WAIKATO CLUB

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 73, 17 June 1927, Page 7

WAIKATO CLUB

BIG IMPROVEMENT SCHEME ENTERPRISE COMMENDED tio^ h witiwu dellins scheme in connecat rlondJ he a COUrs f and appointments at Claudelands, which is the headquarters of the Waikato Trotting Club is well forward and will be completed well ahead of the period when the club Will carry out its opening programme of the new season there on the first Saturday in December. UP-TO-DATE TRACK The new track, a little over six furiongs in circumference, and a chain wide, has been laid down, and a good sole of grass has come through. The circuit is banked at the two bends and lengthy back and front straights are available. When properly consolidated the circuit will fully answer the utmost demands of light harness racing, and in this respect will prove an incentive toward the attraction of the best class of horse to the headquarters of trotting in the Waikato. STANDS REMODELLED The club has undertaken a big scheme of additions and alterations to the stand and lawn accommodation at Claudelands. The fact that the racing surface has been placed a chain further infield permits of increased lawn space for inside and outside patrons. The two stands have been remodelled and tiers of concrete steps placed along the whole frontage. There will be a gradual ramp from the stand fronts to the outer area of the lawn enclosure, the preparation of which is now well under way. Considerable alterations have been made to the stands, including a central entrance to the upper area from the rear of the buildings. IMPROVED FACILITIES Additional ventilation of the structures has been provided, while the dining rooms have been materially improved both for the public and the staffs. Under the scheme the attention bestowed upon the outside public will provide improved facilities for viewing the racing. Their stand, which was originally to the south of the

where they will obtain a good view of the racing throughout. A stewards’ stand is among the latest improvements to be added to Claudelands. This will be built facing the birdcage and between the lawn and the outside enclosures. AN AMBITIOUS CLUB The improvement plan undertaken by the club is a bold one and the committee is deserving of congratulation on its keen desire to provide up-to-date facilities for the horses and for the public who are patronising this popular department of racing in large and ever-increasing numbers. As opportunity presents itself the club will undertake an entirely new building policy at Claudelands in the matter of stand accommodation. The Waikato Club deserves to meti with success, as by its fine progressive policy it is fostering and catering for the light harness sport in an admirable degree, and also endeavouring to raise the standard of the popular pastime. May the efforts of the wideawake executixe be crowned with success.