers i\ <ult<-d ac fo| lows: Patron. Mr I>. ; ( • r Nathan; vice-presidents M'-ssr- 11. 1). Buchanan. F. Wood (J. Me C.rty. F. S. McKae. li. Kelleher, J II I' Strang. P. F. O'Connor. R. A. McKen/ie o . Iv ; ,c. and A. -I. Mtthon; committee. M"-s|-, (. K(ii,.,:i,ds. S. T. Hunt. S. R J«measter. W. Mouldey. J W. Me(';irt\. A. A. McDowall. }•:. J. Nash. j. T. I'aw j-on. \\. \. Price. A. Richards. S J. Sanson. W. Sutherland. F. li. Vine. 0 While, ' . .11. V ithvM's. and 11. J. - Woodlield; auditor. Mr R. Davis

I _ A vole of thanks was passed to Mr Davis ' !or «er\i, es rendered t!ie club. ( J lie future pobcy of the club was consid- | cred. The Cliairiuan urtred the continuance | of the club's meetings. , von if it had to j U- run again without a totalizator, and at I a little saerdice to the members, lie con sidertd that l>e!ore loiiir a permit must. I com-. Palmerslon North, and it would be | worth while keeping on until that time did ! arrive

All s. T. [hint inovoil tliat a moot lv« I n'ld (I'iriiii,' Ihe coining wn.vwi usual. Mr | (I. \\ liiio sm-mlod tho motion, t\liioh wa* I cari ku.