SPORTING.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1709, 20 July 1885, Page 2

SPORTING.

FEATIIBUSTON RAGING CLUB

BM'K MEETINGS TO BE HEBO IN 1 r (CUM AT TAUHERLNIKAH,

A i,'fading of the mein hers of the Fealherston Having Club, called for the special purpose of considering the question of removing the lace meetings from the usual course on Mr Nichol's property, to the Tauhcrenikau course, hitherto used by the Wairarapa Jockey Club, was held at the Oddfellows’ Hall. Fra therstou, on Saturday night last. Mr Jlodder was voted to the chair. The Secretary read flic minutes of the former meeting winch were continued. The Chairman read the advertisement in the AV.aKAit.iPA Stanhaku, calling the meeting, and announcing the object;! for bo doing.

The Secretary then read a letter received from Mr AA'ardoii, Chairman of the Tauhereuikau course, iiibrming the Club that tiny could have the use of tie; course, n"d : .fi accos-ories hj r the sum id MO, the club to be responsible lor all damag -s, to pioperty, Ac. Me m discussion ensued as to the position of the Course as a public recreation ground. It was pointed out by several members of tie

club that Ihe restive was »t (• > | hm nt tin lei «r d to a g( od Imm ( 'or a 11 nla! < f£. o i i r :u mini, and that tin- Waitm | ■.h i i • v 1 ■■ ■ liad voluntcm il lo n ini'! <■ ‘. :n ■ time when that mm i£ P'l was l< qnm 1 ' tlie trustees lo pay hj leu :1, ,\r , m d ' 1 1 n the present good rn tai v..u i nt fmtbc'li n r. The W. .). C. had up In iln Cine pH m-i.l, ' ■ i • tinned to pay tl:(- £ Hi, 1 n! it was l!.< m hj ’•( '• ' ! several of the .-| talaithat. if a < i n.in dh i of the menihus ed the Ftathcuton ( h.h waitnl upon the trn.-fo Mill nt i loin a I sum than tin- £lO n. gbt It f;■ I‘ n nn.li r the present ciitumstain es iur tic i mof the course. The Chairman thought if a e-r mm'lti o nfoimcd to wait, as a ile) ntati, n, in the liunto -. it would hav< the <i<; in d ilO at. Mr A. Donald moved, 11 ' flint it i< adv -- nb!" to si lift tin- nice tin elii g ( f the j- 1 alia rstnnCluhlo the Tatiben i il.rm o i.i ■ <■.' lb said in any case thty wonbl law i.. i i,l a mm of monev mi tlieir pic-i-i.t o m;,: b( fore they could nice mi it. and in his opinion they Could not sbiit at ahi t(i r 1:r 11 ■ •. He was confident tint tl.tv would .'dvr i, step by step until they fou> d thtm.-elvts in as good a p, sitinu ns the W;,iiain;a .hj cloy Club. The Cluh was now (iipinding npi n the kindness of Mr N'wla l, but if they cmiid mei t on public ground it was n chance tiny should not throw away. Mr F. Burt seconded (be prop, sitimi, and fnbv endorsed all Mr Donald's lemaiks. T he motion was earried inmniinonMy. 'Jhe beerdary, in answer to a iminhi, Saul the buildings at Tauheienikau v.eie insured against lire. borne considerable ihscussion ensru d, and it was slated that quite hi I new mi ml ■is would bo enrolled now that the chili had decided to go to Tauheienikau. It also seemed to be the general opinion of the meeting that by doing so, they would be securing a valuable n serve to Fcatherston. It was resolved that a connuiltee be f, nurd for the pin pose of waiting on the tim-tei - of the Tnuherenikan course, and also to wail ip on the Lower A'allcy ,1 ockcy Club at tin ir next members’ meeting, to ask tlnm to amalgamate with the Fealherston club in lacing on the Tnuherenikan course, the two clubs to unite in forming one influential one. On the proposition of Air A. Domd i, seconded by Mr C, Cundy, the following gentlemen were elected a committee fm that purpose : Messrs G. Beynolds, Wilkinson, W. 0. Williams, J Tucker, Burt, A. McKenzie, Iloddcr, and R. Barton (secietnry). Mr A. McKenzie suggested that Iho Secretary wtite to the Secretary (.1 the Lower Valley Jockey Club inhuming him if the resolution.

The Secret ary promised to do so, and would notify to the committee the lime of meiting, Mr Nichols proposed that the committee have full powers to make the necessary arrangements. This was seconded ami agreed to. The meeting;, which was well attended, then adjourned. Some members at the meeting suggested that the club, if amalgamated with the Lower Valley Club, should be called the Wuirarapa Racing Club, or the South Wuirarapa Jockey Club.