CROMWELL JOCKEY CLUB.

Cromwell Argus, Volume II, Issue 102, 24 October 1871, Page 5

CROMWELL JOCKEY CLUB.

A meeting of this Chib, convened for the purpose of arranging a programme for the ensuing Annual Races, was hold in the Town hall la3t Friday evening. There were present Messrs It. E. Dagg (president), W. Smitham, D. A. Jolly, (hon. treasure?), W, Shanly, J. Cowan, T. Logan, J. Taylor, J. Wrightson, J. A. Matthews, and W. Macnab (secretary). The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, The Secretary reported that the meeting called for the 12th current had lapsed for want of a quorum.

The Treasurer stated that the liabilities of tli3 Club amounted, to about L.25, and that the balance in hand waa 8s (id. The members' subscriptions for the. current year would* however, amount to double the present liabilities, —only a small number of those subscriptions having been collected. The President stated that no definite reply had been received from the Dunstan Club in reference to the suggested alteration in the days of holding their annual races ; but he believed it wad contemplated by that Club "to change the dates from the 28th and 29th to the 2Gth and 27th December. In that casG it would perhaps be desirable to hold the Cromwell Racis on the Friday and Saturday, instead of on Thursday and Friday. This would allow a day to intervene between the second day's races at the Dunstan and the first day's at Cromwell.

Mr Smith-am said he had been informed by Mr Fraser, president of the Dunstan Jockey Club, that it was the intention of that Club to change the date originally fixed for their races, but that no meeting of the Club had as yet been held to discuss the question. Several members expressed themselves in favour of the suggestion made by the President (to alter the Cromwell meeting to the 29th and 30th), provided the Dunstan Club agreed to hold the races there on the previous Tuesday and Wednesday. It was ultimately agreed, however, that in the meantime, no alteration should b9 made in the dates fixed for the Cromwell Races. On the motion of Mr Cowan, seconded by Mr .Tolly, it was resolved that the amount of stakes to be run for at the Summer Meeting be fixed at L.365.

The sum total wa3 then apportioned as follows : First Day. Maiden Plate, £3O ; 1£ miles. Reefer's Handicap Hurdle Race, £lO ; 2i milel Town Plate, £SO ; 2A miles. Grand Stand Handicap, £6O ; 1| miles. Hack Selling Race, £l3; three-quarter mils heats. Second Day. Miner's Purse, £lO ; three-quarter niilo heats. •Jockey Club Handicap, £3 3s each, with SO sovereigns added ; 2,| miles. Handicap Hnrdlo Race, £3O ; I.J miles. Free Handicap, £3O ; one mile. Consolation Handicap, £2O ; one mile. [Full particulars as to amounts fixed for nominations, acceptances, &c, will be found on refarence to an advertisement which appears in our present isr.ie.] Proposed by Mr Smitham, seconded by Mr Matthews, and agreed to—" That the qualifi* cation fee for the ensuing Race Meeting be fixed at L.2 25." Mr Smitham moved, and Mr Matthews seconded, n motion to the effect that 2£ per cent, only of the prize-money be deducted for expenses. Mr Taylor proposed, and Mr Logan seconded, as ah amendment, that 5 per cent. be deducted. The motion was declared carried. Mr Wright&on proposed that nominations for the Jockey Ghib Handicap and the Handicap Hurdle Race be hot received until after the first day's racing. Seconded by Mr Jolly. Mr Smitham moved, as an that nominations for all the handicaps bs received oh *, date p'uor to the first day of the races. Seconded by Mr Shanly. The two propositions being put, the motion was declared carried. ,\ It was arranged that Monday, the 4£h fci December, e'.iould be announced as ths daio of general entry. Tlie meeting theh adjourned till Saturday) 4th November.

[We are informed that a special ifceetiOg of Committee was held on Saturday mdrningi the principal business transacted thg appointment of Ste vards, &z. A list o"! thG -rentlemsn apjiouitod appears ia anoiiiar.ccV lumn.] " -> •-.