GERALDINE RACING CLUB.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14980, 29 May 1914, Page 9

GERALDINE RACING CLUB.

ANXUAL iTEETIXG.

llfo president, Mr E. A. O'Malley, o««p*ed the, chair, and there was a large avtendanco Ol Tho m Srm« n presented the ■ «"»»»» report and congratulated tbo members upon tfco extremely gratifying result of tae year a operations, and ob the enviaolc position which the club now occupied. Jn* "vaiu*. from all eources .amounted fo ±"2113, which v-rie *Ul in excess of last years total, mainly due to totolisator receipts, which increased by £326, and gate receipts, whiett exceeded the previous years takings by £110. \ll other items showed substantial increases and the present credit balance .amounted to jCj.v> i2e lid. Th» expenditure, which amounted to JE2S2, was £270 nbevo last year's total but of thai amount £100 represented increase in stakes and £11)3 increased toloU-£-itor tax. £790 was. epent on irnprovcruents and further payment of £60 <wi!l complete all authorised works, comprising erection of Etowards' stand over secretary's effice, altering and extending grandstand, twemy-two lockcre in. iotalisator house, alteration and additions to trairer'a cottage, erection oi eleven (now totalling twenty-five), and -accommodation room for trainers, painting grandstand, and all aew work, erection of fence around training track, and tcp-dressinjj course. For the first time a stipendiary steward attended tho club'e last race meeting, >and tis duties vrore found to bo very light, as everything went off without a hitch. Both tho public and the Press were loud in their praiso of tho management and appointments o: "no club. The lie! of members showed an increase, and the number now totalled 105. The increase> showed that this ccmmitleo'e * Sorts met with tho approval of the local sporting public. There had been rv certain a.nouut cf comment aa to tho paucity of tho stakes offered by the club, but a grcai ceai of provision thad to be made for tho comfort of patrons and the capable handling «t tho meetings, but. aa tho appointments w «r« now %horou?hly up-10-dato. more money v.ould be available 'for stakes in the future. »-itu a view to fostering racing among loco! si.t-nsmeii, -the committee donated the euin C: \N t° the GeraJ dine Hunt Club. -ur v. Kennedy seconded tho adoption of i ; report and and remarked mat a deal ct the success of tho CnklT* to president, .Mr Tho report and balance-rhoet -were adopted. •"fkea of officers reeuited as folIwk. rs - J " Kennedy aad A. G. Hac•J W T't ,, So ° a, ' w - Qnirkc ' W - n-.ea.berV were *««i°iiald. Six ne*..^lt?" 0,1 * w «e Paiaed recommending the i.300, ana that the programme cmnitt of «--sHt xa«es <ach day instead "of seven, cao

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SPEINCFIELD HACK KACING CLUB. The annual riie«tin£ of members of tho Springfield Hack Raciug Club was held en Saturday evening, when there was a fair tittendance. The baJunce-oheet for tho pa3t year was read, showing that after ail oxpensc* had been paid there was a credit balonce of £12 133 10d. Aftex considerable discussion it was reeolred to wind up the club, as tbs carrying out of a race meeting without cither totalisator or bookmakers was found to bo 100 j,Teat a task. The balance in hand was voted a« an honoraiium to tho secretary aud auditor. A hearty vote of thanks ira-s accorded k> Sir Seymour, who has been president of the club sincu its inception, and ha* dono a lot of work to try to keep tho club going.