THE RACING PERMITS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10404, 18 July 1912, Page 2

THE RACING PERMITS.

Tha Dominion supplies the ang idler account of the proceedings W hon the deputation irom Mar Zd Jockey Club wasted on the Frime Minister Unlike mnae-oountry tadOß clnM t he Marlon Jockey Glab member of its racing dayj d .°”K by the Racing Oommisaioo of having them ret need. lor®J *, It permits for two aays rasins. The' Racing Commission gran tod it permits for four days. &°i «T«m D g a aapatation from rte olab waited upon Soa “oa. w. a. Massey, F-rirae Miniates,- to ask that the olab should be allowed to retain its-font days. The deputation. In* trodoosd by Mr S. S'im* .consisted of MessrsiF. Brice, S, J. Gibbons, A, Way and Dr. Den aets Mr J. Gaorgetti attended on babaSf of residents along the Mam Trunk line, and presented a petition signed by soma 6CO residents of . HantervUle, Tanmatunui and interplaces asking that the Marten Olab should bo left in posse*; sion of its present privileges In ’support of the application Mr Oeorgatti stated that there was no other comae between Tanmarr.nai and Marten and that the latter was so handily placed that the Main Trank settlers whom ho represented were enabled to attend it with a minimum of Inconvenience ana loss of time. ~ Mi Massey asked when the Marion Olab had first been granted permits ' for four days’ racing. Mr Georgettl said that the CitJb • had been granted permits foe a two-day spring meeting daring the last 130 years. Tbs Racing Ootnmißalon had granted the ciub'two additional days. . „ .. . .. . ■BSr ff. R H. Brice said that the ■Marion Club had a splendidly cea"’■feral noßitlon. Lately £2OOO had been span* on new tofcslisator accommodation. Stakes had been Increased and the oleb now cirerad £15500 in stakes at its spring meeting aud £3OOO Sat its summer meeting The olab catered for hnnt club races Tb-a totaJisator returns at the last meeting hart amounted to someth.ng like £26,003. la the last five years stakes offered by tiia c^n k,_il ad 'm, n * creased from £750 to £’lsoo, -«e Marfeoa Olab bad members all along the line as tar.as Tanmarntioi. Mr S, J. Gibbons said that the Martoh Olub was not in any way antagonistic to the Rangitikei Dinb. The Marten ... CJinb had offered to amalgamate wild) Rangitikol, end. take over its liabilities aitir lealisafelon of its assets. Dr. Bennett said Shat the ■ large attendance at the late summer meeting had made it accessary for the Morton Club to iaoraase its accommodation. . Mi A. W,ay said that the Marion Club paid an annual donation to the ; Kangitikei Hunt. The olub held a freehold of 05 acres, and had expended large sums iu improvements. Mr Newman# said that both the .' Martoa aud ■ Eacgitikei Clubs had good oases. On being given the extra days, the Mar.ton Olab had spent a large amount of money, and if “he extra days taken away_ a • hardship would be inflicted on it. Hb suggested th&fe a way out of the difficulty 1 would fas found If days were taken away from the bigger clubs and given to country olnna. The‘Prime Minister said that Mr BTswsnan had been strictly fait aod Impartial in dealing with the two clhBS in his district.- la receiving this deputation, ha {Mr Massay) was acting on behalf o? Mr Bail, who alone, as Minister for -Internal Affairs, hsd power to deal w.th Essaieg matters. Mr. Bail had asked him to say that 7he had gone fully Into the matter, and had ■ recommended to Cabinet that the Raneitikei Racing Olnb should bare-estab-lished, anti should be given permits for two days. -Ono day would be taken from the Martou Club leaving it With three days and the other day would be taken from iona of tbsmetropolitan clubs. These recomsnenadtlons, the. Prime Minister aidedi’liail been agreed to by Cabinet. If.\.had been me.-ti ned, Mr Massey boptiaued, that two of the days granted to the Marten Club were really hunt club days. He did not expect to ■■ introduce e.ny racing ■.legislation during the coming , sessioa, but later ,oa hoped* fen bring down proposals under which hunt clubs would be -given one day ’s Easing in each year. When this had bean dona-it would place Martoa in the position which it at present occupied, iaasmuph as the Hunt Olub would be able t > get one; day’s rasing. He hoped that they would eee that Mr Bell and the Cabinet Had done their bast to be strictly fair to both clubs (Raugftiksi »nd ' Maikop). Mr Massey concluded, with the Newark that under the existing law fehs tutsl number of permits,’‘was to 360,. and coo Id not be Increased. , “ Mr GeorgottLaaid that lie hoped (die day taken from Marten, would aot be one b£ the summer meeting days. Country settlers would feel the daotivation- less It one of the - spring days were taken It Was pointed out that this was & i matter for the Dates Committee of fiie Racing Conference.. Mr Gibbons expressed the opinion • that both the Bangitifeei and Marion .Qiuca wcul'i be .satisfied with the decision at which Cabinet had arrived.