GISBORNE RACING CLUB.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15318, 14 September 1920, Page 6

GISBORNE RACING CLUB.

There was a good attendance of members at the annual general . meeting of the Gisborne Racing Club this afternoon. Sir Jas. Carroll, patron of the club, presided, and before proceeding to the business paid a tribute of respect to the late Hon., W. D. S. Mac Donald, M.P., a tribute fully endorsed by the meeting. The report and balance-sheet were read and adopted. " • , Tho office of pa.tron was . again conferred upon Sir Jas; Carroll, Mr H.. ' deLautour pointing out that the office Was originally inaugurated" for the especial convenience of Sir James, m order that the club would always have the benefit of his participation m the business. Mr F. J. Lysnar was unanimously elected president, and Mr DJ j. Barry vicepresident. '•'.':-.... v, Messrs Wyllie and Pittar were appointed scrutineers for the .election of members of the executive. „; .' . The election resulted, jn, the appoint-, ment of the following Executive Com-' initteo: Messrs B. H. Aislabic, C. J. Bennett, J. W. Bright, H. deLautour, G. Matthewson, T. McCbhnell, . and G. B. Oman. Messrs W. Petherbridge, H. Jones, J. HY Hall and N. Norgrove. were elected new members of the club.^Mr D. J. Barry,' m accordance with notice, moved that the '.' rule preventing an. officer m the club holding a similar office m another club should be deleted. Mr 11. deLautour seconded the motion, and said that all clubs - were working to the same ends. ''."'""Y i Sir James Carroll said that owing to ' tbe isolation of the district, co-operation among racing clubs shoutd.be encouraged m tbe interests of racing. - . i Mr G. Matthew_on opposed the motion to alter the rules of the club. He was acquainted with the club's history, and for that reason he would oppose it. j On 'being put to the meeting the motion' was carried. Mr H. deLautour said it was a matter ! for gratification that the retiring com- • mittee bad been re-elected,, and it 6igniI tied contentment by the members. On behalf of the Returned Soldiers' ■ Association, Mr J. White brought up the : matter of the granting free tickets for admission to returned soldiers to the race meetings, for a further term, He said this concession had helped the Associa- , tion m its membership considerably. He offered a personal guarantee that there ! would be no abuse In the matter of dis- ; tribution of tickets, and the club's action [ would be greatly appreciated.— -Mr Barry j asked Mr White if he could fix a number lie would suggest should be granted. — Mr White said there were some 600 financial members on the books of the Association, but only a third of them would be racegoers. The men could be made to wear badges and enter by a certain gate.— Mr Barry thought that would be a liberal allowance to make by the club.— Mr H. deLautour suggested that the matter was ono for tho committee to decide,— Mr Barry said (» would dopend, on the decision of other clubs, and the meeting should therefore make some, recommendation.—Mr Mii-field moved that the pro- 1 posal be referred to , the committee, as eayeral matters would have to be inquired into.— Mr deLautour seconded the motion to refer the matter to the incoming committee, which was carried. The necessity of the -Inception of . another club m Gisborne to provide a meeting at Christmas time and New Year was referred to by Mr. D.J . Barry. Thousands of pounds were going out to other places for this reason, He said and somffthing might be done by forming another club.— Sir James Carroll i»ald he thought the Jaw would prevent any Increase In the number Qt meetings v m the district. However, the pjembers could be urged to 1 support the increasa qf permits, and the ! delegates at the next conference Jngructed ; fo do their best to secure an extrp. meet- | ing for Gslbome. As far as the law wa'« ' ; concerned he did not think that unless that was altered Gisborne would secure an extra meeting.— Mr- de Lautour said he felt that Gisborne would greatly benefit if this could be ftrp^nge^,— The matter was then dropped,