THE TURF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 10 March 1914, Page 7

THE TURF

NELSON JOCKEY CLUB

ANNUAL RACE MEETING.

i At, Richmond to-morrow at"noon ,-the annual race meeting" of : the v Jockey Club will be commenced. The acceptances 'can be looked "-upon as-, good, and some•interesting. racings 1 should- be witnessed. The Mayor ,(Mr W c i Lock) invites.the citizens of Nelson to ;ohserve a holiday to-morrow from 11 a.m. The day will be observed; as a, legal holiday in Motueka and. Nelson froir- 12.n00n. The Anchor Company-.will run the.Kpi from Motueka to Nelson to-morrow and on Thursday, leaving Motueka at 9 a.m. and Nelson on the jewirn. trip at.7 v p.rii.Mo'tors." and busses are advertised to leave the city' '. each .day for " theTacec.ourse at- ■ .conyeitient ...-'■ periods/ returning • after-' .; the :}■'. last .-.■.'.■;• irafcei'' The 1 ordinary' ; railway'. liime-taple will bo,-suspended, .and : , the trains -will run as advertised- elsewhere -.in.[-this- .issue. Excursion fares, will be--charged. ■

N.J.C., COMMITTEE.-y £ v A meeting" of--"the committee'" o*f Mhe Nelson Jockey/Club was-held at Meiy oer's rooms yesterday-afternoon.". -"'The president' (Mr E..E.;Trask) occupied the chair, and there'were also • present :- Messrs H. Baigent (vice-president), F. W. Fairey, R. Hunter, J: E. Bartlett, J. Hagen, J. H. Finney, F. G. Edwards', M. P. Webster, C. J. Hailey, and -N. P. Adams. - •_ •.-',' Three new ihembers- were elected.. V',, A letter was read from-the secretary, of thcv New Zealand Racing .Conference, drawings attention to RulelO, 1 Part xxx.,: which states that- no ■ refund of the amount paid oil the purchase of--in ticket at the- totalisator shall be the horse on which-the ticket-was purchased has weighed out but does • not take, part in the race. "It ; was .also rhcomtrended that the judge'.should place a fourth horse when-'four or more> horses .start-in a raee. -The stipendiary- committee also strongly recommended that starters be directed to exercise strictness in' restraining jockeys from cribbing positions the start to which .they are not entitled.- The-necessity for more reasonable > in regard to "short stirrups" was also pointed out.' Attention was also directed to rule 2, part xxvi., which providesthat a horse may be disqualified for crossing or jostling, and the jockey punished, by the stewards by a fine .not exceeding 50 sovs., or suspension ifrom riding. Arising out of the recommendation with regard to placing the. fourth horse, Mr R. Hunter was appointed. assistant judge. ' -., ; ' ■:■ -. r r j •The clauses re jockevs were referred

to the ;starter (Mr. R. E. Harley). ■The "secretary-of the conference notified that Mr J. C. Patterson,- of Wan, ganui, a.- deputy-Stipendiary steward, would attend the race meeting.' ■ . .It -was resolved. t that, the' stewards ■should rmeepr to-morrow.; '.*■■■ >..■';'■ !:.■:. '•■.';■;-"' '■' It--'.was resolved- -that" - motor ; cars be, accommodated under /the trees on the lef side, of. 'the entrance gates, and. th&t;brpvision would ■ be irade for hdrses^and.yehicles'on the-northern side of •the"/grand--standi except -for members', .rrrotdrs. and carriages^.which would be allowed -o'n the-centre of the'ground, opposite' the grand stand, the directions of ah official. ;r . It ;was-, resolved that, the luncheon; room be for' officials only, others complimentary " tickets to use the >grand stand dining..room.. ,'./";"'■ ; : Several 'Other matters" relaMng to/the fprthTOmiri'gMmeeting were dealt ; with. .