Foxton Racing Club

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 25 February 1890, Page 2

Foxton Racing Club

Ax n.UTUAiy Meeting decided ox. A meeting of the Stewards of the Foxton Racing Club \yas held on Saturday c Von ing at ft. 36 p.m. at the Club's office Foxtou. Present —Messrs H. F. Davidson, J. Russell T. P. Williams, J. H, Rob'iiisoiv JWhyte, J, Parcell, W. CX Bobbin, (honorary treasiurer) and F. G. Andrews (honorary secretary/. Air Russo'l was voted to th : c chair. Til e minutes of the hit nieeting wej;e read and coiitfniied. The correspondence was yqlnminou<s aiid was occasionefd by' '*he request of the Wanganui Jockey Club that the Secretary collect the' fees from various owners of r^ce > -li6rse§ ,h{i,d ; their lianies changed! * Jockey C}nb wrote stating that the- owners of the horses whist had started in the extra races at Bulls, Palmersto.n ap/J Mo * malwtlci had been'/fi'def "dnd" pouncli feaolf.- •■• ■ ' ■■-'■" ■'■■' ; ' •'■ '

. $He Secretary repor ted. -that incouapliancej with the Waiigpnui•Jpckay .Glub's reque3t he s liad.;.no.t, fied-tb Mesdrs Kay, ,qwnei\o'fi<Pnka^4 Casey, o\taer *6r Wllariiey,,: OribW owner of Ngatukorua, . "Murtaah owner of Mistake .and RejcJ „o\jne£ -f late <feshler } tßat .ar-'-'fee ,0f,.-£5 was : due by them to'" the JbcJrey Club, but^!mt.noiie_of ; thfcn t ; J ha,4, as- y^t paid, the amount, 'ami, U<» "..thought this Club -.was ba'uqd to djadtiajify.or suspend them ""'* '

, .In the.. discussion that, jmuvcl> it was pointed outsat 4 tl\jse 4imW had nm at othlr VacesVs we ; l as at Foxtoi>, and tliat it jrtr^s putting, a, most invidious duty upon the Club to make them collectors simply for ■the benefit of the Jockey Club, of a fine, 'the rule for which has only '•lately been made, and as the outcome of the feeling expressed, it was resolved that the. Secretary write to the Wanganni Jockey Cln'b that the following peop'e (meiitjonjng <ln names given ; .bove) hive* bteen written to i-o iJioqua'ification for changing tlifir horses names, and to state ihafcwe CMiiiot pet auy satisfaction and tn ask them to deal -with the matter.' '" ••:'.■• The Treasurer repottecV a 'credit balance of £9.0. •-.-•. • • ' The ({uc-stioD. -of the"* Autumn" meeting- then came on for cjigcussion and it appeared to be tke"unamirious opinion of the'S'tewa.Tds/tha.tian'other meetirrg was advisable .a«d it -was re •solvedv ■■„....■•; : ■ • Theft the club; hold its . Awtnmn Mceiinrf on "St Geo.vge's day. « It \\as also res'ilved that the Stewards met on,. ; ij<ynrto l y i .n&ct to arrange" T«' proevaniin^. , i- .£4-— I H-^'. '■'"