COUNTRY RACING.

Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14255, 5 January 1920, Page 4

COUNTRY RACING.

PERMITS AND RACING DAYS. incjeeas.es wanted. A large and representative meeting of racing, trotting and hunt clubs' delegates was held on Saturday at Auckland in response to a circular issued by the New Zealand Country Eacing Clubs' Association for the purpose of considering an increase in the number of days of racing throughout New Zealand and the reinstallation of the double machine. Mr Albert Bruce, president of the Country Clubs' Eacing Association was in the chair. The following resolutions were carried unanimously, viz: "That in the opinion of this meeting cf representatives of New Zealand racing, trotting, and hunt clubs the number of totalisator permits and racing days throughout Nev; Zealand' should be increased." "That this..meeting-approves of the proposal that legislation should be introduced into Parliament on.lines suggested in the draft bill submitted by the chairman of the meeting." "That before any action is taken to promote the proposed bill in Parliament every effort should be made to obtain the assistance and co-operation of the representatives of racing, trotting and hunt clubs." "That the Northern executive of the Country Clubs' Association be appointed to take all jiecessary steps to carry out all foregoing resolutions, with power to engage Mr Skerrett, of AVellington,. to re-draft the bill, with instructions to submit to the executive a copy of his draft, the same to be submitted to the New Zealand Eacing Conference, all metropolitan clubs, district committees, Trotting Clubs' Association, chairmen of Auckland trotting clubs, and the representatives of coupled with a suggestion of any amendments, and for their active co-operation in having the bill passed into law." The provisions of the proposed bill aim at an increase in the country clubs.