TARANAKI JOCKEY CLUB.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8112, 17 May 1906, Page 3

TARANAKI JOCKEY CLUB.

MEETING OF MEMBERS,

Out of ninety-two members, only fifteen attended the annual meeting of members of the Taranaki Jockey Club on Wednesday evening. In th* absence of the President, Mr .Ins. Paul, who wrote that he was detained by private business in Blenheim, Mr King was voted to the chair.

The balance-sheet showed au actual loss of £O9l 17s lid on -the year's operations. Receipts wore £613 3s 7d less than in the previous year, and in eluded : Entries nnd acceptances £714 10s, grandstand and lawn £340 -Is, programmes £127 los, gates £324 Is, totalisator £1312 13s lOd, grazing £42 Is, privileges £llO, subscriptions £192 lsjtraining fees £33 15s, gentlemen riders' fee £5, fines £7. Expenses included: Insurance and interest £67 10s, starling £ls 3s, race day officials £92 18s, stakes £2790, racecourse maintenance £BO 14 4d, rates and rents £IL6 5s Bd, petty cash £l46s 3d, salary £125, conference expenses £l4 10s od, luncheons £4B 3s Od, band £3O, sundries £3O 8s 4d, wages account £ll2 2s 6d, printing and advertising £157 6s Bd,'depreciation on building and plant £123 15s 6d, handicapping £6O. I'lie chairman, in moving the adoption of the balance-sheet, mentioned that although the summer meeting resulted in L 497 profit, the autumn meeting, from i>. variety of causes showed a debit of L 753. The date clashed with Avondale—preventing the attendance of Auckland horses—and Masterton, at which meeting Wellington owners preferred to compete. Some members held the " advanced" idea that the club was going to ruin. He did not look at it in sueh a serious light, considering it more unfortunate than anything elso. The committee would have to choose a more suitable date for the autumn meeting. The balance-sheet was adopted. The secretary was appointed a member of the committee, ex officio. Colonel Ellis moved, and Mr P. Watjon seconded, that the annual meeting be held in July.—Carried. The election of officers was taken, but as no one could be found willing to take the position of president, matters reached a deadlock. The names of Messrs Newton King, 0. Samuel, Captain Mace, and Colonel Ellis were suggested.

After discussion the motion was carried.