Feilding Jockey Club.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 43, 16 August 1894, Page 2

Feilding Jockey Club.

The committee of the Feilding Jockey Club met at Mrs Oliver's Empire Hotel last evening, Mr W. G. Haybittle being in the chair. The programme for the Spring Meeting was adopted as drawn up by the sub- committee and Mr Hill, late of Hill and Poole, was appointed to work the totalisator. A lengthy disciusion took place on a circular received from Mr J. Gh Wilson, a delegate to the Racing Conference, with respect to his suggestion for reducing the numberof racing days within the Wanganui Metropolitan district. The committee considered if the suggestion was acted on it would be very nnfo r to the Feilding Club, which' would loosa two day's racing by the alteration. A reply to the circular was drafted, pointing out the injustice and position of the dub when compared to others in the district and Colony. The Feilding Club was the third oldest in the district, the Wan* ganui and Rangitikei Clubs beioiT the oldest, while it stood second to Wanganui with respect to the amount of money given away in stakes and was tenth on the list for the whole colony. Comparing tha amounts ■ rei cetred during the season 1892-93 from the totalisator and the amountrpeid away in stakes, the Feilding Club shows a position which proves that members are desirous of providing sport for the public of this extensive district and are not merely holding the races for the toftilisator money. The amount received as revenue from the totalisator by the Manawatu Club was £1826, while £1625 was given away in stakes ; the Feilding Club received £1104 from the machine and paid away in efakes £1580, w&Je/the Ashurst Club received £323 from the. machine and paid away in states £175. These figures are sufficient to show the injustice it would be to the Feilding Club. The committee considered that smaller Clubs should first be retrenched before one like the local Club, which had gone to considerable expanse in improving the course, should be compelled to drop two day's racing. Mr Wilson's suggestion was to reduce the number of days from 26 to 19 and the number of meetings from 19 to 13 within the Wanganui Metropolitan district