ANNUAL MEETINGS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume V, Issue 211, 9 August 1894, Page 6

ANNUAL MEETINGS.

HAWKES’ BAY JOCKEY CLUB.

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August 7. The annual meeting of the Hawkes’ Bay J.C. was held yesterday. The balancesheet showed a surplus on the year’s racing of /413 10s gd. The receipts totalled /'6903 9s gd, which showed a decrease of / 26 14s 4d, and the expenditure was 19s, which also showed a decrease. Against the surplus, however is to be considered the sum of received for trainers, jockeys, and apprentices’ licenses. The net profit to the club for the season, therefore, is £\6B ios gd. The amount of totalisator tax paid during the season was 13s 7d. The Spring Meeting accounted for £\s2 3s 6d and the Autumn Meeting for 6s sd. The report briefly referred to the resolution come to at the Conference to reduce the number of totalisator licenses by one-third, and stated that the reduction in this district would be seven. Referring to the provision in Sir Robert Stout’s Gaming Bill, precluding the decision of racing suits by the law courts, the report adduced this as a further reasonfor’the establishment of a N.Z. Jockey Club, a reason which was further urged by Capt. Russell. In moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet, Capt. Russell in his speech also expressed it as his opinion that the bill would have the effect of stamping out the shops and walking totalisators, which would have a very salutary result. The following were elected as office bearers for the ensuing season: — President, Captain Russell, M.H.R.; treasurer, Mr Jas. Lyon ; com-

mittee, Messrs W. Douglas, G. P. Donnelly, H. Gaisford, G. Hunter, F. Logan, W. Shrimpton, J;- H. Lowry, H. Mason, and the Hon. J. D. Oraiond. At the close of the annual meeting the committee met and drew up the programme tdirthe ensuing season. It was decided that the total prize money should be increased on last year’s total by bringing it to /'4015 to be allotted as follows : —Spring Meeting Z’i34s, Summer £525, Autumn /1535, Winter/"610, Notice of motion was given for the next conference of N.Z. Jockey Club’s “ that the minimum weight in any handicap flat race be raised to 7.0.”