SOUTH ISLAND WYANDOTTE CLUB.

Otago Witness, Issue 2902, 27 October 1909, Page 35

SOUTH ISLAND WYANDOTTE CLUB.

The annual meeting of the South Island Wjandotte Club was held <n the Christchurch Poultry Club's rooms on October 12. Mr A. Walker (president) presided, and there was an excellent 'attendance. The third annual report congratulated the club on its continued prosperity. The meetings held during the year had been w.?ll attended, and the club's third show, held in conjunction with tha Norrh Canterbury Poultry Club, had proved successful. The erftries, however, were not as large or representathe as at the club's two pieviou*. shows, but the exhibits were quite up to the standard, and the judging appeared to have given general satisfaction. To encourags young fanciers and popularise the club the executi\e considered it would be a wise step to include in th-e schedule classes op_en to members who have never won a first prize at the club's shows, and also n, recommend classes for breeding pairs. The balance sheet showed tho receipts to ha^ lven £20 12s 5d ond the expendrtme £15 15s lOd, leaving a credit balance of £4 16s 7d. The retiring president presented the r-lub's certificate* won at the last show, and heartily thanked the members for the support they had accorded him during his to m of office. The •election of officers resulted as follows: — President, Mr F. Daere ; \ ie-e-pre-«ident«, Mrs W. F. Martin (Otaia). Messrs P. Cavolin (Dunedin). G. H. Blair (Timaru), J. Tindall. F. C Hack, and A. Kerr; honorary .=ecrefcary and treasurer, J. H. Shaw ; honorary auditor, Mr A. B. Men710?. A Wter was r?ad from the Christchuroh Poultry Club stating lhat it would be p]o -,:=/-<j to receive suggestions for the 1910 s^hfdule, and also regarding judges. It "was re-olved to recommend that classes Mr on Id be inserted for bre-edins: pairs of silver, golden, and white Wyandoties, and with a \ie>v to encouraging young fanciers it was decided to submit the following 'la^e* (oj>en to competitors who hive never v. on a first prize in an open show): — Silver \V\andoite cock oc eoekore'. silver Wyaridc;tte iion or pullet, srolden Wyandotte cock or cockerel, gold-en Wyandotte hen or pulli>t. whrto Wyandotte cock or cockerel, nlilte Wyandotte hen or {inllet. It was unammouslv lesolved (o nominate Tilv J. Tindall as judge for all varieties of , V.'yaidottos at •'he Chi istchurcr- PoultryClub's show. ; On tli? motion of Mr Walker if was cleridfd to hold the club's fourth show in coniunrtion with the Dunodin Fanciers' Club's 1910 fixture, prowdina that the iudgc« ap- ( pointed wcie acc-ej-table to tl.o Wjandotls Club. " j Tv"!.-i 3 vri' altpr<?d to r<»ad : — '"President, ; 10 \ if"»-|iivsid"'it^ (dip latter to be distrilini^d o^er tho various town-- as far as pos- ' -ihH." I Tb** follow ins" i.cv,- n;lr> \v,->s i^r.^^d :—: — j "Aiiv member allow inir his sub^crintion to j Ik» in arrir^ more than 12 months shnll j 1f» -triiok off tho l>ook<;; and «ho'i]il lia bo d"-irous of b^comincr a member at a later I pewod )i9 -.hall ho liable to a p;?nalrv of 5s j (a vcnls subscription*. Any member wisi-,-i' <s (o 're^iL'Ti mu<t norify tho secretary by ' •Tantsarv 1 in on r -h ' oar. orh^rwise he will ; be liable to a > ear's i-üb=criprion." j

Hearty vote^ of thanks wero passed to the retiring offierrs.