DISTRICT COMMITTEE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26540, 15 August 1947, Page 8

DISTRICT COMMITTEE

Allocation of dates The monthly meeting of the Dunedin District Committee, held yesterday afternoon, was attended by Messrs L. C. Hazlett (chairman), B. S. Irwin, J. N. Murdoch, J. A. Gow, A. N. Smith and W Garrett. t Licences granted for the 1947-48 season were advised by the New Zealand Racing Conference as follows: Trainers.—H. A. Anderton, A. J. Cassells, A. E. Didham, N. J. Dwyer, G. A. Fielding, W. E. Hancock, R. Heasley (provisional), J. C. Hobbs, T. Hobbs, D. S. Jamieson, R. J. Mackie (provisional), J. L. McLean, D. J. McDonald, G. A. McKay, J. S. McKay (provisional), J. McMillan (provisional), J. W. Pankhurst, G. Paterson, F. Shaw, S. G. Shaw (provisional), J. A. White, T. P. Wilson, J. A. Wilson. D. P. Wilson. Jockeys.—F. J. Boyle, L. Burnard, A. E. Didham, J. W. N. Dooley, L. W. Hare, R. Heasley, E. E. Hunt, J. W. Jenkins, R. J. Mackie, W. G. Paterson, A. I. Powell, S. G. Shaw. Apprentice Jockeys.—F. E. Anderton, A N. Didham, K. J. Hare, R. G. Hollamby, D. G. O’Neill, R. E. Page, A. Reid, B. M. Southee. B. R. Thomson, N. L. White, R. E. Williams. Amateur Riders.—Messrs A. C. Abernethy, J. N. Aitken, D. J. Anderton, F T. Aiming, J E. Brunton, W. P. A. Clifford, E. R. Curtis, A. R. Finlayson, F A. Ford. R. G. Fox, J. A. Garside, J. W Geddes, D. C. Hunter, D. G. Leary, J M. McCulloch. D. O. O’Connell, E. McK G. White. x The withdrawal of the certificate of registration of the Maniototo Racing Club was advised by the New Zealand Racing Conference. The New Zealand Racing Conference wrote stating that at the annual conference it had been decided to revise the Rules of Racing, and requesting any recommendations thereon.—Received for attention. New Season’s Dates The allocation of dates for the 1947-48 season in the Dunedin district was notified by the Racing Conference as follows: —Beaumont Racing Club, March 27 and 29; Cromwell Racing Club, March 5 and 6; Dunedin Jockey Club—September 27 and October 4. December 26 and 27 February 26 and 28, June 5, 7 and 12; Kurow Jockey Club, January 3; Oamaru Jockey Club, January 2, March 13 and 20, June 19; Otago Hunt Club, September 6; Tapanut Racing Club, December 13; Vincent Jockey Club, January 9 and 10; Waikouaiti Racing Club, January 1. The Racing Conference advised that permission has been granted to the Kurow Jockey Club to conduct its annual meeting on the Oamaru racecourse. Applications for licences were recommended as follows:—Trainers: L. Burnard F. J. Boyle Amateur riders certificates. J. H. Smellie ai The* programmes' of the Otago Hunt Club were approved in respect of a point to-point steeplechase meeting to be held on August 23, and the annual race meeting on September 6.