THE MULTIPLY DECISION.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2439, 19 April 1915, Page 3

THE MULTIPLY DECISION.

RACING CONFERENCE DECISION. In its judgment relating to. tho appeal by the Gisborne Racing. Club against tlie decision of the Hawke's Bay District committee, on appeal by Mr. A. B. Williams, owner of Multiply, against the decision of a committee of the Gisborne Kacing Club distancing Multiply for the Gisborne Racing Club Handicap, Tun on February 6, tho Racing Conference Committee waa of opinion that the committee of the Racing Club which distanced Multiply was rot properly constituted; and had no power to acit as the judicial committee for the race meeting at which such horse ran. The club committee had, therefore, no power to disqualify Multiply under Rule 2, Part XXVI. The committee adds:^ "Our decision, in no way conflicts with the decision of the judge in the appeal from the decision •of ithe Tapanui Racing Club. In that case a judicial committee for the particular meeting was properly elected; and. was capable of hearing and determining the dispute. It miscarried only because a person who was not In fact a member of the judicial committee was allowed to take part in its hear'ng and decision. We recommend that an amendment to the Rules of Racing be made somewhat on the following lines:— Where the decision of any judicial'-com-mittee, or any committee purporting to act as a judicial committee, is invalid or void upon' the ground that such committee was not duly appointed, or upon some ground affecting the election or appointment of its members, or any of them, then, and in such case, the District Committee shall have power, subject to appeal in manner provided by the rules, either:—(a) Itself to hear and determine the objection, question, or dispute involved in tho decision; or (U) to refer back such objection, question, or dispute to a judicial committee to be thereafter elected in manner provided by the rules to determine the same or any other dispute so referred to them."