WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 265, 22 August 1895, Page 8

WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB.

[by WIRE —FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] August 20.

The annual meeting of the Wellington Trotting Club was held last evening. The President Mr H. D. Crawford, occupied the chair. In moving the adoption of the report he remarked he would like to see more life infused into trotting matches in Wellington. The Club was to be congratulated on its sound financial position. The balance-sheet showed a credit balance of £34 Is 7d. Six new members were elected and the election of officers resulted as follows :— President, Mr H. D. Crawford; vice-presidents, Messrs C. P. Skerrett and D. G. A. Cooper; treasurer, Mr J. K. Hamilton ; judge, Mr A. Young; starter, Mr T. H. Hill ; clerk of the scales, Mr J. Ramsay; clerk of the course, Mr T. S. Smith; handicapper and secretary, Mr J. A. Connell ; stewards, Messrs T. Green, W. Ramsay, F. J. Preston, J. K. Hamilton, R. Pollock, J. Coyle, M. McGrath, and G. McDonald ; auditors, Messrs W. 0. Gasquine and R. Pollock.

It was resolved to recommend to the incoming committee that better seating accommodation be provided and that more suitable buildings be erected for the totalisator and the sale of refreshments.

Mr R. Pollock suggested that debentures be issued to provide funds to carry on improvements on the course.

Messrs R. Pollock, J. K. Hamilton, and the President and Secretary were appointed delegates to the Wellington Trotting Association. At the conclusion of the meeting the newly elected delegates to the Trotting Association held a meeting. Mr. H. D. Crawford (president) was unanimously re-elected and Mr J. A. Connell appointed secretary. It was resolved that the trotting clubs in the district be informed that the number of delegates to represent the different clubs on the Association be regulated by the number of meetings held by such clubs allowing one delegate for each meeting held. The Taranaki Trotting Association wrote asking the local Association to define its boundaries and the meeting decided to include the whole of the Wellington provincial district in its jurisdiction. Correspondence was read from the Canterbury Trotting Association and the Auckland Trotting Club with reference to the disqualification of the latter Club by the Southern body. It was decided to defer taking action so as to allow further negotiations to take place between the two bodies. It was resolved to interview the Colonial Secretary as to the reduction of the number of meetings which is necessary in accordance with the Gaming Act passed last year.