Featherston Racing Club.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2985, 24 August 1888, Page 2

Featherston Racing Club.

The annual meeting of the above Club was held on August 22.' ; There were about 25|members ( jreselit, and. •Mr-A. McKe'u!iie ! ocoupied , the , *chair. Tho minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, \ the foUojvingi'repor.f ; adopted, together with"the 'balance sheet.—**lu submitting the annual balance sheet, which has been distri- ■ buted among members, your Stewards congratulate the Club ou its sound finanoial position and,deem,the'result of the past 'years satisfactory, there being £lO2 Is 4d H the credit, £llsofwhioh was placer at fixed deposits for'l2 months. Notwithstanding several of the old members dropping put.the list, closed with a; total'; ,n j;^: !I :dg Impart the Club.'. For. fcjjia satisfaotory result : " greut credit Is duo to Mr A. Donald who proposed no less than 24 now meiiibers. The .last. race meeting passod off without any protests, and • your Stewards confidentially predict that ] jwith : the; o»roful ; ;Mnagettejit' exercised iii past years theififflishould make good headway, and maintain its'" reputation for providing a good'days . sport. It will be remembered at last annual meeting Mr Coleman Phillips :proppsed "That an effort be. madoto, .amalgamate:,with' i.the.,,\WfliraraMr hockey Club." , The mattor.,was ..s*. iidored by jour Stewards, but lit .wa'a': ■feltitwas inorefor'ageneral ime'etihs] ,And 'you.-v.will therefore 1 be asked to T~ dealwith'it;'''' ■■'■.■■■■• > b:„; ■ r

■ : lho resolution of Mt Colemaii 1 fillips passed at last meeting was,"* 'again cansiderea; "It was resolved 1 ' " inat no further action be taken in Club rfoijkoj Club The Secretary was instructed to forward »copy of the resolution to Mr •■■ Oolenian Phillips, ' The'following gentlemen were then unanimously elected to the various 0%63 :-4SIr A;' Matthews, Vice-Erbsh' ■ «out. :; Mr F.. M&iiokton,' Judge.;-Mr/W-Oundy, SiartferV (rk [ co f cd ) - % Barton,■ :«erki 'of' ■ Schlosk (I'o-elected); Mr W! 'G'.'Wilfows, Timekeeper,,(re-elected); Mr W'.Cuudy,Treasurer; Messrs W. J Nix, A. Donald, A. Wilkinson, £ Buebewdge, K. McKenzie, Gee Reynolds and A. : McKonzi ei! Btewards. Mr McShan6 I prbpo3ed;and'Mr A. Donald seconded. " that the name of too club be altered to the 'South Wairarapa losing Club.'" Severn} members spoke against - • 4«the old-establislwdname. The resolution,'hqwem on:being| pHo'l A thomeetiiigw^ttared^MriedX^.'^^ MrA.Bonald proposed, audi Mr Macallan© seconded, "that applications b 0 invited for working the tptaljsatorat the noxt race mfctine on the Ist January, and 1 that thefollowing conditions.rc odd, money be- ' ■■ added,- v«.„Th.at where.tbe amountfe } supeilce, sixpenoeibe paid out t-ever ; • sixpence,.; one .'shilling -tp bfe pW-'.' unjrsixpbdce, to belong ;foth e Club'.!T ! fe ! v and,declaoppd carried.' 7 '''; '-"",' v altered. : jjfr Wjlkmsou'm reply said he believed the'matter was awaiting Mr" Warden's approval. If the course was ; altored as proposed it would be a chair TOtloftllrounditlie BtraightTOW'oi hhoutU chains, andvthVrmHttp„-;^J-theopppsite'airectidh WUrt : liK|ffi#''" The patter of therefore effc,tb>e;&w# s f ■