Sportingmen in Confer ence.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 July 1911, Page 3

Sportingmen in Confer ence.

iiriO o<ni MISSION EllS' REPORT. [PjlU PRESS 4bSoP**«'l«*.l | ■WELLINGTON, This Day..: j A meeting of representatives from I country racing clubs was held on i Saturday consider matters effecting their interos'ts and the position of country chilis in the iinatter of representation on the New Zeai land Uiicing Conference and on the 1 .Metropolitan Committees. These I matters woro discussed at lengtli, i a:wl) tiho ftoliloning resolutions were i ;aiiiuiiiinoii r dy pas.scd: That the time j has fully arrived when the represeni UUion of eotintry clubs on tlve N T erW | Zealand ('■• inference should be efju'al i with that of Metropolitan clubs, land the meet ing darivestly requests ; Ike Conference to grant the coneess>i<ni; tili«il- a-; the Now Zealand Coiifcreuce, as :it [irrseiil constititt- ; e.,1, dioes not give the representaj t'ion dSesiro'i by country ohil>s, the • Ccii-ference bo asked to set up « ; com licit (op to see if it is desirable

to sot up other Now Zealand! Jockey 01 iilks; that *i deputation: wait on the Oli'aii'ma.n of t'ho Racing Conference to lay before .luiuii the resolutions passed at tiho meeting, coupled with tilio request that the Conference grant t'ho concessions askerl for, and that delegates report tlhat (Alouday), afternoon, at 2.30. At this stage the meeting discnssod the Racing Commissioners' report and' it passed a resolution to the effect that a grave injustice had. boon d'ono country racing clubs by eaiieolling "tote" permits-. The resolution also a (finned Mint tihe meeting was prepared to render all assistance to cliib.s in making representations to Parliament to reinstate siwli. permits. If tlie House opined such permits .sboiild bo reduced, reduction sihouild only affect thoso idubs racing more than two days a. year. The chairman of the mooting was empowered to promote a Hill for consideration in the ensuing session of Parliament -with the ohjncl, of Parliament giving prefer-" one.-, to clubs holding one day meetings. The resolution will be pre-■-enied in Mr Carroll this .morning.