WANGANUI TROTTING CLUB.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1925, Page 1

WANGANUI TROTTING CLUB.

IXT KR ESTIX(: DEVEL() 1 1 M L NT. WAXCAXII. May ”8. The first dull to toko advantage o, .‘•'cclion R of (lit' (isiilliiilc Act Amend' muni Act. BUM. to change its const,into n. i-, tlio \Ydi:.:11111i Troit inn Club. Dor the past four years this eluli habeen experiencing ninth tliflielllty in Ui• ]iilm its head above water. I >tiri tig the recent boom period the club launched out and inquired a

ground at Liverpool Park. Wanganui Hast-, and laid down a , lay track, but tile slump followed on the first nicotine held there, and since that time matters have none from had to worse, money being continually dropped instead of the meetings resulting in profits and thus aid the dub to meet its liabilities, 'file public failed to sup- | oil trot lino ~n the new course, which was without stands and possessed only the most primitive eouvciiieliec.s. To this is attributed the subsequent falling elf ill support of the branch of the ra- inti [tamo. This .seas.iii lho Trotti ll jt; Club decided to give up their course ami rare on the Wanganui .Joekey Club's track. The meeting: took place last February, and was much better supported than previous fixtures, but bad weal her assisted to prevent a

l i-i..' in tntilisii tor business. :i ml I lie <•! 11 1 > v. as ill tin- position of us uni were. A company is now lining fnrmod ! i take over l lie Liverpool I’urk course for cutting lip into liuilding sites. ;i ■i• 1 should the seiieme 1.0 a sticeess the gua ranters '..i1l got nut el' a l. lin si ness v, itli lit 11 >■. if any less, .'an e January las! a movement lias heeil set. on 1 1 »et by the club In change Us censtit niioii. ami this was ronsuinm. 1 at a special meeting of nieiiiher.s at the Trotting Club held 10-iiiglit. "lien the following motion was carried unanimously: “That the Wnitgimn TinLting C'lub change its emistitntion from a trotting eluli to a racing club by virtue of the powers conferred !iy Section •'» of the (laming Act Aineudmeiit Act. 102-1. ” It is understood that the tilth ihopefnl of retaining for Wanganui lie two permits which it at present holds. The situation is a most interesting one. und future developments will he awaited with great interest. A further m (ion was also pa-soil unanimously authorising the committee to dispose of any properly of the eluli to the Wanganui .Jockey Club on such terms as it thinks fit.