NEW ZEALAND ' TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 5 June 1919, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND ' TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

OHRJjSTCHURCH, June 4. At a meeting of the Board of New] Zealland Trotting Associatidh to-day, 1 Robert Stringer, who had been disqualified for life in connection with the Teviotdale-Romany Lad case, four years ago, applied for the removal of! the disqualification. It was decided that no action h& taken.

The Waimate Plains Trotting Club ■wrote asking for advice regarding the prize money, in "its Futurity Stakes. There were only two starters in' the lace and the owner of the runner-up claimed third money. It was decided that the money .should go to the winner: "• - '■'■-■■ ■■■'■■.-< ■

When the question of programmes was under consideration,' ~VV. Kitching? ham said he thought it was time racing clubs were compelled to raise stakes for coming events in view of the large entries they received and the amount of totalisator investments. On his motion, it was decided that minimum stakes in trotting events at racing club meetings J should be £65. f The president <Mr Selig) said that the committee appointed to deal With the question of obtaining extra totalisator permits had taken certain action and it was probable that further action would be taken next month It was agreed to send a remit to the conference for a new rule providing for Uniformity. Also to recommend that a rule be framed making it compulsory tor nders and drivers to report to stipendiary stewards any breakage of (rear during the race.