RACING CONFERENCE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17080, 8 July 1926, Page 8

RACING CONFERENCE.

STIPENDIARY EXPENSES. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. At the Pacing ! onferonee Mr F. Earle, for the Auckland l Racing (lub, mised the point of payment of expense:! of stipendiary stewards and racecourse inspectors. He maintained that the, Auckland Racing Club was paying more than its share towards the cost .ol tboso officials. I It-quoted a mass of figures in support, t.f his argument. He s.iid that about one-third of the total levies was paid by Auckland district chibs. Mr ilnzle.lt: But you have wealthy clubs. Mr Mule continued that it was an inequitable distribution. Both the Ganterhury Jockey Club and the Wellington Racing t’luli paid about half as much us tlm Auckland Oltih. To deny Auckland relief would he to say that it was wealthy, and must contribute to the support of other and pooler clubs. Hu asked that o committee of the conference he set no to go into tlie matter. Mr O. S. Watkins said' the payment, was based on u population basis. Tho bigger clubs had to carry the burden ol smaller dubs. Racing clubs were only trustees of public money. Messrs Bidwill and Bandl both spe.ko against the Auckland remit, which was overwhelmingly defeated. It was decided 1 that the Manawafui Racing Club elect one of five delegates to the Wanganui District Committee. GENERAL MATTERS It, was decided that no club will ho allowed to hold more than four meetings in a- year except- with the special permission of the president. In future, in high-weight races, only recognised steeplechase ami hurdle race riders will he permitted to ride, unless there is an inadequate supply ol such riders, when with permission, any licensed jockey can be put up. There was a lengthy discussion con corning increased facilities- for apprentice jockeys. It was moved that any club bolding two meetings a. year should 'provide ul least one flat race of seven furlongs for apprentice jockeys. Thu motion was lost by 29 votes to 19 tlm necessary three-quarters majority not being obtained. A Canterbury Jockey Club remit that if a meeting is to he held on any day from September 1 to April 30 inclusive., at least, two flat races of not less than one mile on each day he' included on the. programme, was -carried. A motion bv the Canterbury Jockey Club, that entries for roues to ho run at least six months after nominations shall close on the second: Friday in June in each year was carried. Trainers’ and! jockeys’ licenses in future are to be £1 10s; those of apprentices 10s. These fees are to hq paid into the Accident Fund together with a. contribution of £1 10 s per horse by owners. The President moved that the Conference recommends that the stewards or committee of each club arrange- that patrols shall watch the races from different parts of the, course, and report to the stewards or judicial committee at tho end! of each race before the * order is given directing the totalisator dividends to ho paid. Patrol stewards shall not adjudicate on any matter on which they have tendered evidence. It was pointed! out by several delegates tint, such a .scheme would be unwieldy and that patrols would he hard to organise: also that tho delay while .reports wero being made! would 1 prevent the programme being carried out promptly. Hr J. S. Barrett: It is only a recommendation. T think the scheme an excellent one. The motion was lost on the voices. A i]is’Mission took place on a Waikato remit. “That hunt duhs holding race, meetings at which totalisators are used shall hold such meetings during the period between April 1 and September 30.” Its supporters pointed out that, if hunt clubs held their meetings outside these dates .they encroached on racing clubs. Opponents stated that the motion would hamper hunt clubs, which could not begin their season until Mav. It was to hunters flint raving had to lock foy their steeplechasers. The remit was lost by 22 votes to .11. COUNTRY CLUBS ASSOCIATION. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. The Country .Racing Clubs discussed several matters at their annual conference held to-night. Eighteen clubs were represented, and Air. \\(. Jewell, president of the. Association, presided. Various resolutions were carried and will be brought before the Minister for Internal Affairs (Mr. Bollard). The meeting reaffirmed its former nt-

litude in .respect to totajisalor taxation, double totes, and the publication of dividends in the newspapers. /The following were elected officebearers: President, Mr. \\ . Jewell: vicepresident, (Mr. J. .Kennedy; executive, 4 Soiith Island, Messrs. E. It. Neale, I>. J. Evans, F. U. Roche; North Island, lion. E. W. Alison and Messrs. A. Bruce, W. A. Lyon. Jt was stated that country clubs were carrying a heavy burden, and move relief'was urgently wanted.