POSITION OF THE BOOKMAKERS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 66, 11 December 1907, Page 9

POSITION OF THE BOOKMAKERS.

C.J.C. REGULATIONS;;. (BY TELEGEAPJI—ntESS-j..ASStJCIATIOyj ■ -n! . . Chrlstohurchj''Decemher" 10.- ' ihe Canterbury Jockey . Cluh'think' it"advisable that the 'metropolitaii" ! 'elubs should 1 co-operate and agree upon regulationsfor locally carrying out both tho "letter arid't'he spirit of the Gaming , 'ESffenos.' , "Act' Amendment Act. The committee cf tho O.d.(it' propose in tho meantime'to ddo'pt-the foUbw„mg regulations for the licensing -of : book-'-makers at lticcarton unless tho .samo arb modified or amended in conference .with' other clubs or by the Conference!^ i/,; ' ; (1) That application's' for', bookmakers' : licenses must be inado at least' fourteen'days 1 before the opening day oWachWo'miiotinip' (2) that each application must bo accoiii-' , pauied by a deposit equal to ouo day's fop. (3) That licenses will bb re\icw^d- ; fWin day to day during the continuance of a meetiw subject tq tne licensee, conforming the Club's regulations. ,'7, V: ■(4) Fees for the renewal of thq. license for each additional day must, be paid' to 'tlia* secretary at tho office of., tho, club between 9 and 10 o'clock on tho nioniiujj'ofeacli uay's races, and when such.••renewal has oeen authorised, by the committee.' it .will bo endorsed upon the license'. •• (5) Tho C.J.C. proposo ;fco levy .'tho. following fees for Kiceaiton grandstand enclosure; —Summer mooting, £10..'.,a..May ; : a'litimm meeting £20 a day ; Grapd National .'meet-, ing, =U0 a day; spring mectir.7„,.£!2o ! a day; tor tlie outsido onclosuro ono half the above scalo. ;• (6) No license fee will,bc .pharged tb hobkmakers clcrks, but. tlieir..names,...must. bo submitted with tho bookmakers! app]iea-ious and upon approval by. .tlicVcoMttltted, * tlie' clerks names will bo ehdo'rscd'"ubofc license. •'•-■7.'.. \zr: (7) Licenses will bookmaker undertaking' to rcstfictJiisipcfa-' tions to tho place set aside bythe" committec of the club for that purpose, Any breach

" r2ii. 1 flt ' on w '" result in the immedi- " /o\ V T) l aiva ' t-ho- license. . i- \°) Bookmakers., shall ..not change their i- c orks without obtaining the consent of the i, committee of the\Club. ~ - . APPfetions fot licenses for the Christ- - ™ irc h ..Jockey' Club's Summer Meeting will i rcceivpd up to 110011' on Thursday, Janu- , ar y i3,'1908. v.No amplication for the Summer ileetmg.iyiH :be considered after the above date. The result of each application • a . .Ijccnsgf,for the Summer Meeting will ... i O, s to the ' applicants'by the secretary at the office of the club on Thursday, > Japuary 30., . . ■ Experience, may,-."show.. the necessity if ». VIP?. i .' t, S>.6on)B,.amoiidments in. the above regu'r' " la t |oll ,S>, but the. committee of. tho Canter- , 'i rPvTi' Club ;'are of opinion time iT ' ; .the bookmakers loyally carry out the Gam J !wSi " potteries - Act thbro <#ill be veil .: ■iittie .iieod . for. amendments.