LIQUOR ON RACECOURSES. CONDITIONAL LICENSE REFUSED.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 62, 11 September 1911, Page 3

LIQUOR ON RACECOURSES. CONDITIONAL LICENSE REFUSED.

f«2 TEtEGftAPS— JfiESS ASSOCUMOIn,] CHEISTCHURCH, 9th Sept. The Avon Licensing Committee today Tefused to grant a conditional license for the New Brighton. Trotting Club's two days' meeting this month. The president of the club, in placing the position before tile committee, stat ed that the- question of whether an a-p plication for a conditional license was granted or not did not affect the amount of liquor consumed. At present a drag ran to and from the hotel and the course between every race, and coma of the mewfianded back at the course half intoxicated. Large quantities ol liquor were brought on to the grounds, and he knew of one instance in which A party of young men had taken liquor into the stand in the presence of ladies, and had got "beastly drunk." When ho (the speaker) had reifionsUaV ed with them they had used insulting language to him. He had them removed from the stand, and they took their liquor to another part of the ground. Such instances were frequent, and were due to the club not having a booth which it could properly control. The Chairman : It is not a matter of Control by the club. The committee haa the control. • In reply to questions, a constable said he had not seen th* iiscideT.t referred to. He had seen kegs of beer about the- racecourse and people drinking. There were five policemen at the lafet meeting. There was A good deal of drunkenness*, but there waa, of course, a certain amount of liberty on raco day*. The president explained that Jvhen a bottle was opened ifc was generally finished straight off. Ther© bad been more liqnot drunk on the grounds since the club had been refused a license. The Chairman : You will be in the Kaiapoi electorate at next meeting, and yon will not be subject to this commit tee then.

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