TROTTING

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 25, 14 November 1929, Page 3

TROTTING

• WELLINGTON CLUB; " LAST WEEK'BM^PTING DELAYS EXPLAINED

Speaking at;-.a. special genei-al meeting of thr>. members of the Wellington Trotting Club Tocrently, ... the/ : .president; Mr B. A. -Armstrong, referred to certain unfavouruble comment that had. app<?>a.ff-<l in the <Pr<?ss jegai-ding the delay m running orf the events at the lraat xoeeting. . > _ .'

Tiie stewards, said Mr .Arnost i:6ng, ■ SiacprHy regretted the delay but it 'had aUbei-n caused by.an unfortunate mis-' understanding on; the part of the totalisatcr staff prior to the first race. It ap-pear^-c that some unauthorised instruction, had been received at the totalisator to k-*p it open lieyon^ the>: advertised time. It remained for the Ste^yards to a»?e'rjuin how the' ins true Uons liad;;come to b^' given, and acted liponl ; The club's policy was always to- close the tqtalisa.lor zhuvj) oa tbiie, anft it -vvaf? hai-3•-: to. understand how'" this had fteen abandon1-.: ed i& this ca'sei Of coursej Accidental delays hail occurred" at other meetings'later in the day-"and.these happenings had been the result; of sheer bad luck, over which the club had no toqre control than. tKey had over over, the weather! Saturday 's delay in the first race,, however, was absolutely inexcusable and steps - would" bo.taken to. see that there would be no recurrence of this -in ; future. The delay had disorganised all the times for the day and/ with ttie cbuseqiient eonf v- | slon. not only, of investors, b»t the trains j ers <i 9 well, the club was fortunate to be' j able to run tho concluding event as 'early

afi it did.

CONGESTION IN MOTOR PApI?GGK With regard to the alleged congestion in the public car'paddoek the presiifient sand this was a epmioon experience in. the public parking places on all ,th^ raxMJcourees in Now Zealand. ..Natural c&ngeotion ho-uevoi always aggravated by in^ccuisideiate people who try to push iv with their cars out*of their turn and so cause unnecessary blockage. The Wellington Ti-otting Club^ vt-ould arrange for an increased staff- at thoii next meeting to regulateithe.departing traffic but assistance from the car '..drivers them •selves by the exercise of a little patience was the only real; goltition of this problem. ■ . : •- ;; - ,•■■;■■• :' : :■'.;•;■.■■■ -

The club itself had $6hie: f 6aii:se for complaint overthe Recent .meeting:. Some enterprising individuate had .conceived the idea of saving their eirtr'anee money by knocking- out some i>alrng.* at: . the back: of one of the buildings arid it was -reported, that many scores , of -alleged *'* sports'' had taken advantage pf this openingl Another undesirable,•happening was the using... by &, section. ; of the outride enclosure of ~ the new dividing fence between the ejaclo'sure a.s a grandstand, This not only fod-rdam^ gae id the fences which,were not built to take that sort of strJiixt blit obscured th.> vifiiv of ilie straight frpin the rest of the patron^ -of- thb \outsid»r: oncWsure. Both .of vthese offenqes; would b"epreveiited in futru'e by ;ilve jtidieibue \ua'c ,of 7:)nrb^fl. wire* '■'" .; ■■■";';' '"'"-,..:■..-■' '••■~:[--'

Alrqgotlier the Club's official? had had a very trying day: but all must be thankfaMlmt tin* club had been able to race at till -undei the ciicumsfcaneefr. On behalf of the stewards he -wished to state that none of the matters complainedabciui". would be left unattended to at '-'Ur .next meeting.

. •* MEMBERSHIP FEE!? A motion "to cancel 3ule 11 and its amendments was" carried" unanimously

and the following was substituted there-

for:—'/ The annual subscription shall ho payable on the nrsft day of July in oaeh, year as follows; Members duly registered prior to September'B, 1920, 10g per annum. Members duly, registered subsequent to September 8, 1920 but not later than 6etober 21, 1929, £1 Is per

annum /• Members duly iregi steTed subsequent, to October 21, 1929 sha]] pay- an entrance fee of £3; 3s\ aM yearly subscription -of £2^ 2s. ikp member y whose sutisenpftpn. & unpaid shall receive any of the benefits of -riiembei^ldp."; ....1,,,