THE TURF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 4 February 1928, Page 7

THE TURF

OTAHUHU TROTTING CLUB EXHIBITION . PACING ‘ (By Telegraph—Special to "Tlie: Mall").. AUCKLAND, TMs Day ; ; An offer was received by the Otahuhu. Trotting Club, from the trainer of Native. Chief, who. on 11th February will. try conclusions with Great Bingen in an. exhibition pacing-bout over a mile-at Ad-; y.; dington, to visit Auckland and give an . exhibition over a similar distance at the Otahuhu Club’s fixture the following • week, for a purse. ? The executive replied that the club did • ■ not think it necessary to .stage an exhibition go, but it would offer a purse of £IOO for Native Chief to lower the.ex- > isting mile record, or in the event ■of' the pacer succeeding in reducing the time by two seconds, the purse would be increased to £250. * MEETING• TO BS BROADCAST '• (By. Telegraph—Special to "Th* Hall”) - . AUCKLAND, This DayDespite the decision of the New Zea-,;~ land Trotting Conference at Wellington recently not to allow broadcasting of future trotting, meetings, the Otahuhu Club has granted permission to the Radio Company to broadcast the summer meeting on 18th' and 22nd February. This is in keeping -with a promise given prior to the conference, which has communi-'' ' cated with the Racing Conference requesting that body to work ir» conjunct tion with trotting control, and refuse • permits unless payment is made by the Radio Company..