TROTTING

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XII, Issue 707, 24 September 1903, Page 10

TROTTING

(By

“Amicus.”)

AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB’S ANNUAL MEETING. The annual general meeting of members of the Auckland Trotting Club was held in the club’s rooms, Durham-street West, on Monday afternoon, Mr A. R. Harris, president, in the chair. Report : The report of the committee congratulated the members on another successful season, and stated that the profits had reached upwards of £7OO, as against some £5OO odd for the preceding year, an increased revenue close on £2OO. There had been a slight falling away in the totalisator receipts compared with the previous season, but this had been more than compensated for by income from other sources. One serious case had been dealt with, viz., the Nobby-Wenlock case. After considerable trouble and expense the committee obtained sufficient evidence to sheet the offence home to the wrong-doer, who had been punished by being disqualified, together with his horse, for life. On tihe complaint of a jockey who was punished for using certain offensive language on the course at the club’s autumn meeting the New Zealand Trotting Association had appointed a committee of inquiry into the charges made. The committee had not yet received any official intimation of the inquiry and therefore could not deal with the matter. It was, however, the intention on receipt of official information to take such action as might be deemed advisable. Accounts : The statement of accounts showed receipts to be £4OOO 5s 6d, and expenditure £3BOO 11 s 9d, leaving a credit balance of £199 13s 9d. The assets over liabilities amounted to £734 12s 7d, of which £603 6s 7 is) cash in bank and in hand. The report and accounts were adopted as read, after the chairman and others had referred to the satisfactory position of the club. Election of Officers : In terms of the rules the election of seven members of committee was proceeded with, six of the seven retiring members offering themselves for re-election,- the seventh (Mr James Shaw) having left the district. The six, viz., Messrs John Rowe, C. Bailey, W. Adams. James Hunter, Thos. Buxton, and Isaac Hill, were reelected, and Captain S. C. Caulton was appointed to the vacancy caused by Mr Shaw’s retirement. Th? chairman, at the conclusion, said that during theipast year the members of the committee had had certain wrongdoers to deal with, and had done their duty fearlessly and in the best interests of the sport. Their sole endeavour was to keep the sport of trotting clean. Votes of thanks fo the press, the chairman, and the secretary (Mr C. F. Mark) concluded the business.

News comes from Boston, dated August 24, that the mare Lou Dillon has trotted a mile in just two minutes. She took from Cresceus the crown held for two years for a mile in 2min 2|sec. The mile was reeled off in quarters as follows ; —First so- 1 , sec, second 30jsec, third fourth 29sec. The sleek little mare flashed under the wire at the finish in a condition to go another mile at a gait fast enough to be troublesome to many rivals of fair reputation. Six thousand spectators watched the performance and cheered the mare, driver and owner. Lou Dillon is a chestnut mare by Sidney Dillon, and is five years old. She was bred in Cafifornia, at Santa Rosa Stock Farm, near San Francisco and had never started in an exhibition trot until last May, when Mr Billings bought her in Cleveland for 12,500 dollars.