TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2191, 2 July 1914, Page 5

TROTTING ASSOCIATION.

ißr TolozraßL.—Prerq AssSdfatloa.) Christehurcii, July 1... A lfieetiiig of tho Nc'v.- Zrahi nd" Trctting Association was Jwl-d to-da». Present : Messrs. P. 5..-!ig (president), M. Hayward, AV. H. T. L. Myers, M'. 13.. Simes, and C. P. Mark,

Tho Forbury Park Trotting. Club wrote stating that it. did net. consider that it. had misread the Ijoartfs letter dealing with, the .fine inflicted o'ft W. Jones, and still contending that ths hoard had no power umler Riil'e 261, to take tho action it had done.- Tho. fetter was received.

Tiio Forbury Park Club ai:-o forwarded the evidence taken- a-t tire hearing of the charge of harfi-ig given foJso evidence, made by R. -Lapis Ii Williams, as a result, of which tho tatter had been fined £10 for interferonee with Regina Belle ia the Eeoeit Handicap at the club's wi:Uct meeting, for which that mare tad teen.- diirjua|i'fiffd : , —The action of the club in rtrij)Q®i.ng the fine was endorsed. The. evidence disclosed tlio fact that one o : f the pat.ro! stewards was interest®} in tljc race, a.St<iits was decided to ask the club for an explanation of that official's admission.

Tho application of W. J. Burlc far the removal of liis disqualification, imposed in 1903, was adjourned till next meeting.

The action of the executive ifl taking a lease of the ofiice at present occupied by the board for a further term of six years at £125 per annum was approved. Notices of motion to cojfle before the--Trotting Conference v.-ero ccm-si'lored. The president was. inst-TUPted to oppose the proposal of the Forbury Pork Trotting Club to give permission to clubs and (individuals to appeal to tie conference from all decisions of the assoeintion. The present ml© restricts ft© right of appeal to e&rtain cases. The reinvestment of t§e funds of the association was left- to the- "presiiient to deal with. Several programmes w-ere passed. Tlio Canterbury Owners' and Breeders' Association wrsto asking the board to receive a deputation Oil {lie siibjcct of handicapping.—lt was decided to hold the question over till aext fcieeting. The action of the licensing Committee in granting £2.0 to. A, J, Usher, _a licensed trainer, who had lost ftil his belongings by fire, ttns fiidofsffd.