SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 123, 17 July 1911, Page 6

SPORTING.

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. United Press Association. Received 17, 10.35 a.m.) Sydney, July 1.7. Wild West won Roseville Flying Handicap. COUNTRY CLUBS’ GRIEVANCES. «'Por Preps Association.) Wellington, July 17. A meeting of representatives from country racing clubs was Reid on Sat-in-day night to consider matters affecting their interests, the position of country clubs in the matter of represents lion on the New Zealand Racing Conference and on the Metropolitan Committees being discussed at length. Resolutions were unanimously passed that the time has fully arrived when representation of country clubs on the New Zealand Conference should be equal witii that of metropolitan clubs and the meeting earnestly requested the conference to grant the concession; that the New Zealand Conference as at present constituted does not give the representation desired by country chibs; they desired that the conference set up a committee to see if it was desirable to set up a Now Zealand Jockey, Chib; that a deputation wait bn the chairman of the Racing Conference and lay before him the resolutions passed at the mooting, coupled with a request that the Conference grant, the concessions asked for and tindelegates to refund this (Monthly) afternoon at WO, At this stage rhi moe-,.ing discussed the Racing ('•nsn.hsjmi’s repm c and If id imating res;feel that a grave injustice was done to country racing clubs by mu--ceiling tuL-uirator permits. ft was ; •(! • d I; render all assistance to ctu.ba in making representation to Parliament to re-instate such permits ff- the House is of opinion that the reduction of permits should only affect those clubs racing more than two days a year. The chairman of the meeting was empowered to promote a Bill for consideration at the ensuing session of Parliament having for its object , the wish that Parliament would give preference to clubs holding one-day meetings. All were present at a deputation to Sir James Cairo]l this morning to lay before him the resolutions passed and the giievances under which country clubs are suffering