CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8002, 4 May 1904, Page 3

CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB.

T_.« monthly' meeting of the committee, of the Canterbury Joofeey Clwb was held on Tuesday. A g«ufcle_«m rider's certificate was granted to T. N. Monk. A. J. Death's trainer', license was cancelled, at hifl own reques-t. Jockeys' licenses were granted to A. J. Death, W. H. Harris and H. Dange. W. Hunter's lioßn.e w*9 j«ei(wt_vt«d, and W. Campbell's ap,plwa*tion ifor a license wa« refused. The disqualiflcaition* of hoxsea and owners which took part in the Hal_well and Hook sports was removed. The transfer of Grand CSrclo from. O. S. Watkin. to M. Ellerton -waa approved. The Programme Committee's report recommendedan increase in the Tralue of the etabes in the New ;Zeada_._ Cup to 2000 .ova, with 800 boys to the second, and 200 sov_ to the tthrird horse. The programme for the Grand National Meeting Wae approved, the stakes showing an increase of £845 over the amount given last year. The Grand National Steeplechase is increased to 1000 boys, and the Grand National Hurdle Race to 700 soys, the other increases being spread over "the minor events. The Hunters' Steeplechase _,*_ been deleted from the programme, its place being taken by a. Hack Handicap, and several alterations have been mad in the days on which the vanous events are. run. The Wellington Racing Club is doing everything in ife* power to push on its scheme for the construction of a railway line of its own to the racecourse at the Hutt. The survey of ihe proposed route is to be taken in hand by the G.vern'ment engineers as socta. as the Public Works Dopartmen't has completed the plans for straightening the railway between Wellington and the Hutt, and the club hopes to be in a po3iti/xn to approach Parliament for the necessary powers within the first weok of -the eeesion.- The cost of tho railway is estimated at about -25,000, end the club '&t&tes that it can arrange to find thfct amount of money without* any difficulty. It wae reported* «t the meeting of the stewards of the olub last night tih#fc btfih the Premier and the Colonial Secretary had expressed ifoenvielves ,as favourable to the eoheinie. The club has not. however, received any official intimation to that effect.