WAIRARAPA RACING CLUB.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1322, 26 August 1915, Page 8

WAIRARAPA RACING CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETING. Mr. W. E. Bidwill (president) occupied the chair at the annual meeting of the Wairarapa Racing Club, which took place at Featherston last week, when the secretary, Mr. E. A. Laery, presented a very flourishing report from a financial point of view on the year’s transactions at Tauherenikau. After 12 months’ racing the club Airshed up with a credit balance of £761 16s. lid., which, considering the serious disability under which the club suffers, must be considered very satisfactory indeed. Tn donations to the various patriotic funds the club has contributed no less a sum than £665, wh’ch is very satisfactory from a philanthropic point of view. Several alterations and improvements to the racecourse are being carried out, and when completed they should supply a long felt want to owners and trainers. By improving the turn into the straight the club are conferring an estimable boon, for it has been recogn’sed for some years that some improvement was badly needed in this direction. Tn connection with the Reinforcement CSjmp, Mr. Bidwill mentioned the fact that the club had offered their buildings and grounds to the Government ns a camp for the Expedit’onary Forces, and within 24 hours from the time the offer was made the troops were in possession. The club’s kindness and generosity had been keenly appreciated by the Government and the Defence authorities. Mr. Bidwill added that, the I’ght line of railway from Featherston to the camp, which was at present in use, may, ’n the future be used by the club as a means of transporting people to their race

meetings. This convenience would be keenly appreciated by the club’s many patrons, who would thus be in a position to visit the picturesque racecourse at Tauherenikau with a min’mum of discomfort. The sum of £4500 is destined to be given away in stakes for the present season, and considering that the club only race on four days the amount must be considered very satisfactory.