TROTTING.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1924, Page 4

TROTTING.

NEC! 1 Si-si \TIONS OF HOUSES. At TION liY T:{*ITTTXO BOARD. CHRISI'CIICRdI. May 1-1. Tha rai nmniemlai iin ol tile jury in tha Isilifsdale riiif ilif-in ease that the New Zealand Trottiiif Assoaiation should exercise frenter care in aaeejilillif rafist rations ol horses, was referred to hy Mr P. Sal if. president ol the as.saaiai ion n! yesterday's meeting of the hoard.

Mr S.• lisaid lie thought lie l>ad mentioned the matter of registrations diieetly the cases had < enio before thr association and since then lie had hcon looking into tile registrations very closely. Me considered it necessary that, the restrictions should he tighten ed up Inti it did not follow, however, that the association had not already delta so. It was well to he wise alter the event and no donht the hoard coahl lx- more careful. They should e;..v’-e more care and lie would liketo ■ a i he rules tightened up still more so as to put a stop to wronodi iiiy.. Me considered the office staff ha 1 dine very well in the past, and now matters were being cleaned up they were getting rid o.f a lot of genLleni oi who were inclined to go alone tl;e crooked path. They could tighten ti)i the rules and amend the applieation form. One of the detectives had

suggested certain additions 'to the application form. Mr It. A. Armstrong expressed the opinion that in numerous cases secretaries of clubs took a lot for granted, in respect to horses when applications lor registration came before them.

Mr .Selig: Xo doubt a great deal of looseness has occurred in that war. Some secretaries looked on registration as more or less a formal matter.

-Mr Armstrong suggested that a circular might be sent to secretaries of clubs.

Mr Selig: We have already done so. It is always possible to find loopholes in rules. That is whv it is advisable that thi s association should be represented at the conference. The alterations might he brought up as remits to the conference.