TUAPEKA COUNTY JOCKEY CLUB

Mt Benger Mail, 9 November 1938, Page 2

TUAPEKA COUNTY JOCKEY CLUB

Mr G. H.. Williams (President), presided over a large attendance of members at the Club’s annual meeting in the Council Chambers at Lawrence on Saturday night. The annual report and balance sheet, which disclosed a favourable balance of £32 11s lid were then read by the secretary (Mr J. Colgan). Only one item merited discussion—that of outstanding subscriptions, Mr Pitt questioning the matter. Mr Colgan explaining that the greater part of the money was assured. The report and balance sheet were adopted. Before vacating the chair Mr Williams thanked the members for the honour the Club had bestowed upon him in the previous year. He remarked that owing largely to small finance it was a difficult club to carry on. It would be a pity to let the Club lapse, and he felt that if all pulled together it could be put on a firm footing, and given a good day at the next meeting its future would be assured. On the motion of Mr P. Fahey, Mr Williams was re-elected President. Election of Officers President, Mr G. H. Williams: Judge, Mr G. R. Talboys; secretary, Mr J. Colgan; stewards, Messrs Gunn, Munro, Hart, Stewart, Goodlet, Suters, Smith. The names of the other officials will appear in the Racing Programme. Resignation Mr J. Colgan wrote declining the office of secretary. Mr Talboys moved that the resignation be accepted with regret and that the vacancy should be advertised. Following ia discussion and various amendments it was finally decided to advertise the postition, the stewards to select and appoint the new secretary. Date of Racing The secretary stated that in spite of his endeavour to have the date altereed, as at present the fixture coincided detrimentally with other meetings, he had been unsuccessful. On the motion of Mr Carruthers it was decided to hold the meeting on Easter Saturday, Bth April. The amount of stakes’ moneys fixed at £550. A vote of thanks to the chairwas carried and the meeting adjourned.