WELLINGTON NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2529, 3 September 1902, Page 47

WELLINGTON NOTES.

By Oxlookkk.

August 30.

Mr II Nelson having withdrawn h;s nom.nation as steward of the Wellington Racing C:ub, thera- will be no election of officer 3. The profit and less account for the pa«t ?e;wo,i shows a debit balance of £66 6s Bd. The value of the club's assets over liabilities i=. estimated at JS-3G7T 3s 6d. Tha Trainers' and Jockeys' Provident Fond shows a credit oi £603 2t Id. Tha principal items amongst tho receipts during tae past year are — Tofcahsator, i'jttil 19s 3d nominations and acceptances, i.'3160 10s . admittance at lawn gates and raJivdy ieceipt«, £2380 15s 6d^ privileges, £956 ss, members' subscriptions, i'i2s ss. Expenditure Stakes, £11,939, salaries, £812 9s Bd , attendance at meetings, £481 lGs lOd , advertising, £317 15s 7d , legal expense, £196 17s 3d. Siege Gin continues to Tecei'-e Biipp°rt for the New Zealand Cup, u.ud 100 to 12 was accepted about Frailty's son dunce the early part of this week by a. Chrntchurch backer. Most of the local money about Sicgo Gun has now been taken, and of that ieniaimn« 6 to 1 is the best price obtainable. Nonette was priced from Auckland la<-+ Saturday, and 3 to 1 was quoted about Seaton L)cla/al's son, but no business leaiiHed. A hue of 130 to 15 was laid against Toitulla. The black, mare ib going on well in her wok at Porirua, and no penalties rill l>e risked m endeavouring to win racs previous to thr Cup. Daviee's pan, Melwood and Motoi. are hoalthy and well at the Hutt, and arc doing serviceable work, but it all depends a, to how they tram on whether the\ will be competitors in tho big race. They will b" raced at th» North Island ard West Coast m on tzn?s pn-ev.oxn to the Cant»rbury fixture, providing they go ou satisfactorily m their work. The botfly has caused several deaths among pac&ock-fed. hor*** *t the Hutt cl late, and it

carrisd off the Flintlock gelding Missile last week. Ine geLding had been turned out for a spell smce last -spring oil account of showing sig^a of giving >va\. u nd during that period bota got into his system. On being opened up after death a bucketful of well-grown bots were taken out of his paunch, and all the lining membrane of his stomach had been eaten awny and left as b*re as one's hand. The gelding was purchased -for £120 from on« of tha patrons of Geo. Reed's stable at Bnllg. It waa intended to tak.2 him in hand again this spring, aa he had shown his quality to gallop, and he only required ta stw.d c. prupa-rsiiion to win hick races, and perhaps something better. Wind having apparently recovered from his fall while ruuning out in a paddock a.t theHutt, w baicg placed in commission, again,

The dato oi the annual meeting of the Masterto'i Trotting Club has been Axed for Thursrda.y, Octobei 16. This is tin week following the Wellington Trotting Club's meeting, and should suit the convenience of owners.

The atewards' report, to be presented at the j.'-jmal mcehnj of members of the Wellington liacirg Club, to Ide held on Monday, Scp- 1 tember 8, stat.'g tha^; durmg- the year receipts • from- a.i sources hs'-e been fairly well maintamed, and stakes increased by £770. In view of the fact that the operations of hookmakers oh"the course on mcc days have been making very serious jiroads- in the revenue, it wasthought advi?:ible, in the ehU>'» beat interests, that a fiesh lease of the property and a new ast of regulations should be obtained, w'tk a v^o-wr oi tixking fifp* to remove the trouble-. This ha* been done, and together with costs of appea!. is responsible 'for the abnormal increase in legal expenses. Thirty new members joined during ihe past term, which gifces the club a, membership list exceeding all previous records m th's respect. The splendid entries received for the Zealaadia, Challenge-, "U'e-Hesley, Wellington^ ar.d St. Leger future evants constitute [ 3 record, and the increasing popularity of these events certainly promise* well for the future. Among th-e mest pressing of future improvements required on the course the •worlt of completing a new grass gallop- stanfis first. Several alterations and additions were made during the year, among- them being some improvements to the total isotov accommodation. G. H. Scales resigned his position, of honorary judga ia July lost, after many years of valuable service in that capacity to the club. Th-e Hon. C. J. Johnston having resigned his office of vice-president, G. H. Scales was appointed to tue vacancy for the remainder of the term. The | necessary nnmber only having been nominated j for effices of president, vice-president, ste-wards, and auditors, no ballot will be necessary. ( i