WAIMATE NOTES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10239, 31 August 1909, Page 4

WAIMATE NOTES.

; • —Technical" Classes.— A meeting of the Association held last evening was attended by Dr Barclay and Messrs Akhurst, Gran.t, San- , clers,- Morgan, and Beckett. The [ secretary reported that subscriptions | received to date amounted to £42 Bs, as against £36 13s for last year. Mr ' Hassall wrote suggesting the formation , of an ambulance class. Mr Sanders • pointed out that several small places around Waimate had such classes and ' lie thought the proposal should be supported. Members generally considered that it was now too in the season to commence fresh classes. . It was decided, however, that as the members are invited to a banquet at the Technical School on Wednesday next, to hold the matter over for decision until after the banquet. (Surely the members do not expect'to require first-aid afiter sampling the efforts of the cookery plasses.) It was reported that the photography class had not filled up. Accounts amounting to £3 13s Id were passed for payment. —Football.— The sub-union met last night and in response to a request from North Otago agreed to, play a return match on Thursday, 16th September. The seven-a-side tournament was postponed to 23rd September, so as not to clash with the ploughing match." Mr Goldstone was appointed emergency referee in the South Canterbury match, It was de--cided to place the Williams benefit fund iir the Post Office Savings Bank in the meantime. . —Racing.—: The Tarpan protest arising out of the Hunt Steeplechase was considered by ,tlie. steward on Saturday,• Mr E. C. Studholme being in the chair. The defence of the owner and trainer was that the omission of the horse's previous performances was-not 1 intentional but inadvertent. The stewards decided to exonerate the owner,, Mr M.- J,. Cahill, and to caution the trainer (S: Trilford). !,Th,e horse was. disqualified for the race, which was awarded to Kaffir, second place-to The rider was ordered to refund £1; being- amount of overpaid fee. - —Weather.— r Rain set in during Friday niglit and continued up to last night almost continuously. The fall registered at Mr • N. Francis' private resident was 2.37ih. It has now cleared and "to-day is beau-: tifuliy fine overhead. ■*