RACING PARLIAMENT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 148, 10 July 1937, Page 19

RACING PARLIAMENT

— Presa Aflsociation.i

Stipendiary Steward's Report

(By XeJegraDh

WELLINGTON, Last Night. Ihe annnal meeting of delegates to the New Zealand llaoing Conference was presided over by Mr J . S. McLeod, president, ' ren'^. vas turried m connectiou with permission to race ponies debarred under Rule 6G- in England, provided such pony is not subject to any other disqualification, and identity is established under Rule 3 of tlie New Zealand Rules of Racing. Ihe report of the chairman of the stipendiary stewards, Mr C, Gomer. was that the management and controj of race meetings had been maintained at the usual high standard. In some instances stai'ting baxu-iers had px-oved ineffiicent, axxd he advocated that standing starts should be coixipulsory. Btarters were still too much prone to give too much latitxxde to horses unruJy at the barrier. "It appears to rne that the only satislactory way of getting unifox-mity in this re^ppct would be i'or ihe conference to take over the contx-ol of all starters," stated M> Gomer. During the season, he said, all clubs abided by tbe regommend ation tbat the minimum weight in all handicap r

l • - | ebents be 7.7. He was ijrmly of the ! opinion that it defeated the objects for j which it was brought forward. j He mentioned the laxity of control i of the birdcage and jockevs' rooms by' some of the country elubs. The time had arrived whexi the top rail of a uniform hurdle should be mandatoiily covered by canvas or other suitable nxaterial as a protection to the horses.