THE RACING CLUB.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 173, 16 November 1881, Page 2

THE RACING CLUB.

The result of 1 the 'public meeting v;hieh was held ou Monday evening' reiaf-ive to the affairs of tho Racing,. Clu : b is satisfactoTj'iii the extromS;-' and prores what energyandper.se-' veranee can effect. To all appearlinoeS'tKfe Club was in a moribund state, but we felt that its apparent weakness was not the result of actual I physical disability but a supineness, i which, however, was almost as detrimental to its existence. The meeting of Monday night, however, has giveu to tiie Club life and vitality once more, and we feel convinced it is now fixed upon a basis stronger than over. Steps wt?re taken by which funds could be procured for the formation i of the Couvpc. whereby a meeting oouid be held this year, and a most j liberal programme drawn up, which j appears in another column. Tho only phase in connection with it which calls for regret is, the fact that the day of meeting will be the same upon which the Feilding people hold their Annual Sports,— Boxing Day. The voice of the meeting was, however, unanimous on that point, and it must be confessed good arguinbii'js were brought forward in support of it. It was urged that by making Boxing Day the day of meeting, and offering good prizes — which, as will be seen by the programme, has been done — the horses oa the way to the Rangitikei Races, would make this a sort of training ground, and consequently we would thus secure ad competitors some of the best blood which visits tlie West Coast. It must be admitted that that, in itself, was a good and potent reason ; but beside that there was the difficulty of getting anything like a suitable day. The twenty-second of January was suggested, but it was pointed out that that was scarcely a holiday in the proper acceptation of the term.' It was true the shops in the might be closed, and the townspeople might be able to be present ; but as it would be the middle of the harvest, it would be practically impossible for the farmer to leave his work. Tho comuiitteo have done their work «o far-, and v/rt-h---others become personally 'responsible for putting the course "in a'staiie fit for running* and 'they- now appeal tothe public, that!, by their liberal contributions, their efforts may. b>. sup- ; plemented, and funds supplied for the large prizes which they intend to | bestow* Collectors*- will make ai canvass tk-day, and upon the liber- ' ality of the response to the appeal, rests the future success and stability of the Manawatu Racing Club.