CITIZENS' BAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 May 1919, Page 6

CITIZENS' BAND.

■meeting op committee. meeting of the tfew PlyBand Committee was The president (Mr/W. the chair. An apology absence of Mr. E. recovered 'sufficiently the meeting, the Citizens' ComF. Coleman, and H. R. Cattley. referred of running the that there working public throughout his contennew

He work of the to the behalf the the welcomes unanimously. OFFICERS. of officers resulted as his Worship the Mayor ;\ president, Arch-vice-presidentt, Messrs E. Fenn, H. Weston, A. S. A. Nolan, P. J. White, A. Alexander, W. E. Bendall, S. M.P., A. Milne, Col. Weston, J. Honeyfield (Tataraimaka); Citizens' representative, V C. Bond, L. Little, R. Kibby, and Howarth; auditor, Mr. A. J. VgeW - BAND MUSIC. P Mr. McLeod made a statement in regard to the difficulty of getting supplies.' of music, and said he had endeavored [to obtain some of the music used by the military bands while in camp,, but the only .satisfaction he got was that, should the music be disposed of, the claims of New Plymouth would not be lost sight of. He'had reason to believe that there was a considerable quantity of music Btored away. Mr. S. G. Smith said he was glad Mr. McLeod ,had mentioned the matter, !as he had tried to help the conductor, and had received the same reply to his: letter as Mr. McLeod had. He knew the instruments and music were stored away, and" wanted to see New Plymouth get of them when they were disposed . It was resolved that Mr. Smith he asked to personally interview the Minister/of Defence on the m&ttea. THANKS. I Votes Of thanks passed to the (retiring officers and committee, and to Khe chairman, to which Mr. Penn suit■ttjr replied.

CANTERBURY PARK ACCEPTANCES. Christ-church, Last Night. Following are the acceptances for the Canterbury Park Trotting Club meeting: AMATEUR HANDICAP, one mile and a-half.—Delvile Wood, Dooderall, Sally Dillon, Diameter, _ Estelle, Miss Chancellor, Calverden, B'reaknot, Grand Dillon, Rose Elect, Jock G, Earl Derby, Maori Princess, Lady Lena, Rothino, Waiwefa, Chiropos, Captain Wood, Rendale, Blazer Wilson, Woodgrove, White Crane, Frazie Bell, Royal Whisper*.', My Boy, Peter the First, Lady Esma Friar, Zone, Best Boy, Herepo. / PENINSULAR HANDICAP, one mile and a-half.—Bundura, Energy, Embracer, Partner, Quinet, Old Cre9t, General Elmo, Vilo, lrvingwood, Doreen Dillon, Sally Brass, Intolerance, Full Cry, George Akwood, Halcombe, King Lear, Auriferous, Lochboar. PAPAROA HANDICAP, two -.miles.— Admiral Wood, Matchlight, Hannah M., Cora Dillon, Lord Minto, Nancy Stair, Sympathy, 'Cello Sydney Wilkes, Whispering Willie, Sashwood, Dean Dillon, Pitaroa, Hectorata, Rorke'u Drift, Colenut, Captain Stanley. LYTTELTON HANDICAP, two miles. Patch, Granger, Dandy Chimes, Peter Mac, Silver Nut, Mahinga, Jack Arrah, Lady Wayward, Schnapps, Gold Crest, Maud Wilkes, Marvingwood, Our Chum, Erleen, King Lear, King Kauri, Barooga, Guynemer, Sir Gavin. STEWARDS' HANDICAP, one mile and a-quarter.—John Dillon, Chid, Trix Pointer, Lord Minto, Sungod, Agathos, 'Cello Sydney Wilkes, Bundong, Sashwood, Erin's Queen, Rorke's Drift, Stockade, Silver Quick, Irvar, Vice Admiral, Pax!. AVIATION HANDICAP, two miles.— Lady Patricia, Whist, Gay Wilkes.', Truganini, Treasure Seeker, Mushroom, Colonel Havelock, Craibwood, Ivan Huon, Te Kuiti, Manressa, Miss Lorna, Our Goldie, Arcadian, Ben Bell, Dragoon Junior. RAILWAY HANDICAP, one mile.Bundura, Alf Mefcrnney, Breadalbane, Mako Mako, Joyful, Pleasant Monnt, The Whip, Great Britain, Lady Superior, Lady Teddington, Lord Roanchild, Annie Dillon, Bridgewood, Patsy Dillon. AU- REVOIR HANDICAP, one mile.— Birdwood, Pleasant Mount, Mahinga, Peter Mac, Letitia, Silver, Energy, Dillon Direct, Acushla Machree, Xavier, Maud Wilkes, Rearguard, Tassy M., Treasure Seeker, Sally Brass, Prince Coronado, Auriferous, Idris. SUGGESTED ELTHAM CLUB. Mr. G. W. Tayler, Mayor, presided at the meeting held on Monday night to consider the proposal to form a racing club in Eltham. The attendance was very satisfactory, including several farmers in the district. The chairman thought there should be no difficulty in obtaining a membership of 150, and, with that number, a club should prove a success. Regarding a course, there were suitable grounds) in the district, but perhaps Stratford Club would assist them with their course for the start.

Mr. J. Campbell thought the chief difficulty would be to secure a permit, but smaller towns than Eltham had their meetings, and they might try their luck. Mr. W. J, Tristram expressed himßelf Strongly in favor of a club. Taranaki t£M:*Jße&iMjeroiuej and tutationtd

that it would be a good thing for Eltham if some of the cars engaged in motoring to neighboring meetings put a day in at the town. He moved: "That it is desirable to form a racing club in Eltham, and a committee of five be set up to arrange preliminaries and report to a future meeting." This--was carried, and Messrs G. W. Tayler, J. S. Brisco, A. E. Smalley, J. Campbell, and W. J. Triatram elected the committee, who were instructed to report their deliberations to a meeting to be held on June 15. Fifty-two members were elected during the evening.— Argus. Writes E. G. Baylis, from Opunake:— "Would you be kind enough to publish the following in your valuable paper? I have a scheme to put before the racing -enthusiasts re the tote, which I think would be beneacial. The idea is to have a Bliding door or a curtain in front of the tote, so that no one would know what\ number of tickets were on each horse until after the tote was closed. Then draw the screen away. The total on the race need not be covered. The advantages v of this, in my opinion, are: (1) The owners would not know what favorite their horse was, and the public would have cleaner sport; (2) the public would bet on the horse they fancied, because they wouldn't know the price it was paying, and would not be put off by the small price; (3) the public would invest their money, instead of standing in front of the tote until the last bell is half over, and then, very I often, a lot of them get shout out, which would not be the case if the tote was covered, and would mean more money being put through the machine."