WAIMATE NOTES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10673, 24 January 1911, Page 1

WAIMATE NOTES.

(From ; Our .Own Correspondent.) —Waimate Caledonian Society.A general--meeting of 'the', above was held on Sasurday"reyening in the Royal Hotel.. The .president (Mr A. Carter) forwarded ah apology for absence/fand Mr W. 'Cochrane chaiiv man. for'^tlie'jrieetirig. It. was, decided to.hold" a -meeting to make jarfarigeiriehts for 7 liqlding an ingle'side during;, flie. :whiter v * . r ~■•:": 'An; ( i'approximate;, statement of ; receipts'' a]i'd' : paymphts -iii connection 'with the Boxing pay sports and concert was pfesentecl aivd' api>rpyed. : -The ;total rejceipts for the day amounted to £238 15s 3d,;..pa.ymeiits*£26B 2d, leaving a ideficieucy on the daj-j which- will .be' .'.mrfre , ■^h^^''doye^i?'d;■■by^■ , sub- ;' scriptions ; *6f ■;' £29; 9si lid,'.as against Stljast'year,^..7;'::' .;, - The principal- receipts were :—Gates £llO 15s 6d, concert £4l 3s 6d, privileges £36 13sr 9d, entry fees £27 4b 6d, guarantee to_ log-chopping £ls. The largest item oh the payment side was £137 17s 6d for prizes..-Trophies cost £7 ss, and, the usual'expenditure made tip the; balance. .Members, generally were well pleased.\vith>the result, and the* accounts were passed . for :'.- payment. ;.;'..: :-' . . ':■;'; , -.','.

.' —Racing .- 'A meeting' of the. .Wainiate. Racing Club Committee was held.on. Saturday afternoon, Mr' E. C Stu'dholme in the "chair. The offer of Mr ,W. F. James .to work "the . tbtalisator on the same terms ;as before, was accepted. The 'committee'Vf . the Metropolitan Club dre\v attention to the frequency; of foul riding on'the part of jockeys, and asked the Waimate Club to assist; in putting down this breach of the ruieo. It was resolved to notify all riders that any foul riding would be severely- dealt ; with.. An application from Mr G> Fitz,gerald: for appointment as race course detective was granted'on the same terms as last year. Nine new members were elected! It was resolved 1 to sell: the privileges on the second Saturday; in Februarv, and that tenders be called for printing race cards. Accounts -amounting to £7 Is ;8d wei;ei -passed for payment and instructions given to have painting-of grand stand -put in hand at 7 pnGe.

• " '■ ■ Court. — At-the-Waimate Police Court yesterday, before Messrs Francis arid Atwill} J:P:'s, P: Cunningham:" (Mr Middletbn) was charged, with ■drunkenness arid convicted and fihed v £l. The: same accused was charged * with; committing an -indecent act and corivicted and ;brdered to come up-for'sentence if called on:within three months. :'.