SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2191, 21 September 1907, Page 2

SPORTS AND PASTIMES.

THE TURF. GISBORNE RACING CLUB. The annual meeting of the above club was held last evening in the Coronotion Hotel, there being a large attendance. Mr D. Hepburn (vicejiresident) occupied the chair. The Committee’s report was read as follows :—Your Committee have much pleasure in presenting their eighteenth annual report, unon which they congratulate the members. The balance sheet presented by your Treasurer is highly satisfactory, disclosing as it does a most successful year. Your Committee, wishing to keep pace with public requirements, have ordered one of Mr. Say well’s wellknown starting machines, which will be in use at the next meeting. They have pleasure in submitting plans of proposed alterations and additions, affecting grandstand accommodation, stabling, alterations on a large scale in connection with the saddling paddocks, and othqj_improvements, which if carried out as proposed will make the club’s property one of the finest in the colony. The stakes have been increased by £275 over those of last year; improvements amounting to £IOB 11s 7d have been effected ; depreciation has been allowed to the amount of £BO 12s lOd. on buildings and plant; and notwithstanding rather unfavorable weather for both our metings, the profit for the year stands at £869 12s lid., and your Bank overdraft has been reduced by nearly £BOO. It is gratifying to’ know that the efforts made to make the meetings a success, not oniy from a racing point of view but also financially have again been crowned with success. Your Committee desire to place upon record the great loss sustained by the club by the death of their late Chairman, Mr. J. A. Harding, whose valuable services were always at the command of the club, and whose untimely .loss they all so deeply deplore. Your Committee take this opportunity to thank the Hon, Surgeon, Dr. Chas. F. Sdott, and other gentlemen for their valuable services rendered during the past season. The balance-sheet showed that the year was started with an overdraft of £3548 13s lOd. At tho summer meeting the receipts were £1837 4s, and the expenditure £1195 18s 3d, and at the winter meeting tho receipts were £lßll 9s 3d, and the expenditure £llsl 14s 6d. The general receipts were £257 16s 6d and the general expenditure £774 11s Id. The overdraft at the end of the year was £2764 7s lid.

In moving, the adoption of the renort and balance-sheet the Chairman congratulated the members of the club on the very prosperous year. The following committee were elected:—Capt. Tucker and Messrs J. S'isterson, J. H. Martin, T. Holden. F. J. Lysnar, and F. Hall. A notice of motion given by Mr. D. J. Barry at the previous annual meeting, that Rule XX. be rescinded, wa: supported by Mr. Hall. Rule XX. reads as follows: “Members of the club may at general or special meetings exercise their right to vote by proxy.” After general discussion the motion was put to the meeting and was lost.

The plans for extensive building improvements, which include a new grandstand, extensions to the present stand, alteration to the saddling paddock, and additions to the stewards’ stand, were viewed at the meeting and discussed. The price for the propesed improvements amounts to £SOOO. It was resolved that the work of improvements be left for the committee to deal with

At the conclusion of the meeting tile committee met, and decided to hold a meeting on Wednesday, 26th inst. at tho Secretary’s office. CRICKET. The annual general meeting of the Poverty Bay . Cricket Association. is to be held in the British Empire Hotel on the 27th inst.

FOOTBALL

AUCKLAND V. TARANAKI. Press Association. AUCKLAND, Sept. 20. The final match of the present football season will be played here tomorrow between Auckland and Taranaki. The Taranaki men arrived by the Takapuna this . morning. They have a very strong side, especially among the backs, Hunter, Mynott. and Colman being included in this division. Taranaki beat Auckland when the teams previously met, and the home team, strengthened by the inclusion of Tyler, Nicholson, and Kiernan, is very keen on turning the tables. Hardgreayes, the Taranaki full-back, may arrive to-morrow, in which case he will be played. Kivell going up to wing-threequarter and Godwin being emergency. Cunningham, of the local team, is to be married to-morrow, and will not play. The scrum will be locked by McGuire, and Hall will be played in .the back row. Mr. R. Oliphant has been appointed referee.

ROWING

THE CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 20. At a meeting of the Canterbury Rowing Association to-night it was decided to support the Hawke’s Bay Association’s claim to hold the next championship regatta at Napier.

PRICE OF FLOUR ADVANCED. A RISE OF TEN SHILLINGS. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. 20. The New r Zealand Flour Millers Association announces an advance'in the price of flour of 10s per ton as from to-day: The present prices are: Sacks £lO 10s, bags £ll, 501 b bags £ll ss, 251 b bags £ll 10s. The reason for the advance is that with wheat selling at current quotations it is impossible to manufacture flour at the old prices. The millers assert that the prices ruling lately have been from 20s to 30s per ton below what would yield them a fair margin of profit, and that they w’ere enabled to carry on only because they had secured supplies of wheat when prices were considerably below present rates.

RISE HELD TO BE INSUFFICIENT BAKERS LIABLE TO PUT BREAD UP. DUNEDIN, Sept. 20. Tho advance of 10s per ton in the irico of flour is not deemed sufficient >y at' least some of the Dunedin millers, who claim that with wheat-at the present price there is still a substantial loss on every ton of flour gristed. It is understood that the Master Bakers’ Association will meet next week, and there is every likelihood’ of a rise in the price of bread." The bakers argue that since they abstained from raising the price of bread when flour was advanced to £lO 10s, although fully entitled to do so according to their scale, they are now fully justified in charging 7d for-the 41b Ibaf.