TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1920, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

iPJBH CHESS AtfBGOUTION.—OOPYHHM'IT.I

TROTTING CONFERENCE

WELLINGTON, July 13

Tlio annual conference of the New Zealand Trotting Association opened to-day. The president Mr John Rowe Auckland, in an address said that increased interest was being taken hi the sport. In six years- the prize money had. more than doubled itself. The pre-war amount was little over £60,000, while this year’s, Including that for the special meeting was well over the £IOO,OOO mark. There wore 39 trotting clubs in the Dominion, 24 being in the South Island, and seventeen clubs were licensed to hold not more than one totalisator meeting in the year, and 14 had no totalisator facilities whatever. There was convincing proof of the necessity for an increase in the number of totalisator licenses for trotting during the season. Over a scone of cases .of starting before time occurred, and fines amounted to £l3O were inflicted. The imposition of lines was of no avail. The only belliedv was some universal method >f starting, and as far as lie could set the best was one whereby all horses moved off from a standing point. WELLINGTON, July 13.

Tho N.Z. Trotting Conference elected officers as follows:—President: Mr John Rowe; Vice President, Mr D. H. Roberts (Grcymoiith); Executive: Messrs C. M. Olliver, (Canterbury), R. Conn, (Otago), and I. Cohen, North (Island). The Executive were elected a Dates Committee. The next annnai Conference was fixed for Wellington.

COUNTRY RACING CLUBS. WELLINGTON, July 13

'Tlie County Racing Club’s Conference in Wellington elected as officers: President, Mr A .Druise; Tice President, Mr D. J. Evans, (Westland); Executive: Hon E .W. Alison, (jfTakapuna), W. W. Hayes, (Avondale), G. H. Finney (Nelson), and R. Patterson, (Westport). Tlie report urged double lotos to kill off bookmakers and referred to the restoration of dates, including eight for hunt clubs. It was decided to urge that district committees issue licenses, but not to anyone refused by any other committee, and that Auckland and C. J. Clubs bo asked to abolish penalties from cup events. A deputation will wait on the Premier to-day and ask a'lso for better railway loose boxes.

RETAIL SUGAR PRICK.

FLAT RATE NOW 61 d. CHRISTCHURCH, July 13

The Chairman of the Board of Trade lias fixed the retail price of “new” sugar for Canterbury at 6Vd over all. Previously it was proposed to charge 6d ove the counter and G}d booked or delivered ; but the new arrangements make a fla twite of 6}d subject to the usual discount. MAN FOUND DEAD. CHRISTCHURCH, July 13. Malby Lewis, single, aged 48, a resident of New Brighton, was found dead last night on the road. Deceased was well-known in stock and station circles in Canterbury. His father formerly owned Lake Coleridge Station, and deceased was prominently identified with back-country runs. He transacted his. business as usual yesterday, but bad suffered one Or two heart attacks recently.