The.Autumn Meeting.

Manawatu Herald, 10 April 1894, Page 3

The. Autumn Meeting.

i. On Thursday the sale of the pri- « vileges in connection with the Autumn meeting of the Foxton A ><Baoing Club will be sold by public * auction. The particulars are duly These sales are very * ifejich of the character of a speculaihe returns may be excellent, '•" -<)t-otherwisfl, and all past purchasers generally refer to the investments as ."otherwise. 11 These statements j * - u»Ye to' be taken with all the custo. xnary grain of salt, or "otherwise" '_" ihe "purchasers are the most sariguint of men, as we meet them "bobbing up serenely from below *' sale after sale. The ventures seldom land buyers in a loss, though tb,ej do not, at times, bring large ' profits, and when they do we seldom , hear anything about them. The Club can only do their level best to . make the day attractive, and- then hope for fine weather. At this sea- . ldn c pf the year it is hard to predict wnat the day may bring forth, but , h. in the Autumn what rain we do got U generally in the night. AH the' preparations are made, the course it in good order, special train ar« v rangements are promised, the nqminations are very good and a band *4ai been engaged, what more can _tyie C, lub do ? The purchasers have "now to estimate all those items and calculate the number of persons such an outing will attract, and then how virtffiKJh"" money, they will probably ; Jnyast* . and then, bid up to the « Wanes t they think within the mark. • We-hope that there will be a good attepflanoe and that the privileges ;^fl)" this meeting fall into the hands :- "of ..residents. The privilege " Out■ide Gates" should be a valuable .'.fftaAfhis time as the .Honorary ' Secretary has arranged with the Railway Commissioners for gate money to be added to the price of the tickets- issued at Eeilding and Palnieiptbn stations. Otf^Chursday night we remind hotMj&mnik acceptances are due.