WAIKATO JOCKEY CLUB.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2550, 13 November 1888, Page 2

WAIKATO JOCKEY CLUB.

A MEKTIXG of lire above Club was held at B-.ich's Hotel, Cambridge, on Saturday last at 8 p.m. Present: Messrs Tuck (in the chair), Hiicli (hon. sec), Carr, Me Cann (2), Storey, Dalgleish, Lake, Oussen, G-emmell, Davies, Allwill, Breakell and several others.

Tlie Chairman said Hio tneutinp; had been called in consequence r.f the reply received from tho Auckland Racing Club, which pointed out that any club holding two meetings in the year—i.e., from August Ist to July 31st—must give an average of £200 for each day. That meant they would have to tindSMOOif Ihrty held iii*>Btinsrs on Boxing and St. Patrick's days. The Working Com mitteu did not like to take the responsibility upon themselves, and had therefore called the meeting.

Mr Bach thought they could run the two meeting*. They could give filoOon Boxing D.iy, and £2.")0 on St. Patrick's D.iy, as member's suh.-cviptions would become due on January Ist. It would be necessary to iniso one of the stakes .to. as their present programme was only for t'i 1-"). After some discussion, it was resolved to hold the ineptimr, as ]iroviou-«ly on Boxing Day ; .'ind f."MVas addud to the S-lliug llmdlo It ■(•-.

The"jii Igc is not y«t app .inted, or rather tin; gentleman appointed has n it yet bt-en rousu'Nd, so wo ivfrain fr.'in i.'entionin',' hN name.. The haudieapp-r-s aiv M ssrs "11. Kirk\vi...(l an.lJ. .AlKvill, who will doubtless give satisfaction. Nominations for the Handicap Hurdles and Hnxing Diiy Handicap will be received up to '.) p.m. on Wednesday. November 2Stli. Weights to appear on December sth. Acceptances for the. above recoive.il up to !l p.m. on Djcoinbsr Kith, at which finio the general entries will also close. The Handicap for the Cambridge Stakes will be declared immediately after the Novel Hurdle Race. There is every probability of the meeting being a most enjoyable and successful one.