NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2191, 2 July 1914, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TROTTING CLUB.

ANNUAL MEETINB. \ I3r 'folesranto-—i'-'rass Asssclatlo'?,! ChristQhupch, July 1. . Tho annual nieei'ittg of. this New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club was held to-day, th® So.ii, C. D. Lmmsoii presiding over a large aitesidanco of members. The chairman proposed tire adoption of the annual i-ejwrfc and bal* ance-sheet, in which it was stated that, it would be gratifying to members to know that the quality of sport during the past season had becit of a Jiigll crder. The attendance of t-ho pisfilfc at thb gatherings liad enormously increased, and as a saftsatieiice the receipts from all sfiiirg&s constituted a record. Tho club fed sustained loss through the deaths of the iaio Messrs, E. C. Ashby and Edwin. Blake-; . The forjner had taken faeii interest ni the progress of the club., and tho latter, while member o: Parliament, had rendered invaluable service, to tho sport' of trotting in advocating the elaVifls ,-®f tlie Now ZealanS Trotting Association'' for the Government's Tecagaitios of its. - authority, which was granted irt ISS9, Tho president said Aftt the? had Iracl a satisfactory year. Tito amouftt given in stakes for 19152-13 was Last year it was £16,-(563. and in the forthcoming season titer# wtuid lie an equajly large rouivllv, £20.QW. Next yoar a'stako of £2of;0 would h* offered for one ra.'fie, aiyd- tiiis was tho largest ever offered for any ra.ee til Now Zealand, In 191548 the iifofit had boon about £9000, white iast year it had been £11,000—a "great tribute to fie popularity of the sport. Tlie balance-shSet showed receipts to- • tailing £41,475 6s. &1., {?icted«(:} ainolif | , .which were nomUmioii f.-jes, £2493- ac i' ceptanccs,:. £2011 55.; tetsiiisater | £25.981 Is. 9d.; fr.ji.tes, is. Id. - '' 'i privileges, £830.' The .exnefldit/iijr) t<?- i tailed £40,447 1%. 3d,, thp principa' 5 items boing: State.-'aSlC.fife; Govfl-nv--i----ment tax. £7298 Ks, M.; j&iVt' »f' 1 course. £489 15s. 10d.: buildings.. £677? j 9s/ 4d.: and m-iwiui. " i'mpTOvemeivt-s !' £]626 ss. 6d. The receipts from thr ' | various mfietinsrs w« as Eol'bw;First, meetinr". £1Ti!,1." 7s, fi.l ; s«>enii.*f £17.(57 7 3s. fid.: tlnrtf. £2m 3s r 1M • ;• fourth. £85R7 Bs,: total, £%9di i 1 od. .Kxppndihiro: First Ifi 1 :. 5d.: second. £12.598 9d.: third. £?470 IV Hd. • £Sm 105.'3d.: ' total, £20.923 14s 4d/ .

A recommendation' to +'•« . incoitttii.ncommittee was rytSsed: "That 31M extensive trial should be <jive.ii to a sclipm.p of starting races by- itSsfead of tlie present systcni of tirjiie. 1 '