TROTTING

Evening Star, Issue 19637, 17 August 1927, Page 9

TROTTING

FORBURY PARK CLUB A meeting of the committee of the Forbury Park Trotting Club was held last night, and was attended by Messrs B. S. Irwin (president, in the chair), T. T. Ritchie, James Mitchell, A. Clark, W. J. Goughian, A. G. Neill, R. Telfer, John Mitchell, T. Fogg, G. J. Barton, W. Quirk, R. M. Groenslade, and J. Black. It was decided to make a grant of lOgs to the Otago A, and P. Society, to be devoted to the prize fund for trotting events at the summer show. A professional trainer’s license was granted to James Hunter. The question of the dates for the coming race meeting of the club was discussed at some length. Letters were received from the Canterbury Owners and Breeders 1 Association and the Gore Racing Club on the proposal to make a change from the present dates (November 25 and 26), and to hold the meeting some time in October. The dates of the impending meetings of other trotting clubs and also of racing clubs were discussed, and it was finally decided to adhere to the usual dates (November 25 and 26). Mr Neill said that while they were on the subject of dates he would like to point out that there was a very long interval between their May meeting and the November meeting. Dunedin was a metropolitan club, and they had only six days’ trotting here. The interval caused a loss of interest to some extent amongst their members, and also it prevented trainers starting stables here. Parliament was now. in session, and they might get their members to take up the matter and see if Dunedin could not get two more days. The Chairman said the difficulty was that there were no permits available. It would bo necessary to get more permits to have a special Act of Parliament passed. The president of the Trotting Conference had been hammering away at this matter with the idea of getting more permits. Mr Neill said he quite realised that all the permits had been allotted, but their club was being most unfairly treated, and the time might be opportune to bring their position before Parliament

The Chairman agreed that although they might not be able to do anything in tbs meantime it would bo just as well to voice their complaint. Mr Neill then moved that application he made to tho Minister of Internal Affairs for two extra permits for tho club, and setting out the details regarding the position of Dunedin, and that the local members of Parliament bo asked to support the application. The motion was carried unanimously-.

Mr James Mitchell said they would liar: noticed that Mr J, M. Samson had been defeated for a position on tho Trotting Association. It was a very great pity that a man of Mr Samson’s ability should hare been defeated. He was quite sure that he had put in more work than the majority of the members of the association. He would move that a hearty vote of thanks be accorded Mr Samson for his past services as a member of the association. Tho Chairman said he would second the motion. The result had come as a great surprise to him and to everyone in Christchurch. When the voting had boon announced the members of tho association, particularly the chairman, regretted very much that Mr Samson’s services were to ho lost to them. There was no doubt that Mr Samson had attended to his work on the association. The motion was carried unanimously.

It was decided to grant permission to broadcast the results of the races at the coming meeting.