TROTTING

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2142, 7 May 1914, Page 6

TROTTING

—, 0— ! . MEETING OP THE ASSOCIATION. \ {By Teleeranh.-Press Association.) ! fihfistchufch., Mar 6. ! At a meeting of the New Zoaiand '< Trotting Association, held this after-' ', noon, there -wero present: Messrs. P. ] Selig (president), W.-.HaVward, 3. H. ■ Pollock, H. F. Nicoll. C..T. Mprk. W ; H. Denton, and \v\ t. Simes. ' ' The president said that it was with : very great regret he had i eard the news of tho death of Mr. John Mori- ' arty, president of tie New Solicit Wales Trotting Club. ThoJateJfr Moiiarty was a man who *vas thorough*, ly devoted to the sport for sports' sake, and in spite of gre-at pressure had remained firm in hisadherenoo to' amateur sport. Mr. 31'oriarty 'was,, a- man of fine character,, and 'his was a groat toss to sport in Now South Wales. The president moved a resolution of re,gret. at Mr, Mori-arty's death. Mr. Hayward, who had met Mr. Moiiarty oa ?, visit to Sydney, four or ftyo years ago : also paid a, tribute ta his sterling qualities, and the moi tion was carried, members standing i meanwhile. • ' ' A tetter was road from the Victorian Trotting Association, doeliiiing;.' to- supply certain iiiforiftatioii asked for, in view of the fact that the Now Zealand Association had'deoided to suspend reciprocal relatioas. .% ■:■ The letter was reoeirc*]. ' The Kaikoura .Club wrote ferwarding certain particulars asfeed for. In connection with the ftfst'aimiml meeting it was. proposed -to give $110 in stakes, and various improvements were contemplated. Tho elufe, therefore reiiewed its application for registration. G« the motion of: Mr,' S-tmes, the club's application for registration Was granted. A letter was rea.<i from the Forbury Park Trotting l Clnl) in reference'to thefine imposed hy the Association on W. R. Jones for interference. The club admitted that the rules gave the association potter ti> vary any d-eefeio-n of tho stewards of -the club, but.in tlio'present instance the stewards lratl heUT,an in-1 qmrry and had ■eKOWPr.atftd " Jones. Tlftdsr the oiroumstanees .the club asked for permission 'to state, a «aso for tlnr conference, and further askee] tor , tjifj rale under whiets tho association actej. Mr. Nicoll Said that- it- seemed.'; to be- the impression of tlie stewotfds -ofthe Forbury ?ark Ohib tlijit the as'sociajioti had taken the evidence of T. G, Fox, hut- that was not the case. Tho assooiatiwi had accepted the' decision, of the Porfenfj; Park stewards t!iat tho interference was iwt intentional, but it had .bfiGM considered thai tlie occufronco called for soii-e punish- [ ffiont. I It was decided to write to .the For* , bury Park Trettins Club staliiw? that ' { its decision wa;> not questioned by ilie . association, rtnd that t-hp fine was inj flictedyfor admitted interferonce. It was further decided to reply that iw.it/her the cluh «or the association had power tui-dilr the. rules to suhinit a cqso to tlio conf6r-en.ee. Tho Now, Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Chib wrote islcHiK the assflciation to make se.vdmig inquiry into the ownership of the.horso Michael Galindo. It was decided to reply that tho asooiatioi! had already supplied tlio club with all the information'availabk, but would bo pMpared to furntsh further ■ information that wight EJW-β to twusl. * In the meantime it was suggested tliafc * tho, matter mrglit b® itiado the sutiject - of further 'investigation by tlie e!ijb\ Mr. C. \V. Nicholson wrote asking l> if Ws cu'squaliflcation by the Awklnnd - Trotting Club could be rfnidred b.efore' f Jvmo 27, in view of. the fact that tlae Otahuini Trotting Club w-as holding a winter meeting before that date; It was decided to forwa.rd a. copy-of i tiro letter to the Auckland Trotting - Club. . t Mr. V. Al'bern wroto compiainiiip; of - tlie action o$ the stewards of the Nclsos a Jockey Club in rebandioa-ppin-g Iris marc - Matilda without proper notice, atid A aslcing for a refund of Iris ftspousos. -'j The president stated that in order t< i i facilitate matters, a. «opy ${ the lettei i had been sent to tho Nelson. Jockej ', Chib, but no reply had.yet- b.oc» rei ecived. y.j The caso was heid ove* until noxi

tfieeting; ' I I'kc .Forbufy Park Trotting Cltib] wrote forwarding particulars of tlio j case in which Jlegina Bello' had been disqualified ior interference in tho Boaeh Handicap at the club's winter meetitig. . . Tho president, said that <■& 'telegram had been received from It, frogaa, rider of Regiirn Beillo, aslfiug; if he could appear before the .association, and the secretary had sent a reply to the effect that there was no appeal from the clflb's decision. ( The club's action tyae endorsed. A further comrmlflieatwui was received ' from" tho club stating that there had : been a request for farther inquiry into c&rtaiii aspects of the case, ;-nd that' intitiii'y had not beea concluded. The Kumara Racing Cliib wrote stating that at its autumn meeting tiro - horse True Snec had been disqualified on a- protest because its rider had. dismounted before retarflin.g i>ast tho judge's bos, The exduso offered was that the horse's suroinde had .slipped, and that as it was timid tire rittor had dismounted for fear it should start kicking. It was. decided to approve the action of the stewards of the Ttiapefca County jockey Club in regard to the disnvmlificnt.ioii of Kiup; Daphne, afitl, Belldnl-e, The- issue of a staHcJ.aftl certificate for FlaraJnsjO for a two-mile, perform* »nec of drain. , 53 4-Ssec. was authorised, the necessary rerlificate ' having boon forwarded by tho "Westport , Trotiiuß Club, on whose course the performance was established. The- disijualifioatioitof tho Ijorsc Erie Child, caused by a mistake in rosnstrntiou, was removed, awl it was decided that a correction should ho made in the resisiration In tho meantime the owner was to be informed tbat bis nominaiinn for the New Brighton Club's meeting was »ot in order.