AUCKLAND RACING CLUB

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7865, 29 July 1911, Page 16

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB

At tho annual meeting of tho Auckland Racing Club, whioly is to take place on Monday, the ronort to be presented congraiulatcri members upon another successful season. The amount given in stakes was £29,815. being an increase of .£6OO over tlie previous year. Iu the coming season the club will lose two days’ racing owing to the Act of last year. It has been decided to hold a two days’ meeting in the soring and the same in the autumn, and distribute £2400 of tho stakes, formerly allocated 1° the races which have been cut out, as additions to tho value ot tho remaining races. Thus the total stakes for the incoming season will be only £9OO loss than for that of 1910-11. During the year the sum of £3930 4s 3d has been expended on improvements, the main items of which arc: —For the formation of a two-year-old training track and laying a water main round the course. The latter has proved of great benefit in the dry summer, and the new trade will be .much appreciated next autumn. The whole of this expenditure, together with £783 14s 4d for depreciation on buildings, etc., has been written off, leaving a balance to be transferred to capital account of £319 2s 9d. The Hon. E. Mitchclson and Mr H. T. Gorrie, being the only' nominees for the offices of nre^i-de^t and vice-president respectively, will be declared duly elected.