TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20084, 13 November 1930, Page 12

TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

MEETING O? BOARD.

A meeting of the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association was held last evening. Present: Messrs J. H. Williams (president). J. R, McKenzie, S. W. Kelly, G. McMillan, H. VV. jvitchingham, J. B. Ihomson, R. A. Armstrong, H. C. Harley, and iiayward. advice was received from the West Australian 1 rotting Association tuat mat oouy hau tn© aisquaiiucation imposed upon K. L,. i^oariw oy tne ix>ara. . ■'The iNormcrn Tasmanian Association adviseu tne removal ot tne disquajiii- ! cations imposed upon M. <J. • Hi. Ky. Wiae, A. ayson, and H. oyin- , mons. _ , , ' lhe Methven Trotting Club said that at its recent meeting it nad <?aI quired into tne runiixiig ot VVan 3 ' nad defined to tali© no action. 'ihe acuon of the club was endorsed. At the recent Auckland '1 rotting Club's Meeting, U. Jj'airman was nned £6 tor creaking his driving engagement, and T. Grimmond was nned for boring. The action ot the club ia each instance was approved. At the last nieetintr of the Board a letter was received from tne secretary of the fciociety for t£e Prevention of Cruelty to Animals concerning the condition of a horse Dazzle) that had raced at the Aew Brighton Meeting. The Society was of the opinion that to race a norse in such a condition involved cruelty. The Board decided to get the opinion of Mr H. E. Martin, veterinary sur-. eeon. Mr Martin said that paralysis of the vocal oord was a fairly common complaint amongst both gallopers and trotters, and he considered that if a horse did not get sufficient air to allow him to finish a race without being unduly distressed, it would certainly constitute cruelty. It was decided to thank Mr Martin for his letter. , _ The secretary of the Geraldme Racing Club, in reply to a letter from the Board, said the reason of its lignt harness events being run over odd distances (120 yards over a mile and a half), said that this was done m order to obviate the necessity of starting on a bend; and to give the horses a straight run until they got mto position. The „ club would consider the matter at its next meeting, and, if possible, would race over a mil© and a half. The letter was received. It was decided to pass the programme submitted by the Vincent Jockey Club on condition that tne limits of tho light-harness events were tightened up in accordance with tne Rules of Trotting. „ . The Canterbury Owners Breed ers' Association suggested that tne Board should do its best to have the obsolete method of starting with worsted done away with. _ It was .stated that the worsted floating m the air . before a horse was dangerous. . It was decided to reply to the Association stating that while the Board was in full sympathy with the request made, it suggested that th© Association should deal with the clubs concerned. It was stated that th© .cost of an up-to-date barrier was considerable, and few of the country clubs oould afford th© big , expense. The Licensing Committee recommended as follows That three months' conditional I' o ®" B ®' _ granted to: G. Bennett, G. Brady, G. F. Clarke, W A. Lake. L. J. Mahony, P. M. Morrison, C. H. McDonal'd ' C. F. Tavlor, and A.. J. F. Walker; that j riders' licenses only be granted to r. j Lattimore. C. F. Lindsay, "• JMahony. P. M. Morrison, and M. J. | Pascoe. . « Th© applications for th© registration of the horses Muriel Harvester an<t Guy Parrish were held over until ™ ore suitable names were suggested by their °*Th© S next meeting of the Board will b© held on Friday. December 12th. at 10 a.m.