“NO FAIRNESS”
PREVENTION OF TRANSPORT effect on trotting “There is no fairness in the ridiculous prevention of transport, to racecourses." said Mr A. L. Matson, in his presidential address at the annual meeting of members of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club recently. "The coal position admittedly is acute, but that is a matter between the miners and the Government, ami. irrespective of that difficulty, there are a good many trains that could carry an extra waggon or two loaded with horses; but even if they could not, then there is no reason why horse-floats could not be taken behind a motor vehicle. ‘•The Government even restricts a horse-float being pulled by a car that is propelled by a gas-burner. Hundreds of owners and trainers will support me in my contention. It must be remembered that there are a great number of farmers throughout the Dominion who Iwced trotting horses and work- them with a view to. supplementing their income, and these men are on war production. Why pick on racing?'’ asked Mr Matson.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 53, Issue 32458, 24 July 1944, Page 6
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