CHANGES MUST BE MADE

NZ Truth, Issue 1212, 21 February 1929, Page 14

CHANGES MUST BE MADE

Wanganui Club Will Have To Introduce New Blood OFFICIALS NOW RUN IN RUTS

To the student who delves deeply into the affairs of the Wanganui club there is produced ample evidence of the need of a thorough clean up.

WANGANUI is m a most favorable position for all patrons of the sport— owners, trainers, and the general public. The club possess a course and tracks that are easy of access, while' the training grounds have always been highly spoken of by trainers who should know. • Yet meeting after meeting finds the club going on the slide. People who should be encouraged to be present are not thought of, and, m the city itself, it is hard to find a local who will say a good word for the club. , Like the celebrated breakfast food, there's a i-eason. The good old rut — the groove that individuals are so prone to fall into— is, at bedrock, the spanner m the works. There istoo much of. taking the line of least resistance and officials, both paid and honorary, are m equal portions at fault. The stewards are on race days a good lot socially, and. they look after visitors' extremely well. But during meetings where are they? Not, too often are they found patronising other gatherings, and to be conversant with the times this is essential. What happened ten years ago is good enough for them to-day. Sentiment is UimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiinmiHiiniuimiiiniiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiiniiHimiiiimu

all right m its place, but m business it has no place. The race book and general printing contract is just one instance where the club was firing good money into the sea. The contract now made, through the efforts of fresh blood on the committee, is saving the club £800 m five years. That is something considerable when the wiping off of that Westmere property, bought m boom days and now written down nearly a half, is borne m mind. The secretarial staff are courteous and obliging — none could be better. But, as with the stewards, what about other meetings? It is very obvious that somebody should have been at New Plymouth to take acceptances, and arrange for boxes, accommodation, etc. But there wasn't.' f The caretaker is capable, but surely his place is at home the weeks prior to the meeting, instead of tripping off to act as starter at northern meetings. There seems to be. an absence of control, all round, and if this is not soon remedied the club will find that it has slipped altogether. Members have m their hands the power to amend this order of things and if they will only stop and think they will see that there is every need of the vacuum cleaner being called m. iituiiiiimimiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiimi|imiia