STIPENDIARY STEWARDS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1925, Page 1

STIPENDIARY STEWARDS

DISCUSS BIX HY TROTTING association.

CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. II

At last, night’s meeting ol the Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association a good deal of discussion took place concerning some remarks passed hy Mr J. ]{. M'Kenzie relative to alleged luck of support accorded the stipendiary stewards by trotting dubs. Air .M’Kcnzie said lie did not think the eluhs were giving .sufficient support to the stipendiary stewards. Personally he hoped the time would entile when the .stipendiary stewards would be given power to inlliet fines and disqualifications with the right of appeal to the association.

Mr W. n. Denton: That means taking the power away from the dub stewards altogether. Mr M’Keime: That, would he a good tiling.

Tlie chairman. Mr .1. 11. Williams, said the stipendiary stewards had the right to appeal to the association. He diil not know why they did not use it. AlrM’Konzie replied that that would lit' making their position very difficult. The chairman: I don’t think so. Mr Al’Keuzie: I suggest that, some of the clubs could support the stipendiary stewards more than they have done in the past. Air W. Hayward said there was something in Mr A!’Ken/.ie's point that it would hi' awkward if the stipendiary stewards had to report, the stewards for not doing their duty.

The chairman said the stipendiary stewards were paid to carry out the rules of trotting, which should he carried out.

Ale Hayward said lie thought that the stewards generally right throughout New Zealand were gradually becoming more an fait with the rules.

Mr H. A. Armstrong said he did not want it to go forth that the association agreed with one of their members who made such a statement concerning stewards. lie had travelled round Xew Zealand a good deal hut he had net come across a single case such as (pioted by Mr M’Kenzic. Some definite grounds should he given before such statements were made. Mr Al’Kenzie said he was merely expressing the opinion that if the clubs gave the stipendiary stewards more support it would he better tor the sport.

The chairman said a way out ol the difficulty would he to write to the st ipeitdiary stewards asking them it they iniild give instances of clubs not holding inquiries when asked by the .stipendiary stewards to do so. Mr Hayward moved along these lines, adding that the stipendiary stewards should lie asked to report all eases in future. ’l’lie motion was carried.