Southland Coursing Club

Southland Times, Issue 12011, 16 December 1907, Page 2

Southland Coursing Club

Tin; first report and balance-sheet i>i the Southland Coursing Club slates tluil the receipts for live season totalled just ion £-100, and the expenditure £373. 1 lie ; principal items were: frizes £llO 13s, 'erection of plumpton £lOl, printing, ad- ; vviTising and programmes £32 7s Od. 'secretary £25, labour at ] 12s Oil. The club opens its I sou with a credit balance ol over Mopes are entertained that two good I mel tings can li-s arranged lor the coming I season. Numerous dogs have Ivoen im- | ported from Australia, others have I>een I procured from the northern districts, and the dogs which competed last, year will still be available. Thanhs have been given bo Messrs J. Grifliu, jun. (Nightcaps) and J. Aitkou (Invercargill) ior donations in Cush, to Mr A. idircargill) for a silver cup, and to Mr I l ’. Tilley (Winton) for a silver modal, t<» he competed for at the first meeting of the coming season. The revenue from the Maiden and Oakes Stakes at the opening meeting was £159 19s and the receipts at the gates amounted to £73 14s for the two days. For next year it is proposed to enlarge the escapes, so that the hares may have more cover ; to prevent them from gaining access to the area outside the Plumpton ; to erect <i pen at the slipper’s end of the plujpiptc<n, with a race leading up from the escapes, where the hares will he boxed. Tliis will’ entail further expenditure, but experienced coursers present at the meeting regard the above ns the solution of the difficulty with which the management were faced lust your. r I lie membership of 110 resulted In addition'to tho club’s revenue of £l3*3. Ililis year rt is propos* ed to fix the subscription at 10s (id. which step Is expected to cause am increase in the membership. The annual meeting will bo held cm Friday evening iu Allen’s Hall.