MASTERTON-OPAKI JOCKEY CLUB.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1485, 17 September 1883, Page 2

MASTERTON-OPAKI JOCKEY CLUB.

Some thirty members of (he above Olub attended the annual meeting on Saturday evenine lust, Mr T. E. Chamberlain (the president) being in the chair. Mr Futon, the treasurer, reported that the financial position of the Club waa improved since the last annual meeting There then waß a deficit of 168 4s 6d, now a credit balance of!.JS6I, Oj. 8J,.; and. .(j?n_ 1 pounds of subscriptions to,come in, which ~ he could read tho balance.sheet'for the past year, which shewed receipts £470 14s (id, and expenditure MO 18s 10d. ; •'■'■'■'■> !;^-i^

The- chairman thought they might, fairly congratulate themselves' oh the' ' position of the Club, which was '"mainly, - due to the energetic maimer iti wbioh Mir ,- '. Eitton had worked it up,-(Hear 1' hear I)'' -On the motion of Mr Lowes Hie balance sheet was adopted subjeot to: audit.; Messrs lorns and Paytori bein« appointed...' auditors, "-,;'....'

-Letters were read from J. Fuller and J. McFarlane,\Bpplymg for bolb rujlit of supplying the .Club with a lutaliaator, ; former;pointing, out the; advantage of;•',; -, having a \ local apparatus wliiob would 7; 7 always jbe available.—An expreaiiou of i-v opinion'wa» given that a locul> lotalisator should have a preference over an outside ''• ' one, and:the receipt of the "letter; was' ';■"''■ formally aoknowled({(id: ; i. ; ' •'■''' ■ ■;<••''- : ; vThe electibb of 'President: was7ttie'n I ' 7'"7 ;i proceeded with, '-.', "'..;; • '7;""/7"'7; '" Mr Lowes' moved that'in view, of the " ' ; " \ success,'that utteilded last year's adminia*.'7 "7" (ration; under the.,'presidency .of-,, Mr! ,"„■,'., ChambMain.it w<s desirable .to retain his,. .7 ,i services for'afurther term, " .-,: v- ;;;.-.•■.„;,

Mr T.,;E. Chamberlain declined to ~ 7 ouine forward on.the present occasion. : »<' >•■' .Mr. 'Macara moved -and -Mr ■ Bikini; jSL-' secondedj-'that 'MrL'owes be' for the ensuing year.' -\ ■■■■'■'•'■• - ll '''';'■«&;''.-' : ' Mr Lowes inoved that Mr ; 'James '" : ■ Macara be"President,"'but 'the'latter I "'''. ;i: declining, the motion 'iii favor"' of "Mr ' ' '' Lowos was put and- carried unanimously. • • The President elect having (akeir.ihe ■ ohair thanked the meeting for the honor , '• A .conferred upon him. The position was an onerous one, but as the work only fell on two or three mouths in the year and not all the yaar.rouud he was willing to . aooepi office and do hii-beat for the Club; 7 '"' J. ■ » \;-\j\ns n ' Mr Hill proposed that Mr Pittou be ~ reelected aecretary and~'treaiurer,' 'He.'• bad acquitted himself nobly last year au.i thuy could not better hiui. " ' N ' •-- • - The,uiotion,waa seconded all round the '. ;; roum and carried unanimously. . Mil Gave was then eleoted Judge on the motion of Mr. Chamberlain secouded-by< ■ •'....>■ Mr Parsons. Mr M. McKeiizie was .elected- starter, •• - and'Mr John Hardim? clerk ot the acalts;' ... and Mr Kimburley handieapper. There .was a general expression of opinion ihat as a lundicapper Mr Kimberley was the ■'i moat- suitable selection that: could be" made, and that.no.effort,'should be spared',.'.7 " to seoure his services - ■. ' Mesarß VV. loruiand' C. Dixon appointed io act as clerks of the course. * .Some thirteen nominatiens were then :.i■-' taken for the office uf -stewards, The result of the ballot which followed w 8 » in ■ ■ : favor uf Messra James Maoara, T,E '•' -' Chamberlain, A. Elkina, T.H. Hill, J, 7 lorna.G Druuitnotid,and J. (J. Vallanoa.' : ' Messrs Liwes, Elkius, Aiacarr|'.-and L ; '-' Chamberlain, having been appoii tal-'-a"'■ -'<■•' committee to make final arranj est enti with Mr Welch, for-the me of bin 1 wßtsei"' the meeting adjourned till Saturday «v0u.. ,: • ingnext. - • ■■■" '- :■ ■ :•■