JOCKEYS' DEMANDS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15221, 20 May 1920, Page 8

JOCKEYS' DEMANDS.

O . -_, ! MANY LEADING JOCKEYS RESIGN FROM ASSOCIATION. | (Per. Press Association.) ! CHRISTCHURCH; last night. Sir Gedrge Clifford, President of the New Zealand Racing Gbnferbhco, has re- • ceivbd' a petition from 22 of the leading jockeys, starting that they haye determined to withdraw from the so-called New Zealand Jockeys' Association on the ground that they were led to believe that* tho association would only bb an association and not a union;- and would lWt be- affiliated with other unions. They state there are some points on which they would like' ainendriients to' the Rules of Racing or alterations in tho customs obtaining on some raqpcourscs, and ask for an interview tb submit matters on which they consider tho Racing Conference might 'grant concessions, l Sir George Clifford has replied to, the petitioners that he will be -pleased to meet them or any representatives, appointed by thorn. Whatever requests are mado" will bu placed fairly before tin* Racing Conference and will receive full consideration. ' Sir. 'George Clifford proceeds : "Whilt' glad to meet you for a friendly talk on theso subjects I may explain that my reason for declining to confer with tho New Zealand Jockey's Association ■was because I was sure it did not' re- : present tlie true feeling of the jockeys who have been led to join it, and be•causo- it Claimed an interference with the details of racing management which , would have been injurious alike to own--ers, trainers, jockeys, and to the public." ' :■ Sir, George Clifford wilP meet' the re- ■ prescntntivos of the petitioners in Wellington, on May 29. A prominent jockey has also written ,to Sir George Clifford, enclosing ■■'. the ',riairie l s of 43 jockeys who have resigned - from the association, and asking him to receive a. deputation. 4 , WELLINGTON, last night. . '• Th{s . Wellington' Labor .Representation Committee to-night passed' the following resolution': "That we strongly and unitedly support the ' Jockeys' Association in its 1 struggle^ against the cruel and' ;j -mean form of victimisation to which its members at present are being subjected, } and wo urge all affiliated organisations \ to do their utmost to assist tho trans- j' port workers in their effort, to obtain , justice for the jockeys and not relax : -their efforts till the association is recognised by the Racing Conference and its i claims agreed to. We also congratulate the seamen and wateraide'rs on refusing | to convey raCbhorses wliich have been s declared 'black.'" I