OXFORD.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14978, 27 May 1914, Page 4

OXFORD.

Tie annual meeting of the Oxford Ploughing Match and Dog Trials Committee was hold in tho Coronation Hall on Saturday night. The vice-president (Jlr T. C Home) presided, and there was a fair attendance of members. Mr Home referred to tho great loss the committee had sustained in the death of its president (Mr 11. J. Gilchrist) and moved that his valuable services 1)9 recorded, and a letter of sympathy be sent to his family. The balancesheet showed a credit of £10 "13$ u,j Tho principal items of income were:— Balance previous year. £16 lis Bddonations," £3S 19s <5d ; entry fees, £15 ■ gate, £7 13s. Tho principal items of expenditure were: Prizes (ploughing £42 and (dogsl £12. The election « officers resulted as follows:—PresidentMr T. C. Home- vice-president. Mr Walter Wright; secretary, Mr H. T. Cooper; committee, Messrs P. rj Thompson, T. J. Frame, W. Higo-j n l son. F. Loffhagan, G. J. Leech % Weld, J. O'Hailonin. A. Meyers'. H* Campbell. G. Winter, 11. G Parish* T. Powell, J. Cross, J. Wells. T* Cooper, E. Sknrr, Dan. McGratb. A. Turpin, W. Fairbairn, W. Reed.** W. G. Rudd, A. Baxter, jun.. P. Fisher and W. Skurr. The following patrons vero elected:—Hon D. Buddo M.P., Messrs G. W. Forbes, M.P It' Moore, G. Rutherford. C. H. Elisor' E. B. Milton, M. J. Dixon. H. Eusor A. Wothorspoaa, It. H. Parish, A. Henderson, J. O'Halloran. H. Luer* E. Feary, R. Blunden, Mrs J. r! Gorton and Dr. Bagley. It was decided to hold tho annual ploughing match and dog trials on Wednesday, July Ist. and that the president and Messrs F. LofFhagan, W. Wright J. Cross, R. F. Henderson, G. J. Leech and the secretary bo a committee to select a, suitable paddock. Messrs Higginson, \. Ttirpin, H. G. Parish, T. Frame, P. Fisher, M. Cook and W. Fairbairn were elected a sub-com-mittee fQr the dog trial?. Work on tho Ashley Gorge-Snow-dale road is now getting well in hand, but has been much hampered by the wintry weather and tho presence of snow. There aro now twenty-four men at the works, and they appear an earnest lot. The camp is fairly well situated, and though sheltered from the south-west catches the snowswept winds from tho nor'-west. At first there was some trouble on account Of want of drainage, but tho men, being adaptive, havo obviated this trouble a good deal. It is thought that the comfort of the men would' be increased, and the conditions made ; more favourable if there were a general kitchen wi'h a cook, who would be responsible for tho food-sup-plies, and who would prbbablv be able to attend to this part of the concern more cheaply than the men do. It would be no more costly, forHliougb tho Public Works Department become responsible for the cook, the charges would bo such as would cover all ex-, penses. Sunday is a busy day, and' cannot be said, in any sense, to ho a day of. rest, for the men must all set to to get in a supply of fuel. At- present there is no lack of fuel but gathering it is slow and arduous work. Provisions go in from East Oxford twice a week. It would b© a good thing if in all operations where a great number of men aro employed, special provision wore made in case pi" accident. Sv far two accidents have occurred— tho on© reported a week ago, and one of minor account —but in ©nch case a demand bad to be made on the private •uinp!je« of a private worker, to render first did and the proner bandage*. It wouM be a good thing if a suitable medical outfit were provided,