THE ANNIVERSARY

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 110, 22 January 1881, Page 2

THE ANNIVERSARY

&£• Anniversary TUrealjekypftce to-day, and~if- the-weather-only prpve-aujpicious, • capital day Yracing may* be. expected. The "committee* deserve the greatest; credit for - the effort* and pains they have taken to make the' meeting if success, aiad' should it y - not prove' to be>so:— as we feel confident it will— -no ,btome'can be laid upon their* shoulders. Sine* the last 'meeting of the . oommittee several -improvements have been made to the course,' principal among which is the enlargement of the running ground. Under the first arrangement the. course wae - . .only half a mile and fire ohiras round, and it was considered that that would not girt • horse an opportunity of testing his speed, for the animal which obtained the inside running, and hugged the poles the closest would take the money. To get over thie disadvantage thrf flsnee at the east end hea been removed 'and the running ground lengthened by about fifteen chains, thus, making the, course-about three quarters of * y mUe| aa^ giving a run'liome on the straight' of about ten chains. . The ground has been , nicely mown and levelled, and nothing lost sighkr.bl, which could jmake fthe'lpaddock ' suitable for, the meeting./ Two 'men harebeen^employed 4 during the' week— quit* in« . 'dependent lyi^of the contractors for the -various - wbrks-bn . the .graund=in_ levelling-Campbell-street, which will be the approach to the course." "vvr On Wednesday evening a meeting of thecommittee was held m the Royal Hotel,'* to. receive the; nominations aadq-to make fiual arrangements wtji regard to the official card and'other matters. _.Mr; Jcnssen. ', the chair, and; there were-''«lsa piejjjent :—-' Messrs. James King,- Thomas and- David Knight;' William. Akers; MalcoluiSitewart, Nathan, Hayns,- Kannestad, . and ,|Pirani. . After the several sub-committees^ had reported their, rrangementV witn\ Messrs. . Rush' and Stepnensonjrilh' ngard to .extra . work" which had been found necessary, and reported Mr. ifiealeV permission for thejtemporary removal of the. fence, the ques« tion of a handicapper cairie 'up fioir 'discus * , ■ion. ■;-' V£:i '^■■' ! :zv rijr>T':--;,: { . "■■.; v ' Mr/ Datid XwieHT, ;who had Jbeen m- ; structed to interview , Mr. John Stevens and]. ascextaui if ' thai '" gentleman 'would accept the' position' & handieappe'r, said that Mr* iv jStejenS would, give 'no dejfbiite,.nj!omise, v he was not quite certain whether he. would be present it «#:mtiH^br^]f; r^ {," Mr. KureTsaidthat such being the ease» he thought it Iwddld lie .wise, to 'appoint. jhandi<jappers at on»/ iifr> t S>e,vjsnt might ,be present, and he mighty not.;^but.if- : the>' handicapp«ri werftjanpoinWi that n^ght it . : wonld relieve tne Club of al| Bo^t, and definitely settle the matter. ■ v" 1 ?. The? CHiiiM'liclssjd he':by : n o means: (agreed with the proposition. He thought it much better to Jet the jmiaiter^stop ia. abeyance^and if Mr.r3teTens~^as° not pre« 'sent Vn" the fday, then some or per- ■'_' sons' might be elected to the office." '"" X " Mr. EriiQ> cdn<idered:it»lonld be far moreadvisable ta.haTe,,.the matter definitely settled before the aajoorhinerit." He wae, jnot interested m. the rapin^-that ,waSj he> wasnot going to' ran 'a" horse^-imd^^ons*.. • quently could ileal with the' Ifiiestion "quite- i 'impartially: • He-thpnght; whVinyth^npmina,. tions ,were opened that the committee would, agree-withtne'wisdomlof. his suggestion. '; The matter was further discussed at cojt*. .. •iderable length, and ewentballyj Meesre*-, •; "James King, Nathan,, ,md Hayns were ap>«. .'' pointed handic^ppJßrs. _' -' The-nominatipns were^then, ppenisd, with, the following; effectjt^*/! r •;; -.- •:' , r HTJB»J.* ; ;»A«9L ' ~ ~~'.l . „. Lawton's Feather : "' -." . . I JieW f fieiswai- " . .-* c' . rt J.l*iihg's CBmber v , ■ ' ■ "/■ 'sUiois '•-£&&■:, • .'■ - Mr. D»vid Knigbk'i. Maid of Athol „ John Lane's LaptyVMjaidl , J ';; Cribb's Bight Bpwe^ j-_ n Jenssen's Cora . ._ . . '■'.^' : ' l Akerß'"'lhkeriffan..' ; '".'.. „. ..." ",. . ». M'&enzie's Otangnaki . .' '■■■ ''■■ ■•■•'■'■• 7 Si^W" > *TO^ ; '"~' ;:! \ . "..,...-': :• „ ?Ir. Lpyejoy*B Sky>rk : *:; „; ■ '„. David Knight's .TRicSf': " ; ; : ; ,, :; 'J.;Eobinson^s Q^rmajdi :■ - „ Lawtpn^a Aurangj, ..' „ i)e>mo'nd*s/i*b^ ' .. ' „ T. Fra^er's Auroraw o AkerVvßeeswax a t \ » M'Kenzie's Otaugbaki : . . MAJUkWATU fIANDIOAP. • ' ,m Xjove^s.Skj'lwk ;% .._ ' ' : j, Came'ron^B tiowikin " \ _ ... „ J. SheennV Camejia ; . :l. p : DaTid'B;n/|ht 1 s M^idhtf A)b%| . ' „-• '3.' 3. •Ro6inßbia?s'Barmwd ; > * ■'-■. . * r - ' ” ■'- ''■ %i * ;:"? y.'y\ M Xiawtbl^l4uiangi r v ; h V n 3e»»Ben v s Cora ./ • r s-- ■!? ':■„ Ikwmond.'i-Fo* qnih.-:^;T ;■ w --3J.Fraser!»^Aiirpj ; a. [ „ M'Kenzie'B Otengnaki v . ... „-.„.:, AkersVlnkerman/:, „>. v „/ ■ „ Mri Kino drew attention toHhe fact ths*. . it was stipulated that "horses 'entered for tfaiemating shonld be' the Jbn<rj«<ie. property pi: MwawaW %nd : ; jilfhough, Aurora wae> «ter^; > ? § Mr, . Thomas FraseirifihewM tander the imprint .. siw that it wsi the. propertTr of Mr^ Donald; Fraser, at least it wsa sa enWredjijM|i* 'an - at the Rangitrkei Eaces. ;/ ; ' :i ; )} ..■ ; .-,.„ . , .■'MrrHATM^pointodv-jrt'tha^rthJii'cdji-di^V-:tione'did''hoi;\stati'^Jwt..liinieV%e,anUß^ . should be owned previous to the jra<»^ If Kr. Fraser, or any other owneip^ yju^hasfd) . : ahorselthedaTprftTipua to,, the race,. they ... 'Jb«es>nif eligible to ejatisa-'it. J^ .',.," ' t ..Z-^ * was sugfr«ted that >s r Mr. i FTas»r wast „ m aoother room, the !aeore4ary^aho«ld sef'.. . himandaskhimastodTvnership. Thuwa* L . done, and after a few moments lie. /. retnrned and announced that Mir.6.F^raser.' deoUred -. . ' ' Mr. Ktact' said that 'm that caaei ther*. w,as no '-Oth«f thi " ' nomination^ as it t^as not within the pro* vine* of the Ct>m,mittee at tnat stage to, '.'. raise an objection. jT^e.ehjtranctslibjald be. accepted, and m, the^event of Aurora win* . ' ' ning, if theseconT^an were dissatisfied he. cp>uld lodge a protest^ and i]k w.ould then be/ for h'im°tp proVe^he' disq.ualincation, . not Mr. yrase^i!- 1 '" a* f-'.wvs. ' ':' ' ■ ' ... The. Secretary was inafcruched to -prtpare. ' the data tar an'Oflleial-Cafd:, and after some. Routine business had, . been Itr^nsacted, the. , meeting'termtriateai '*'-•■' - • '■}■ s's--: ■ • •■■ ■ • ■ ■ -• ■ ■• . a 3'- . ■ ■ • ••