RACING BROADCASTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 9 August 1928, Page 8

RACING BROADCASTS

I'URTHEf! I.IiTTKItS

(Uy Telegraph.—frees Association)

CHRISTCHURCH, 7th August

'Further letters have been exchanger) between the Radio Broadcasting Company and tho Racing Conference oil the subject of broadcasting of race meetings. A letter from the company to the Macing Conference reads as follows: "Acknowledging your letter of 4th August, and referring to vour reference to our remark that notwithstanding all that has been said.’ wp referred to tho tact that your conference’s resolutions which were' published throughout New Zealand gave tho impression that the Broadcasting Company was to be granted all tho privileges of the Press, but, the conditions of those privileges are entirely defeated as far as this company is concerned by the stipulation that no racing informal ion should be broadcast tinlil Urn earning. We already have permission u> use tile racing reports of other mediums, and these are available cluring the aflernoon as well as in the evening, .lit the event of the broadcast of race meetings being restricted- to evening sessions all the particulars are available to us without Ihc necessity of sending a representative to the course. We regret having to act contrary to the w ishes *of your conference, and would prefer to work harmoniously in the interests of snort generally, but we would be lacking*in our duty to listeners in not broadcasting as soon as available, matters of public interest, winch obviously in this country particularly include racing and trotting information. Tho letter from tho conference in reply is as follows:—“I am in receipt ot vour letter of 6tli August in which state that you already have permission to use the racing reports of other mediums and that llieso are available during the afternoon as well as in the evening, and in the event of the broadcast of race meetings being restricted to evening sessions all the particulars arc available to you without tho necessity of sending a representative to the course. The other mediums you refer to are, I presume, tho newspapers of New Zealand, and that by using the information gathered at racing and trotting meetings by their reporters you are saved the expense of obtaining direct for your clients your own representative s description of such meetings. If you will permit mo to offer an opinion upon tfiis matter may 1 remark that tho extraordinary and incomprehensible liberality or. the, newspapers of New Zealand in publishing your programmes as news instead of advertisements will be curiously repaid if on race (Jays you ask them lo allow you to appropriate tho work of -their reporters:”