RACING PERMITS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1921, Page 4

RACING PERMITS.

: UKCOCMTIO.X OK TROTTIXO omosTcnriu ii, Aug. u. lii eommenting on tin* report of the r Pacing (‘oimnissiou, Mr I*. Kelig, prosideiu ol the New Zealand Trotting AsI .-oriation, spending at the ;inim;i] moetillii hist evening, said “Tiie one lenture about the r<‘port of the Racing Commission that should appeal to us. and all interested in the sport of trotting. is its complete recognition as a | popular pastime hy the memhers of the Commission, on which hy the way there , was but one representative of t rottintr chdis. the other gentlemen being leaders in the galloping ranks, in wine l, ' they acre mote keenly interested. During their tour of the Dominion, however. they had evidently seen n«d learned snllicient to prove, as they staled, that tin' great American sport had established itself heyond (pies!ion as mm of the most acceptable forms ol recreation enjoyed by the masses of this Dominion. It was fell by those t\lm had studied the position that an increased number of permits for trotting would he decided upon, to provide as si-lance lot new and deserving clubs in different parts of the Dominion. Tin cutting out of old established clubs in j leading centres--ff lmtever the merits or ! demerits of the decision may be—must have come as a surprise to most of tlmse j interested. We have, on-the one bam! I clubs in cities giving large stakes foi competition, with every convenience for tlrnir patrons, and on the other, country clubs who contend that they should have them annua! gathering. It | there is the demand lor the sport ml nn\ country district, where a meeting | is shown by the attendance of its rcsi , dents to he wanted, it is perhaps unreasonable to deny the country club, especially if it ran be accepted thai such meetings are in jlm interest of breeding and the sport as a whole. It is evident that the report of tlx* ('(nilmissionthe memhers of which must lie said lo have done their work fearlessly I and impartially—lias aroused great opposition in the adversely affected districts, and it remains to he seen whether it will he given effect to by the legislators of both Houses. ■•There is one thing in connection with ilii* days set apart for trottiim that I should like to touch upon for the benefit of those gentlemen who lose no opportunity in declaiming against the number of racing days allowed hv law. It is just as well to state that when half a dozen or more meetings are going on in different parts of the Dominion on, say for instance. Boxing Day, it only means, otto day’s racing. Those who do not wish the public to have the chance of enjoying an outing on a! j i are. nurse have got into the had habit j < of terming that six. or more, day’s racing. T hope, when in the future they feel they must have their tili they will be careful with their figures. Tin i are easily obtainahel. 1