OPUNAKE RACING CLUB

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1930, Page 11

OPUNAKE RACING CLUB

SATISFACTORY. POSITION SHOWN. ■‘The club’s position is satisfactory, and after allowing liberally for depreciation a reasonable profit is shown for the reason’s operations,” states the annual report of the Opunake Racing Club. “In accordance with a resolution of the committee the stakes for the last meeting were reduced to a margin a little above racing rule requirements, and in view of the fact that both gates and totalisator were down a little when compared with the previous season, the i reduction proved wise and warranted, j “Application was again made for an ■ extra permit, but in spite of the undoubted claims of the club for recognition, supported by a recommendation of the district committee, the request proved futile, and the conference now advises that permanent allocation of tho I two floating permits has been made in : favour of tho Whangarei and Taumarui nui clubs. i “Mr. J. Butler surrendered his lease j of the inner racecourse paddocks and : the right to graze it for a further period of seven years has been granted to Mr. . A. H. Stevenson on satisfactory terms and conditions. Objection was taken to the recent Government valuation of the racecourse property, and as a result, of representations made to the i department by the committee a reduction amounting to over £l5OO has been granted. ; , “The committee regrets that death has removed one of . the earliest members of the club, Mr.. M. Callander. “Messrs. Good, Forsyth and BarrBrown were nominated for the offices of president, vice-president and treasurer, . and no further nominations having been i received they are declared elected. Nom- | inations for’ stewards and committee | being in excess of the number required a. ballot will be necessary. WELBOURN HALL EUCHRE RESULTS AT SPECIAL EVJSJ.IXG At the special euchre party at the Welbourn Hall, New Plymouth, on Wednesday night, Mesdames Land and; Burns, divided first and. second prizes, Miss Laurence winning tho third after a playoff. Men’s prizes were won by Mr.:Wadsworth 1, Mr. T. Boulton 2, and Mr. Bellringer 3 after a play-off. Consolation prizes were won by Mrs. Palmer and Mr. Eva.