Feilding Jockey Club

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 100, 7 February 1885, Page 2

Feilding Jockey Club

A general meeting of the mehitiers * of this club was held in the dining, groom at the Feilding Hotel on TJiuhP'^ . day evening, for the purpose qfjre^ l ]\. ceiving a report and balance sheev';" arranging for a programme and' elect- ;UK ing officers. About a dozen members „ were present. \' ,"' >rti 'J Mr Lethbridge was voted to the ; chair, and called upon the secretary^ '_]_''' Mr Jackson, to read the minutes of the last general meeting, which, being read, were confirmed. The secretary then read a state* ry ( ment of rceeipts and expenditure for '" the past year . , : - -<t T He then stated that Mr Seaton ' •having left the district, Mr C. • IBrayyj junior, had been engaged to examine,,, t the accounts, but had not yet certified to them, and it remained for the club to elect an auditor.* ; ... . . " -.'7 .>& c&ji£ r ) Mr Kirton proposed, and Mr P. Bartholomew seconded, : That; Mr/J^ Bray, junior, be appointed auditor for last year's accounts. — Carried:/: >t ?i<??vT The secretary then gave the particulars of the club's liabilities and assets^ i H the total of the former being £14 15b, and of the latter -£48"' ltfs 3d. • f* The chairman said' the passing of the statement of accounts would bTav^T to I stand over till duly audited tyx&Jr newly appointed auditor. ■_. -. „ The secretary, who is leaving the* district, stated that he expected tjO^gQ,-^ away on Monday if possible^and h» j had no doubt of the future proßDerity-^f of the club, and that there nded'Tbe : ncK- ! ldifficulty in appointing his successor. A great deal depended on the liberal^ ity of Messrs Lethbridge . : aij4 E^wns^f who, he had no doubt, would be' as ..4 good in the future as they had been", - in the past. He suggested the ap-^. r pointment of Mr Anthony FitzHerberib" 11 as secretary, with Mr 0. Bray, junior,. - as assistant secretary. '• '' ' . !-° Mr FitzHerbert said he thought he U} must decline the honor in f avoir 6f" v ' s6me better qualified person, '„- . .'^ Several members spoke in fayxnrof . Mr FitzHerbert's appointment. ' " . t: cv Mr Kirton thought he need have rio^ diffidence, as with the. assistance of Mr Bray his labors would be light. 1 He' J ' then moved, and Mr P. Bartholomew* 1 * sbconded, That Mr A. FitzHerbert appointed secretary, and Mr 0, Bray, junior, assistant secretary to the clutk •* —Carried unanimously. Mr FitzHerbert still expressed a desire ta decline the office, but eyent^~~ ually, consented to accept it. ' ~ Mr Jackson proposed, and Mr Mor- . phy seconded, That the next annuaf public meeting be held as^ usual orf 5 Easter Monday, April 6th.— Carried ; ; unanimously. ■■■■■■ X; "^ Eesolved, That Messrs A; R. Ooi J and Donald McKenzie be admitted as members of the club; > v' li ; .j? ! These gentlemen were then called in and took their seats. . The following officers were 'their* elected : —Mr Macarthur, MLHiR., president; Mr Sherwill, vice-president jMr Downes, judge ; Mr J/Campion, starter; Mr E. Ijeigh, clerk of T the y scales; Mr A.. Higgie, handicapp^r ; ' Messrs D. McKenzie and Morphy, clerks of the course; ■ : ,; [-, ,-. ■.•;?. ; 7 1 : -r g7 - Thefollowinggentlemenwereeiecffe^ stewards :— Messrs 0. and E: ; Eftzit Herbert, McKenzie, Jackinan, Kirton, - Morphy/ Wiliiamßafley, P. Bartholo- > mew, Walter Bailey, Norman," Cbi, ? and Curtis. . ; .. . -. . r ; ,The secretary .gave, a fltatemeJD*" of. probable income of ;the phib^fojE, ,the current year, which at tike lowest estimate>aß £310, while the estimated expenditure was £282, leaving a'Binvf plus of £28 to the credit -o£ the f clubi> He also stated that he had received'a 0 promise^ of both a, public^i*B aWd h a n tradesman.s purse, which ,^uj[^ "b^riiigj ■up the funds of the ciub' to a%Qii£'&vy : to the good. .-:■ - ,„ i A vote of thanks waßjsarried to Mr :J. Chadwick for_fhis pasCflervices as handicapper, r -.the. thanks^ to be forwarded to him by letter! rT . T „ T Mr Kirton^ referred 'mm6st t compel* imentary ji^erms i^ptlie.YaJuable services f rendered to the club ' by jM^r^aiMfß©n land thought he should not be allowed to; leav6, r therdistrict without Bomete»b^ stantial tQkenvof.the, pi^S|appreci|^ tion of Mr Jackson's. serViccs, and mb esteemfin which, her.Wjas/feejldib^thft m membeis k < He. then, moy;ed lo an4-fMr McKenzie sseconder-Thatd r -That Mr Jackson belpresentedwi^hrlthe.tte^ thanka,^ the club,, te be aecojnpatnM $£ ftteatimonial. Alsttbscriptionjlist iwas jtfee|i ( h^ft4p|. round and .was j liberally, tesponded to. It was afterwards agreed that the testimonial -be? presentfed to 'MnGiacfcr eon at a special nieeting. of the club to be held to-night preparatory to the meeting of rstewards!-!) < A:\,rc j,o:>9 A vlt 'was arranged! toihold a (meeting of stewards atjthelJQepljighii^Dtel this evening^ at 7 o'clock* A vct&'--6fiii(aiikßli(iojttte chairman terminatedithe meeting. ' *