MANAWATU TROTTING CLUB.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 10497, 19 October 1916, Page 7 (Supplement)

MANAWATU TROTTING CLUB.

The annual general meeting of the Manttwait, Trot ting Hub held last evening. M, |>. !•'. O’Connor (vice-president) presided. ami then; wits an excellent attend ance ol members. An apology lor alinee was received from Mr S. IT I,an trotting track. .Mr (i. Melllroy reported that the- committee appointed had visited and inspected (he Racing club’s property at Awapinn with it. view jo estimating the cost- of con .sintering a trotting track inside the present lacing 'tracks. The. comtniuee estimated the c<; a, til ,-t bon j, £2OO. The chairman moved that the Racing Chib he written to anil oll'cred ten percent on the cost of constructing the track, pro visional on the work costing approximate!.! £2OO. The motion was seconded by Mr S, T limit, and carried. REPORT AND P.ALANt K SIIECT. The annual report ami ba ianee-heel w,-n presented as follow? As compared will the previous year our credit balance t .Might iy less. bid. this is accumiti.l for _C the tail, (hat the piolits ol (he last meeting were devoted to patriotic purposes. 'l'iu trotting meeting hold iu I'ebruary laproved successful from a larmg point of view, t1 to Ileitis being large and -mile rea 1 good trotting and pacing wa ■ seen. < C ihe other hand, the attendance ot tin* pnhli. j and tite amount pul ihrough the tolalisaloi was disappointing in the extreme. Ilu experiment was tried of holding the meet lie.; on a Sa’unlay, and the comniiiiee i-, of tin opinion that this is not at all a Mtilabl. dav of |he week for a district such as (his anil accounted for the comparatively poo, attendance and to the mall amount pm through th- lotalisaiot The m-xt iroitite meeting will be held on Friday. 27th April. 1917. the day following the antunui meeting of tie- Manawain Racingp Chih, when you; , ommittee (-onfitlenily anticipate nm; hj hel 1..,- ~ suits. Tim club is again deeply in doffed io tie- Manawatu Racing Chib fot i |,e m - of i lie course and its appointments and to asMst-inee generally given _by it ofl.c-ers sir. -, 1l the l.asi ammal meeling lb, i, , bc-t. registered under the- “(neot poraled Soeieti,.- Art. ’ The balance-sbec-i • how,-I r-ee,pi! in th follow ilu'- am-.uni -■ Ikdatti. bom previou v.-ar £96 6.2,1. rmiubei.,’ .-ub- t aptions £69 7s. nomination? and acceptances £263, prtyi i,-grs £M6 1-C 5d : total. £966 /? 7,1. Ihexperiditmv included slakes fjsoo, |,rinritm fj/iP C. advertising £e7 4s, salaries am wages £!)5 2s Od. tola list lor expenses £lO2 9.S 9d. gelt, ltd expenses £46 11s 3d. pain otic donations £27 10-,; ba la nee, over ex j n■ niliiure. £66 6s 9,1; total, £968 7,-. 7d In moving ilu* irpoil the chilit'man said (here was ii" doiilil tha tho last meeting had It Hen . .mev.hat. flat It was to Ire remember,;d (Inn Ihe military were occupying the course, and the club perhaps, did not have the freedom that n would otherwise have had. lb- a-iced th odicial--, to use their lie I < Hot t tins yea, in endeavonr to filace the club in a belt,position than tj, now occupied. .... In seconding the motion Mr 6. Mel lire;. said he eon.-idered tha: the chib shoultl ha_v, a, very much stronger membership. For in ganr-e. llte elnh had a membership ol 79 without- a (obilisalnr permit, and only 62 with fJic permit. They would have to at tend to tin- ineinhersinp. otherwise the club would go hack. As far a - the expense,, ol the club were concerned, they were kepi at tiu v minimum, and nothing could be found fault with in this direction. Tlir* n j on. and halanro-slict t wer adopted. OmCK-BRARFdLS. Oflice-bearers tor the ensuing year were ,-leeteii as followsFatroii, .Mr D. Mmck. AI.IT ; president. Mr IT F. O’Connor; vice presidents. Messrs R. A McKenzie and F. If Vine; treasurer, Mr (i, Melllroy ; com mitt'-e. Messrs 11. < V-llinson. (T Cray. (1 Fdwards', S. I. Ilum. D, .Mutiro. •). 1 I’arson. \V. A IT'iee, C. II Withers, IF .]. Wuodlield, .). \V. .McC-anv. IT Smith and 11. limes: auditor, Mr Ik Davis: secret ary, Mr W. .McKenzie. C.FNFU \D \ motion of sympathy was passed t>, Mi ssis C. t.'raw anil S, R. l.ani ;t-t,.-r mem tiers of the chib, dl til,;-, death of their son; tit the from. It was resolved on to trot lon of Mr R. A. McKenzie, that it be-a reeotiim, ndaiion in the • oniininte that it proportion <-' lb proliis of (ho year he devoted io th, patriotic funds and transmitted through ilu ATM.' '.A. A nnaiiimmis vore ol titanic was passed to file i,‘tiling president. Mi I'. .1- Nathan, for his valuable services. Mr Melllroy, in moving the motion, said their late pre-si-ileni’s ser\ie<-s were invaluable, and 11 ■ hope-,I to sec- Mr Nathan in a. position in lit,.i club again at an early dale. 'lhe m<(ion was seconded by Mr IT A, McKenzm and carried. (.-'oinplimcniaiy reference was made loth,s,ervic".sof the -rctT-larv. Mr W, McKenzie, who was accorded a vole of thanks for hi ■ good work during the past .sea.-on. The treasurer. Mr Melllroy, war, also made the subject of a complimentary vote for his services. Mr W. McKenzie said hj, was concerned with a good malty iiisliin (ions, hut he could say that- a.s a (reasttr, i Mr Melllroy was one of the most pains,ak ing and energetic' he had met. On the motion of Mr J I I’awson a vote ol thanks was passed to the Raein;Chtb I.ir rheir great assistance to th,- '1 rot ting (,'h tb. Mr 11. Gillies, who retire,! bom th, position of judge, was aciorded a vote of thanks for past services.