THE JOCKEYS' DISPUTE

Evening Star, Issue 17366, 31 May 1920, Page 4

THE JOCKEYS' DISPUTE

SOME POINTS CONCEDED

[Pee United Peess Association.] WELLINGTON, Mav 51. At the conference between Sir (1. Clifford and the jockeys a request was made for an increase of 50 per cent, on losing fees, and a flat rate of 5 per cent, on all winning mounts and place money above £IOO. Sir George Clifford agreed to bring the proposal before the Racing Conference and to Support it. The jockeys argued in favor of increasing the minimum weight to 7.0, and making the top weight always 9.0. After a long discussion it was agreed to debate the proposal at _the Racing Conference. The riders also asked that welter weights should be carried from May 1, instead of from June 5, as now, to August 31. It was agreed that clubs should be asked not to postpone the starting time of races; that riders, if doing preliminaries, should be allowed to return to the birdcage when the weather is wet; that jockeys should have the right to be represented bv a licensed jockey at all inquiries; and that all programmes must have a hurdle race or jumpers’ flat handicap and one apprentices’ race on them.

The Jockeys’ Association hold that the conference was non-representative, but they claim that some of the matters considered had'- already been put forward by the association and refused.