RACING ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 242, 9 July 1938, Page 19

RACING ASSOCIATION

Owners’ Executive Meets

REMOUNTS SUBSIDY PLAN

The value to breeders of being actively associated with the. New Zealand Owners, Breeders and tion was stressed by Mi. M. ” > Wanganui, when dealing " IUI ‘“L ~ mounts subsidy scheme at a nieetin ? o tie national executive yesterday. ■ • gan said that breeders had mud' common with owners and trunm ~ • iu their special department <’mid both assist and receive a niensuie ol help the organisation. . The Hon. G. R. Hunter, vice-president, occupied the chair, nud members were Messrs. 11. S. Bagby, Auckland, M. 11. Shattuck, Hamilton, C. M. Loyd, Till merstou North,'S. J. Reid, Hastings, J. Somerton, New Plymouth and tin. iw tional secretary, Mr. C. K. Craig. The secretary stated that the president, Dr E H B. Milsom, had expressed the hope that a representative of the breeding side could be found to further IJie interests of this .section, and he hud J'P'ted Mr. Grogan, whose activities in tins respect, were so well known, to attend. Mr. Grogan's help iu discussing the remount subsidy proposals would be invaluable. Desirable Scheme. Mr. Grogan said the scheme was most desirable, but care should be exercised to avoid it defeating its ends, lle S J*"gested the importation of sires or tne Irish hunter type, a very baruy and useful breed. These sires could be placed in hunting districts on the interchange system. A limit should be placed on the class of mares selected, and he was strongly opposed to sires being travelled by motor transport in their duties. . rh . ls , " a , undesirable and against the principles of. securing the best results. There should also be a limit on the time and number of services a day. It was not good policy, said Mr. Grogan, to offer premiums to unsuitable horses. The scheme had a RJJ' reaching effect and New Zealand had its good name as a breeding country to protect and uphold. The value of Domin-ion-bred stock had made its presence teit overseas, while in the wars of later periods remounts from New Zealand had been outstanding. The chairman said. Mr. Grogan had shown the value of buying a num of practical knowledge to deal w '7 l such an important question, and on his suggestion it was decided that Mr. Grogan place his views before the Minister concerned with the scheme, Renewed Activity. Mr. Craig reported that as the outcome of the annual meeting there was renewed activity in many quarters and branches would promptly be established iu South Auckland, Gisborne, Wanganui and South Taranaki, As the secretary was unable to set a convenient: time for visiting South Canterbury, Otago and Southland, the question of organising branches in those areas was left to the Canterbury branch-, Mr. Boyd said the Manawatu brunch would attend to association matters in the Wairai-apa and was hopeful that Wellington would become a separate unit. . The following remits were approved for presentation to the Racing Continence executive: That provision bo made to embody gentlemen riders in the accident and insurance scheme, providing the horses ridden are covered by the provident fund; that trainers be given the right to use suitable tongue controls or preventive for horses known as “tonguehangers” ; flint conference issue a badge to licensed trainers which will gain admission to race meetings; that in granting future licences preference be given to those who have served a term of apprenticeship or had experience in racing stables for at least four years: that the association be permitted representation at conference meetings to advocate any accepted remits only but not to be entitled to vote. It was decided to instruct branches to forward remits of a national character only to the Dominion executive, to hold the annual meetings not later than May 30, and appoint delegates to the executive, and that secretaries keep a register of financial members and forward it to the national secretary before the annual meeting of the parent body. The secretary's action in forwarding a letter to the chairman of thy Racing Conference expressing appreciation of the assistance given in several matters by the secretary. Mr. 11. R. Sellars, was endorsed, as was the remit from several branches requesting the use of blinkers in races.