ANNUAL MEETING

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 19 July 1929, Page 6

ANNUAL MEETING

NELSON JOCKEY CLUB (INC.) .'I REPORT ANl> BALANCE. SHEET I; ADOPTED H '' ELECTION OF OFFICERS .'.* Members met nt Hie Institute last evening for the ai.mial meeting of t lie • Nelson Jockey Club (Inc.). Mr F. 0. 'Hamilton, the president, was in the "chair. . . " Apologies for absence were received 'from Messrs 1 ; . Fairoy and J. A. Stringer. " The President referred to the death ot ■Mr M. 1". Webster, a past president and member oi the club, also to the deaths -of three members, Messrs F. Gibbons, JP. Knapp and J. Noah;. Members stood 'lis a!ma:!< of respect. J J ANNUAL REPORT t* The annual report was read as follows: —vim x ;u.iv H "Your committee have pleasure m "presenting their report and statements "of account for the year ended 31st May, m 029. JJ "Following the success of the previous 'vear's'dates, the animal race meeting *\vas again held late in the autumn, "harholy, 26th and 27th April. *» "The Club was very, fortunate in hav-, •jng beautiful weather for the gathering, land the- pound totalisator was reverted ijo. Good fields were maintained i throughout, the meeting, and excellent J racing resulted. •» "The totalisator showed an increase Vol £2096 10s over the 1928 meeting, and * together with Increases in the subscriptions, nominations-, gates, privileges and' Weca'rds, enabled the meeting to' profit of £3lO 10s 4d. ™ "The result of the year's working,, witter allowing depreciation on . the- . buildings and plant of £54 lis, and for •"bad and doubtful debts, is an increaso ; yjn the available cash balance of £154 7d, and the excess of assets over lia-i ' ailities now amounts to. £1542 10s 4d. •* "The track has again been kept in order, owing to the careful of the Ground Committee Grant, Stringer, and Merrick), ".land the caretaker. » "During the year the Club sustained; £a heavy loss by the death.of Mr M. P. ■'Webster, for many years a keen member »'of the Committee, and a former Presi- '. £dent during the years 1920-1924. !.«• "Attendances at committee meetings— Stringer, Dooley, and Grant 11; * Wests'lo; Hunter, and Hamilton, 9.; *Jate M. P. Webster, 7; Baigent, and s*Day, 7; Merrick, and Hall, 6; Hogg, iatid.Fairey, 5. ' ** "The amount of outstanding subscripTtions -(£220) is too high, and the Com"mittee asks the co-operation of members win. reducing the amount." r"* The report was adopted. ~ Speaking to the motion for the adoption of the report the president referred **'to the successful year. Evidently the •''changed ■ dates'"found favour with the "public and the Committee was .able to a balance sheet it had reason •tir be' proud of._ Considering that the .r'Xldvernment, lificT not reduced taxation "and decreases in totalisator investments ' v-'were general, the Nelson Club had come J*out well. ■ ! '"•'.< Continuing, the president said that Mthe thanks of the Club were ( due to ■ who had given their services, es-; i«vpccially' the Ground Committee and' ' pother honorary officers such as clerks of *'iscales ahd bird cage officials. 'II ELECTION OF OFFICERS "5! The result;of the election of officers •"was as follows: —President: Mr F. O.' *CHamilton (re-elected unopposed). Vitie- ** president: Mr J. A. Stringer (re-elected, ** unopposed).- Ballot for Committee of -;■ ten: 'Messrs Grant (64 votes), Thomson *»(64), : Moore (63), West (56), Fairey (54), S 8 Day (45), Hogg (43), Glover (43), Saun""Ulers (42), Merrick, (41); unsuccessful «E candidates being Messrs Dooley (40),. '""Hall (33), Mason (33), Sherlock (25). 5Sf Judge: Mr U. Shannon (re-elected, fee "&M&C Starter: Mr R. E, Hatch (re-. elected,-fee £25). , Handicapper: Mr J. - 'R'enrys retains his appointment without election. Trotting handicapper: Mr G. S. Simpson (re-elected, fee £6 6s). Hon.: -clerk of-scales: Mr G. Glover, and assistant, Mr G: Mansdn (re-elected). Hon. • timekeepers: .Messrs R. Hunter, P. H. N. Kerr (all re-elect-ed). Hon.."auditors: -Messrs 'A. W. . Clayden and A. E. Greenslade (both reelected). Clerk, of course: Mr J. R. Gaukrod'ger (re-elected). Hon. surgeon : Dr.„ Campbell Smith (re-elect-'ed). Hon. veterinary surgeon: Mr J. O'Connor, (re-elected). Birdcage steward: Mr E, F. Healy, M.P. (re-elected). Ambulance steward: Mr H. F. West (re-elected);; {Ground committee: Messrs J. A. Stringer, A. Grant, and E.- S. Merrick (re-elected). Programme committee: Whole Committee. Mr slamilton ! thanked members for his -re-election, as president, and remarked on'the iiumber, of members Who had again accepted honorary positions. The'president referred to the fine work for, and the assistance- given the club for many years by Mr H. Baigent .who had now retired from the list of Club officers. A resolution that a vote of appreciation of Mr Baigent's services be recorded, was carried with applause. The Sports Protection League forwarded copies of a petition to be signed by ICliib members in support of the Gaming Bill' now beforeJthe,House of Parliament. The bill,provides, for'the telegraphing of totalisator investments and the removal of:-the' restriction on the publication, of dividends. '." It .was reported that the dates for the 'next i-ace meeting were 9th and 10th MayvJL93o, which would be a week previous to the Marlborough meeting. A-vote of thanks was passed to the Victuallers' Association for the presentation of a handsome cup to the Club." ■'

I,'JTwo recommendations to the Programme Committee were passed, to the h'ffe"ct>that the number of hack races bo '£<slu'ced and open races replace them, and; that the conditions for the maiden •race iftlie first event each day) be made ;t;CajJply to.the time of nomination, not ■ "A' : vote: of thanks was passed to the pfts'ss,;' the president remarking on the o£sjstari£e given the sport by the local paper. :;.'!The. starting of the Redwood Memorial 'in front of the judge's box came in for ,snjne" criticism. The president mentioned'that the Committee had had the mat-ll6r_.-boforo it. One member considered that the Memorial should be a mile and .a quarter race, the same distance as the Cup race.