HORSE-TRAINERS' PETITION.
Among the petitions received in the House in regard to the Gaming BUI was the following:—"The undersigned petitoners humbly pray that you would, in dealing with the sport of racing, and with the tolalisator in conation their position as trainers of nection therewith, take into considerracehorses for galloping and trotting races. (1) A large sum of money is in the aggregate invested in the Dominion in provision to accommodate horses in training. (2) We, the licensed trainers of such horses, have spent our youth in acquiring the necessary knowledge, and have invested our capital in the requisite stabling and appurtenances. (3) For the tjost part we should be completely ruined if the ancient sport of racing were seriously curtailed, and in any case our continued means of earning a livelihood would be withdrawn from us. (4) Opposite our names we record the number of our employees, and those who are dependent upon us and them."
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Northern Advocate, 22 September 1910, Page 6
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