District Having Committee

Hokitika Guardian, 31 January 1923, Page 1

District Having Committee

The Greyinonth District Racing Cotnmittee met fast evening. Present: Messrs Coates (Chairman), Kettle, Behan. Parfitt, AValton, Gilbert, Perotti and Evans. The meeting was a special one to consider the protest of tlio Westland Club to the' Racing Conference against Kumara Club again racing at Omoto. Messrs Ford. Burger, and ATiilviluil, representatives of the Kumara Club and Mr C. H. Gorton. Deputy Stipendiary Stetvnrd wore also present.

The Chairman invited Air Evans to state the position taken up hy the Westland Chili.

Air Evans said that on the previous oeeasinu when tlm Kumara Club received ATinisterial permission to race at Greymoutli. the condition was that the concession was for one venv onlv to enable the Kumara Club to niece its nei-i-se o’ r”*der. and if it were net dene ffi- ,7 I ■' v-ir-p e’’ ife m-’I course. ,\c idm condition had net bmp ~.-mi fif-’ v ifh t'>c Westland Club eencblwed if 'vn.s l-i’-ld in raising its ohic--t : eii. Pci-sr-pallv. Air Evans sn’d. if was not in the interests ef enent>... clubs racing, that tli” clubs should race out of their own districts. In icply to questions ATr Ford for Kutpa-a Club stated that the Club had spent £250 on its course improvements and it was proposed to spend a further amount of CTSO in hand, in tefeneiiig end draining F’e riming track. It was intended later to spend £ ICO or £oo'o on the buildings. I’rior to last year's pie tint; at Grcyinniith, the Club had a credit balance of £l9l. From that sum L'lOl -advances by members were paid off. and after the meeting at ', i icy moil th. niter paying nit ail accounts there was a credit balance of £.107. Mr Burger -aid the course improv - incuts hid been carried out under the advice of Mr Ib.lgiiesh, Fields Inspector. The course needed considerable rolling yet. When completed it would he one ol the best tracks on the Coast, it «ns intended also to implore the turn out of l. e straight. Mr 'mii'l 'II said in company with Mr Coates, at the invitation of the Com-luilp-e lie visited the Kutilaia ruce- (- ur-o on .Jamiaiy 'dud. and met sev- , i I incmhei- ot me Kumara Club. v informed him t.ie work on the . p - - had h ep -I laved for live n ,,,: ihs hv the we'dher enndit.ioip-', and it .... - pot e to complete tlie works |:i o| ,-il. Th. < ' I'-e ha I l-een ; loit/’-ed. lev lied and gras-:'d. It w. s intended to erect lea reoms and lavateni -i ml demolish -■ in.’ n! tin - H hiiildings: also fa improve th” -v nrds’ a ’<l '' -•! nys’ quarter-. M On "- ii.p ram! Ids uni.- on his visit. 'll" 1 -aid ll” Ic’d r-preted to the Raeitt Confe'-I’iii - that it would he iieee-s:py to race : p some ether er'll'-c Ibis season. fn reply to Mr Evans. Mr Bergci -aid it w” proposed to inerease the -ial.es fer the emniug meeting to £7OO an anenini sirniD’.- to fUat given at liokitikv D-t year. M: Evans .-•marked that the im-rea-e proposed was -at isfaetor.v. A ! t r a "eiie"; | di- s-ioii on var; - o-s point - Mr F-. ans moved that having heard the explanation from the Tv’iuia";’ reiires- ntative-’ and waicli h.'-he-ei placed oil i-ecnrd. tlie AVestlatjd Club l.c ashed to withdraw its objoei i ut for the present year, it Doing uiideistnod that in future the Kuine’a

Club will race on its own course. ATr Behan seconded tlie motion which was supported by the Chairman and carried. Afr Gilbert moved that tlie Racing Conference lie informed that the District Committee considered the Kunmrn Club had done its best to carry out the previous conditions laid down Air Peiotti seconded. Carried. With regard to the proposed future expenditure of £4OO or £SOO on buildings. it was made clear if the money were not available from the profits of tlie forthcoming meeting, that the amount necessary for urgent attention to works would be raised locally. The Kumara Club was Invited to submit its'Easter programme as'soon as possible for approval. The District meeting then approved the Westport programme for March at £10750. and the Reefton programme of £7OO for Easter, the Chairman congratulating Roelton on adding a lmr-

die event. The transfer of W. V. Oliver's apprenticeship was approved, and his license recoin mended for approval.