SPORTING

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 23 August 1920, Page 2

SPORTING

FOXTON R.C. At the annual meeting of the Fox ton Racing Club on Wednesday night, the following officers were elected: Patron, Mr Frank Robinson; vice-pre-sidents, Messrs C. E. Robinson, O Robinson. W. K. Barber and Dr Maudl; treasurer, Mr R. Bryant; ’ clerk of scales, Mr J. V. Burr; timekeeper. Mr A. J. Mahon; committee, Messrs Bryant. Hammond. Jewell. H. Coh-y, Purcell, G. C. Coley. Burr. Petrie and Green. In accordance with notice previously given, Mr Jewell moved “to re seind rule 8 of the club’s rules and to substitute the following: “At every annual meeting three of tin- members of the committee, being those «lio have been longest in office without reelection. shall retire, but shall be eligible for re-election; the remaining members of the committee shall remain in office for the following year, without re-election. If there shall be a doubt on any occasion as to which of the members of the committee -hell retire under this rule, the question shall be determined by lot. the method of lot to be decided by the presiding officer of the club.” The motion was carried. At the same time a committee was set up to draft fresh rules. The financial position of the Foxton Racing Club is sound, but owing to the fire in March which burned the club’s records no balance-sheet could be presented at the annual meeting. Tiework of erecting a rabbit proof wirenetting fence around the course v as being proceeded with, arid would be completed at an early date. The r; w stewards’ stand, which it was hoped to erect this year, could not be proceeded with owing to regulations in regard to timber, etc. Several trees, which had obscured the view from the grandstand. had beer removed, while. : tietraining track was reported ro be in good order. At present over 20 horses were trained thereon. The assets totalled £54*55, while there was a debit of £l*ss 13s, leaving a balance of assets over liabilities of £5200 7s. The first of the new season ’« foals at the Waikanae stud was born on August sth. This is a bay filly by Bociform front Be be. and therefore a half-sister to War Baby and to Die high-priced Martian yearling disposed of at Mr Duncan’s sale in Wellington last January. The dam Bebe is by Bezonion— B’.uewater. Two days later Peace foak-d a bay colt to Boniform, and on August 16th a colt by Bonjform—Prelude arrived. Peace is by The Officer —Content, and Prelude by Merrv England—Prologue. I, Flyer:, who was one of the best horsemen in the Dominion a year or ’wo Ego, has been seriously indisposed of Sate, and on hi, medical supervisor’,! advice ha* entered a sanatorium.