NEW ZEALAND TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12477, 12 April 1906, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

The monthly meeting of the Xfiw Zealand Trotting Association was held yesterday siterPresent—Messrs A. L. Myers, T. Mirr. "W. G. Garrard, C. F. Mark, C. S. Howcll. E. Clarkson. and W. Haywaid. In the absence of the President (Mr P.. Seli?), who sent on apology, Mr Myera prefi<!;d.

Two 'eopeals were received against the decision of the stewaTdacf the South Canterbury Trotting Club in connection with the Soadawn Tr-xt on the second day of the Club's rncent Mectin?. In this race First Pet fininhrd first." D»n Traoey seeord, and Bcllona third. F. Xelligan, owner of Beliona, protested against both Fir»t Pet and . Dan Tracey on the jrroiind of inooneistent running. The stewards, after consideration of the cice. die<]u»lificd First Pet, her owner (W. Wishaxt), and trainer (M. H. Dawson) for twelvis month*, and awarded the race to Dan Xelligun appealed against the utalre bein-r iriven to Dan Tracey, wb'le WiahTt and Dawson appealed against their tion.

Mx Xellisran apt>ear»d in support of bis anpeal, which he bawd on the difference of the performances put up ■on the first e^d second deye. ( I Af«er consideration, the Association diei m : «sod the aippcal. In regsxd to the appeal cf Winhart and Dawson. it was. decided to forward epics <i their statements to the South Canterbujy Jcvrkev CluJ?. and to ask whether the etew. air's had any evidence *ri'*sf>a'inx fr"ud. ; It wan decided to dealing with the corre«noT<denee in reference 'to the pronosod Ex-hi'-ition Meeting until next month's meeti in?

CorresnondMSee was forwarded by the Hutt VaVev Troltinsr CUib in Te- r ere"«e to a dispute between the haaidicpper and en owrer. It was decide to reply that tVie matter w?« one for tfc* eluV t» denl with Tb* Wa : h< Hack Racing Club wT/>te etstinsr that James WtHtow, Jwnre C-e. and th« homo itOTen had been d : «qoaJifi»d <or life for fraudulent practiced. It wt« deeded t<. refer the case beck to the dub wHh a. «u?sre*tv->i that the t>cna!tv vu ex"*"'ye.

The M-lhven Trottintr Club was afn'iaird to iV.e Ass-ration, and it* prosramrae for thr insiug-ural Meeting on May 17th approved. A letter vtm read from th<> Victorian TTott?r.3 Hots* Breeder* Mid Owners' Association asking that the New Zealand As?3cia-

ticm ebould enter into reaprocal with it. _ The request was held over til* receipt of further information. The disqualifications of all persona 'ft%fjSMH horses taking pan in »n unregistered meeHn« ftt Kaponga were removed ;l^?.iAMal It wae decided to write to the TaraaaitJ Trotting Club aekinjf it to make regarding the mare Mies Judged (late Dofin drawing attctntion to the fact that the ia»M Lad competed vritiout having WenrogiaWed. /- ;^3 A large ftmoent of correspondence waa r«d i; .f'lsl in connection with, the horec Tip Top, which :st«i Lad competed at the Teranaki Trottaa fcifSH Cluh*e» Meeting without being w{rieterei^ : . t: ';s§|M It wae decided to write to tho ciub asking ; why the horse bod been allowvd to itart ■' before beingr registered. -' '> i-S?a Mr F. C. Thomas wrote in reference -:tism the compilation cf » second volume of ii* ? 1 Trotting: Stud Book, and also eufrcestins tir Si establismnent c-f a colonial trotting "■ fi|j pacing: etandard. ;■ v : -^ It wee decided to wriie asking Mr Thonke. * -M to himieh further details. • vHS^f The Foreign Horse reoammendel: : , '•'(:' A the issuo of certificates for the horses Basil '' : ,'tys »nd O.Y. The report was odoptod: < >iV|i Lioonses as reoommonded by the Licensing,/I;rii' Committee were granted; the A. E Aehmaa beuiy refused. , ;,0-^ Programmes, as passed by the Exeeatiw( l .fi : l^i i l v.-«ro approved. ' , ' l ?#ii i |