PONY RACING.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S VIEW. There has been some difference of , opinion as to whether pony racing is covered by the Gaming Act of last year, and, on Saturday a "Lyttelton ; Times " reporter mentioned the matter to the Attorney-General (the Hon Dr ' Findlay). ' "It is illegal to make a bet on a horse-race which does not take place upon a racecourse," said Dr Findlay. A course is not a racecourse if any race or" sport other than a horse-race takes place upon it. Hence, if a pony race is only one item in a programme that includes other events, betting on such a pony race is illegal. I believe that there has been an attempt to establish pony races as a part of pro--1 grammes in which there are other events, and if this is so, then betting on the races will have to be dealt with by legal process. Where pony racing 1 is part of programmes outside of the recognised and proper racing clubs, no ' doubt the clubs themselves will take 1 steps to deal with it under such powers as they have in the racing rules. An impression seems still to prevail that a > bet may be made only on a racecourse, ' but that is not law."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9192, 23 March 1908, Page 1
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210PONY RACING. Star (Christchurch), Issue 9192, 23 March 1908, Page 1
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