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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1464, 12 June 1912, Page 3

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RACING CLUB'S'ftPPtiCftTIQN, FOK ANOtHER PAi. Not very favp-u>atte vras -tiia iSJiep.Hoiv '. given to a. deptitntiori , frpra tlie Mast.er'tfin. Racing Club iviii.cn , ivaitfd ujibn; 'him■ yesterday, by the' Hon. G.' \Y, Hiissell (Jlhi- . istcr for Inlcrnai AtTairs). Tliq..%inhcfs of the dpput.itfon \v.er« llessrs. 0, F- ' lance (president pi .flics c}.ui>) aiul'J, Jlapata . (vice-president), aiul it yr.H' infrbduced by ' Mr. G. r>. Sykes, M;,R Jlr. Sykes said t'lirit the liad como to ask foiv"it.lie .rpstpfatmh .of .one. ■ day's racing, of , wlhicktheVcluV). hail' ten ■ deprived by flie. ".E'aqiiig ■ .G.pm.inission... From four daj;§' cut down to three;... "|i. Avas. tlip oldest established dub-bet ■and. Hawke'e Bay.~ ! ■It ■ racing, fgr ■ fifty years, nii'd'"jijifre; .'was, :n,ci ptli.ei: , : club ■ in the Jlastertqnr clectora.t'ei. , 'Jjs£ '■ year ■ .£IB,OOO odd had'-lies'n. put through, the , - , totalisator on the prub'sVcpufse.. It owiied 127 acres of at the. last meeting, tlie sixty vlocseiboxes provided for horses • Ji'KtlAb'pen: .woll fillecl.. .1??- . eently tho clubjfbiiil.dings: had; been; dej-troj-ed by fire>'imposing: .it a loss. of JiloOO" and:a,:sum:-of; £2027 . %as, jbsijig;. spent on now.-ib'iiilSi'ngSi. .tli'is-ani.Qimt- in-., eluding ;:;wliicli. haff beeii speiifc cii a . new grandstand^'. ■".;'■. •-■■■■ .■■■■ A photoiTßph.-S'fi-tliis; building;.'Ras' pre-. sented to the 'that , he was "making , ' . ■ Mr. Sykes y;e;nt.o.nv46..Vstate.,:tha;f; the. club's assets to.taUed".iEip,()7Bi and. it lirtjd aclear credit balance ■of -ovep The speaker then referred to the lpi; portancs of encbiirs^rig; , .the breertsng- 6t horses rempunts.:. Xbo , Mas- , terton Club hM;.:.fbrmany : y.ea):s, fpiind a ■ place on its pVograinnie. , for: .j,veifht;-cam> ■ ing horses. Ee&ntly ;stateme* ;ha;d been made by-ia-'cleputhtipn:t.p;.thft,Jlin)Sr.; ter, from a chibinptVa :h\ , indrc.d , .nii.i.es. distant from Mastertpicihatithe. Mastertpn . racecourse wasi..deyq , .id, : -p.f.,snitaw .accommodation. As i ..'av :biatter. pf fact,: the improvements , qit":-it)i.eV:gr,ountf pe.re. all of a very permaneiit. nature, Mr. Jracara'yasi.fheliiex't/'sjiealie.v.. Ha , began by staling" thvi^ , 'tJie 0 !* ,11 course was one :p.f : .: : tlie )!e~t.;!.n tl» JJominion. It v#s;, a;-imi)& ond. :a quarter round, hod 'ten :chain':.;ciirvei:.a.n(V:Was aS :level as a bawling: ; :sresii:«, : # *t>?; , W a , long way, the>;lx'si; ; ;c;oin:se Hhaj , he hn.a seea in the North. ;his; :esper,i-; ence had been: : cmisi(lerap!e.: ■. Mr. Vallauce , . oneiiHohed: , . ■t.hat and jockeys whphad^MKithfi^?"^ 6 ;^ l ' o, unanimously of ■.tho: 'sajneV.'opiUidm . ■ Mr. lin,;.could: only-, return the saina jvnswMiis,.he..*ail ,gvven. ■ to deputations-rfroiit-q.ther ■cliiljs:. ■■ (iahinet would liaye.HoJdeiili.irith.the. qiiestio.nof totalisator \p'e.rmits. -,JP feul to , Jjc- re- : mombered that TeKislKH.oii.,lind-:.becn;p;a:ss.£ ed in obedicnceStd: theXpiibhc: .sentiment which had declared 1 VthSt. raeiripr'shquld.:b.e : cut down. Wh'il'g , the. comai.issipn. .he.d.; left Masterton°tlijce-days,; it:Hi>d,..:in.imany■ cases, wiped bth'ejj. 1 clubs out:, altogetner.,.. If tho mattefeceameryntpi'ihis} Jiaiids i>;. would be Ms desirerfp^ee-that'these.-clubs , had one day's , : racing 'at-; , lea;st Tsstpred; He would notysceE.ipJ'Werease racing: ,m. such a case as:;;thati;oP;:Mastertonv.; : the Eacing Ckimmusion+hadaettr.tn.b' clu.b three days. •■■'";:'" !" s iQv,..,; '" ..;......■■,.■■ "My advice , ',: to; your: , club/ .continued.. Mr. Russell, "isVtft:l^Vsati.sfie i d(and;..th , aiikr , ' fill for -h»s> left; you." So far 71s : ;F;am:!concerijed' I cap-; , not give you ariy..- ; hop.e' , .tKa.t',l., : \;:iH bo. Me , .; means of reetorinj,'. the .oho'dayi'pt.jvhich , you hove Iweni'depriveil:"; added that ilcavoured to ■■ ; encp , jiragp,':,the;fj)r , e , ;edi.ng. of, hqrses suitable , ''fqr;ranpunfs.:"pf;cqurse:r he said, Sykes, .-ypii , have been readingVthe: : pHpers; -rind, titer eloquent about , these horses isVa?" iepet.i,tipn; o'rriy, .recent speeches!" '4'l/ ';.'s*■>■■■>%"' ',-■ :.■:■-■■■ ■■■■ ■ } Mr. Vallance, sai(l;' ; ;that:>,tlie;. fcliib; :<hiitcatered oa rving horses during : the:.last twch.t.vr-year.R. and Mr. Syke:s/stafed:.4Kat ; - : lio,;iiadOheld. for years theVppinibn .h&'hnd/ejpr^s'sqd. . After some ?further' : ta i thanked Mr. ,3'usselL .and^wiUidrew.;,■ ■ ■