WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 113, 22 September 1892, Page 6

WELLINGTON.

[ by wire, j September 20th. The following is the official report of an important meeting of the Wellington Racing Club’s stewards, which was held on Monday afternoon : — “ A meeting of the stewards of the Wellington Racing Club was held on September igth, Mr. H. D. Bell (President) being in the chair. The principal business was the report of the Committee appointed to draft the programme for the ensuing season. The Committee recommended that the usual four meetings be held during the year, viz., Spring two days Summer two days, Autumn two days, and Steeplechase one day. Owing to the altered Rules of Racing recently adopted by the Metropolitan Clubs, it was found necessary to increase the stakes as compared with last year to the

extent of about The Committee also pointed out that it would probably also be necessary that the Club should only charge investors on the totalisator 10 per cent., and pay the State tax out of that amount. The amount paid to Government under this head last year, viz., must also be considered as extra added money. After considerable discussion the report of the Committee was adopted, but with the reservation that only the Spring and Summer programmes be issued at present. The dates of the Spring Meeting were fixed for Friday and Saturday, November 18th and 19th, and those of the Summer Meeting for Monday and Tuesday, - January 23rd and 24th, 1893. Mr. J. O. Evett was reappointed handicapper to the Club, Mr. S. Powell starter, and Mr. R. Roake clerk of the course. The programme of the Taratahi Carterton Hack Racing Club’s Meeting, to be held on November 9th, being in order, was passed. The question of allowing both the Otaki Maori Racing Club and the Horowhenua Jockey Club to race on what is practically one racecourse was then considered, with the result that the programme submitted by the latter club for a meeting to be held on Boxing Day was refused. It was also resolved to intimate to the Heretaunga Mounted Rifles and United Hunt Club that they would not be allowed to hold race meetings in future. A Course Committee, consisting of Messrs. Jas. Bell, Scales, and Wilkins, was appointed for the current year.” The stakes to be given at the Wellington Racing Club’s Spring Meeting amount to being more than last year, the additional amount being distributed over minor events, the principal race of the meeting being left at its former value, viz., 175SOVS. Both selling races, however, have been struck out, and in their places are substituted a four: furlong handicap on the first day and a Consolation Handicap of a mile on the second day. At the Summer MeeiingJ small increases have been made in the hurdle races and some of the minor events. The Wellington Cup remains at 4oosovs, with a piece of plate of the value of added. The programme is practically the same as last year, withan increase of added money of The Autumn and Winter programmes will be issued later on. The Wellington Trotting Club have rescinded their decision to race on November 9th because of its clashing with Porirua, and have selected October 28th (Demonstration Day) for their fixture. Mr. G. P. Donnelly’s Kotnku passed through Wellington on Saturday en route for Christchurch, where she will complete her New Zealand Cup preparation under the care of E. Cutts.