LATE SPORTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16496, 5 August 1921, Page 2

LATE SPORTING.

TRAINING NOTES. Thursday. A cold southerly wind made the conditions unpleasant during training hours at lliccarton this morning. The sand arid tan tracks were. open and most of tho li6rs.es with engagements next week were given steady pace work ou one or other of these circuits, but tho work. was dull and uninteresting. A few horses, who have been showing signs of soreness, were exercised on the number seven grass track. The North Canterbury hunter, T.ilybrook, was tried at the pony hurdles, but she refused to jump and the attempt to school her was abandoned. Ready was schooled elver a circuit of the Hurdles, giving a fair display, though he chanced a couple of the obstacles. S’turdee, who arrived the previous day, was out doing steady ' pacing, lie looks in tho best of order, after his recent racing in the North Island. Alteration moved n. trifle short when out at walking exercise, but he hit out freely when worked on the tan. The overnight arrivals from the south, consisting of Silent King, Bebehead, Mirza, Barrister, Corn Rigs, Filagree and Whipcord, were all given easy tasks. ft is probable that to-morrow’s work will be of some interest. Most of the horses will be doing their final fast gallops, while a number of the jumping: brigade will be schooled. ANNUAL MEETING. NORTH CANTERBURY AND OXFORD JOCKEY CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the North Canterbury and Oxford Jockey Club was held at Bangiora last evening. Mr LI. C. D. Von Ascii presided over an attendance of forty members. Jho secretary, Mr H. A. Arch da-11, read the annual report, a resume of which Las already been published. jT’ha balance-sheet showed an income of *3*2ik» 2s Id, added to which was a credit balance of £1123 18s 7d brought forward, making a total of £43-39 Os Bd. The principal jevw? 3 income were totalisator revenue £2129 18s 9d, nominations and acceptances £3lB, gate receipts £372 16s, subscriptions £l3o la, and race books £ll6. The expenditure totalled £3OBO 15a 3d, including stskes £IOSO, work on course £342 2s sd, officials £173 13k Cd, totalisator £969 18s 3d, interest on mortgage £154 12s Id, anc/ printing and advertising £lO9 3a Id. The credit balance was £1278 ,5h 6d. The statement of assets showed £3978 16s lOd, and liabilities mortgage £2577 1 is 4d, leaving a balance to credit of £l4Ol 3s Od. In moving the adoption of the report ano> balance-sheet, the chairman congratulate 1 tho club on tho Racing Commission having recommended that they should bo allotted two diya for racing. At the same time, ho y'as sorry for the Amberley Club in having its day cut out. He trusted that the Amberley Club would throw in its lot with North Canterbury and make on** strong club. tYith a view to carrying out the requirements of the commission with regard to improving the course, the committee had purchased an a-cro of ground iu front of the course near the gate, and if they carried out the work this season the course would have to be closed for the year and arrangements made to hare their meeting in some other centre. Mr D. W. L. Mehrtens second the motion, and the report und balanced-sheet were unanimously adopted. Officers v. ere elected as follow : —President, Mr H. C. D. van Asch : vice-presidents, Messrs G. N. M'Lean, A. Henderson cod I'. Johns; treasurer, Mr L. S. Harley; auditor. Mr (i. J. Leech; general committee, Messrs G. Cudby, W. Parsons, \Y. Crotbers, A. How ofd, W. A. Kelcber, Wi J. Moir, T. Frame, l’ 1 . TYotherspoon, A. R. Blunden, G. 0. Leech. R. Heuderson and -T. L. Kinley, judicial committee, Messrs A. Howard. "W. A. Kelcber, G. Cudby, J. N. M’Lean and W. Parsons Mr J. N. M'Lean considered that the name of the chib was too long, a.nd tabled a notice of motion to alter it to the llengiora- Racing Glut. It was resolved that it be a rpcomtnenaa* tjon to the committee that a. date should be applied for for the second day’s raving, and also that three trotting eventß should be included -in each programme. Seven new member* were olecled.