MARTON RACING CLUB

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 683, 7 June 1929, Page 13

MARTON RACING CLUB

; WINTER MEETING WANTED (Special to THE SUN) MARTON, Thursday. The Marton Jockey Club lias just concluded a most successful year and the prospects for the future are bright indeed. The club has assets to the value of over £ 14,000 and while the balance sheet showed a loss on the year’s operations of £ 80, permanent improvements were effected to the course to the value of oyer JC 300. It has been decided to revert back to the two-dav spring meeting, but the club is hopeful of securing one of the extra permits which are shortly to be allocated, and then hold a May meeting. The falling away of totalisator returns is causing the club some concern and there is a big possibility of stakes being reduced this year to meet the deficiency. The officers were re-elected without | opposition, as follow: President, Mr. f It. E. Beckett; vice-presidents. Messr- ! D. G. Riddiford, L. M. Richards, F. R. ! LI. Brice and Dr. Skerman; treasurer. Mr. L). G. Riddiford; committee and ! stewards, Messrs. E. Openshaw, J. H. I C. Broad, Tl. McManaway and H. J. J Cameron; clerk of scales, Mr. F. L. ; Young; clerk of course, Mr. W. E. Gibbons; timekeeper. Mr. D. Thomson; surgeons. Dr. W. S. R. Dick and Ur. T. ! G. Harpur; auditor. Mr. P. J. Sladden; ! veterinary surgeon, Mr. A. IT. Bill.