NORTH OTAGO TURF CLUB.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 767, 26 September 1878, Page 2

NORTH OTAGO TURF CLUB.

■\ s 1 me members of the North <>'au" Turf Clu!« w s hek'i la<t evenini; ai the Empire il'rici 'I here were v.rcs.ent -Messrs. O'Meagher, Pr.isid< nt (in the chair), Lintott, S eward, Loiiriord, Greenfield, Lij-i-fi't, S crwiu, Richardson, M. Taylor, Newev, l.u »sden, Mo-;-, and Orant (hon. Secretary). 'i'l'/.j minutes of the la>t nioelhicr were read and eon j'irmed. .Mr. Sherwin then moved, in accordance with nciice, tha the. annual race meeting should he hel'l n> December. i'<; said 'ln: had been pji-Lty well di>« u-: c !. he 1)l-«i the Lr-'uerrO opinion was n fav<of change. Ky holdim, the meeting in Dccc:- b r oji« . y would come \;.j._'jt.iiiateiy after Cliristf.'iiU:- '. .., ..:id some th-.-: ieefo Auc'-iand, Welling-- :. Hawked iuy .md Dup.od/n. had trud : lii-Li hi-.jiLt ;-i:-.t'.:!y before and after Dunedi>'_ hut r. i s i.ci i :i.ir They could not obtain fields ntly . i - : to afror.i proper cncou a.ue'm-nt K. ofier lartre j su.kcs. !Tor»es were generally tired ;ut by the hard wo;}; done, while owners hud bv....m0 well aware of (iie -.juahties of their horses, un-l in consequence or.ly s nr those that suited There was at nresoist, a i;»* ».-?•> of some tim«■ the different lariiv evems of ( nri-'teh'o'.J: and Wellington. tills time hoi • Vi« idle, and if the (Intc was «il tired as proby him, they would omip d,r ;i m- this idle time ;-n:i be certain to obtain bn-re. aekls. lie had latelv b v:i in Christehnreh, ar.c't bad spoken on the subject to sjveral of the principal owners of horses, who had expressed favorable t xhe proposed chaThe alteration wou'u '*)*•. fail in well with M-r h which would nc»t hj interfered with. He wordd therefore prouos- tfint the mectincr should iu future be held in iyr. v .:i»n. r, anil that the meeting of 18 S-70 should w held on the lJth and 12th'December. V:. 6-eeWield seconded the -motion, but. asked if the S d>-0 .mmit'oe had m:ido arrangements with the lessees of the course >:>t the use of the course on the days named. lie iiact heard before coming into the r on that rhe lessees would not a.u r ree to allow the Ch;b to use. the ground ou the davs proposed. >.r. S'nenvin pob-.Ud out that the Sub-Committee hnd been appoint***! to draw uo the prolamine, and not to mal;e arrangements for U:e course. r Uiuott 1 th.ar it be well to hold the race meeting diiri"j; lite week of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Several menibers expr. s?ed the opinion that it wotild not be. well to adopt such a course, as it would be*no much to have lour holidays in ejie week. Mr. S't-ward said before the'nation was put, he 1 would like to have a reply to the question' mooted by Mr. lie had also heard that' the lessees vonki aot allow the course to be used on j the Juya aaaied. it wotdd be to affirm I tfc-2 desirability of the (iate. but it w«juld not ! he veil to definitely deeiOe that the mee?injr should ' be held on ce'tain days and then lind that the Club j could not obtain the course. j After some fur« her during which several j m"ie.bers exp-cssed the opinion that the course could nor j e obtained, ! Mr Sherwic aaid ho would press his motion, and if j it v/a.' carried, and the lessees r fused to allow- the Club to use the course, the public could judge as to the conduct, of the lesse s in the matter. One of those gentlemen (Mr Patorson) had stated positively at the last meeting, when the question was mooted, that he would not offer any objection. Mr St ward said would move the following amo' dment :That it is expedient, in th - interest of racing, that the meeting for he season 2S7i-9 be held o > the llrh and I.2th emb r next, and that the Chairman, Mr rfherwin, the >.ccr<-tary, and the m< ver, be apnointe l a Committee to interview Messrs Paterson a!id Shalders with a view f v . definitely fixing- the date: notice »o l e at once adve-t-ised as to whether the ehatv/c of date is agreed to, or whether the meetincf wil. be held -i* heretofore, iu March or April." After some further diseussit>n, ,\ir. ■>halders agreed fco withdraw his motion in favor of Mr. Steward's ; ame-'dment, which was seconded by Mr. Shervvin, and • carried. ! j The programme, as drawn up bv the Sub-Commit- j | tee, was then submitted, the following being the events : —First day: Maiden Plate, of 50 sovs., weight fO'- ag-e, H niiles; Selling Race, of 30 sovs.; Oamaru Grand Handicap, with a sweepstake of seven sovs... with 30 sovs. added, secon 1 ho se 'o receive 30 sovs., and the th ; rd, -?0 sovs. from the stakes, a$ niiie; Novel Race, of 50 sovs., 1£ mile; Tradesmen's Handi ap, of GO sovs., mile. ScccAti day: Handicap Hurdle Race, sweepstake of 3 sovs., with 75 sovs. added, sec >nd horse, co 'receive 10 sovs., about 2 - miles : P.ibliean.s' Handicap, a sweepstake of 3 sov3., with L ! 0 added, second horse to receive 15 sovs., mil 3; Hospital Race, once r und the course; Selling i Race, of 50 sovs., once round the course ; Flying Handicap, of 75 sovs., 1 mile; Consolation Handicap, of j 1 4) sovs., 1 mile; Consolation Handicap of 40 sovs., once round the course.