WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2427, 19 September 1900, Page 41

WELLINGTON NOTES.

By Ojsxookkb.

September 12. The followii-ig is the repoit to be presented to members at the annual meeting of the Wellington Racing Club to be held on the 24th mst: — In submitting the accounts of receipts and expenditure for the yeai ending ivugu&t 31, li) 00, it is satistactoiy to again report tlie continued piospenty oi the cxab. me f-tanes pain diuiiig cue past seafeO-x snow a*i mortage oi aDout ±ioJu o\er tii/j picviouj year-, ana notwith'jtanciixig tne uutsn'ourabio vveatnar which pre\ iiUea at tne autumn and fciteex3iuciu.de luertiagb one lesstilta id the past i'J, months ruucii oo coubiaeieci satisl^d-ory. i.ne ii.ciCfjfcCi a'.ccmmocidb.on ioi tlie public, vhicn, .;= inenc.o.iea in last year s rcpon, was urgently •iKCfuireu, iias, to a iciigo extent, been piu\mi:ci, aii.. lift, no t'oub., u^eii ap^reciavea by the ciub s pat. on?, aiiQ'iu i-s nopect uiat the .xicommg btev.ardb ruay see tneir way to luime: acid to tiie eciuii-zinem oi me uiceLouise. -Ui the unpiovbuneius ctreccoa duiing tne pasu y-tar ua' c been carried out uuaer tho snpeiMsion ot the club's caretaiiei, jir ii. v. tt ince, duel tue stewaids desire to lecord men &atista^tio.i ac tne inanne: in which ne. lias peri.ornu.cl hn autien, more especially v.'itti regaici to tne new tea KiOok, wiiicii \\n% elected Civ.icy lrom Air >,iiaos o.mi ac-.giib. me stt,\uias nave also to coji>ey iiLt.ii. ..idiiß^ to *.-n Julius. ljoo)ii>i, i\no, at iJiou ivijuest.. Kii-Cin luspecteu the se\erai Iju.lclmgi uji.e jii >.otn--L- oi constiuctioa. ii-j ri'yOitou at mtei vals m nignly ihvourab.e ■.cuns o: eh; odt.Siai. T oiy nattue oi iac \vock<=. t-iLe e.-.x;euc'jituif ipqi'trcd ior tae \diiou-3 _mpio\ uuiLiits xi.^i *.*_ exjeeaed the |iv .as to t'ij citio s (.icait, ihd aadilioual I amount iut^ ueyu. outdiueo, pD.t.y u^ lhsli act- | v^'ljccs hy lour fcttWdrcl- each;, and tne j balance u_. iwj oi o,wj.c «uc _.civ che clubs uaukeri, io: Wiiicn s:e«diQ«- nave gi\ en- then i'pcisondi. gUdiduti^. jne t>iKW«rcit> ha\'e, as «justoiu..iy ) i-sueu tne pro^iHinnio of the Spiihg iutc.i^-^, ii.iv jio« leuonuueiiL tuc't the jjuiiimeeting, lswt, uc exiendect to i> tiiieo oj; - c ...!ii --y. a-iCi ..id- Vlc jjimcit-i. c.ciii, C:i t.io a<*\ oe niuwj as tiie x'o-t toa xLAu'U^At;., oi j'jii-aovs, uisidnct. o.a- mile. ue iHf-e>u bi<ev\<.>ic.i<> i-ie a. so ot Oi.iii.Cii t .lit in luitiic mo - uues f-.'iob-d be \,i\.io. m u.U j.hsttud ot Jfc- • o per ct'iit., i •= has ucc-ii cu i stoinHi\ lii me Oiisi. luc tianiii l^ tide!:? arc i.ow kueiviug ati.i. j iitio-i at the hanas oi me caic- ■- >h.\n. t Wiio iiuo also oeei. in«liiiv,uea to prootcd wiUi lut v.Cinpn.tic.l oi tne iicv; gm^- gjiloy, I'na a= thii-3v' v.orks arj oi au viu id eiit i,..1u i, uiie ssi/v-WtUcl.- nd". c every cou.hc.tc.iee in icjji. ■ me.iuj.ij; them lo tiie ia\oiii.abie coi.Sxaeraiio.i Ol tll'_ll cll.'.StjOlb. 'mo iO.iowuig aie the noiii; lations lecei^ed lor tjc otficcs. — ii J tc?iacut, jSIj. 1. G. -Idcarthy, vicc-niesidents, lio.i. C J. Johuni,oii ana Air J. JJ. Haicourt; jud^e, Mr O. li. Scales, treasurer, Jdr Ci. it. HarU^oc; iiuu:Lorfc, J,it-,Pis .tv Ji.icLoiz i" ud D. J. b:u?at; fatewards, Dr James, IvLgkSxS Jfinips> Amed, i. ,:. JJaidvin. V\ r . H. 6. Moorhou';^, E. J. P.iddiioid, J. biunaeis, Robert j.. 'J uuJjull. And John Wilkms. Aotices or motion for the annual meeting a_e as ioilow^: — i. 'lhiiL it be a lecomine ldation to tne li.toning stewaids to couter with the other inciiopo-itan Ciuba wita a to taking uialtii dot-on m dpisointing ouc oi ruoic stipeucli.ay j-tewa.ch tor the who.t ol New Zealand. 2. im i cr.c ltile, "All office-beniers shall ictirc annually, but shall be eligible for le-eiec-tion, vjab.-cd at ttic last annual meeting ot the eiuu, uc luscmdecl, and that the followir.s \\ords, no per&oa snail hold the office m IDrosiCicut, vice-president or tieastuer of the cub 101 moie than tluce years consecutively, after the coming into ioice of these rules vb^iiig Kale 38, passed at the special meeting of the club m 1808), be substituted in hcu thereof. 3. That the loUowmg "11 all the ruining ■-lewaicU stand for le-clection, and there is i^o opx3o=>ition, thoj r shall be le-e'ected, but 11 mo.Le than Jive of the retiring stewaids stand foi re-c.cction, and then re-election is opposed, the two or them w'lo poll the lowest number of votes at Mich le-election shall be ineligible to accept oiiice for the ensuing yeai (c-\en though thej irmy poll more votes than the members opposing) ' (being llule 36, passed at the said special meeting and rescinded at the h^t ani'ual meeting), bo again inserted m the itiko aud ie^ulalious of the club. The last sc-i^oa was commenced with a credit balance oi £114.9 193 id from previous year. Owing to the great r mount spent iv improvements on Augtnt 31 last the loan account and -o\ oidrstt amounted to £1161 14& Gd. Ihe principal items ot leceipl v/ere: — J r .atiio=, £-2757 10s ; privileges, i'SlO 16s ; lawn and gates, X 1478 ss; railway, £350 Is; totalisator, J-6178 12s; subscription 3 and entrance lets, i' 254 2s. Ihe principal item oi expend ltuie was slakes, £361&. Salaries— ?ccietary, eareta,ker and assistdnt — amoutiiad to iiiS; linjjioveiaenls to X2dl3 13s 7d; luncheon and tea-:oom, .C 342 15-i 9d; hanchcappers, #210, adveitmng, printing, etc., £286 3s. The estimated assets amount to £5989, aud liabilities, 11643 12s Gd. The tiainers' and jockeys' lehef fund showed a credit balance of £i 73 43 Sd on Septernbei 1, ISS9. Diumg the year jC'D2 was leceived for licenses, and the .mteie«t Oil fixed deposit amounted to £19 3s lOd. From the relief fund £27 had been voted; to horse ambulance, purchase of Jitter, fittings and furniture for casualty loom, and surgeons' tees amounted to £55 14s lid. At present £501 13s 7d is on fixed deposit. September 17. Albert Peters stabled his horses at Casey" s stables on his return from JRangitikei 011 account of his stables having been burnt down. The annual meeting of members oi the Wellington 'Racing Club will be held on Monday next. There will be no ballot for any of the offices, as the nominations do not exceed the vacancies. The various officials, therefore, will be the same as last season. Fred Barry is at present at the Hutt pending the result ot inquiries being made concerning th« 3 ownership of Euamahunga and Aide-de-camp, and theii lunning on the West Coast. H. I'elford is also awaiting the result. Inquiries were instigated by the Canterbury Jockey Club, but the cases will probably be heard by the Wellington Racing Club. I understand the stakes 111 the Hack Steeplechase -at^Marton will go to the owner of Maparti on account of Gorse being in the forfeit list. Doctor Bill has been entered for the hurdle races at Najner, and Ringlet will be taken up for the Welcome Stakes. H. Telford will ride them if he is leinstatccl. A local bookmaker for whom Telford rides appears as the owner of Aide-de-camp. Aurika (Gold Eecf — Caller Herrin'), owned by Mr J. Cotter, while competing m the Hack Scurry at JRangitikei, fell and sustained such injuries that she had to be destroyed. The filly v.as trained by W. Homes, and was making her fust appearance. Plain Bill's owner (T. Scott) won a double with Ngaptthi (Bay King — Ava) and Maparu (a daughter of St. George^. Frank Cgchrane rode the pair.

Cair) (by G'psy King), ridden by his trainer, j George Ijaiig, beat a fair field m the Steeple- | cliaan. 'Ihe Australian-bred Wo.iy ('loimen- 1 tor — Jimohon), trained locally, won the puncipal flat race, and paid £15 10s in a field of live. The consistent Will-o'-the-Wisp was second each. day. Cora Linn (ridden by Jenkins), win woi. a Selling liace at the Giand National meeting, won a lace each day. They were i.cilh A'SO. 'ihe Hutt-trainecl colt Melv. ood (SI. Leger— Lady Bud) pulled oil' a double, aiul shaped well, as also d-d the Napier coit Robin Afhtir (Rob.nso 1 Crusoe — Seal Biown). George Price 10 Ie llehvood, aifo Marnaku (Vanguard — Dancing Lass), winner of the Scurry. Jenkin.- lode Whdiaagi (Ascot — Laurel) in the races he won. Laurel has gone to Wai^ganui on a visit to Sou- wester. Mr Prosper informed me on Satuiday that the To 1111 a team are doing all light, and the jumpers aie being spelled. The Maiton Club mrde a profit of £300 over its lecent meeting. £6135 was put through the totalizator at Bulls agaiast £3786 last year, when it was a one-day meeting. Nayborn has been sold, and will lace on the West Coast of Ihe Scuth Island. The Ponrua team 10.. Wa'uganui consists of Boica^, Ariv£irce, Tortulla, Sentry, Gobo, Ngatahuia, and Fpshion. The stable is not engagei at Hustings. Ostiak will bo in the Stewards' Handicap at Riccaiton. Ambrosia is again an inmate of J. Ayers's stab.o at Featherstone Hsuriri has bee.i blistered, and will not be race:l for some time.