THE DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB.

Otago Witness, Issue 1904, 18 May 1888, Page 23

THE DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB.

" At a meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club's, Committee on Tuesday evening a quantity of! business was transacted^ of which the following were the principal matters : — It was resolved to engage a band for the ensuing race meeting. ' A letter was received from Mr W. A. Porteous,' of Winton, asking for the removal of the dis-: qualification of his horse Ragman, that ran at W^ndbamracesinDecember/the programme for! Which races had not been'passed by the Dunedin. Jcfckey Ctab.Mt was resolved thati'the diip

qualification'of the horses thatlran afrWyndharia will not be removed until the Wyndham Club acknowledge their error and ask for the removal of the disqualification. - ; ' > Mr W. Hutchison, honorary sebretary to the Riverton Racing Club, wrote stating that Mr A. Jones, of Wyndham, was a defaulter to the former club' to the extent of £2 3s for entrance and qualification fees; also that Mr Jones' had not taken the slightest notice of the Riverton Club's application for the said amount. — Re* solved—" That the Riverton Club be informed that the name of Mr A, Jones will be placed on the unpaid forfeit list, and that' until the amount is paid to the metropolitan club rule 7? is in force." • , ■, ' Mr Hutchison ■ also wrote stating -that? the jockeys Walter Duncan and John Heggarty made false statements in connection ■ with the protest against the -horse Lewis, winner of the Maiden Plate at the ■ Riverton races,. and that | Duncan was fined £3 and Heggarty £1 •■ there* for, but that neither of the jockeys had paid the^fine.— Resolved— "That the Riverton Club be informed that; they have it in their power, in accordance with rule 114, to suspend the two jockeys from riding." . •• < ' The Bald Hill Flat Race Committee wrote intimating that they had disqualified Mr • Charles Mitchell, of Cromwell, and his horse Tommy, winner of the Maiden Plate- at their 'races on March ■ 17, on account of fraudulent - entry, the horse having previously won an advertised race, in contradistinction of the terms of the programme. — Disqualification endorsed, and the committee to have their -attention drawn to the fact that no term has been fixed by them. The secretary to the Nelson • Jockey Club wrote intimating that they had disqualified the roan gelding Blucher for 12 months from April 21, for running at their meeting without possessing' the necessary qualification.—Disqualification endorsed. ' " The committee also minuted the follow* ing : — " Thau being morally convinced that certain 'parties, whose names are on' the disqualification list, have' been running horses in the names of . other people, it is > resolved that in all cases of corrupt practices in future, when the owner of any - horse is disqualified, the said persoa shall be warned off the course and other places where the Dunedin Jockey Club's rules are"in force, and that consequently rulo 152 will be brought into action." This rule, we may remark, enables the Club to deal with disqualified persons who, as is known, have been evading their disqualification.'