SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12872, 6 January 1906, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE WESTLAXD MEETING. Per Press Association. HOKTiTKA. January 5The WesUand Racing Gob's midsummer meeting commenced in very unfavourable weather to-dav. STAFFORD HANDICAP ; 7 furlongs.— Kudu 1, Taieri 2, Speculate 3. Also started—Eli bonk. Dandy and Cairngorm. Dividends, £4 6s and 15s. STEWARDS' HANDICAP; 6 furlongs. —Replete 1, Hinerau 2, Kingsmill 3. Also started—Blcssbok. Dividend. £1 12s. DASH HANDICAP TROT.—Pride of Burwood 1, Nil Dospcrandum 2, Cob 3. Dividends, £2 9s and £2 16s. HURDLE HANDICAP; 12 miles.—lnspan 1, Leeside 2, Lurcher 3. also started—Flanagan and Waimata, Dividends. £2 8s and 12s. WESTLAXD HANDICAP; 9 furlongs. —Ability 1, Taura 2, Royal Crown 3. Also started—Abavdos. Dividend. £3. KANIERI HANDICAP TROT; 2 miles. Forsaken Child 1. Scrutineer 2, Doctor O. 5. Also started—Victory. Merry, j Screw Jack and Comrade. Dividends, £2 ; 14s and 17s. S.C.J.C. The committee of the South Canterbury Jockey Club met at the secretary's office last evening. Present—Mr E. %. Caicuess (chairman), Dr Thomas, Messrs W. S. Lindsay, A. Scott, W. Lawsoo, C. H. Gressoa and H. Lowry. The chairman reported thai, as requested; sorao the Committee visited the course to, consjdefc w.hat improvements were idesrrable -4nd J in the way of thinning the plantation next the Temuka n**d ; -euiargißg .the -judge's tox and) secretary's office. altering the sign»K>o«rd. opposite the Hand, shifting horse'br»es>-.-iu*3 various oilier alterations. It was proposed to aet.quotations of cort*,-sttd-then if wr>uld be f<-r the Committee'to «>e'whot they could afford to do.

l)r Thomas said lie bad'.tried in get- the quotations for this meeting. but 'the tradesmen w<ie a! 3 making holiday, and they had not £»»t then). Ij was revived that the oround Committee be awhnrfced to make the recommended alterations to the judge""? box and .«ecr*lary*s office. The shiftin? of tie horse boxes n"5».» deferred till it in seen what the other works cost, en estimate .'o be go! In tie mean'tare.

Mr Lindsay mentioned lb*- desirableness* of improving the road to tie building*, but the chairman, thought ibis was ijot *f» urgujt as other v.-o;];s: the roa.d would Ik* better after lie thinning of "lit trees.— It was agi«ed to ]-ri ibis matter drop. In connection with the proposal «f the Tinj.uu C-cursing Club to lease 20 acre* of r,ie larecoursc fur a. " I'lumpton.'* enquiries had been made of the Oamarn Club, and the ktltT was j*plicd to by Mr bumpier, secretary to the Courting* Club. Tbe* Idler *t.-it*d that they lease 19 acres from, the Jorhey Hub at 26* an acre per annum, and f-ii l u'l tb.r grazing at £l6 for «x months; .and ihcy pay £1 a day for use of sl:ind and st-ablcs. The ground therefore cost them. ~.b;,ut £lO a. year. _ Mr Scott, suggested that "the Coursing; Club should malic their arrangements with. Mr Campbell for a suhVa.se, subject to> this Committee** appioval. Mr Campbell's lease has thm; years to run. a.ndT ' it was stated that Mr Campbell -was Trilling to forego a part of bis lease.

After a discussion it was dc.cided.to reply to the Coursing Club, that as the eour*e is leaded to Mr Campbell, the Committee tauirot deal with it except through. Jtr Gampjbell. and the Committee will consider any proposal made through hka; or i» combination with him.

The •chairman, stated that a man hail brought to him a tutalisaiw ticket wbieli had w-tn a divided <m the .second ■day »t the last meeting. He had lend USe ticket somehow among hi* pockets, and? found it afterwards.—The Committee agree* that the dividend should be paid, the tick** being in order. The Programme Sub-comanittee—Messnc Gunn, Lowry and Scott—were requested to get the programm* for the March meetingready for passing before next, meeting. Mr Jefferson was unanimously appointecF starter for the meeting, and it was resolved: to offer Mr Jam** the name terms farworking the tot&lisator a* the meeting sw •at the lat© meeting, and to arrange for starting clock and a detective as before. - Mr Nees was elected a member of tb» Club.