TIMARU A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2740, 20 November 1894, Page 2

TIMARU A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

A special meeting of the committee of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held on Saturday afternoon to deal with certain protests against judges' decisions at the late show. Present—Messrs A. C. Pringle (president), Teschemaker, Hay, McLaren, Rutherford, Mackay, Irving, Talbot, King, Davie, and Campbell. A letter was read from Mr W. S. Liudsay, drawing attention to the manifest unfairness of his protest against a horse in class 140 on the ground of unsoundness being dismissed, as the horse was notoriously unsound, and he was disqualified from jumping on this ground. Mr Lindsay reminded the committee that disqualification for unsoundness, after jumping, was quite a common thing. It was resolved, after a long discussion, on the motion of Messrs McLaren and Teschemaker—" That Mr Lindsay's letter be received, and he be informed that the committee regret that they cannot see their way to interfere with the decision of the judges in this case ; and that the rule on the subject of soundness be amended so as to prevent any cause of complaint on this ground in future." Also, on the motion of Messrs McLaren and Kelland—" That in future the class stewards in the horse classes be specially instructed to inform the judges before commencing their duties that a veterinary surgeon is at their service to decide any question of unsoundness that may come before them." ~ Mr Rutherford drew attention to the use of bad language by a rider in the jumping to a class steward and committeeman, and it was resolved that the offender be asked to apologise to thd committee, failing which he be debarred from appearing in any connection with stock at the shows.

A letter was received from Mr J. Small, Ashburton, in the nature of a protest against the decision in special class 110, entire horse and three of his progeny, as the progeny did not include a three-year-old as the programme provided.—The protest come in too late, according to the rules, to be considered, and it was decided to reply to that effectThe case of Mr G-. Stumbles' protest against Mr J. Small's horse, was further held over, for reply to inquiries to the Ashburton Association not yet received.

' A letter from Mr B. Gillies drew at- ' tention to what he considered a great ; injustice, in that he who had paid 25s in entry money as au exhibitor, had been made to pay for entering the ground. The secretary stated that he had written to Mr Gillies, explaining that this was : done in error, due to this being his first year.—A good deal of discussion took place on the question of " passes." It was decided that a general system of gate passes would not answer, but that the secretary might have a number for people who cared to ask for them. Mr J. Murray, vice-president, wrote resigning his seat on the committee and the vice-presidency, on the ground that he has no time to give to the duties.—lt was resolved, on the motion of Messrs McLaren and Teschemaker, to ask Mr Murray to reconsider his resignation. The secretary submitted an approximate balance-sheet of the late show as follows :—Or. : Entries, £167 19s; gates, £19510s ; privileges, £78155; catalogues, £l3 3s 4d; privileges sold on ground, £6 lis ; subscriptions and donations received, £4B 3s; subscriptions and donations promised, £43 18s 6d ; subscriptions, donatious, and cups, £34 Is ; total, £SBB 103. Dr. ; Prizes, £341 Is 6d; luncheon, £'22 7« i band, £10; wages, £lO 19s; judges' expenses, £ll 9s 6d; I ground keeper, £lO 7s ; advertising, | printing (say) £Ol lis 21; sundries, carting, etc. (say) £l2 8s; total, £486 3s 2d. Approximate credit balance, £lOl 17a U, The committee considered this result very satisfactory. Accounts were passed for payment amounting to £483 15s 2d, including £341 Is 6d prize moneys. Mr James King raised a question about a piece of plate allotted to him as a prize, that it already belonged to him, or rather to him and the late Mr IS- T. Rhodes. They were to have tossed for it, but never diJ. He could not accept it as a prize for this year. Other members had been under the impression that this trophy was not won at all |ast year. Mr Ring's account of it was aweptod, and tfye plate was put b,ack —-- »nd a ii&W one ordered to for last >0..., bo got for Mr King tor who _, A vote of thanks was passed to the donors of private prizes and douatious to the prize fund, and it wa3 agreed to give such friends of the association complimentary tickets in future. The mooting thou closed.