NEW ZEALAND TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2785, 31 July 1907, Page 56

NEW ZEALAND TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

THE ANNUAL CpNPEIIENCE. WELLINGTQNj &b..B£ Tho annual conference -of 'delegates \tot tho New Zealand Trotting Association, was opened to-day, Mr George -Payllnc presiding. \. v v "-.\ In the course of his address the €9>air.mant said tibe clubs affiliated to _ the asiooiation werewin a nourishing condition." Seventyone aays' racing had been- held, at which 535 races were run, and added noney totalling- £29,023 given. The jotalisator receipts amounted to £280,398. The need of appointing stipendiary stewards appeared to be 1 ' growing stronger ©very day,- and he supported the proposal ol the Auckland Club' that registration: of horses Hbe made necessary befiqre nomination, instead of before acceptance, ,ac now provided. Mr Selrjr moved, on behalf of the Trottinff Association — " That in all programmes of clubs there shall be at least .one , race per day for trofctinff . hones only." said, the pacer was gr*diuu& crowding out the trotter, and the governing considered that the time had arriTed Jirhen the > trotter should be protected. Hobbies werq barred in America — the home of the trotter. In the interest of the utility horse, the olubs, and the totalisator they should^ support the trotter against the paoer. The motion was negatived by nine votes to eight. , . On behalf of the Trotting Association, Mr Selig moved to add the lollowng to the rule governing assumed __ n«neß— "No, assumed name shall be refrittered by -any partnership or association of owners, provided that nothing shall be denned to prevent a oompiany incorporated ,under tn« Companies. Acts in force in Wew Zealand or the States of Australia frdm jemsterin|j its corporate name as an awnmMWi name. —Carried. . . « I Rule 125, dealing with the reffisteationi of horses, was amended in fee direction' of > making the registration of horses cbmpulsorv before the time of nominationinstead of before acceptance, as at pVesenfe Motions to adopt new rules wer& eaxried providing for the method of deaiinjr vrtii • the nomination' of unregistered .horses and ponies, the' supply of evidence of ta*e ' identity of horses registered in Australia, and the notification of »lea, dailmentw, The conference negatived proposals with regard to interim certificates and the appointment of a club in any district ,-to act as agent for the registration of norses, A motion was "carried that permits bo allotted as follows:— New Zealand Metropolitan four.- Auckland three, Phanpton Park two, Greymouth two, Otahuhu two. Westport two, Ashburton two, Hangahua one, South Wairarapa one, Gore one, Hutt Valley one, Mesterton one. W«rau one. It was decided to inform the Hirtt Valley, Waimate Plains, and Hamilton Clubs that there were no permits available. Mr G. Payling was re-elected president of the conferenoe, and Mr Petne was elected vice-president. It wa« resolved to reoommend to the association the advieabiUty of compiling a , tro M^ B PainXßowe. Short, and Gore were elected members of the executive.