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ABOLITION OF RACING.”

NO IIARAI TO DOMINION.

REPLY OF PRIME MINISTER TO 'DEPUTATION. Christchurch, May 22. “I do not think it would he much loss to the country if we did away with racing altogether. It would not trouble me in the very slightest. Perhaps as treasurer I should not get as much revenue, but that would not worry me, for I could get it some other wav.”

That statement was made by ihe Prime Minister to a deputation of trade unions Avhieh waited upon him to-day. With regard to the jockey’s dispute, the deputation desired that Cabinet should use its best endeavours to get the New Zealand Racing Conference to recognise the New Zealand Jockey’s Association, and members went away apparently satisfied Avhen the Prime .Minister replied that the assurance given him ■by members of the Racing Conference was that there was absolutely no objection to the association appearing before (ho conference. In the coarse of his reply to the deputation Mr Massey said he did not pretend to he a racing man, hut lie knew a little about this trouble, and lie had looked into it ns far as time permitted. . There Avas a dispute, and it was sub judiee by the way hetAveen the jockeys and racehorse owners, hut that had nothing to do with the Racing Conference.

Mr J. AleComhs, M.P., interrupted and said, that Hie employers were intimidating the employees in the hope of bringing about their Avithdrawal from the association.

Mr Massey: No! So far as T have boon able to judge the employers have md moved al all. I think you are mistaking the members of the Racing Conference for the employers of the jockeys, Mr McCombs: They a.re die and l In 1 same 1 ‘•BROKEN THEIR AGREEMENT." Mr Mas.-ev added that he had arranged for the dispute hetw'een the jockeys and the owners to he deall witii by the Mon. E. MUclmlson. He had stated publicly the reasons for'the disqualification of (he three jockeys. They had broken I heir engagements. Mr E. -I. Howard, M.P.: How did they break their engagements'' Mr .Massey: A jockey engages with an owner to ride a certain horse or horses on a. given day. It is a. very serious thin.'.' - for an owner and for (he public if lie fails to beep Ihad engagement. Then followed a lit lie argument kclween the Prime 'Minister and the members of the deputation as to the conditions ruling al Avondale for Ihe meeting at which the jockeys were disqualified.

Mr Massey said Urn I ii would not be much loss Id llu* count ry if vacin,y were abolished allo>re(her. ]\!r F. R. Cooke remarked Hint if Ihe Racing Conference was yonm; to lake up iiu- old-time hostility (o trades unionism, and to (lie laws protectin ft it, (ho sport lied belter eense. Mr Massey: Whoever breaks Hie l:iw of the eountry must fnee the mu-dc. ;Tho Ra.ciuy; Coni'evenee may make sneh rules and reyulatioas as it Ida's, hut it must keep within the I'oiu' cornel's of the law of tins country. We won't stand any nonsense of that kind. The I’rinie Minister added that (he jockeys who were suspended had a riyht of appeal to the Racine; Conference.

Mr Renn ; Not, always ! Mr Massev: Aeeordhi};' to my information —-always! After further discussion of Hie .minor details the I’rinie Minister staled he was rpiven to believe by the members of the Racing Conference, whom' be knew to be honourable men, that the conference was always willing to receive any jockey with a .complaint, and that there was no objection to meeiiny the donkey's Association. Of course, lie mmid not hind the conference, but that was what he had been uiven to believe.

STATEMENT BY' SIR GEORGE CLIFFORD. Christdmrch, Yesterday. Sir George Clifford states that the Racing Conference is always willing to receive any jockeys with a complaint, or a deputation of jockeys independent of the Jockeys’ Association. Up to the present the Conference has not recognised the Jock cy ’ s Association.

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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2132, 25 May 1920, Page 3

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ABOLITION OF RACING.” Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2132, 25 May 1920, Page 3

ABOLITION OF RACING.” Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2132, 25 May 1920, Page 3

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