RESTRICTIONS ON RACING
yiid-week racing is penuitted in con- ' sorvative Fiigland, but frowued on in i New Zealand. The Derby was not run on a .Saturday, and the Royal Ascot | meeting, four day.; of racing with the King and Quoen attending each day, I was not spread over four Saturdavs,- as 1 would have been tlie case in New Zea-: land. It is bad euougli (says a north- j ern writer) for owners and trainers, together with Ihe necessary attendauts, to have to attend at Awapuni 011 three consecutive Saturduys tliis iiioiilh for three days' racing tlicre. Lt is niucli' worse when the Christchurch Ilunt Club; and tlie Canterbury Jockey Club will require four consecutive Saturduys at, Riccarton for the Ilunt lixture 011 Julvj 27 and the Grand National meeling which follows. Production iu the North island would not sulfer any mater.ial . setback it" the Graud Natiouul Steeplecliase were run 011 a Weduesday. i
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 July 1946, Page 6
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154RESTRICTIONS ON RACING Chronicle (Levin), 10 July 1946, Page 6
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