RACING CONFERENCE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 11 July 1924, Page 6

RACING CONFERENCE.

REMITS CONSIDER ED. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.f ■ W ELLINGTON, July 10. •‘We have' found that the fields for these races are always .small, and that there have been a small number of jockeys engaged,” said Mr. G. Gould (Canterbury) at the Racing Conference, m .moving that the weight for prescribed steeples and hurdle races or flat races at totalisator meetings at welter weights should be 9 stone minimum. There was, he said, strong reason to believe that these races had not been ridden fairly. The remit was carried. The following Auckland remit was carried: All winnings shall be paid over and delivered respectively within fourteen days after the conclusion of a meeting, unless an inquiry affecting them shall be pending. J A proposal emanating from the Man a watu Club to the effect that a district committee should elect its own chairman was lost. It was resolved that no certificate of registration should be granted or issued to any club the course of which is situated within twenty miles of the course of any registered club, hunt, polo, and sports clubs excepted. The conference decided against a motion that no totalisator be granted to any course where a false rail is placed inside the racing track. It was decided that the expiry of a joint interest must he notified in the official calendar. Various amendments in connection with making application for a trainer’s, jockey’s or apprentice's license were agreed to. A motion to limit the body deadweight carried by jockeys to 71b was lost. A motion to give district committees power to deal with appeals from disqualifications was carried, the rules as to procedure to remain unaltered. The regulations regarding changes of ownership were amended, as were the regulations dealing with the administration of district trust funds. It was decided to ask the Minister to assist clubs in copyrighting racecards to prevent piracy. Sir George Clifford was re-elected . president.