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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1482, 16 October 1885, Page 2

(The following extracts f com one of the most popular and successful- sweepvists, will give ' the: opiriiori of ;v professional on the effects of the new Act abolishing conshltations : — '-It is rather unfortunate for me that this new Act 1 has been passed, as I had prospects of ultimately haying a very big connection f .j^ithis .corißnltatiqn business. The public are evidenily.much m Fiivbr of sweeps being continued, and it, would' htive^ quite met public, opinion had Parliament passed a Bill to legalise them, m such a way that .the hishohest sweep .promoter would ha ye had no chance whate ver to . swindle the public. After the Ist proximo, I expect there will be a good) many sweeps gqf up .privately. This I look upon as the worst form' of doing it, as if men are inclined to be sharpers, that is just the way to encourage them ; , the more open the business is done the better. > Legalise them by eiving licenses^ to good men, and to bejinder the inspection of some public officer, and , make it punishable should any of these' become .defaulters." , 1 A special general meeting of theWanganui Jockey Club was held on Friday evening,, when there were present— Drs ; Earle (chair) and 'Connolly, Messrs ' Paul Peel, W. T. Owen, Abbot, Watt, and Cox. The. following new. me,inbers,-7wenj [elected — Messrs , Blundell, - Hogan, F. JBfarrison, and Kriill. Mr D; 'Thurston was proposed as a member by Mr Watt,second by Dr Connolly. The following resolutions were,: after considerable dis ; . ciission, carried —^Any owner wishing to;---change the name T of a horse rnnnmg ■■ for any hack race must give tlie Secretary fully one month's notice of his intention, prior to the horse taking part' in auv race- meeting running under tire W.J.C.* rules, and such owner must pay to tlie Secretary of such race., meeting the sum of .two guineas, whojwall notify the alter atjqn to the W.J^O.. f -Tliiat ann«al pickets Jbe issued by the Glub^entftUri'g^ holders thereof and one lady fiiend^toiall the privileges, .of -the racecourse, at £2, each j i-^^holders'not to have. any t voice/ m the management of the Ciubjs' affairs. This concluded: the business. • . .•...•' .. ;.