SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17230, 5 August 1919, Page 10

SPORTING.

COUNTRY BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION. - ___ j YEARS WORK REVIEWED. :,.,£»* 'fB£EGBAPH.-H3WH CCKEESPONDEJvT.] ' HAMILTON. Monday. The first annual meeting of the Auckland Country Br*>edorß' Association was hold on Saturday. Mr. G. W. Verooe preside.3 ih« annual report showed that the first year 8 operations had been vary successful. Mr. Y«rco6 said ho thought they could con'fidently iopis forward to a successful Beason. 1 tbiub it not out of place to remind you " he continued., " that our association is th" first 01 its kind to bo formed in i?ew Zealand, and it is to be hoped that many other oiatricva will fellow our lead. It is essential that even-thins possible- should be done to "ffi th* breed of horses in the Dominion. *nu l teel that o«r association is going tha right way about it, and before many yea?! • are passed the benefit of importing these , valuable h ,° Tsce - will bo evident. I am jetronaly of opinion that the large an WT T? i lD i s c!ubß *hrou«hout Nefv aJ£ land should do more than they are doing to assist the smaller and $™A* clubs I do not mean that every little villa™ should lTtrl\^i^J in but .«ch. ex-«tence Ha ,t„^ ? "an*«d m corninu into cretenee =? d ,j, >a r tlcula rl? ,tb.o» in ieolatßd districts should be W«Mrl«d in e'ery possible way bv the older-establiahed clubs As an incentive d?.«Jfts b'«eder is o thoroughbreds in ih4 district. I would like to see the Hamilton Baomg Club .include a Derby in itT no pramrno, and if I c»n induce such to b. doa* i fnall certainly do so." ™ Mr. Carr M.H he would like to nee a raca for two and three year olda. °* Mi H. Weal (TV Awaniutu) thoucht tho iclaSic r ac^ acmS Club 6hotl!d institute a Mr. H.. f. < 2 aK , said th » oueetion of a I Derby might be left over until such tim« as the aires' progeny qualified. ton Air. Alexander said the movo th© assooiaiioa had taken was an important one aid ful '- *&*?s The report and balance-sheet were adopted.