An extraordinary meeting of members above Club was held on the 29th bril. Prosent,—Mr. C. J, King in the chair; Measrs, It. Fergusson, A. McLeod, D. Hitch, E.G. Low, J. Hart, G. A' Lindsay, 'T.'M. Drysdale, F. B. Aubert, Lovett, Phorburn, Rees, Limby, Cummins, Tiueas,' H. de ©. Forbes, Sheppard, J. Broadhurst Tootal, McGregor, Savage, Morriss, Pollock, Provand, Rice, Scott, Overbeck, Tiofenbacher, Moller, Brandt, Wainewright, and Barnes Dallas, Secretary.
HATRACAN called upon Secrot to read the notice contening the meeting, which he did, and also the resolution passed at the annual meeting, on the motion of Mr. Lucas, seconded by Mr. Hans, ' That the correspondence dotwesn the Club and the Recreation Fund Trustees be printed and circulated among the members, and the decision in the matter loft to an extraordinary meeting."
The Cuarestax than said that this meeting had been called in accordance with the retolution of the Race Club just read. The correspondence had been. before thei for some time, and the object of pr ie was to some aawer to the letter addressed by Mr. Purdon to the Race Club on the 18th of August Inst, and which was informally sent to Mr, Dent. He held in his hand a resolution which he would read to them—
That the Secretary of the Shanghai Race Club shall address" the chairman' of the Trustees of the Recreation Fund, to the effect that the members of the Shanghai Race Club respectfully decline the proposals contained in is Totter to Mr. John Dent, of the 18th of August, 1874; as the club is desirous of rewrving its independent action in the purchase of the privately held shares in the Itace Course, aa well as to retain the control of the Race Course and the Grand Stand enclosures in the hands of the appointed officers.
By that, resolution, they begged decline the proposals of the Recreation Fond Trustees to take charge of the Race Club's into deforo putting it, the Stewards would like to hont anything that could be advanced to the contrary. If there was any good reason for pu the hands of the Reer, it would of cour n to it, and act upon it it necessary.
ter waiting for some time, and no one to apenk, The Ouaratan said if there was nothi more to be said on the subject, he would, without further observation, move the resolution.
Mr. F, D, Hyrom seconded, and it was carried unanimously.
Tt was aleo decided that a letter of thanks should be written to Mr. John Dent for his services in connection with the subject of the correspond:
The meeting then terminated. common, yfaparonkrnarion acomtoreat
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