MANAWATU HUNT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10107, 15 October 1917, Page 6

MANAWATU HUNT.

The annual meeting of member?* was held at, tlio oliii'e of the secretary (Mr W , McKenzie) on Saturday, when there was a good attendance, and the president, Air R. Lancaster, presided. , The pn- idt-ui, in his report, said beforei the reason opened there war considerable doubt as to whether it would be advisable to go on with the hunting, but bearing in mind the promise we had made lo mem j hei-; who laid gone to the war, it was , oeeided to do our utmost to keep the club anv e. Our muster,. Mr E Short. proved a lower of strength, and other, good sports fame to our :*--: .lanee, whilst- active memoer.-, turned out, in force, with the re-nil 11 ut'- nU oiu fixtures had exceptionally large helps ot )ollowers. and from everv point o' Med the season was highly sucre - Ini. \ - members arc of com r aware, we lost, our toiuhsa-or permit, through the curtailment ol the number oi rate davs,-.but iiirouen the <»<**- getie action of our nX'-Sier we did not go short of a iinv’i, snort, as lie- : ' ll( ' -.* , ‘ Dngt Burrell i.imliv plitee.l their K>’operiit s at the 11 iml’s di-poAil for Point- 1" 1 “i" 1 ■’’'’‘T l ;" ■einis. s. whilst Mr Short aim HT V K<-aeron Dy threw ins liiagnilii.-en!, grounds °l H 'n w- Lie public and provided aflenioog tJ- M 1,1 *' thousand people. The aßernoop 'LOII- - .-landing inclemenl went her. I 11, 1'!' 1 horonghiy .-nr e< ssfnl and ’ pvolitn ol iin, souliei'ln'-’ were deve-teddo v tiiolie purr,ox.es, and a sum •-'> - jl \ LqiL ll.h; s<»iifee wa- donated to die tsaivalio,) ! Army fre.- expenditure, ai- tin* Lori in pio- | tiding id; Fne coinfort m our hoys m tne l io itches. The 1 of our mialHiupr permit.

and the very 1,-,,-ge number of acme momhers whom we !o-f through enlistments, looked like linaneial di a-iler lor tim end., but fortunately lie real goi/1 spoil - ibrougnouUlbe fti.-tai< t came, to our .-!«sistaiiep with Mib-rt.-ilitial donations, whil t 'Urtiis ol from I!n- Mana.vatu Roe-iug * hib imd from tlie Wellington Racing Chib im-veven materially redime'l our oven!re.lt anVl I'mthe Hunt on a much rounder footing. A- 1 ' (-’eliding Jeckev Chib lias also promised ? a donation of £IOO. Dealing further with Irte linaneial aspeet, ii will be seen Loin the bat-aiiec-slicot tlull our ovenlraft is. now flown t > £365. Inn. it has been ioitud, to keep oiii ]xn.‘lv cl liomidls up io ;i dicHii Hiiinduru, thill, a. corisiileiable outlay is. necessary ,al I!i,- kennels, which will mak>‘ an mroad to our funds and again raise our overdraft. However, we have made the promise to our brave, buy;, at the front to ket.p tier sport going until they return, and J am finite confident. that members and all interested m hunting will u-.;e every endeavour to ninae that prciiiiM' good. Our hearty thanks are due to properly owner.-!, vyho not. only placed tht'ir properties at our disposal for I.tinting purposer, but al.-o very g.eiierously providei. refre.'ihmeiits for the imnisnien and tueo' friends. We an* also deeply indebted li> all those who .so kindly eoiilrihiitecl domition■, and trophic. . Taken altogether, and especially considering the dHla-mtlus under wbieli the Hunt was earrioil out. (he -mason oi ; Ju wax om of l.iie hest the club has Jnd since

i .-i>l li»l l. , • , 'l'll,. balance-sheet was also read, and "Hu tin. report, was adopted. Hemilalion- dealing with !>ookmuUvrsaiift id any race jriitlieriii.tr which mtgui. lie held I;v liio Unlit were adopt; , <J. Till, iMlhm hut olilccr.' "err fieri on !oi' Hie. en.-ninjt vear:— Patron. Mr D. Hmek, ALP.; president, .Mr S. H. Lanea-sler: vicepresidents Mwr. J. IVilsillt.-. Murme.--ter. M. llurmeiuler, liuyrh Burred, .1, I> rv ,. t . i . A, ,1. Leudi, !!• K. Abraham. A. Hail .1 Sinclair, J.. hidJimahl. Vi - Meld. II Roberts. O. .MeKirov 1 . ('. Parsons, PJVrn. 11. jlawilt, H. K. 5.59 U. A. K.d:l, \\k jI. l.'aralii. W. K. Barber, il- >• J:;. W. (’ollins, d. Poring dphni’m, (/ \ iiH’. n. J. J. I.i'^vlaun, It' Line. )),. Ma'mll. il. Melv.vem j.. AMcKenzie. il. Pilli' -. P. <-'*iihes K d. Xalhaii U. Robinson, 11. hinc.air, in ..liiii.'- \ Sutherland. 0. Wood. 'l'. ilevan. U. Im(liana n. P. S. Bast on. V. . S. ('amir, R. Mo Belli. I . J', Viillaiife. M. Am.erson. I . A. \ 1 ,• 11 ,j’,, ’ 1). Tuimt. -P l.ameron, r.. Tenkr ( Peterson, ( clone! .Samuel; tiva-

sn.vr. Mr L. It. < 'olln.son: enaa;;i\ ', AJi s S 11. liiiiPiorr. 1-. Siiort. M . lavjo, ■ ,), I’tii’iidl, D. I!. MeKv.cn. 1.. 11. ( olliusou, A. Maker. 1). Pringle. 1 Siiavr; lion. Yf .t.. Mr I-. T. Danvers: auditor. Mr A. 11. Sinclair. The' •ajipoirtinent ol master and depiuv master wa- leli. The huntsman. Mr .1. Sexion. reported j}*al li ,( - li.'.rk liV)\V of couph^ i.i youPi/ liminemo-.t of the old hounds havin'.',' bet n de: t roved. Votes of thanks uire pa' sed to nrope.t.v owners and those who had assisted the w'e.ii donations and trophic-. and a eneci: I vote of thonks lo Mrs Ik Muon .or I, 1 ,.,. !;ind )..»-|;tt;ilit von various occasion- - , and e' pei inlly at the Point to Point Steeplechase iii'mMiitir. ~ , , On the motion of Mr Short. seconded by Atr I). It. AleKwen. the e>'"'(ion ol new kenm il-- v,!i ft to the exeeiuite. The executive met subsequently and dej 0 men ;.i ihr kcim**?* on 1 morning at IQm'elnek.-to decide what work was ti'ies-aev lo improve me conditions ol the Kennels