SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 83, 3 September 1914, Page 2

SPORTING.

STHATi'OEJD IiACTNO CLI B.

ANNUAL LUiiiKTlxN.u.

The annual numbing >Ol the Stratford iiacmg Club was held on Monday evening, Mr. a. IV . Budge, president, hoin.* in the chair. •'

Ihe annual report referred to 'ast year as being the most successful in the clulo s history, tihe race -meeting easily being a record, there being] an increase in the lota lisa Lor receipt® of *BS/1. Tlianks to Air l-itt's able management of tti e fainn stock, a profit of £ll7 Is 7d !\vm shown. The -total cost -of the new road and footpath was £484, During t)he pant three months considerable improvements had been made to the training tracks, which were TOW in thoroughly good order, a better lino to work on being provided, and the tracks would sihoaitly be open lor work. Fouir acres of adou-tional 'land had been acquired near the ma»n building. Keference was made to the re-arrangement of finances consequent on the decision U: dispense with the guarantors, and the sub-committee which carried out the ■satisfactory 'arrangement with the bank were tlia-nked for tolieir good work. The chairman, in moving the au-on-tion of the report, said the new rules had been approved, and 'he formally •reported the voting of ~ltM) to the -wfufund.

In the discussion which ensued the ■prioe paid for the land purchased \va.< criticised, and defended. Dr. Paget eoudleinmed Ithel (proposed >orec!tifcn of a tea lciosfc ae a ipiece of expensive folly. Tile chairman, in reply, saul the cV\ timated cost of the tea kiosk was £BOO, and that the proposed works of extending the grandstand by 30 feet, shifting yind enlarging the itotaliteator house, and shifting the outside stand were estimated to cost £I3OO. 'flic election of officers resulted as follows:—President, . Mr. A. AV. Budge (re-elected unopposed);. vice-president. Mr. i\V. J. .Morrison; committee, Messrs D.S. Glasgow, W. P. Knrkwood, S. Pitt, .1. j). liMiairds, E. C. Robinson, J. !!. Stanford and A, auditor. Mr. H. Perm.

Votes of thanks were accorded to .Mr. J. lii L. KtandFord, honorary judge, tile {stock committee, Ala's. Budge, the outgoing committee, the Metropolitan Club ("or trophies) and to the president for attending the ltaeing Conference. Tlte action of the committee over '.Jip war fund donation was eoniinned. The coramiitit<|e was authorised lo voU donations to the A. and P. Association and the Hunt CI nil).