TROTTING

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9210, 2 December 1915, Page 8

TROTTING

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, December 1. A meeting of the Board ox the New Zealand Trotting Association was hem this afternoon. Before proceeding aitn the ordinary business the president (Mr p. Seiig) referred to the death ot. Air F. H. Pyne. who had been for many vears associated, with the kindred spoil of racing and had acted, as chairman of the committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club and also as its treasurer. Mr Pyne had • been a good citizen as well as-a good sportsman, and the president moved a resolution expressing regret at Mr, Pyne s death and sympathy. with his family- The motion was seconded by Mr Nicoll, and carried in silence. ' , ,* ' The West Australian Trotting Afsociation wrote advising that H. J. Robinson, of Bridgetown, W.A., had been disqualified, . with the pony gelding ■in that State iu the name of “Tim 4xacey,” for life for “ringing in- Iho disqualification was endorsed. The action of the stewards of tho New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting-Club at inquiries held - regarding the running of Mushroom and Persuader- at its November meeting was endorsed. ' The president read- telegrams that had XDassed between the association and. tho Forbury Park Trotting Club iu reference to the proposed match between Emmeline, Our Thorpe, and Country Bolle. Ho had considered the question: one of such importance that he had taken; the advice of the association s solicitor, whoso opinion was to the effect that such a match oould not bo run, in addition to tho programme of eight other events. On the motion of Mr Kitchingham, it was decided to make an entry in the suggestion book with a view- to considering the advisablencss of altering tho rules to meet such a case, and also approaching Parliament to have tho necessary amendment made in the Gaming Act.