Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3011, 24 September 1888, Page 2

Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club.

The annual meeting of-the above Club was hold in the Club Hotel 00. Saturday evening, -About."■thirty:-', metabers.wbropresent,Mr T;'Ohani-. ■ berlaiii, the President', occupying tho chair. Applications were opened for the office, of Secretary, and Mr - R.. J. .Fitton was unanimously elected. A tribute of respect jm h paid to the memory of the late M 0 ..'.-,'. Vallauce, who for many yeaifflmd taken an active part in the affairs of the Club. Mi 1 Elkins raovedj Tlmt this Club records on its nainutejs the' sense of the loss it has sustained by v tbe recent death of Mr J. 0. Variance, - : who. for many years took an active '•; part, hv the of the Club./ Mr.," SpUdr?fiecdncled the; |ptiplif"wiiicb i wa£:was;. carried, with ttheJ addition • that a'letter beisent conve'yinf the yme;to,tbe relatives of the deceased,; . ■Tho ■following officers : for; :tho.;:erisuing, term ' Tv; ■Eippberiaih !;:areiurer r A,-:: Elkins;'Judge,'' A. W.'Cavef Starter,' t N. Grace; Stewards, J. Boss,,\W; !: Lowos, 0. F. Tallance.T. J. Macara, T, Parsons, .J; ;Rrns;v;;; Clerk of Scales, J. Harding; Clerkiof *. Course, W. lores; Timekeeper; J. ; Muir; Auditors, W. Sellar, J, Paytou, k A long discussion took placo ovcr.jW ■s■ appointment of Elkins.was strongly against, fifteen guineas' for the;: man outside tbe ; district, -whdir^P^;% : could get tbe work done with, satisfaction locally. .Mr Fittoh gave ?• bis opinion that itwoiild be better iirl gel tho- handicapping■ dorio;outside! ■Jolef^h^ rattter'fiy6ifa'reduotion%S Mi^#§a^pbiiprfe^t^ftll|^S|^e^ #pjf#|iilil6llji?tfipl ; ne&mMtiiig)i^h^^ inatrueted t^;cons^ PjbgliSffie^^ M ! tto|eW>li|in^ msi§lst|^ be|eduos^ tte|tam^^

would notl be, prepared 'with the balancd elieot tihlil AVedtiosday lioxt. ' It was decided to adjourn the" meeting •'.;.; until'7;Bo p.m. on jWednesday, 2(itb ■' Septemb'oivat the Club Hotel.; '1 his • concluded tho business. -,...