TINUI JOCKEY CLUB.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2481, 20 December 1886, Page 2

TINUI JOCKEY CLUB.

A. meeting iif the abovo Club was held om Friday evening «t (ho Tinui Hotel, Mr T. Mackay in the chair. Among the correspondence row WM »> letter from the Wellington Clubre new i.ioing ruloe. From side, resigning the office of President and. enclosing a subscription uf £5 6a. Mr Handyßide'a resignation ra accepted with regret, and the Seorotary wai; requested to write and thank htm for his liberal donation. It ivas resolved to. abolish tho office of President. ' The following officers and stetfurdr wore then appointed Steward!, ,A, Walker, J. Drummond, J. A. MoKenzie, J. Sutherland, E. Mason and 0. A. Val» lanco; judge, A. McHutohon; efcartor, J. Schofield; clerk of scales, J. A. Perry; clerk of the course, H. Brown: handi. cappers, R. R, Armstrong andjjti. Grace; secretary, T. Mackay; treaaffll, J, W, Smith. It was decided to hold' the races on March 3rd and 4th. A programme.almost similar to lanjr year's web agreed upon, with the excep*. tiou of one District Haok Race and * District Pony Bace beinp substituted ft* the Novel Race and District Handiojp. The programme will be issued as sooft as approved of by the MetroiMtoa Club. \ ■< , 1" " f The new Opaki course was the noene of more than usual bustle yesterday tuorninj; among our local sports. Between eighty aud one hundred hacks were treated to lively work, the aspirants for the MemPlate being numerous and in (food! condition, Hosking's team were o.ut and did some useful work, the whole string being in splendid tiiui.'