The HTA Annual general meeting 2017-18

The Annual general meeting took place on Sunday Feb 4th.

A minutes silence was observed for deceased members.

The HTA’s new treasurer John Bromage  recorded a profit of £3000 on the season and together with the accountant gave a detailed report on the finances. The 200 club has also shown a profit and this will be added to the current funds.

Honorary membership was bestowed on Maurice and Katie Tunstall and Tant and Victor Inman.

Notices of motion.

Prize Money  7-10 at Major HTA trails be discontinued- Passed.

The microchip number be included on the registration form . Passed

Only one Senior Maiden and Puppy Maiden win allowed in each season and only one Open Maiden win for Seniors and puppies in each season. Passed

Rule 54.6. add shows that include hounds from local packs.Passed.

Our former secretary Margaret Baxter was presented with a momento  for her services to the HTA and received a prolonged applause from the membership..

Any other business,

Again the question of hound men abusing the All.- in trails and what could we implement to stop this.. Also the number of trails at a midweek meeting should be limited to a maximum of three to give the employed  time to attend. in essence limit the number of all – in trails.

Once again our statistician   (Bill) gave a breakdown of the number of trails and grades for the last season and advocated a rise in venues.,

The price of trail mixture charged to the Whitehaven area promoters was discussed .The price for mixture is £8.30p per meeting, the Whitehaven area charge £15 whereas  other areas only charge £10.  Explanation was that they paid for the storage and upkeep of the rags whereas the other areas don’t.

A heated discussion followed on the policing of practice / trial trails and the role of the rule book in such trails especially with reference to vice..

The Committee will clarify this at a future meeting together with the insurance.

The Chair closed the meeting at 4.45.