RACING CONFERENCE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10657, 10 July 1897, Page 4

RACING CONFERENCE.

[BY TELEBRAPH.] WELUNdTON, Friday. The Raolng Contereuoa renamed tbU afternoon, Sir George Gilford presiding. A new sub-Beotton wsb added to the rulea governing oorrnpt practloes and disqualifications making it an offenoe to lefuse to tnpply Infotmanion or make any written declaration ooanected with racing matters the oonlerence or stewards' committee may call upon a person to make. In reply to the Auckland country olubi' question why classes 162— 162 a, referring to Tatteraall's Club, were atruok out, the Chairman said that recognition of betting ontslde the totalisator was outnlde the spirit of the racing rulee, and the betting qnestlon had nothing to do with the admlalttratlon of racing. The Chairman added that tb6 old ralei were In ooonlot, and that this ease was a glaring Instance, as provision was already In the tales that stewards ooald only decide Investments made on tbe totalisator.— A motion for the Insertion of the clauses wm not seconded, and therefore rejected Mr Nolan, Taranakl, rmved en amendment to the rules for tbe registration of trainers, jookeys,and apprentices, la effect that an applioant fdr a license shall foiward a certificate from the committee oi the Racing Club in whose district he resides. < 'This he said, was moved with a view of preventing spielers and other nn> deilrable persons travelling from one end of the colony to the other on trainer's ■ or jockey's licenses. Mr Allison, Auckland oonntry clnbß, moved, "That the -jockeys' and trainers; provident fnnds shall ba separate trait lands." He pointed oat that it was to' earmark the fund to that 1$ would not be 1 Available for any other purpose than that intended.— This was withdrawn, and it wai 1 agreed that the jockeys' provident land and the trainers provident fond ba earmarked and speolally Invested by the metropolitan olnbs In the names of trustees, A proposed amendment! that the refnsal 01, a,'lloense to a trainer and jookey be Inserted in tbe offiohl oalender was rejected, and It was agreed that the refusal Blmply be notified to the metropolitan olnbi, Oa olatue 163, "owner of registered oolors to have the sole right of the same for life," the Chairman said this was the only, rale- on .whioh. the Bub-oommlttee were divided ia opinion, some favoring the life propoial while others thonght tbe right shonld expire ao the end of a oertaln period.— A rale wai added that oolors are to be registered with the lec'retary of the - Racing Conference. The proposed olaase re totalisator Investments, Vlf the- final remit of a raoe should ba a dead heat in whioh only one of the horses U backed the holders of tickets on the hone backed will reoclre the whole dividend/ was carried. Mr M'Vay, Hawke'i Bay, withdrew tbe proposed rale "No clnb shall at any meetlnfrglve a less sum in stakes than the net amount received as commission horn the totalhator at the corresponding meeting of the previous year.'* Cianse 130, dealing, with appeals, was amended so as to provide tbat appeals shall ref,or to penalties, disqualifications, and polnti Involving the Interpretation of roles. The committee appointed to draw np machinery clauses to guide the appeal committee presented their report. They recommended that appeals be lodged with the secretary of the Kiolng Confer enee within a month; tbat It be in writing in dapUoate, one copy lo be. forwarded to tbe club against whose deolalon the appeal Is mide; the committee to bave fall power to call for people or documents; and that they may lacreaso, decrease, or vary the penalties or dUqusl Ifiaitlous,— Tbe tale added yesterday that the chairman and ttx members of the oonferenoe ba an appeal oommittee was resoloded and In Its place tbe following Inserted :— "That the chairman upon reoelrlog notice of appeal shall appoint three jadges, of whom he may be one, to decide snob appeal on behalf of the oonierenoe." Mr Nolan, Taranakl, moved : " Tho Chairman of the conference on his own motion or by the request of any member I of tbe conference shall have power to in■titate Inqalry into anything in oonnecWon with tht) running of horses at any meeting bald nnder these rnleß." He pointed oat that lately the Colonial Beoretary bad lately ordered an Inquiry into tbe running of a certain horm, and he thought that be wai not the proper person; the chairman was muoh more

desirable.— the motion lapsed ior wantt of n seconder,— Tho Hon, George M'Lean | thought the chairman had euQiolent ( work without pladag on him the duties i of hnntiDg for litigation. i 16 waa resolved that the new rulea come 1 Into operation on the Ist August, and tliat any other rules at raclag be an&ulled i from let August, 1897, wlbhout projudloo i to oxlatlog rightß aud liabilities under the i annulled rules. Mr Allison. Auckland, movtd tbat the i chairman, Captain Kaeeell, the Hon, George M'L9an, and tho mover be a committee to consider and report as to the advisability of the conference printing and publishing the cfliolal calendar and to submit tho same to the next conference. —The motion was carried. Oa tho motion of the Hon, Ueorge M'Lean Sir George Clifford was re-elected chairman, TotaUsator permits were granted the lame bb last year, Mr Nolan moved, and it was carried, that tbo nexb oonierenoe be held at Wellington on a date to be fixed by the cialrman. Tbe conference then doted.