THE RACING ONFERENCE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 150, 17 July 1903, Page 4

THE RACING ONFERENCE.

WELLINGTON, Yesterday. At the Racing Conference a Committee was appointed to report whether criminal procce lings should be instituted against the parties concerned in the Opportunity ringing-in case. A motion from the ' Otago country clubs to alter the amount . of stakes payable to fn average" of JS/20 a ih^t^Ld of ,£l5O a day, was negatived. The Conference negatived a pro- , posal that all clubsholding race meetings ' on two or more days shall include at least one hurdle race on each day. " It ; was decided to call the attention of stewards to the rule regarding the appointment of judicial committees to deal with matters relating to protests and disqualifications. Motions for the appointment ' of an advisory steward, and to debar hcrscs under three years starting in any ' raCti, Were lost t It -was resolved that a ■ hack shall be regarded as a horse whißh > at the time of nomination has not won a ; race of §0 sovereigns in value, or races to tlje 1 collective . value of 200 Sovereigns. The motion making it compulsory for a [ starting machine to be used at all race meetings lapsoi it was agreed to make It compulsory to weigh every article carried by a horse in a race ; also that no allowance in. weight bo fnyp» jr^Htlemen riders when competing against professionals. The latter rule will not affect programmes already issuedi