SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2496, 10 January 1887, Page 2

SPORTING.

MASTERTON-OPAKI JOCKEY. CLUB. A geseru meeting of the above Club was held at tlie Club Hotel on Saturday evening, al out a dozen members being present, ft] rT. G. Afitson in the chair. I'lie secretary, Mr R. J. Fitton, read a statement of tlio receipts and expenditure in connection wiih the summer pieetiiis, shewing a credit halanoH of £3O for the meeting, viz,, receipts £7ll, expenditure £7ll. It was decided'to hold ii meeting on St Patrick's Diy, March I7ih, and the following pro gramme viis adopted: Hurdle Handicap £30,1J miles; Hack Hurdles £'15,1 \ mill's; St Patrick's Handicap £BO, 1] niilea; Novel Ra.cn £2O, 1{ miles"; lHa-Ueitnn Plyin" Stakes £3O, £ mile ; llact Race £ls, If miles j Grand Siai'nl Handicap £30,1 'mile. As the present grazing lease of the Chili's property expires on Febnary 28th, tlie (juration of lotting it on a cropping lease'was duktsed. It' wis-thought that ninety out of the one hundred and twenty-seven acres cmild. he cropped wi hont interfering with the 'fencing, and; very little fencing would be required to keep visitors to the races from the part nuder cultivation. (Jnder the present arrangements the property costs the Club'about £SO a year, whereas by letting it on a term for cropping it could be made (selfsupporting. It was resolved, "That tenders be invited for leasing the course for grazing and oropping purposes for a terra of three or five vears, and the President and Secretary, be requested to obtain conditions of lease, and, submit to the next meeting." All .accounts in connection with the late race meeting were passed for pay--meat.- • This concluded the business.

The question of planting the new race-course at Opaki with ornamental trees cropped up'at the inaeting on .Saturday evening,- and by theteuor of the remarks then made, the merabsrr. appesr iuolined to adopt this method of hoautjfyiug their property." Mr E E' Oham'borlairi offered" fifty yoong trees to the Olub, and as the question will be oonaidere'd at the annual meeting, there js no. doiibt the oqarse will obtain its initiative embellißhments diii'itig the n'ext'pliinting 'season, The Mastertou-Oiialii- Jockey Club are to be conciliated on adopting another liberalfpfqgramme for their St, Patrick's Day Meeting. The amount of added money for this day's sport iB £240, being an increase oh last year's autumn gathering. This Club is ihe only one of an v note in the provinoe that lias raised its Rtakes this., season, and we are pleased to. see that the public have patronised I hem to the extent that the-Ol.i\h has come out of their Siminier Meeting,with a balance on the right side, ■•■■ Wo Jjgi'e toi a«knowWg9 Che

<'i:ei|it , fV(iiii ,\lr Syl tv J-iiii's. Seere". l aiy oftln i\im..iiin ./..dcy' Clnl>, «■' avi'H »iit n|> inoiiMiMinliim of jhat. Mill's AniiuiiH ini'Hii'iii/, wliii'lrtiiki'S.' place, on tlw-23, 24, ivnl ifoh of February. The weights for the Dune-' din cup, dates of •nomihßtioa; : and acceptances,' of■ the' meetingVimth,; amounts.of fees payablo, are ennmei-, r ated. in- tW book. Our JLacal- horw' *' JPasW ataflda-fonrth on the -listen weight for.'the cup with Sat, having Nelson lOst lib, Tasman.Bst 12lb; and Bubiim Bat 21b above him. The amount is £I,OOO. 2 miles and.'a dislanco, and the number of ehtriflj forty nine. : -.-,; : -.._.