D.J.C. COMMITTEE MEETING.

Otago Witness, Issue 956, 16 May 1889, Page 25

D.J.C. COMMITTEE MEETING.

MEETIN^ ; The committee of the Danedin Jockey, .Club', met on Saturday ' evening.' Present—nieesrt' Meenan, Taggart, Gourley, Philp/ Stephensdn,; Dowse,. Maolean, and Wilson. > ■ ■■■ " It was resolved .that, in consequence of the' alteration in the time of the arrival of the'ex* ' . press train, the hour of closing nominations and ■' acceptances be extended to 10 p.m. ■, - •? ;-. Instructions were given to, arrange for a band at the May meeting, and thai the time of starting the first race each day be the same aslant,, year—viz., 12 o'clock. \ ,/ »' ' \" \ The secretary was empowered to call for. tenders for the ladies' room for the May mee^> ing. ' • ■• -.<:•'' ,4 .cv- (. A donation was granted to the Otago Hunt Club.' ■ .' l/( •■ ! - It was resolved to give a oup or speoie to 'theAgricultural and Pastoral Association as a prise ■ in the thoroughbred horse class. . . , The secretary reported thatithetrpttipg mare Hilda had been protested against at RivertQnon the ground that she had run at Thornbury under the name of Peat Bog. It transpired that the name of Feat Bog had been bestowed through the ignorance of the mate's temporary owner, and the committee decided that the stakes and totalisator money be paid to Hilda. ' The Riverton Club's disqualification of the jockey H. Duncan was endorsed; but the score* tary was instructed to inquire why the Riverton Club did not also disqualify the mare Parvula.. ' The Bald Hill Flat Club reported that they had disqualified Charles Mitchell and his .horse Tommy for fraudulent running in the Maiden „ on March 18, but that the horse had since been sold and the disqualification removed/ The committee endorsed the removal of the dii« qualification, but intimated their desire, to knqw why the Bald Hill Flat Club had removed the disqualification from the horse and not from the owner. ■ ' ' " ' ' ..■ i .-..., The secretary of the C.J.C. intimated by, letter that if any of the C.J.C. Committee attended the May meeting they might confer with the D.J.C. re including trotting races ia programmes. , v , W. M'Kewan asked the committed to call on the Taieri Club for an,ezplanation of why they disqualified his mare Roiie., It was resolved that the club could take no action in the matter unless requested by the Taieri Club to do bo.