ANNUAL MEETING.

Colonist, Volume XLIX, Issue 11999, 27 July 1907, Page 2

ANNUAL MEETING.

Olub, for without subscriptions the Club could not exist. The Club had during its twelve years' existence been the means of fostering olean healthy sport and had the distiction.of being second to none ,in the Colony^ and fdr th&t . rekso m i alone the Committee wtiuld regard it as a calamity if its time honored name were allowed to lapse. Regret was expressed at the departure from Nelson of Messrs F, MoGee and G. Tnomason, the Club's hearty congratulations^were extended: to Messrs Thompson Tand Gook, members of thetClub, who represented the Wellingtan Centre at the Championship meeting held at Obristahurch. Tfie former vyon the Putting the •■Sh.pt and wa4 second in the High jurti£i Championship with the splendid jump of s five feet seven inches, while Cook won the 120 Hurdles in great style. The balance-sheet showed that the receipts for the year had amounted to £251 4s, and the expenditure 1 tp £240 18s Bd, leaving a credit balance of £10 ss4d. Subscriptions amounting to £13 Is 6d had been received since the SOtb June, ma King a total credit balance of £23 6s 4d. The figures showed a loss of £30 odd on the February meeting. The report and balaaco-sheet were adopted. Several new members vveieeleoted, including Mr Geo. Suherland, the ex-New Zealand champion 1 cyclist; who has taken up his residence id Nelson. A motion was carried. unanimously that instead of having an unlimited number of Vice-presidents, one V icePresident only be appointed; Officers were' elected as foilow3 :— '• Patron; His Lordihip, the^Bishop ef Nelson ( re-elected )'. Patroness: Mrs Glasgow ( re-sleeted ). President: Mr C. Y. Fell (re-elected). Vice-Presi-dent: Mr G. A. Macquarie. Hon. Surgeons: Drs. Andrew and Lucas. Captain: MrW. D. Onisholm. ViceCatain: Mr H. I. Tunnicliffe, Hon. Secretaries: Messrs ll oggf re-elected) and F. P. Kitchmg. Hon. Treasurer: Mr R. Gilbert (re-elected). Auditors: Messra J. E. Miluer (reelected) and 0. B. Fell. Committee: Messrs C. Hamilton, C. R. Foil, C. A. Redworth, H. Uall, F. McCabe, H. Kedtnond, and Geo. Sutherland. Athletic liandicapers: Messrs Hogg and Hi Milner (re-elected). Timekeepers: Messrs Moyes, Kerr, and Hunter. Official Photographer: Mr F. N. Jones, jnr. Delegates to Nelson Centre: Messrs Oressweli and Chisholtn. Delegate to Wellington Centre: Mr W, G. Talbot (re-elec-ted). . - . It was resolved that Mr Geo. Hogg be recommended, to the QmttQ as one of the cycling handicappers. It was resolved that the Committee be tecotn mended to consider the advisability of holding a gymkhana in Noyember next. Votes of thanks were accorded tho Committee, the ex-Hon. Captain (Mr H. Miluer), and the ohairraun, and the meeting terminated.

The annual meeting of members of this Club was held at Mercer's Rooms last evening, when there was a fair attendance of members. Mr E. S. Cresswell (a Vice-President of the Club) was voted to the chair. The Committee in their twelfth annual report regretted that they were not able to chronicle a more successful season, owing chiefly to lack of support from the public at the Club's annual sports meeting, on Ist February, the unfavorable state of the weather in the morning interfering with the attendance. So far as the sport was concerned the meeting was highly successful, and provided some of the closest finishes ever seen on the track. During the summer evening sports meetings had tieen held for the purpose of keeping the sport alive, and encouraging young athletes and in the direction the results were highly satisfactory, but the venture was unfortunately not a success financially. Mention was made of the part the Club took in the Trafalgar Day celebrations, which resulted in a profit of £3 4s, and to the Schools' championship held on that day, the Shield presented by Mr Geo. Hogg, being won by the Central School. The football matches organised by Mr Geo, Thomason, Press v. Civil Service, bad resulted in a profit of £9 8s 9d. The Committee regretted to report a falliDg off of public interest In athletic and cycling sports, and sounded a note of warning to the incoming committe suggesting that other attractions beside pedestrian and oyoling contests be provided, otherwise a severe less would "follow. The Committee appealed to active and honoiary members to support thej