FOXTON RAGINGtCLUB:;;

Manawatu Herald, 30 July 1889, Page 2

FOXTON RAGING t CLUB: ;;

■■■-■■ ♦ ■■ .:.-■ The&nnnal geh'eral meeting-of the . above f Clu b wae held -In Whyte's • • Sample Rooms on Saturday waning . ; " last. There' was not .a great -.pany .' members present,- owing, no dpubt, * to the inclemency of the weather. Mr J. R. Russell occupied the' chair, and. in a few remarks* con- - gratulatory to theClubj cajlejl on 4 the • ecretary to read the report. -. ANNUAL REPOB.T OF THE COMMITTEE , , Q? THfl JfOXTpN. iUCrKO CLtTB FOB THE ' yeabeMM jTT_£#f-»r'l88$. The Committee have again the pleasure to congratulate the Club on a successful years ojW'&tiOns, partioulars of which" are gi\ ->n in the balanoe sheet '" y ' .' ' '• ' - *A f \" A small' loss waft made oft- th*a , Autumn'. infesting,- and it willlbe for the incoming Oommittee te "oiigider > whether fir W" desirable to .eontju-Uft the practise of Holding two meetings , in the year. . r ;.• t'rd-ji': ; . Th Oommittee: -desire to* cordially - acknowledge' the afesistafatiel'received from the various officials, and desire tp c'\ngratulai». the Olab ."on the Sound position it has no_#,_itt<ifCed. The Com-nittee dlso have to regret that pressure* of private business compelled Mr J. Rv Russell M re in- - qtiish the secretaryship pi jft*, Olub, whioh position he has feeldvsiftee its foundation. •..-'''■;... t':iV EXPSsbITUHi. '.*'

Total- ... > -^ ffiPAl w It v?as^^ prtposeicl'oy' Bfr. wlfflJams, , seconded ftv "Mr the • report and balance-sheet b^fl4sgted. ■ Cwwedv •>•::'.''. y.i^-^i.i 'jA? The -Chairman in<_H__^4; that the •first business wj_^. i^e prgniMal of new taembers and •_eclaou i o| oncers fd*'tfio[enaiiii)fr v tear. 0- .: .. ,-._\ m -,.,, ifTew -tfettftsere w6jplj JiM^ed^^nd accepted w foHp.ws.^^^^jßs 1 VvV Samuel, J. Yaako, Beauofiamp, W. Bacon, E. Daviei, Li-Lexte,, P. .GnrtfoW. Cdbk,~ ?.Erby*/.*; i ;; : \; (^; fe^^. 1 -«f f This election of Wtnj^wiJß^waa next proceeded with. .: Tea__iwe proposed, and Messrs* Jt I ®^ 5-lpwlk, T. Hurcell, H Davfifc3i£ JJ'lfeHi J. Robinson, T. P. ,lP^ y^ J. Whyte were chose_-o(:',j, ii/, kwU Mr Frank Robina-iagftts wwpiiitid Judge, as was also Mr,J. B M9#__lfm clerlif of the, ajjalGiß. v J" t , * ., A flatter; was yyead Mr J. Henry, of Feilding, offering to handicap for the ( lub The Secretary thought the present system the best, Mr Davidson coin* cided, and proposed to that alEtet* Cairied*

t. ... _MU..4.JMU ■ J ..... ...... *■•■ "'""" Thie re-election of Mr H. W. Ha y " Wttleto. timekeeper, Mr J. R. M Ci Donald as starter, . aud F. G* Andrews as secretary also took place, _. - '^laiidL MJr W. Robinsoa wa3 appointed "'* trea-rtireyi' ' " _ 'A- , After a few questions of a minor oha acter had been answered, the 'meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chair.

BECEIPTS. ' " „ .Broiled forwtfil' ' !'**» > i'^ 10 Member? fees and ii6~ *>• J ! < ; * nations '..'.' ■■;: : \'A tiUi1 BVy-t< 6 Nominations and accent- 1 : : f* r aiices ;.. *"■■• ( T.y ! * : fß^-«- 0 Privilege, • ..: -1., 183 15 6 1 Totalisator . . . . . • J ; • • V» l '"268 14 0 Selling hack winner' ._., 17 0 0 Rent of Course 1 .10 0

Stakes •'-..' :.ii ; :46B 10 0 Coritse .. v.. 38 16 0 Printing and advertising 45 14 6 Secretary ... ... 26 5 0 Miscellaneous (detailed) _u 59 tlf 6 Balance "... ... 46 -4 10 I Total* ' ... • o. 87$ 17 10