Foxton Racing Club.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 1 August 1890, Page 2

Foxton Racing Club.

The Annual gen ral meeting of the above club was held at the offices last night There were a very small attendance. Mr Russell was voled to the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confimed. The following report and balance sheet was read : — Report of the Committee op the Foxton Racing Club for the Ye.ir ending 81st July, 1890. Your Committee have the pleasure to submit) the eighth Annual Report The receipt from all sources, including a balance from the previous year of £41 14s 9d, amounted to £767 3s 0 i, and the expenditure has been £720 6a 2d leaving a balance to profit and loss account ot £46 16s lOd. The sum of £468 10s was paid in stakes, £06 4s 7d in improvments on tho course, the other items of expenditure being the Sicretary,s sa'ary, printing band and sundries. "We are pleased to report that the Membership has increased from 28 last year to 47 this year. We are sorry to bring under the notice of this meeting the eorres pondence that has taken place between the Secretary and the Wellington Baciug Club by which it will be seen the Wellington Cub has ignored the date of .our regula^ summer meeting — the 22nd ot Jan' uary — and in spite of all objections, have arranged for a race meeting at We'Hngtm. It will be for this meeting t > express an opinion as to whether this Ciub shall still adhere f;o their usual date. The Committee advise doing bo. Your Committee would desire to p'aoe on record its appreciation of the valuable support accorded to the club by all the officials. The results of tlie past handicapping having proved so successful thp Committee earnestly advise the continuation of the same system. BALANCE SHEET. Showing the receipts and expenditure of the Foxton Racing Club for the year ending 31st July 1890 : Expenditure To Stakes £468 10 0 Printing, Advertising and Stationery 52 19 8 Improvement of Course 63 910 Telegrams, Postages . . 410 1 Handicappers ... ..10 5 0 Secretary 26 5 0 R'lW and extra wheel .. 21 2 6 Labour on course . . 26 0 8 Band 12 0 0 Sundries (detailed) ..35 4 3 £720 6 2 Balance 81' July 1890 46 16 10 767 3 0 Receipts Balance last year . . . . 41 14 9 Members fees 47 5 0 Nominations, acceptances , ... 164 4 0 TotnlißJitor receipts ...886 7 6 Privileges 166 11 9 Rent of course ..11 0 0 £767 3 0 Walteh Kobinson, Treasurer. Mr Wil iams proposed Mr Davidson seconded. That the report and balance sheet be adopted. Carried. " Foxton, 28th July, 1890. " H. M. Lyon, Esq., Seoretary Wellington Racing Club, Wellington. "Dear Sir,— l see by today's Rtfer?* that your club has decided upon the 22nd January as one of your days for holding your Summer Meeting ; if such is the cane, I have been instructed by the Committee of the Foxtou Racing Club to ask you to lay before your Committee the fact that this olub has for the pait ten years used that day for their Summer Meeting, and trust that your Committee will not adhere to that date, as it will entirely spoil this club's ■ prospact of success at their Annual Race I Meeting. Whereas the smaller clubi look i to the Metropolitan Clubs for protection, j my Committee hope that in this instance they will allow this club to enjoy the right of still using that day. Hoping that you will kindly lay this matter before your Committee at its next mteting " I am, Sir, " Yourß, &0., "F. G. Andbewb." " "Wellington Racing Club, Wellington, Juld, 24th, 1890. " The Secretary, Foxton Racing Club, Foxton. " Dear Sir,— Your letter of the 28th tilt, came duly to hand, and was placed before j my Stewards last night, who have inI structed me to state, in reply, that they veiy much regret that the date of our next Summer Meeting should come on the same , day that has hitherto been vied by your '

club ; but, owing to the alteration of date ' of the Canterbury Summer Meeting to the 31st January, we were compelled to hold our race-meeting earlier in the year than formerly, in fact to fit in between Auckland (January 2nd) and Christchurch. " I am, Dear Sir, " Yours faithfully, " H. M. Lyon, " Secretary. Mr Purcell moved that the Secretary wrote to the Wanganui o'ub to use their influence with the Wei Hngtonclub > to get them to alter date of their summer meeting. Mr Williams seconded it, and on being put to the meeting was carried. Election of Officers Mr McLennan wag re-elected President. Mr Thynne was re.eleoted Vioe President. Messrs Davidson, Purcfll, Eussell, Williams, J. H. Kobinson and Thynne were elected a committee and Stewards, Judge Mr P. Bobin son, C erk of the geales Ifr J. R McMillan, Handicapper, the com mittee, Starter Mr S. Powell. Time keeper Mr W. H. Haybittle, Sec retary Mr F. Gr. Andrews, Treasurer Mr W. G. Robinson. It was decided to hold a meeting in about a fortnight or three weeks time to arrange a i>rograrame.