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CANTERBURY TROTTING CLUB: Committee Meeting

1894 CANTERBURY TROTTING CLUB: AUGUST COMMITTEE MEETING

A meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Trotting Club was held at the A1 Hotel last evening (Thursday), when a large amount of business in connection with the forthcoming meeting was transacted.

It was decided that an assistant clerk of the course should be engaged for the National meeting, and that the starter's fee should be raised to four guineas a meeting. Two stewards were appointed to keep competitors in their places, and in the event of a rider or driver leaving the mark before the word is given the offender will suffer the penalty of disqualification.

It was resolved to obtain the services of a band, and the matter was left in the hands of the Chairman and Mr Bkinkman. The Ground Committee reported that the new arrangements would be completed in time for the coming meeting.

A trainer was called before the committee for using abusive language to the caretaker, and, after taking evidence, it was resolved that the offender should be disqualified during the pleasure of the club.

It was decided that every precaution should be taken to prevent layers of totalisator odds from plying their vocation, and offenders are to be given in charge of the police at the conclusion of the meeting.

The President (Mr Tonks), on behalf of the members of the club, presented Mr A Duncan, the Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, with a stop-watch. In making the presentation, Mr Tonks spoke of the many valuable services rendered to the club by Mr Duncan during his term of office. Mr Duncan suitably replied. The watch - which was purchased from Mr G T White, jeweller, of Colombo Street - is one of the best of its kind, and is a combination of four of the best English patents.

Credit: Star 3 Aug 1894