SUCCESSFUL YEAR

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 263, 5 August 1942, Page 7

SUCCESSFUL YEAR

Wellington Trotting Club Another successful year is reeorded by the Wellington Trotting Club ini its an nual report for the season ended Junt, 1912. The report, which is presented D the president, Mr. J. E. August states tl at the club’s racing days were season six days to four days during the seaso . The curtailment affected the financial ieturns, but it was most satisfactory to ic cord a net profit of £1735, alter allowing £978 f“r depreciation, £730 social and national security I axes, ad £9lO expended on track, ground, anu building maintenance In ..Ayh cost o£ goods for the club» ilub materially increased expenditure. 11m cli».» commenced the season vv itli negotiable securities in band an ounlin„ to £6163, and at the end 01. the surplus amounted to £8983, an increase vt £2819/3/7. Of Oils surplus the club invested £5930 in Government bonds auu l°The response from owners and trainers bad been excellent, and a high slant Jury of racing was maintained. I üblic appreciation was shown in the gale receiptsFor six days’ racing m the 1941 season gale receipts were £3500, whereas for the four days’ racing, during the present season they were £3332. • The reduction of trotting to 40 racing days during the coming season was a drastic one, and the sport generally would suffer a serious reverse, it would certainly appear that owners and trainers would reduce their teams, and that they would not travel so far as during more normal times. The club was going to conduct a meeting for the patriotic fund, one week prior to the spring meeting. Main income and expenditure items tor the season, with last season's comparative figures in parentheses, are:— Expenditure: Stakes, _£8950~ J £l~,uo(l); Government- tax, £14,597 (£17,735). Receipts: Totalizator, £27,092 (£32,T00); gates, £3332 £3500); nominations and acceptances, £1994 (£2149). The accumulated fund stands at, £*< plus net protit for the season, £1735.

Answers t<» Correspondents. “Punter/’ Mangamaho: (1) >’ot available (2) £3/1)/-. (3) £3/5/- and £2/Jl»/-. ’’Goldie": (li £l/3/9. (2) £4/1/- and £l/18/-. •'Wager," Wairarapa: (1) £l/3/6. (2) £B/7/6 and £2/19/6. 13) £l/17/-. <4) £5/17/6 and £2/15/-. (5> £3/4/-. (6) £1 "Interested," Wanganui: £l6/11/6. Wellington: (1) £l/3/6. (2) £•• 8/6. (3) £5/15/-. (41 £l/18/6. (5) £1 15/6. .... ".Mate,” Otaki: (1) £l/14/6. (2) £l/3/6. (3) £2/19/6. (4) £2/6/6 and £l/11/6. (•>; £2/13/6. (6) £2/11/6. (Il £2/2/-. (8) £l/18/6. (9) £2/4/-. (10) £l/18/-. “Jim.” Miramar: (1) £3/0/0 and £l/9/“. (2) £l/15/6. (3) £2/4/-. (4) £l/17/0. (5) £5/17/6 and £2/15/-. (6) £l.l/1.;/-. “Greatford”: (1) £5/17/0 and £2/li>/-. (2) £2/13/0. (3) £l/17/6. “Wager,” Walpukurau: £2/17/-. J. Scott, Pa rema ta: (1) £2/17/-. (2) £B/7/0. (3) £5/17/0. (4) £2/0/6.