COUNTRY RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 167, 15 July 1914, Page 7

COUNTRY RACING.

AN ASSOCIATION FORMED, NOT HOSTILF. TO MIC'inOI'OLITAN CHT.S. BL'l UIiTKJiMINF.iI In -KIT'KK .irsTt< i-:, (By Telegraph.- Special to "Star.") \\ KI.LINGTOS". Tuesday. For sonic time past a strong movement has been nfoot iiiin.iig ccuntiy racing dub- fur Hie formation uf n Country/ Racine (bibs' Association, ami recently ballot pa|H-rs w.-re distributed among the clubs i-niiccii.eil tn obtain their opinion nn (he subject. At the meet ing of tho Country Racing clubs' tv- ' night these ballot paper- were opened as i a preliminary to this pi-nreeiling. The president. Mr. A. P.ru.-c. of Thames, inline—cl upon tlie delegate) present the urgent need I'm- such ni' association, pointing out that under (he existing state oi a Hairs count rv flubs had no P voice iv the racing conferrttee or in the inn.lint uf the sport nf raring, lie com-11 mended tv the conference the loyal cooperation of the country dub- in the] Auckland district for the common g00d.,.! Had all country dubs shown the same j, spirit many of Ihe enisling monopolies in i' racing might have Ix-en remedied- and the rights nf the count rv clubs placed nn :| securer ba.-i-. Had they hern l-'ttcr nro.miscd the lining conference would not ' i«. so reitdy t,> ~11111. tn Id,nv- with them. | Tbe balloting resulted in l!S votes being | cast in favour of the lYrniatinn nf aicountry association and U" ngaili-t. I. Mr i; 1. Someis (To Arohai asked if i„ tl„. evenl of t lie assnciatioii l-Mng | . funned vviuilil it nieilll that sinh an assn- ; i-iation vvnul.l have a voice nt (l.c Pacing , Conference, nn.l in the general mtldllct ; The president replied that it was im- h possible in -ay at so curly a stage what j . exact benefits would follow Ihe forma- -| tion of an association. _ ; Mr. li. 11. OiadniT i Ilornwbeniial in | in..vino the format ion "i an association declared that such nn association would t draw the count rv ei(it>s int.i a i-onnminity | of common interests. At present there I was in. cohesion, thf.-c clubs who had re- , ceived totalisntor permit- earing little I what happened tv .the others He eon- | , tended that it would be part oi the work ; , of the association to discover to vvbat extcllt the suspicion uf the metropolitan clubs being directly hostile tn country | ~|ul,s vvas justified. Amalgamation ( would give the,! Uflicient strength to } enable them tn ilJmartf a voce ,n the |, miiiiaocneut of at. least coiiaitry racing | ( mattes, instead ti) 1-inp at the mercy ; ~ni,-ti,-.llv of th 'metropolitan dubs. ' '\ir Ha'-e'l IlLrfke's »ay Hunt <"lu-b) ; tvaiited f> Wm.tt- vvi.it injustice h .J been done by lhc mctrkpolitan di-.n- to the ■ ( -,,n,rv clul*. t wa-. he contended. Lan extiemclv unfli,- attitude to adopt j< lwitho.it reason..':.!- ground-. Let them i i-i ut by forming tn a--n-i.it'...n with the | ; '^ t '' f ' l ' ,i,, HvV!";n^;'r;°and prove c.iintrv c'iib racing, spoit .uiu .eiic-nl admini-trjtimi. in-le.id of intrn'l.umg a .'pint <"' hn-fditv towards I u.et.rnmilitaii Cubf a: the very outset. \nother 'l"i,-gajc ihoti'.'lit lb,, move- ! met rather pn-pa.illire. He thought I R,ther that an -'if ,rt should he made to ! obtain .i.i alteration tv the .-msl ituf inn of the Racing Cajiferen.-c. ->■ tint every ' ■ clu J ,i might hiv-j dire.', leprrscut.ition Among the opiii-.n- expressed wa- the ' liupe thai, a- a ti-vv Imdv. -v. h iiitluen.-e ' would be brought on the Racing Conference and on the fxeeiative th.it the day* 1..-1 i.v Canterbury duo- would be reI coy ere, 1. Tlie Kutii.ira drlegate Mr. -T. A. Mur ilochl pxprot-scd Ihe opinion that had a i i .inter.bui -,- a--ii-iation been In exist-! (•nee. the 'Act wiping out a number of tntali-ator permits vvnul.l never have been pa.--.!. The same speaker conI tended tii.it the. A.-.-uciatioii would not j I have to meet In Is til ity from 'he metroI politan club- ami lhc Racing Conference, I but would -uipp.nt them in securing lin-j I lights .111.- In v.-...! 111 ! > sp.'l :. | Mr F. W. Ah-.m iT.ik.i -inn i cxnire-ej I complete agreement with lhc previous) l-pcakcr. 11.- i Mr. A lit. dedare.l lie j vvniil I hay,. nntlting In ,|n vv ith any pro- ! Winds the llietrtipolitan ,-lib- and t'e j icoiiferencc. The objec:, of ,!,,■ \.--n.i. ' fiiii.. as -c; fortii in ih" propofi'd eon-:i- . I tuti..i.. were slid) a- no one ,-,aul,| lake exception to. He believe! lhc mctropoli j 1.11! cllllis Were fltllv entitled 111 (lie ,I.IVIhev h.i 1 la'ulilineii. 'mt .-niinlrv clubs I al-,', had their rieht- to a reasonable I iiun-jbel- if .lays. Again, if there were I twenty count rv club- and one metroI;, 'lit.m dub. dill not Ihe twenty hive j equal cliim lo n i-.-in.-cnlativc at con-j ' fercii -.- «it',, the one -A- a niai ter of j fail lie llltelnle.l In lll'.vc al 1 lie con.'.•relic,• ~ii Tluir-diiv next that dislri.! ; cim-.mil lees -hoiild .-on-i-i of five -elected from the 'Met rO|xilit ul Committee and live frolll I'.le coillltrv dill:-, the cli.iir I I mai, f. be -el.vted iron, : he ,-MI mpolitan : C.-mmiOee. I'licv did not avaii; to be | hostile cither to lhc Metropulil vi ( lubsj or the lining Conference, but they I I vvautc.l In milk.! cert iiu that the count rv j ■dub- would -0.-nr,. justice and the a-su- : ,-i.iiinn vviuilil help to put them in the j pi -itioii in compel j:i,-: ice if il were i ■ wilhiield from th.-ni. llleiir. liear.i ! •lii- quite likely We will fall f,.|.| of lhc inctropolit.-ili club- in some re -■;.,.-,!■.. f..r v i*ted iuteri>*l - arc cm j .cruel." remark.- I the president, who. : ...1.1.-.i that if the metropolitan club, met j 1 111.'Ill in n .pit-it of on,. i,n,| |.„ke ih.-n the j .-..'.intra clubs would iilv.ay.s be rci.lv I .' " e\l, ml | lie hand more l hail hjlfw ,\\. I ■vi- . .u-iie,! iinnnimou.-!v. and ihe con- ' -tiluii.in ..greed upon. Il wa, decided I al.-. i" hay.- ill" a-,- .ci.iti,,,, rer«tere,| j ; i" h'l- ' lie lii orpin i :.',| <ne\e\ '„■/. \,t I inns. Mr. P.rucc-.vas elected Mrs, p.-.-, *-•■«-■- and Mr. Murdoch iKumarai vicepre.ilenl. \le-si-. Ali-ou iT.ik 11,1111 11 ' and I-'. -I. I.v-nir Kii-.bornc wer,. elected ' ..- North 151.,,,,1 ie|,rceenfatives ~„ ,1,.. execiitiv,.. ~n d M,-~ r*. IT. \an A-c.i i N'ort-i < aiitcr.burv). an. 1 <", M Pioctoi' I I North 0t.g.,1 fur the Sou,!, 1.-Tand. Hie lir-l a-l of lhc in vv a .-racial ion I wa- to earrv a rc.-olutioii i„ i),,, ciiv.-t lha! in lb,, event "f Mr Hunt, ,-'- <: ~„. "-' A idment liil! 1..- ning 1.,w the cxociiliv,. 1,,. ..iithorised ~, « ,;., ~-„,„ :'"»■ M nl-tcr oi Internnl MX-xr* to u',-..,. •'["•ii l ' ". tlie iusfi-c ef L -:,ino fir-! ,-„„. - !• ri'i-.n ;o :h"c> r-!::b, th:,; |o-l 1„| ,]. i-'itor pm-'.' : -- nn r-d.-iiis ,] iv- un,]o r HiOam. ir.' A -t - ■' lPin.