COUNTRY RACING CLUBS
Speaking as a member of a deputation which interviewed the Hon H. D. Bell on Wednesday, Sir Walter Buchanan said that* modern difficulty attending the advent of the motor.car was the threatened depletion of the oountry's horse stock. '• I venture to affirm, with no chance of disproof,"_ he continued, " that the country racing clubs, even the Btnall country clubs, being composed of men live on the land and are breeders of horses, will act as a corrective, as far may be and will do more than the endowment that has been given to the large racing centres to preserve our horse stock. It should be in the minds of the Legiela'ure and of the Government that this may be a very important point in delaying the depletion of our horse stock. J venture to say that this is a broad question very well worthy of the consideration of the Govern ment."
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Patea Mail, Volume XXXIX, 24 June 1914, Page 4
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154COUNTRY RACING CLUBS Patea Mail, Volume XXXIX, 24 June 1914, Page 4
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