CANTERBURY DOINGS

Otago Witness, Issue 2623, 22 June 1904, Page 51

CANTERBURY DOINGS

By FaiTZ.

Tn my note 3 last week I wrote, "But I regret that Sir George Clifford, with his strong team, has not entered one. I believe that he v.-as asked to at least nominate Treadmill, who, wr know, can stay, as he won the Canterbury Cup, but he declined." Since the above was written I hav^ been informed that Sir George was not requested to nominate Treadmill, and that he woiud not enter a horse likely lo be backed, inasmuch as he might not stand the necessary preparation. 1 also learn that Sir George declined to enter any. other member of his team, simply on the ground that he did not consider he would be suitably represented.

The annual meeting of the Tinwald Racing Club was held on Saturday. The balance sheet showed a credit of £44 10s 6d. There was a loss on the last meeting and on the year's work, due largely to unusual expenditure. It was decided to hold a meeting on January 1, 1903.

The annual meeting of tflie Ashburfcon County Racing Club was held on Tuesday. The report showed that the club had oommenced the year vith a credit balance of £73 8s sd, which had been increased to X' 264 0s lid. Improvements had been made on the course, which had been top-dressed and rolled by a steam roller. The incoming committee was recommended to erect additional fencing, and the club would have to face the question of raising additional buildings. AH the meetings of the club were improving, r.nd the spring meeting especially so. The report was approved. A special meeting of the club will be helel to consider a motion to amend Rule 3 in the direction of making members' subscriptions payp.b'e on September 1 at the latest, and issuing separate tickets to members for each meeting. The following officers were elected • — President, Mr J. C. N. Grigg; vice-president, Mr A. E. Peache ; stewards, Messrs Peache, Malet, Upton, D. Thomas, Gates, F. Russell, Mathias, J. Studholme, A. Roberts, P. Jones, anel W. B. Denshire, committee, Messrs James Hampton, Malet, W. J. Shearman, Upton, H. Friedlander, E. Gates, Grigg, Mathias, T. Russell, W. Hodgkins, and Denshira ; treasitrer, Mi J. Davison. The a.nnual meeting of the South Canterbury Jc 'kny Ohib was held on Thursday evening. Mr E. R. Guinness, president, occupied the chair, and there were only 10 other members present. The president's report congratulated members on the increase m revenue, on the net profit for the year (£151), and on the coxisiderable improvements made to the course and buildings. The balance sheet showed that, including £48 brought forward, the receipts had been £2634, and th.c expenditure, includ-

ing £1301 paid in stakes, left £24S m hand at the end of May. The ret receipts from the totohsator had been £846. The repoit and balance sheet were adopted. The committee is the same as last year, pxeept that Messrs VS. Lawson and C. H. Gicsson replace Dr Reid and Mr H. Gleany, who are leaving Tuuaru. At a meeting of the committee Mr E. R. Guinness was re-elected president, and Dr Thomas was elected vice-president ; Mr Gunn was re-elected honorary treasurer, and Mr C. N Orbell judge. Mr Henrys was reappointed handicapper at £S0 per meeting, and ilr Brinkman at £o per meeting for trots. Ihe appointments of starter and clerk of course were held over, and applications for the posts are to be invited. The clerk of the course is to bo paid £5 5s a year, and the staiter £.7 7s per meeting. Mr W. S. Lindsay was reaypomted timekeeper, and was elected a nfe member, in recognition of his services as honorary tmiekeener" for the oast 18 years. The salary of the secretary, Mr C. S. Fraser, was increased to £75 a year. At the Magistrate's Court on Thursday, befcre Mr N K. Bowden, J.P., Mr W. Ballinger, J.P., and Mr C. Gill. J.P., Reginald Post (Mr Cassidy) was charged with having stolen the bay rMre Silver Srsh, the pro-peity of W. L. Mitchell, at Springfield, on November 18. The mare was valued at £35. 33eteetive Chrystal asked that the accused should be remanded for eight days, as he had only just been brought from" Tasmania. The remind was gl-anted, bail being allowed m accused's own sriretv of £50. and two sureties of £50 each.