SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 294, 21 January 1910, Page 8

SPORTING

METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Metropolitan Committee was liold on Tuesday. Present: Messrs Lepper (chairman), Thomson. Nolan, L. If. Webster, Standish, Blundell and Ellis. Programmes received from the Opuriake and Patea Racing Clubs were approved. Th e Manaia Hack Kacing Club's programme was referred back to the club, with a suggestion that it refer th" matter To Die ATnwter of Interna! Affairs. A gentleman rider's license was granted to John Sheahrn. TARANAKI JOCKEY CLFB. The Taranaki Jockev Club Committee met subsequently, the name members being present. A transfer of the horse Ivohepotte from S. Mcfiuinness to J. A. Street, was approvrd. Four new member* were elected. it was decided 'to charge bookmakers £2O per day, and their clerks l()s per dnr. for the autumn meeting. The committee resolved to ask tile Garrison Hand to supply music for the autumn meeting on the Fame terms :is at previiHis meetings, viz.. CO per day. the band to provide its own luncheon. Messrs Nolan and Sole were authorised to nroeitre a suitable draught hor.-i"-for the #lub. A number of improvements to t"i n buildings at, the course, for the convenience iii' the public, were iiilthori.-ed. Owiers are reminded that nominatiVrns for the Egmont T'a cing Club's auti.-nin meeting close to-night at 0 o'clock. A Wellington wire states that Sir Antrim was scratched at 1.."> p.m. yesterday fir,- all eng:i»emenl ■; at tin We" lington llartug Chili's mcetinvr. :"ommencing oil Saturday.