SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1918, Page 8

SPORTING.

QPUNAEE RACING CLUB. The annual meeting of the Opunake Kanng Club was held on Friday evening, and was fairly well attended, Mr A. pood (president) being in the chair. The annual report and 'balance-sheet showed the club to <be in a oouad financial, position During the vear - thmorfcgage on .the dab's "property, mounting to £7OO, lias been paid off, £t.oo was invested in war bonds!, £3so' kes at interest in the Post Office Soviugs Bank, and flhe current account at the Bank of New Zealand show.-! a w«*t of £lO7. The olufc'a lands, (buildings, and plant, all fee of encumbrance, are valued at £3438. Tim balance-sheet was adapted, on the motion of Messrs J. M Hiokev and S. Forsyth. The following officers were elected: President, Mi- -A. Goad; Tiro-presidents, Messrs M J. Erennan, J. Young, J, M. Hickey, and G. Barr-Brown; Mr W. Young; timekeepers, Messrs G Gibson and J. Bennett: lion. treasureMr A. Clarke: auditor, Mr D. Markhom; lion, surgeon, Dr. Sliarpe; general committee. Me-ssw J. Young. G. Earr-.Brown E. S. Forsyth, V. Julian, D. Campbell' A. Clarke, S. Richards, E. L. Tkwpe, and 3. M. Hieke.v Seventeen nominations were received for a committee of nine, aiK". on a ballot being taken the old committee was re-elected without exception. r It was decided to inercasa tSio auditor's fee from £2 2s to £5 Ss. Giving to the increasing amount of wjik and the growing importance of the dub, it was resolved "to raise the secretary's salary from .-CSS to £125. •Mr Young brouotut up the question of increasing the charge at ttV kwn gates to 7s Od, and also of reducing the number of complimentary tickets issued. After some discussion, both matters were referred to the eonnrokice to deal with Messrs F. Carter and A. Mitchell w?re elected members of th* club. At a meeting of the committee, Mr I Ml Eidrcy wa.s nnanimoralv *r»tiected diainnan.—Star. TURF TOPHCE. fßy "Moiinoa.") Anent the paT in Saturday's note s re recognising the efforts of the caretaker of the Taranaki JoekeT Club's excellent OToimda, I have since been informed of the jiatec of the treatment given Mm try the committee. The coonimittee don't show their hands to the public, hnt treat fe?lr caretaker and other members of ■lie staff handsomely, a policv quite in anewwd tilth the sp'DTtmanphip thi't iftamctcrise* this maaagement o: t"ie flulbV -Effairs 'generally. I therefore hack all T said ateirt the aflvt=al'ilifT of Icfflowing the lead of the Egwont Clwh •ic to the caTetaikw. satisfied as I -am that ''old Jim" is Mng well cared for, as he -deservfe. fcv the committee ■and Una* his treatment challenges comparison with that of anv other racin"