RACING CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11718, 19 July 1901, Page 2

RACING CONFERENCE.

|PKR PBEB3 ASSOCIATION. I WELi.r.vc.Tox, July 18.— The Racing Conference opened on Thursday. - The Chairman's report was read; also the balance-sheet. Mr Friedlander gave notice of motion for a committee consisting of one delegate from each Metropolitan Club, with the Chairman of the Conference as convenor and member of committee ex-officio, to be set up to consider the disposal of the funds standing to the credit of the Trainers' and Jockeys' Provident Fund. A petition was received from a large number of horse trainers asking for better concessions for travelling on the Government lines. The petitioners a«ked that instead of the prflsent rates they should be charged half fares each way when travelling to race meetings. The Conference decided to lay the matter before the Minister of Railways. W. H. Fergus, an injured jockey, applied ' for compensation. — Mr Petrie explained that the applicant was injured two years ago when the Nelson Club was a Metropolitan Club. r The Greymouth Jockey CJ.ub had been unable to find out what had become of the Nelson Club's Distressed Jockey's Fund.— The matter was referred to the Nelson Jockey Club's delegate for information. The consideration of dates and totalisator permits submitted by Secretaries of the Clubs for meetings during the forthcoming season was submitted to the following committee to report :-? Messrs Alison, Friedlander, MoVay, Miller, and Nolan. The Taranaki Jockey Club's proposal to set up a committee, to be appointed for the purpose of preparing rules of racing, was lost. The proposal of the Taranaki Jockey Club that all races other than handicaps shall be considered weight for age events waß withdrawn. The Otago County Club's proposal to reduce the stake tUmit from £150 to £120 per day was withdrawn. The Ctago County. Club proposed further amendment, that cltfb's should be allowed to give £30 of their stakes in trotting events was negatived. The Wellington Racing Club's proposed addition to rule 13, giving stewards the power to review -the running of a horse 14 days prior or subsequent to any meeting being held was withdrawn. On behalf of Taranaki Country Clubs, Mr .Nolan moved that the minimum weight be altered from 6.7 to 7.0. MrBidwill stated the 7.0 minimum had been tried by the Wairarapa Racing Cl«b, and it.vwas found that good horses were overweighted. The amendment was negatived. Mr McLean's (Dunedin Jockey Club) motion that the season for welterweights in flat races be altered from June 30th to September Ist was negatived." • ' . The Auckland Racing Club asked that the. gelding allowance be increased from 31bs to 51bs. A committee was Appointed to dealt with the matter. The Taranaki Jockey Club's motion that no club deduct five, percent, from the stakes was objected" to by Mr McLean. The Chairman expressed, the opinion ~ that so long as a club gave the amount of stakes in accordance with -the rules clubs could deduct more than! five per cent. The amendment was negatived. The Wanganui Country Clubs moved that the amount to be won by hacks before being debarred from .competing in such races "be increased from 150 to 250sovs. When the rule was passed the stakes were less than at present. The motion was supported, but the proposal was negatived. An addition to Rule 51 was moved by the Chairm&n, providing t .iat the name proposed for any horse must be registered with,the secretary of the racing club, and was ' carried without discussion. The Wellington Racing Club moved to add to Rule 59 that no assumed name shall be registered for any partnership or association 1 of owners. — Agreed to."" The Con ference!Sgreed that the Chairman's ruling 'that all horses in whiph one owner was interested should be bracketed in the totalisator be added to the report of the proceedings of the Conference and circulated among clubs. The Taranaki Jockey Club moved to amend rule 62 to read" "stewards may prevent" a horse from starting, if all fees are , not paid. A' motion by thei Taranaki and Hawke's Bay Clubs to amend rule 142, clause 3, to strike out the word "owner " was agreed to. A motion to remove the registration of apprentices from the office of' the Conference to the Jockey Clubg was negatived. A proposal to compel owners to be fined for not running a horse in the colours named at the time of entry was' negatived. A motion by the Wanganui Country Clubs abolishing the fee of £1 for gentlemen riders' certificates was postponed. Captain Russell's proposed amendment to rule 156, that no hurdle race shall be under a mile and threequarters was negatived, WELLINGTON WINTER MEETING. FOR SECOND DAT. [I»ER PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Wbllington, July 18.— Acceptances for second dfty on Saturday :— „ Wellington Steeplechase.— The Guard 123, Waitio 11,0, Straybirdt 10.6, Evening Wonder 10.3, Opaku, Right Metal 10.0, Hinau, Claymore 9.11, Cairo 9.10, Nipapu-9.9, and Gobo 9.8. Hutt Flying. — Ostiak 11.0, Sylvia Park, Sundial 10-7, Tukapa 10.8,-Aid*-de-Camp 10.0, Lady's Link, Rebel, Indian Shot 9.7, Regret, Maro, Osborne, Ngaparu 9.0. Hack and Hunters' Steeplechase. — Lochade 1143, Pnkana 11.9, Sultana 10,9, Marigatera 10.4, Unravelled 10.3, Flying Colours, Snapshot, 13am Sliok 9.7. Winter Oats— Crusoe 12,4, Ruamanunga. 10,7, Tigress 10.8., Sundial 10.4, Sylvia Park 10.2, Tukapa 10.0, Daphne 9.11, Whitirea 9.7, Indian Shot 9 5, Rags, Waterford 9.0. Final Hurdles— Hotu 11.7, Haydn 11.4, Derringcotte 10.7, Right Metal, Hau-trigger 10.2, Rodara 10.12, Stockade 9.7. 'July Steeplechase— Waitio 11.6, Nipapu 11-.0, Straybird 10.12, Opaku 10.9, Hairtrigger 10.4, Hinau 9.11, Hutana 9 7. Final Hack Handicap — Marianthus 10.11, Motu»oa 10 9, Cornea, Kidbrook 10.5, Greeusleeve 10.2, First Light 10.0, Raukura. 9.11, General Wolfe 9.7, Horton 9.6, Raema, Ocean 9.5, Tutua 9.3, Gun feldt 9.2, The Pearler, Bonne Espera cc, Notoriety. Employer, Cobra, Greygown, Waitoa, Telocity, Leinster Lass 9.0. ; Turf Tonics. 1 •*? [By Taranaki. 1 The Wellington Winter Meeting will be concluded on Saturday. Suggested Winners:- Wellington Steeplechase, Straybird or Opaku y Hutt Flying, Sundial or Tukapa; Hack and Hunters' Steeple, Lochade or Mangatira; Final Hurdles, Hadyn or Hotu; July Steeplechase, Hairtrigger cr Hutana ; Hack Handicap, Marianthus, or Raukura; Winter Oats, Ciusoeor Tigress.