CANTERBURY COURSING CLUB.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2154, 20 January 1881, Page 3

CANTERBURY COURSING CLUB.

The fourth annual meeting of the mombers of the Canterbury Coursing Club was held at the Shades, Hereford street, at eight o'clock on Wednesday evening. There was a fair atlo m anc. Mr S. Manning was voted to the oh air.

The report congratulated the members on the great success attendant on the various meetings of the p'ißt season. It also reminded them of the meeting of delegates held at Oamaru early in the past year, to cooperate with other Coursing Clubs to secure a competent judge to act for all the clubs, which resulted in the appointment of Mr O. B. Wise. That gentleman had given general satisfaction in the discharge of his duties. Reference was also made to the generous manner in which various properties in Sheffield and neighborhood had been placed at the olub's disposal for coursing during the past season, visitors being of opinion that the 1880. meetings of the club were the best ever held in New Zealand. Regret was expressed that the reduction of the entrance-fee aDd subscription to the club had not resulted in an increase of members over last year's number, and all were urged to endeavor to add to its present strength. The report further regretted the retirement of Mr Aneon from his position of hon. treasurer, and in conclusion paid a high tribute of respect to the lato Mr Andrew Duncan, by whose death the club had sustained a great loss, as the deceased gentleman was an earnest worker alike in committee and on the field. The balance-sheet was then submitted, by which it appeared that the receipts for the prist year were £1127 163 9d ; expenditure, £1076 Os 61; leaving a credit balance of £sl 16j 3d. On the motion of Mr E. B. Hill, seoorded by Mr E. Cookson, the report ani balancesheet were unanimously reoeived and adopted. Messrs Deacon, E. Cookson, S. Manning, E. P. Hill, E. Eaveobill, C. Adkins, and J. Piper wero elected on committee. On the motion of Mr E. B. Hil!, Rule 8 was altered to allow of more than one vicepresident being elected. Mr H. V. Anson wrote, urging that a tangible recognition of the valuable services rendered to the club by Mr Walker should b»

ttude, as it was through his exertions that the club had attained its present satisfactory position. Mr E. B. Hill was glad that some one had moved in this direotion. He would propose that the sum of £25 be voted to Mr Walker, to enable that gentleman to purchase a memento of his connection with the club. He had worked for more than three years, and ho only regretted tho sum was not commensurate with his services. The motion was agreed to. Votes of thanks to Mr Wise, for the excellent manner in which he had oondueted the coursing meetings, and also to tho chairman, terminated the proceedings.