TROTTING CONFERENCE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18822, 12 July 1923, Page 9

TROTTING CONFERENCE

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, July 10. The trotting conference decided that clubs should, tor each meeting, appoint a judicial committee, it was reported r.iiat the present stipendiary stewards system was an undoubted success. Discussion took place on a motion by the limaru 1 rotting Club that where a rider or driver is engaged to ride or drive in any race who is not the trainer of a horse in .such race, he shall not be permitted to start unless the amount of his minimum iee for a losing mount in the race has been deposited with the secretary or clerk of the scales or other official appointed by the stewards for .that purpose. This was carried with, the following amendment added; If he wins the balance of his fee shall be deducted from the stake otherwise payable to the owner, and shall be paid to the rider or driver, and the club shall be responsible to the rider or driver for his minimum fee under the rules.

r A motion from the Canterbury Park I rotting Club that no whip shall be ■ ahowed to be used containing any metallic substance, and any person found guilty of using such a whip shall be fined not less than £2 or disqualified for any period the stewards or committee may think lit, was lost. A motion from the Wellington Trotting Club, proposed by Mr J. Sharp, and seconded by Mr B. S. Irwin, that ji; all handicap laces the handicap shall be made on the yards system, was carried by 15 to 7. On a show cf hands it was carried that in shiall handicaps the handicapper shall frame such handicap so that 12 yards shall equal on-? second, and six yards shall equal half a second. lhe following officers were elected for the ensuing year .—President, H. b. Nicoll; vice-president, J. Rowe; executive, H. R. Mackenzie, B. S. Irwin, C. M. Ollivier. The executive were appointed to act as dates com-

mittee. It was decided that the next conference will be held at We lington, and the date is to be ananged. Dates of meetings for the coming season: —Poverty Bay, August 2; N.Z. .Metropolitan, August 11, 15 and 17; Auckland. October 20 and 24; Greymoutb. October 20 and 22; Oamaru, October 22; N.Z. Metropolitan, November 6,8, and 9; Otahuhu, November 17 and 21; Forbury Park, November 30 and Dec. 1 ; Waikato, December 8; New Brighton. December 15 and 17; Ashburton, December 26 and 27; Gore, December 26 • Westport, December 26 and 27: Auckland, 27, 29 and 3] • Greymouth, December 31 and January 2; Canterbury Park, January 1 and 2; , Otago Central, January 1; Westport, ■ January 4; luangab.ua, January 8; Wellington. January 12; Manawatu, January 16; Forbury Park. January 31 and February 2; Wanganui, February 19 and 22; N.Z. Metropolitan, February 9; Otahuhu, February 16 and 20; Nelson, February 29; Marlborough. March 7; Kaikoura, March 14; Timaru. March 22; New Brighton, March 27 and 29; Auckland, April 5 and 9; Ellesmere, April ]O; N.Z. Metropolitan, April 19 and 23; Waimate Plains, April 26; Forbury Park, May 8 and 10; Canterbury Park, May 30 and June 1; South Wairarapa, June 3; Ashburton, June 7.