SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14156, 16 March 1910, Page 5

SPORTING.

PLATES PROHIBITED. Press Associxii ron-Bv Telegraph-Copyright MELBOURNE, March 15. The Victoria Racing Club has decided, owing to the number of horses injured by being galloped on by those shod with plates, to prohibit the use of plates at Flemington.

ALLEGED TRESPASS. BAD REGULATIONS. Per Press Association. CHRISTCTIURCH, March 15. Mr Bishop, S.M., gave judgment in the case of Canterbury Jockey Club v. Archie Apderson. who vas charged with being -unlawfully 011 t!a> Christchurch racecourse on February 3rd. The Magistrate said that in his opinion the regulations we not made in accordance wiih. t-hc- Act. anil therefore must be held to be ultra vires. • The point Oil which he had reserved his decision was as to whether the section made the regulations when once • gar.ptted sufficient, evidence. After considering: it he had arrived at the conclusion that it did not affect the position at all. The regulations were initially bad and the gazette notice did %>t make them conclusive evidence. Pli;:* eti-sos quoted bv ?>Xr Stringer tvere all distinguishable, from this nni ti-cu-':'r one. and he could find no nuthorHv that justified him in holding that the mere publication ni the gazette made sufficient evidence, or that h© was lustiiir-'l in any way in refusing to " 0 behi:-,; tlie initial badness of the repularjons. The case would be dismissed with costs. In regard to the other cases ir the Club was going to aopeal would adjourn them, but if not he would dismiss them Mr AVnVht. who appeared for the Club, said he would lor 311 adjournment for a week i': ™ s . es "ere Accordingly adjourned'. CM 't? r 't, for the Club at tile hearing or the case and r Donnelly for .the defendant. '