SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 16353, 20 February 1917, Page 6

SPORTING

ARE RACECOURSE DETECTIVES NECESSARY? the appointment of private detectives to keep the course clean at the different race meetings was discussed by the conference ot Auckland count, v c 1„1,.s at Hamilton on I- riday night. The question was rarsed by Mr Himes (Te Arohiil. who stated that last year his club employed a private, ' paying hi,,, £7 7 S Uj ], t , meeting, and £1 Is for each conviction secureu. He succeeded m oettin* one man fined £2O for illicit betting a The club had received a number of •applications tor the appointment this vear. and his cltib desired to know the feel'itur <>f the conference on the matter of makmu- „ e] .. ma-nent appointments. ° TT M '-n R- -'I" y ,w y nw (secretary of the Hamilton Club) said the trouble was (hat some of these gentlemen were paid bv the clubs but subsidised by soniebodV tlse.. # and their work consisted not- in keeping people off but in letting them on tie course. Speaking as an old member 01 the Hamilton Racing Club, he had the greatest confidence in the dtorts of the ™r-ure h j". Y ,li , Wa ' VS ,l0 " P &od work and succeeded in keeping if,., W)lIr jn good order The Hamnton police last vear gave the greatest satisfaction to the Several delegates from other clubs de dare,, that their experience of mUthad been anything but'^tt No'action was taken i„ xh<} m;ittpr . "WHAXAKE LADIESO SWTMMING CLUB " " ' ll - NU thJ h VMC V t C i , ' 1 ; i hj 1 d /'' at ine V.AI.t.A. baths last evening. There were o3 competitors. Resubs ■- 20yds handicap: Miss H-,,- n '. i o. 1 • -M'Earlane 2 " l > f,0 P h,il Mrs Sage I,S, I si, M . Fai , F «*d* 2 handicap; Miss Mania 1. ,„,, .nd° fl i/ ,^ri;, „f ,, r n,,: , "t ° nl "»» Scotter,2 ' (e,|U:ilj L Violet dive; Miss Foordl. Susie M'EarThe e.lub intend holding a min | shortly after Easter for which fi" " programme is promised. U " lss The HighilTn" trainer. ~ p,j ( „-i, «•»« in the ballot last wee k " bl *n 'Ejected by fh e military autlori e on account of his height, which is {