COURSING.

NZ Truth, Issue 76, 1 December 1906, Page 2

COURSING.

■>„. '-y [:■■■■,. -■■.:/;~>M* ; — J!eetiflg o of the New Zealantf ;.s v3-h ;o Association. ;■•;■! C) :'u v & CT> '■*■<•''■' :: ' ' 'y < M£'/itsrr'y 5 'Vjt_. bevies, ■ Ihe secretary •■^•''"^^^lw^aiatiid Coursing Associ..atiifri, of the .third an;4ua!t rreSpT'fcati'S.^balance-sheeti,' pre;&ented!aM: w^,;^hual meeting- Jast '.WecCnpSfa^,'.'.3i^i. T ne balance-sh'sefc I sh.<)\§ <^.t%^A'g.s^cJation to be m a \^e^:,feal^njr..c^dition. The receipts ■£gi-'is!6 '■'s&s year' almost doubled the 'eifreff&i'ttiEEJv;, Mid tliere is a sound, .'tone 'abo)ij(i>!/fch,o;. ; j3ank account. •'.. Mr fl^avie^'!, ..r^'p'o'rt shows that tho '^^Qi\trn^5 J .j^aidQ rapid strideis, espec'lall^.tih^tKe'^w+th Island, where ci rcumis't'ancesf $x.c - more favorable,' ;^lnfe./ttile v ;pqu')L-sinK Clubs mu_st^ be "cpjn*r^tiil:atedC''pn the firm i"'t&y ./M>la\, the f orriiatibii; . oi irastricts ,where\a Cluh Jatrtatfy ,^.ists. is, 'deprecated, and tbe 'secretary ''^.viemarks m this respect '"jvorthy of considera_'ti^'.:" 4 ' featyre of the year's work wa$ li sV2 •- go os feeling between the 7|fpf^n| f ;'Cluib^iLrid the Association, •ana^tp''ensure < a contj,nua,nce „the^-i>'£cr-etary ;,iirg!es," 'lijfon each . Ohib the flec'essrtv qp appQintinfe dele.cates to TJody. The new iG^miijs ' Bili v which was introduced into " tii^ ,., Bouse .. of Representatives la^f • -sessjon.. is," . calculated to; rob .c^vu;s^-):'oL'a good ..deal o£ interest ra'rfd- ). rmeaii ■ simple subtraction ainixCpintyojindl division of i-he reveriuo of. iliQ Clu^s . should it ever .become |aw;.?^'-A -uAited. feffort is advised to .^efeati'thevjmeasure or at least to puij ■eou^ngyvon vthe ; . same footing as raGin : g.;,v ; : .'-.] " , /. v^ring-.tjie- past season New Zealaii_dv ;^aSp':kypj^dfw^^^ a visit from iPjf<ym.iiien.t tj-AusJralian owners. The •next- WateriQO.. Cup Js to he run at. ■piumpipn I*ark, ' Christchurch, during the •mpnth-.ibf;. April, and the gathering there promi'sps to toe representative and successM. Whether or not the sport , is rto- continue its steadyad vanpe will depend a good deal on the various. Clubs, but from present indications . and .. a glance at the personnel, of the. Association it is difficult . .to imagine a retrogressive step. ; -When we find men like Messrs R; Wise-. and M. G. O'Connell at the hea-d ofaffaits it is a sure, sign that the bark will be well stee.red.