FOXTON’S RACING DATES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3819, 17 July 1928, Page 3

FOXTON’S RACING DATES.

ANNIVERSARY DAY ABANDONED.

JANUARY 16th AND 17th SUBSTITUTED.

For over half a century the Foxton Racing Club, which is one of the oldest racing bodies along the west coast, has been accustomed to holding its annual fixture on Anniversary Day, January 22nd, the fact, that that date is a general holiday having resulted in making the fixture a pleasant attraction to Palmerston North and district enthusiasts. However, with the larger Wellington Club in direct conflict, the officials of the Foxton Club deemed it preferable to abandon their old dates and they accordingly made application for January 16th and 17th, which would free them from direct opposition to the stronger city club, which, by reason of its greater stakes, attracted the better class animal, even if they were faced with the danger of losing at least a section of their holiday crowd. With January 22nd vacant, Ashapply for the date in lieu of November 21st, as formerly, and the hurst Racing Club determined to holiday has been allocated to them by the Racing Conference. Outside opinion is to the effect that the local Club will not benefit by the change, as it is held that the meeting will not attract a holiday attendance; on the other hand, district owners will have the opportunity of giving their candidates a final race a week before the larger Wellington fixture opens, and the strength of the fields might be considerably stronger in consequence.