CONFERENCE OF COUNTRY RAC ING CLUBS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 66, 15 September 1893, Page 2

CONFERENCE OF COUNTRY RAC ING CLUBS.

The long-talked of Conference of delegates from various country racing clubs, convened by the Manawatu llacing Club, was held at Palmerston yesterday. The delegates present comprised the following: — Feilding, Mr Goodbehore ; tfnngitikei, Mr C. L. Maclean; Foxtou, Mr J. It. M'Millan ; Napier Park, Mr Danvers ; "Waipawa, Mr Gray; M'arrongate, G. Morse ; Saudon, J. Henry ; Ashurst, Mr J Cotter; Manawatu Club nnd also Wellington United Hunt Club, Mr J. H. Hankins; Kangitikei Hunt Club, Mr Foster-Pratt. Mr J. H. Hankins was voted to the chair, and in his opening remarks concluded that he might take it that those present were favourable to the movement with the object of seeming representation on the Metropolitan bodies. He gave his reasons for the action taken by the Manawatu Racing Club, and he thought if the Metropolitan Clubs would come down a little from the high position they took up, the matter might be easily and satisfactorily arranged The chairman quoted the following statistics : — Wellington District. — Metropolitan Club, 7 days' racing; stakes, L 4585. Country Clubs. — "Wairarnpa, 4 days, L 1240; Otaki Maori, i days, L6Ol ; Masterton, 2 days, LfiOO ; Lower Valley, 1 day, L 345 ; United Hunt. 1 d i.v, L29f> ; Kotahuangi, 1 day, L 17"» : TnratahiCarterton, 1 day, Li7o; Wninimpa Hunt, 1 dny, L2JWS; Castlepoint, 1 day, LOB; Porirua, 1 day, Ll6O ; total country clubs, LBBB4. Wanganui. — Metropolitan Club, 5 days, LSBRO. Feilding, 4 days. LI4US ; Manawatu, 4 days, L 14155 ,; Kiiiigitikei, 2 days, LS00; Foxton, 2 days J.GUO; Marton, 2 days, L 62 5; Wavorlnv. 1 day, LKOO ; Warrengate, 1 day, L2.">,1 ; Saudon, L 24 6; liangitikei Hunt, LISO ; Feilding Hunt, L 125; Ashurst, LHSO; Tur;:kina, L2i)o ; Paten, L2lO ; total, LOGO I. Total amount given by country clubs, L 20.129 ; by metropolitan clubs, L13.265'. Mr Danvers said th- Metropolitan Clubs had done good work in the past, but the time had arrived when tho country clubs should be given a voice in the management of their affairs-. Mr Grey moved, and Mr Cotter seconded, That the different Metropolitan Clubs be requested to proceed to the election of delegates us s-nou as possible and that a conference bn convened im mediately afterwards. — Carried unanimously. The secretary was instructed to forward the resolutions to each of the Metropolitan Clubs, and to the elocted delegates to the conference. TUe delegates were entertained in the evening at dinner by the Manawatu Racing Club at the Commercial Hotel. — Standard. (PKB PKESS ASSOCIATION). Wellington, September 14. At a meeting of I lie stewards of the Wellington Racing Club a programme for the present season was drawn up. It was decided to hold ouly three race meetings, and the total amount of added monejr was fixed at £3. 770 distributed as follows: — Spring Meeting, November 17th and 18th, £900; .Summer Meeting, January 22nd and 24-tli. Jt 1,700; Winter Meeting, May 2nd ami ord. 11,170, being an average of £G.JO per day. Mr Sam Powell was re-elected. Sydney. September It. The following horses havo dropped out of the Metropolitan Stakes :—Bungebah, Donation. Impulse, Doncaster, Bel Giorno, Projectile, Melinite, Loyalty, Currandooley, Birnmboi, Emm Pasha, and Blue Peter. Timahv, S. ptember 14. Bracelet — Maturiki 1, Freeborn 2, Clyde 3. Titnaru Guineas -Skirmi>her 1, Errington 2, Busybody :i. Won easily. County Plate— lCilmarnock 1, Thornc 2, Jack ii. Timaru Cvp — Liberator 1, Lady Zetland 2, Clanrnnald ;{ Dividend, £'G 11s. Hunt Club Cup — Bell Hirdl. Pastime? 2. Won by quarter of a mile. Flying Handicap — Kotehill 1, Busy* body 2, Lord Zetland :}. This Day. Hurdles — Invader 1, Smuggler 2, Empire 3. Wou easily. Dividend, LS 9s.