IS RACING IN JEOPARDY?

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14753, 8 August 1911, Page 7

IS RACING IN JEOPARDY?

1 ATT/OK JN i. -i. ; TOTALIS: .V" JR. 1 Tiii? 'jm«e'V(g «.-i tho Aucklavßaoc ing Ok held yed-aif'.-jr. was addr iby i Messrs., W. E. Hack< ;,o and R. A Armr strong, representing tho Auckland Sports J Protection Society. ; The chairman (th© j Hon.' E. Mitcholson) having been called t away, Mr. John. Rowe was voted to the I chair. _ •* I i f Mr. Armstrong stated that all sport was threatened, and likely to bo attacked era • long. The Sports Protection Society realised ; that the A.R.C. was the strongest club in the North Island, and that its members >' > I could exert a very great influence. He asked was their sport worth protecting? -If so, r then sportsmen would have to fight for it. " Mr. Hackett said if they wanted racing » thev would have to protect the < totalisator. [ Never before was the sport in such jeopardy, i for they had' opponents in the racing camp - i in, the shape of tho country dubs, who wore ; 7 dissatisfied, and would hav» to be placated . ' to save trouble. Unless tho totalisator ex- ' isted, racing would be abolished. He £ favoured tho retention of the bookmaker, • I tut unless they were strong enough to re- ' ! tain what they had, then they -would not i; i be able to reinstate something .else! An- . ' other thing to bo remembered was that thorn 1 [• should bo no aristocracy on the- turf, but i that all men should bo equal. ; The aim of: ; P the Sports. Protection Society was. to bring ' . about reciprocity in all forms 'of sport, and ■ . 1 • racing/ wanted the most support, for it ' could not stand alone.' ■. '. ' ■ . . ;v j' : ' } Mr. ~ Rowe stated that I practically, every „• ' . ' racing- club had joined, the •'society, which - '> [• already claimed a large membership. ,i Mr. C. E. ,' Major said it seemed : that a ,Sy wavo of sickly, sentimentality !. was going v; 1 \ j over the world, and that it had reached this ' - % Dominion. If raclcg: men wore ' assailed -•r, - : they should protect themselves.' All : know- ' : ' how merciless Puritans', had been at all ' times, and, they could be just tho same in. • 'V • the 20t,h century. ■. < ~ ■ A vote of thanks to Messrs. Haokett and { . ''»■ Armstrong was passed, and the meeting con- •f eluded. , i i