"SPOTS" AT THE TROTS.
(To the Editor.) Sir, —Having been in attendance at the trots on a recent Saturday I noticed the absence of women drinking. The custom before was for a gentleman friend to get a "spot" at the bar, bring it outside and _ive it to the lady, to be drunk in the gaze of everyone. In the bars were displayed notices, stating no women served, no liquor to be taken off the premises. Now, this may be all right in the matter of reform, but what legal right has the licensee to refuse a woman a drink? Was the license granted to serve men only. Continuance was carried with the aid of the' women's vote, and yet they are refused the privileges of the licensing laws. I know what will happen if this so-called reform is continued; it will mean that women will bring their own "spots" with them, probably more than they require, and consume it in secret, r would suggest to those in authority that a private bar be set aside for women only, with a registered barmaid in attendance, also a woman recommended by the police to check over indulgence.—l am, etc., MODERATE.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 285, 2 December 1925, Page 8
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