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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12256, 2 July 1909, Page 8

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ANNUAL MEETING

Th? annual meeting "was hold at Bulls on "Wednesday evening and was the .most largely attended meeting in tho history ol: the Club. Mr Donald Fraser (President) was in •~lho chair. REPORT OF COMMITTEE. The Committee congratulated tho ";Club on the financial position. During tho past year tho usual meetings were held in the spring and summer- undervery unfavourable weather conditions, the totalisator falling off £4872 for the Spring and £3(317 for the Summer. Tho liookmakers paid £372 for licenses at "tho Spring Meetimr, bo-ing the first time they were licensed for a Spring- Meeting, and £210 10s for the Summer meeting against £220 the previous Tear. Up to the present £664"19s lOd had benn sppnt on formation of co.ur.3e, lawn, drainage, and for pines, and we expect to spend another £150 to complete this wnrk. In connection with the new buildings £102 17s Id has boon spent in material and labour, ond with the expenditure of £1350 vnur Committee consider that you will have an 11 p-to-datr> course plough and bmldings, with one of the lv\st po^it'on^ for viewing tlw racns in Nrw Zealand.: Owing to the inclement Tcenther the pr: vilr#es decreased from £827 35s s'} to £673 13s 7d. The thanks o? tho Chib are duo to tho honorary officials of the-. Club, ■pßpfciaHv to the trustees of the Clnlr'.s funds (Messrs F. J. Mnrseil and J. ,G. Wilson1* nho to the judge, treasurer, -ami .Tiidit^r. Tbo i-oro'n+x for tho Sorinfc" meeting from tbp n-nrkir.rr of the totalizator •amounted +0 £579 19* 6-1. ruid from the summer mating £1233 9=: 6d. Tho bookm«Trprs' f*v\= for both.. mf>"t;ngs totalled £58? TOs. nominations n rid acceptances £360 f-r Spring meeting/ and £335 for tho Summer ine^tirg. The members' subser:r>ti'ons totalled £1.01 4s A ?nm of £673 13<? 7dwn« received .for privileges for the year. Tho Principal item* of exn-ndrtnre w^re V"* Stakes' £303" +-tn 1 ?>ntor tax £208" ) 3 S 6d salaries £301 I<K ond m--sceJla.neou.ls. i item* .->b"Ut £700. The rxpenditnr^ hi •construction tv»w onrs<i ''jnirT: bnilr]ings "n to Mar^h Slt=t total'^ iPQ'TO.' "Since then th« C'nh hi.s *<«iv»nt £9-37 ISi oti now - buildfiTTs and improvements. When this v-> v V 7V comp 1e1-ocl,the Club TviM havo n ba^n/n^ of about £250.-. Tho report and balance, sheet were adorned. The election ~f officerl-' resulted : J Pre^jdpnt, Mr "DomlrJ Frs?~<v: vir">tiresi'l^Ti'tg,..- ' MA^kti .T. A. "P.v'lov. D. "Conghb'n. >nd J. fj. .Wilson ; ,+roaVnroiMr F. J. Mdmell;' judge, Mr J. F. MoTvelvie. '• ■ w ■ ■ • ."' " j Thirteen nominations were received for a committee of ten. The .ballot resulted in the following being ejected: Messrs F. O. Bailey, K. W. Dalrymple, W. A, Keiller, A; A. McDonell, Lynn Mcßelvie, J H. Perrett, W. J. JfhilIjps, L. M. Richards, Jolin, Whisker; and ■d. Fletcher. - ' ' Following rew members were ejected : Messrs P. Richardson, G- Sliaurqck, T. Duncan, CM. Richard^ Carter ,i; -M. McKcniie, C. M. Wilkms, "W,; Old- - field, J. Cornfoot, and H. McMahaway. The chairman stated that Mr K. W. Dalrymple was kindly acting as treasurer during Mr Mansell's absence iii England. Tho question of date.3 for th^. SpringMeeting was brought forward, i ItJ was] reported that Marton Jockey Ciub had' applied to have the rule altered to allow their meeting to' be held, on J>ho Ist and 2nd September, fiorowheriiia •on the Bth and 9th, Rangitikei on loth -■and 10th, and Wa'ngamu the following iveok. With regard to--the ■'-summer meeting tlio position was ntfre'^rloris, as Stratford had been allowed' to'ohatige their date from March 17th to the same 1 ♦"dates as the Rangitikei meetl'n'g'(January Ist and 3rd). The Manawatu. Club had alsa applied for the 30th Denemhe'r./ Other meetings were likely tc> be held •about the same date at Ash Hurst* Wai^' "rarapa and Hawke's Bay <fft m*;,,,. . v?or-« Mr Pen-ett said the matter of- dates was of serious importance as it would affect them financially. The- Rangiti- . kei Club had always consistently - acVhered to their own dates, being one -of the oldest established CaifesviJra;felt that their claims should ..reijeiyeiinrst,. - consideration by the Confereii,ce.. It had; hocn usual to appoint a committee to •consider dates, on the fire,t.i day-.-q£ ; then and this meant./tbi9.t iiittle w*as allowed to bring- 4<Wiri a port. At the last onfereivee, Jj-fi^vever,- ---" the Committee was made aipor^aai^nt one, with instructions to sit previdus to ~tho annual meeting. This-would give them time to give full consideration to the claims and objections^Gf yasotfs; Clubs. Ho had prepared a report setting forth th& claims of thej;R&ngitikei JR.acing Club. .. r;,r\, -.- -. This report will be deal^ with at: the next meeting of the club." v :^-» ~,V - : ! An opinion ivas expressed that .the new courso wojild be suitable f.Q^- racing., on at the Soring meeting..; '...-, [ :: :: , >. A committee was set upjtaJook into financial matters and report.—"Advo-