RAGING IN NEW ZEALAND.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1169, 27 July 1894, Page 23

RAGING IN NEW ZEALAND.

FOXTON RACING CLUB. The annual meeting of the Foxton Racing Club avas held on Thursday evening week at the Club’s office, Foxton, Mr T. P. Williams : n the chair. The annual report, avhich was presented by the hou secretary, Mr J. E. McMillan, showed that the receipts, including a balance from the previous year of £212 10s sd, amounted to £1236 17s 4d, and the expenditure to £1077 7s sd, leaving a credit balance of £159 9s lid. The sum of £143 2s 7cl had been spent during the year on permanent improvements. The Committee had much pleasure in reporting that the Club had a financially successful season, and that it stands thirty-second on the list of the 131 clubs in the Colony in regard to the amounts given aw’ay in stakes, and twenty-fifth on the amounts invested on the totalisator.the amount put through|being £5515. The honorary secretary said, in referring to the position of the Club under the proposed new regulations as to the use of the totalisator, that the Club had 14 races last year, and that £394 per race had been invested on the machine, an average in excess of that shown for the Metropolitan districts of Auckland, Canterbury, Otago, West Coast, Taranaki, &c. As to the proposed curtailment, he thought it was only fair that they should be allowed to retain two meetings, as they were 25 miles distant from any other club. The following officers were elected President, Mr F. Robinson (re-elected) ; vice-president, Mr E. S. Tliynne (re-elected) ; judge, MrH. F. Davidson (re-elected); starter, MrE. Wood; treasurer, Mr W. G . Robinson (re-elected); timekeeper, Mr A. E. T. Nixon (reelected) ; secretary, Mr J. R. McMillan (re-elected) ; handicapper, Mr Henry; clerk of scales, Mr G. Gray (re-elected) ; clerk of course, Mr F. Easton; committee and stewards, Messrs J. E. Whyte, W. Robinson; W. B. Rhodes, J. H. Robinson, F. Young, W. Little, P. Dudson, G. Gray and S. Trask. It avas decided to spend £25 on the grandstand. The meeting concluded avitli votes of thanks to the past officers. CONFERENCE OF RACING CLUB DELEGATES. The Conference of delegates of racing clubs throughout the Colony was opened ou Wednesday at the Club Hotel, avhen some preliminary business was transacted, and the Conference then adjourned till the evening. The delegates met at 7.30 p.m. at Parliamentary Buildings to discuss Sir Robert Stout’s Gaming Bill. Captain Russell, M.H.E., president of the Conference, occupied the chair. The other delegates avere : Hon G. McLean, M.L.C., Dunedin ; Sir G. Clifford, Canterbury ; Mr F. Lawry, M.H.R., Auckland; Dr Connolly and Mr A. J. Parsons, Wanganui ; Messrs N. Grace and W. O. Williams, Wairarapa; Mr H. Friedlander, Canterbury; Messrs John McVay ?.nd E. Gray, Hawke’s Bay; Mr J. G. Wilson, M.11.R., Manawatu ; Dr Neavman, M.H.R., "Wellington; Mr R. G. Bauchope, Taranaki ; Mr J. Maginnity, Nelson ; Mr Janies Ames, Marlborough; Messrs G. M. Bell and

H. Craig, Otago ; Mr F. D. Luckie, Napier secretary to the Conference. The President expressed great pleasure that there was so large an attendance of delegates, and said he hoped that there would be an expression of opinion as to the establishment of a New Zealand Jockey Club. For his own part, he was strongly in favour of such a club.

Mr Maginnity suggested that the Conference pass a resolution for the establishment of a New Zealand Jockey Club ; but the President ruled that he could not accept a motion on the subject without notice.

It was manifest, however, that a large majority of the Conference are in favour of a New Zealand Jockey Club to deal with all matters affecting the principles on which racing laws should be based. Sir E. Stout’s Gaming Bill was then considered clause by clause, and was agreed to, with a few unimportant amendments. A long discussion ensued regarding the limiting of totalisator licenses by onethird, and as to the regulations to be drawn up on the subject. Eventually it was resolved that the representatives of each metropolitan district should bring up a scheme to be submitted to the Conference showing how the reduction would be made in each district. A resolution proposed by Dr Newman recommending that the reduction of totalisator permits should be proportionately the same for racing and trotting clubs was unanimously agreed to. The Conference adjourned at 10.30 p.m. till 10 a.m. next day. Christchurch, July 20. The following acceptances have been received for the C.J.C. Grand National Meeting:— Grand National Steeplechase.—Norton, Bombardier, Tiritea, Morag, Booties, Eobin, Christmas, Belle, Nanakia Despised, and Amalgam. Grand National Hurdle Eace. Liberator, Kulnine, Melinite, Despised, Musket, Magazine, Empire, Barnardo, Morag and Jacob Faithful. Auckland, July 23. P Bombardier and Albert Victor were shipped to Christchurch by the Takapuna. Auckland, July 24. Koyal Eose, Stanmoor and Wickford were shipped by the Tasmania to Sydney to-day.