SPORTING

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 90, 21 August 1923, Page 7

SPORTING

FIXTURES. August 22. Egnaont-Wangnmr Hunt Club. August &>--Pakuranga Hunt Club. September I—North Taranaki Hunt Club. September s—Mar ton J.O. September 6—Rangitikei Hunt Clul September 8— Otago Hunt Club. September 13, 15—Wanganui J.C. TAX ON RACING. Per Press Association. Wellington, August 20. The House to-night went into committee on tho Stamp Duties Bill. At clause 197, which proposed t"mike remissions to racing clubs and owne-.s amounting to £20,000 p?r Annum, Mr F. J. Rolleston <aid they bad already giten awav ficane £20,0C0. He venture:! to suggest that the remission of the stakes tax might well stand over till next session. Mr Masssey said the owners had agreed to the stakos tax on condition that it would be removed in two years' time. Ho made that promise and it was now his duty to keep it. Several speakers objected that this meant that tho promise of one- man bound the whole House. On tho Minister's motion the sta kes tax was reduced from 10 to 5 per cent. Tho clause as amended was then agreed to. The remaining .clauses wore also passed and the Bill wa.« reported with amendments, read a third time and passed. y STRATFORD RACING CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING TO-NIGHT. Members of the Stratford Racing Club are reminded .of the annual meeting at tho Medina at 8 o'clock this evening. WAIMATE PLAINS TROTTING CLUB. ANNUAL REPORT AND BAL-ANCE-SHEET. Tlio annual report of the Watmifte Plains Trotting Ciub to be 1 presented ■at the forthcoming iannual meeting congratulates members upon a hig.. y satisfactory season, tho year's working showing a profit, of £587. In view of'the heavy taxation imposed and the fact that tho club was one of the fe* that did not reduce stakes, the results achieved were verv gratifying. The meeting held last Faster Monday was a very popular gathering, the high slakes given producing good fields and a high standard of trotting. Hie totalisator and gate receipts substantially increased, emphasising the growing popularity of trotting in the district. There were fav6r*bW indications of an early reduction *"• taxation, granting of further totalisator permits, and tho telegraphing of investments to club secretaries. Tf these an f ioipations mature, the benefits arising from same will bo much apprecnted by all concerned^ The committee express thank* to the paid and honorary staff for their so vices during the year. It is with deep re-Tot that they have to record the, death of Mr James Grant, an esteemed official and member, and ei" Sir Robert Nolan, an esteemed membe-. The balance-sheet shows payments in stakes £1895, sundry charges £230 15s 9d, donations £l3 Bs, attendance at meetings (starter, handicappor. band, -wages, etc.) £273 lis 9d, ami Government tax £1612 17s, the total expenses being £44OS Is; 4d. The receipts from subscrptionis (£146), interest on wax loan (£36 ss), privileges (£96 5s 10x1), and totalisator i(£3134 10s 10d), etc., totalled £491)5 13s 3d, leaving a profit for the year of £587 lis lid.

Six fillies from thoroughbred racing stock were shipped by the Zealandic at Liverpool yesterday for Mow Zealand. They are: Sweet Charity, by Piadumones out of Maundy Thursday; Strana, by Stornaway out of Dark Blue; Samares, by Winstanley out of Sammova; Venial, by Black Jester out of Verne; Cymene, by Cylgag out of Hippocrepe; Pinafore, by Swinford out of Pintadfe.