SPORTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8902, 23 August 1907, Page 3

SPORTING.

September' 4 and" g.-Marton J.C. Meeting. jo. Rangitikoi September IS imiSpring MootingManav/atußa cin 9 G,ab ' Annual ffleeitHg. .7 i.iortin*! of the Maamvatn Th ° 11.1 at the Royal 1 lotcl b’acing e f j {< g_ Abraham ocen--si l .s t, and presided over a largo ’t'nL’i' of mt-iibers. :lltoU Clf AIRMAN'S ADDRESS.

r ino vin£r tlio adoption of the report t pounce-sheet, the chairman, Tir K. first of all congratulated the taoniiiors open the interest taken in the C] u 'l) judged i>y the record attendance at (he annual meeting, and also upon the continued jnmpemy which attended the Ciul.’s operations. Somo might not think the balance ol £7O 19s Id shown in th- Ijahmcc—’t, pointed to the above condition of Ihluga by contrast with i-iivvioii.- ve.rr. it did not depend upon t i !( . jiiiUerwl wed it balance to diw li'e presp'orry and utility of any chib. 'l’hey 111 list aJi.-u that though the balance was sin >.ll, wint bad been i.lone really sidetnnti ally increased that amount. A sum ot J£9lS 8s lOd had been written oil lor depreciation. There had also been a verv largo increase of slakes, a sum of £7IOO having been paid away as

against £577!) the year previous. Then the last -ea- oi = m ,j I,ecu the first year of the instill lull'>n Ol the now totalisator mid ti;e expenditure had been much heavier than would be the case in succeed ivg years. He considered the ('lull had very "well hold its own if the ye ir 'had not been a record one. As regard.-; improvement in -d •to ' °f the Club's race meetings, Ihey had lulfillod its highest i mic! ions by encouraging the very best das* of her,-os to compete thereat. Pacing statistics disclosed (bo pleasing fiu-lt that the Chib was the fourth largest in the Dominion on a bads of slakes and 1 itaiisator turnover, while it wa- third on the list on a stakes a- diem ha- is. Lad year the Chib's chairman, .’lr bsaighnan, thought me { .lalisalor iigtires had reached their jiigiieat limit, but they had not done so, as tiie ligures Ihi amount to ,£70,-'}'«', as against .Inr.'.SaS lor pieviou.-; year,though li must be rcmeiiii.ercd there was an extra day’s racing during the season just eio.ed. A. regards the increase in nr'iuie-.: only !1 mend-ers :'lmd resigned ~,,,1 pi a.os ones elected since the . abjas icon r 1; :d. The mcmhc’.v -idberipi ion were a part of the income lij.eii which the Club depended for its revenue for meeiiag its .general expen. es, as toe whole of that derived fio-m the mahdite h.nl lo l,e pil'd 111 stakes. The

great ira > j.i t was in accordance v.iti, 11 • i' mm ,-o in total!-ak.r tuni-'vcr. I'v.o o;;vs' Produce Stakes had teen announced lor 190 S and 1900. For tho fornier U! and the latter 1G had been nominated.

Tii“ Xnv Tolali.-ator. —As regard# the cm; „i running the now silent totalisator In- cv)i;p.m.--->n it .•vmufil to bo very expensive. (u Jl'ud-IOUd reason tho Club paid 3lr J. Antes lie- running his machine .o-l.'o. •„ hetra# tho '■ ’hibV: expenditure lor following #r!o on under this heading was Alto:;. Fat them was certain expenditure which would not (recur again. Tiro hud laid in a vry large stock of tickets, suiileient to lad for .-.cvoru-l years, at a c.-st ft AdoO. initial expenses in starting machine cost .ill(id ana stationery .4'aO, while 4200 (all approximately) went in extra- eommi-sieT). They were all ijuile sal: died that during the coming year tiio Club would eiicet a very great saving by having its own machine. Conference of Country Clubs; —A conference of Country Clubs was held at Fcildht" at tiie instatico c£ the llangitikei Club, to which M.K.C. sent two delegates. A number of important resolutions wave carried, none of which were laid before 1 lie Few Zealand Racing Conference. it sec-reed i t i him that that meeting at Felldiu" was held solely to prevent Manawe.tu Club bavin" representation on the Conference. 1 lie iian- itikei anil Ashhurst Clubs Iheiuorl tuev Had a grievance, but even sti j„ t n io t t accorded to this movement bv me Vwinganni anil Foil-ding Cinii- winch was \.--w «i moult to account foi (V’. 1 i l( < jealousy). Tim eh u 1 in xtl I ! . t think n naiu that die premier cm >on this cor-t . 1 > 1 (jo n duo t 11 tl c )..< jnt vein t i fanovy tomb lion ot ilnnes, namclv, nonreur'.senrauon on :he ./. Conference.

I,leu i f ui lb Figures were ijt u 1 i i m lilt 1 Club had praeti el .] 1 1 ib I u til ;in three years which immt he considered extremely mV i.-Vm-t-.rv and aUoriud ample proof of it 'n r t _u it. ’a Tbe l.”-l tls-nhs of the Club were due p. .pa.n't. n, who hail prepared a- convincing array of figures clearly- proving tae contentions of L’angitdmi and Anmurst Clubs that a thu ld> aji n it tpuni was detrimental to these iicugnbouring Clubs’ meetings to Iks entirely contrary to facts, ana to blessrs Loutrhnan and J. H. F, Strmi!' for thou- dlorts before the N.Z. llaeuig Lunlevcnco which bad resulted in the Club retaining the third day at its summer fixture. (Applause,) Thanks weiv also duo to ofr if. J. Nathan for his valuable a.-rvices as treasurer.

turnover. —'J'ho chairman then ipadcd the following figures showing tin.' steady increase in the total Later figures : —]gO3-i- Wh,* ! ;MJJ-5 i'affUSS, IWS G As:>,Beh, Kn.iii.7 £72,203. KLECTIOX 01' OI'FICEKS. The f.dlewing were duly elected : .I’resident: ->ir the. Abraham (ro-eiccted). who in returning thanks for his re-elec-tioii luted lh:it his heart was in the Intenets oi the Club and that he would he • 'lad to do ail that lay within in Ids jewel 1 for tiie benefit of the Club. Vin'-J'resident.'; Messrs 1). Hnick and •I. 11. I’. .Strang.

J h>n. Treasurer : Mr !•’. J. Xathan (reelected).

Committee: For the hair vacancies on {he C.e.iiiidUee, Mm-rs L. A. Abraham. 11. I'eener, S. \V. Lexford and F. S. .Mei.'ae were elected on a ballot. Oangitikei Racing Club. Horse owners are reminded I hat nominations for all events for Rough rikei Racing (.'lull's .Spring Meeting close with the Secretary, Mr H. A. Goodall, at Bulls, on Saturday next, August 24th, at i) p.m. Marion J.C. Annua! Meeting. Accoptuiifrs for rho first flay’, events and entries i'or flic Tlaitlm Plate close cm Tuesday next at p.m.