LUMSDEN JOCPY CLUB.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 396, 30 September 1884, Page 2

LUMSDEN JOCPY CLUB.

• ; — i ■•„ » ;,;■ ;.-.■;•'• The annual meeting of the ! fcumsden Jockey Club took place 'on Priday, the 26th insfc in the Public HalLl There was a moderate attendance , of , members. The President, Mr J. W. c Bradmore" occupied the : . chair, and readme report andi balance *heet\ q^tua $th.ow«d a, credit balance of 1414 IQs .$0 commence the year*? operations with, and that a snm of L6|2 19g had been paid to the gentlemen who secured the course, making a debit balance to them of L9B 9s 3d against the club,. A considerable amount of discussion took place as to who should receive the rent derived from the lease, of the course, the< members of the, $vfe being of opinion that it shou^ gftfotih* club's credit to .as&s^ . fco'. pay off the liabilities,: $ha grounSL Gommittqe (or rather two. of -ijhem), disputed this and claimed the rent. The arrangement between the club and.Jjb.is c^omjmitijee yxaw % that all money' expended? s siftCTSid laea* interest at' the raj;e ftf & j>er c«ni and that rent:o£ course; should go to $ie 9i\ik There was, howereiy 90 »greement to this effect, it being iimply an understood znatteiv The result was that the ground committee' got: 8 per cen.tf* for all their outlay, and pocketed^ rent.as well. To o^^e^ a,njj ;»fvff fchw dissatisfaction aver the" matter, two gentleman present, Messrs Johnson and Watson, kindly offered to advance the necessary amount to the club to buy up the course right off ; simply asking 8 per cent, for their ( money. This offer was at once gratefully accepted. This matter being settled, the election 9$ officers was proceeded with wthsh©foUow^ ing result :—^r J. president (re-elected). ; ]£r' Geo. lllkn, vice-' president (re-elected) ; Messrs U. JSinelaxr, J. M'Vetridge, Gr. Johnson, G. Beer, Jas. Dore, J. Crosbie, W. Basstian, senr. A. Small, A. M'Alister, T, ® & 88t 2 niiT -> an< i James Crawford, managing committee,. -'aii4 M&asw \xt^* 3on and auditors. The general meeting then bro^e up, and the committee held a short ' meeting for the purpose' of electing; Secretary and Trer surer, Mr James Martin and Mr James Bradmor* being elected to the resp§os^A offices. It was resolved 1 to., hoJ4 %h.* meetings at Mr Dore's Waimearß^oteU the first t© take pUce, on Monday, 6th," October. The meetHig, l which was somewhat lively on several occasions, then. 1 adjourned, .; ~ - ■'..< ' f-.'ijj I!!'., 1. j A i_