TROTTING.

Wairarapa Age, 21 August 1934, Page 5

TROTTING.

WAIRARAPA CLUB ANNUAL REPORT. LOSS ON YEAR’S WORKING. The thirty-ninth annual report of the Wairarapa Trotting Club, for the year ended July 31 last, states: —“We regret to have to submit a 'balance sheet showing a loss of £437 4s 6d on the year’s working, after writing off £lO depreciation and £l6 subscriptions. This loss is largely accounted for iby the poor attendance at our meeting held on Boxing and the following day. Boxing Day was fine, and the attendance was fair, although the totalisator turnover was very disappointing. The following day was threatened iby rain, and this mitigated against a satisfactory attendance, with the result that the totalisator returns slumped. Your stewards, during this year, set up a finance committee, and this committee examined the cost of running the last meeting, and also the future policy of the club. Eivery item of expenditure was thoroughly scrutinised, and they noted savings which should be effected at subsequent meetings. The committee submitted to your stewards' a report and recommendations. Included in these recommendations were provision for two galloping hack events (which the Racing Conference has since seen fit to refuse) and to race on Boxing Day and in March, 1935; to revert back to the old system of totalisator betting and to dispense with the 5s totalisator tickets; admittance to course to 'be gentlemen ss, and ladies 2s to all parts of ground; all cars other than members’, owners’ and trainers’ to pay 3s; and the stewards’ bar to be discon-

tinued. These recommendations by the finance committee were adopted by the stewards. We are deeply indebted, to Messrs Dewar & Son. Ltd., for the very handsome cup presented to the club. This trophy was won .by Mr D. Gough’s Sunranes after a very interesting race. 5 our stewards have, during 'the year, continued to encourage the training of additional trotting horses in the rfairarapa, having made one grass track and one dirt track for training .purposes on the Carterton Racing Cluib’s ground. These tracks have fulfilled a long-felt want in the district, and are now in regular use for training. As in previous years, the club has felt the severe burden of State taxation. The actual amount of taxes paid by the club to the Government during the past year amounted to £533 7s. You will be asked to elect seven stewards. The retiring stewards are Messrs. A. O. Abbott, W. J. Fitzgerald. R. Gallon, B. Sewell, J. C. Skeet, R. R. Tilson, H. Fahey. Nominations close with the secretary at noon on August 29, 19.34. It is with deep regret we have to record the death of four of our members, and wo extend our sincere sympathy to the relatives of the late T. H. Hughes, F. Lawrenee, R. Charles and W. H. McDermott. Our thanks are due to the Press for services rendered during the year and to the Working Men’s Club for the usd of a meeting room, which has been appreciate'd 'by the stewards. I should Ifke to record my appreciation ot the untiring efforts of the stewards and Staff on behalf of the club It is disappointing that these splendid services were not better rewarded, but the depres s , on has contlnued to handi the Club s progress.—J. F. Thompson, president.” 1 ’