N.Z. TROTING ASSOGIATION.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14869, 18 September 1918, Page 3

N.Z. TROTING ASSOGIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the New Zealand Trotting Association, postponed from last month, was iieid at Christohurch lust week. Tiwe-wcre present: —-Messrs..P. Selig (chairman), J. S. Williaicsi.^V'... Hopkins, J. >i. Samson, and W. Renton. ..

'J'he president moved the adoption of the report and balance-sheet. In doing so, he referred to-the death of. Mr J. H. Pollock, a former member of the board ana a vote of sympathy was accorded the relatives of the' deceased sportsman.

Mr Selig stated that this was tho first meeting vi the new boarS. In a short address he referred to the growth Lof. light harness racing. As a, ratult of the first; setting up of the Ne»v ZeaTand Trotting Association a comprehensive set o£. rules had been formed. Thesehad besn amended on many occasions, and recently a new set "had been drawn up. Most of the clubs recognised that to encourage the sport bolder policies irmst b-3 formulated. Special races antf clasic evonts must be encouraged, even' if they did not show a profitable result. He saw no reason why trotting; should not he continued durino-the war If the cessation of raein a would help "to "win oho war ho would be the .first to advocate- it.. Clubs had' subscribed very liberally to war funds, arid the1 Government h.tid benefited materially1 By the i totalisator tax. . It"appeared thai the' general opinion was tending fh the direction of the yards starting. At Auckland the barrier starling had been a great .success,"and be thought that if the Auckland system could" be more generally witnessed it would come into wide use. He made a pleain ■favour of the straight-out trotter," and urged clubs to give them further encouragement. He thought optional racing should be discouraged, and anticipated that before long it would disappear rrom all programmes. It was gratifying to see that protests were becoming fewer—a result helped by the apnoint-1 ment of stipendiary stewards." In-i •stances of careless timing had been brqughvimdor the notice of the board Ims was due to neglect,-and It was the duty of dribs to see that it was remedied He wished to thank members for their loyal support during his term of office. The adoption of the report and j halance-sheet was seconded" by Mr Denton. J The motion was earned, and it was decided to have fho chairman's address printed and circulated to the clubs mo election of officers resulted as follow :—President; Mr P Seli<* • vicepreKMqTit,SJr H. F. Nicoil; boi^'treaslirer ' -V r W,- r J- M- "HonJana; licensing rnnnmtt-o, W. M. Denton anrf tt ' rl- oi l-: ns,,: cnlfmrs Messrs 1.. F. N]ooll and J. H. Williams; ap-r-nl Jf« sre P. Seli* and W. H. ivrtohiTiffham; foreicn horse rwrnmr,.*.. Mpp^s Denton and &pm«»n : .^aimner of foreign horses. Mr W H. Denton; auditor, Mr C. J. Marshall; vPDrespntfitive on the stipendiary stewards c-onmiiftee, Mr H. F. iSTicoll.