NAPIER.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 265, 22 August 1895, Page 6

NAPIER.

August 16.

In sending through the newly-elected committee of the Napier Park Racing Club I omitted Mr F. Ormond’s name from the list.

Morag, who got knocked out at the Wanganui Steeplechase Meeting, is in work again. Monday and Tuesday, the 7th and Bth October, are the dates fixed by the Hawkes’ Bay Jockey Club for their Spring Meeting. The programme is exactly similar to that of last year. As usual the Hawkes’ Bay Guineas forms the principal item for the first day, and on the second the Spring Handicap, of 225 sovs is the leading feature.

On the following Tuesday and Wednesday, the 15th and 16th October, the Napier Park Club hold their Spring fixture. As with the Metropolitan Club, the programme is the same as the preceding year. The Park Stakes, of 200 sovs., is the big event of the first day, and on the second day the Racing Club Handicap, with 50 sovs less, is the richest stake. The committee of the Waipawa Racing Club met on. Tuesday, the 13th inst. Present: Messrs W. White (chairman), Scrimgeour, C. H. Arrow, Harker, Bennett, Petitt, Rollo, and W.Bogle. The secretary, Mr Harker, reported having attended a meeting of delegates from the country racing clubs held at Napier, when Mr G. Hunter was elected to attend the Racing Conference. Also, that Messrs Luckie and Danvers were appointed to draw up a series of resolutions to be submitted to the Conference re the time for which delegates should be appointed. The secretary presented the draft balance sheet, which was read and discussed. The expenditure amounted to £1251 3s 6d, leaving a debit balance of £l2B 3s Id, which, added to the sum to credit last August (£175 Is 8d), made a total deficiency on the year’s working of £303 4s 9d. On the other hand there was £438 15s on fixed deposit. The annual meeting was fixed to be held at Kaikoura on the 28th of August. It was decided that nominations for the officers should be sent in on or before the 24th August. Mr W. M. Broughton’s mares, Princess Royal and Lady Leger, leave by the Tasmania to-day on a visit to Mr Nathan’s Seaton Delaval. The Town and Suburban Racing Club have been granted a permit to use the totalisator for one meeting a year. It will be remembered that this was one of the clubs the Racing Conference decided should not have the right to use the totalizator.