Feilding Jockey Club

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 95, 27 January 1885, Page 2

Feilding Jockey Club

The splendid success which attended the efforts of the stewards last year w-ill pifove at the coming Easter Races sufficient en-

couragement for- them to offer a still more liberal programme than any of the preceding ones. When the public have so amply cpntributed^wards the funds of the club in the .past, it is almost needless for us to remind them of the necessity which -will again- exist for similar public spirit to be exhibited. The Feilding Jqckey, Club has a deservedly high character to s_st_in, not only for opehhiandedness, but for, the courage and straightforwardness it has displayed on each occasion where these qualities were necessary, so much so as to earn the high encomiums of many ; of the best sporting critics ip; the colony^ While we are! disposed'tb give every creditr to the* ste Wards for wisdoni and discretion, yet we niust not (.pmjttp. give Mr W. • jACKspN tho credit which is. due to him for hife share

in 'creating, the: iprosperifcy of: : the, club.. Since 'its' in_eption-;.yhe -has .been' ?' the. -moying : [ a.nd ( Controlling spirit," whose experience ojT "j-acing 'ihen and' racing noattersV -has been of so much .value and •-•-•■i "> > ■■ ' r sii. IT :• i ;•:„<!„__. j-.jii i so well applied*... By the departure of Mr Jackson, -who is leaving the district, the' cl^^wil^-usta^n-a^vure loss, and w_tf find it haijd indfjed to supply the vacancy thereby created, yet we .are.aware that .the firm basis bn 'Which' _he affairs of the cj!u,b standf-, the "wise rules laid down in. tho pa'st," and 'the . _-preseiie'e : ' of' -experienced: stewards, will mnke the labors-of -the new secretary easy 1 and pleasant. We hope

that Mr Jackson will not be allowed to depart without receiving. some substantial mark of the high estimation .liis services have b^en held by , the, sporting public, of Feilding.