1 m.-t-cttTT'NK continues to attend the Westland Racing Club in regard to its aonointments. I he course has been for many years oast, well equipped with the nece-ssarv accommodation for patron*. in fact for a country club it has ranked nlwavs well for the completeness and convenience of its annointmeuts. In years gone by a whirlwind unroofed the grandstand on the eve of an Raster Meeting. Rater, a similar visitation did like damage to the totalizator boose and other buildings. In August. 1928, a devastating lire destroyed the main grandstand and also the stewards stand—both very line buildings. Nothing daunted, the Club set about restoration work, and a very commodious and veil ap-
pointed stand and official quarters resulted. This line s rucltire worth about £2,590, was destroyed by lire last week, and it was not possible to hold the Autumn Meeting ol Ihe (lull to-day. I'nfori unately the insurance (over was only a fraction of the cost of the building and the Cluh is a heavy loser, apart from its mdinnrv liabilities It has been deck! d to hold a meeting of members of Liu- Club and of supporters generally to-morrow night to consider the position and decide as to the future of the Club, which at the moment, is in some jeopardy. Negotiations are in hand to hold a substitute meeting on a metropolitan racecourse in the hone of henelitting more substantially than would he possible locally. A proposal has been mooted also to hold an art union, hut this is a question of permission for which there is much demand already from all parts of ‘the Dominion. Some local effort must also he made la provide funds if rebuilding operations are to he taken in hand. The matter will no doubt he considered .from various points of view, hut in the general interests of the district, it. is to he honed this old-established Club will no! he permiCed to go out of existence. The Cluh has an interesting history, lrning one of the oldest established racing Clubs in. New Zealand. It has enjoyed a good reputation, and has been popular with sportsmen shire the earliest times. AVitli all the fine traditions behind it it is to he hoped that every effort will he made to maintain the Cluh along the same popular lines in the future.
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