ON PERMITS AND DATES

NZ Truth, Issue 1177, 21 June 1928, Page 13

ON PERMITS AND DATES

Northern Clubs Are Asking For Extra fixtures ■ (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative,) ■ ' Despite the fact that racing is laboring under heavy tasation^ there appears to be a desire on the part of many northern clubs to secure extra permits. , ■ j - THIS is made plain by the fact that slightly against the ; prospects of the no fewer than seven applications Far, North club. are m from the Auckland district. .; To get all the fixtures on? m the dry; .- ' Franklin, Ohinemuri, Taumarunui, season, however, it would be hard to Waipa, Bay r of Plenty, Matamata and arrange matters without some clubs. Whangarei are the clubs concerned— clashing.. ■ '.. . ( ' —, _ and it may be said that all have some There are no serious alterations m reasonable claim. , dates by- other clubs except Te Kulti, ... . _ . which is changing to the late spring. Of the clubs mentioned, Frank- _ • , .... ... ... > lin and Matamata are without suit- Th.s should su.t the club better able buildings. than being sandwiched m between ame ounaings. Takapuna and' Rotorua as formerIt would seem that they can hardly ]y f vyhile the gathering at Ellerslie be expected to erect them on one day's a t, the end of the present month racing a year. . :• / . ; should end' in lifting them out of Fortunately,, both have natural their present financial ;tangle. grandstands ,m the; shape .ot hilly ,j n . there are about 48 days' galslopes overlooking their .tracks, which lopg throughout 'the Auckland prOis all right if they strike fine weather vincej but those 48 days are spread all the time,. though with the elements over a fairly wide area— from Tau* unruly both may experience trouble m marunU i oli the Main Trunk to Walmaking ends meet on one. day. papakauri m the Far North. ■ Taumarunui made a marvellous .; ■ ' ' . •"■ i -'_•».',.•'•:.■ financial recovery with its extra day ... MAruiwr nc RNiiinß last year, while Waipa is pleasantly KNEW NOTHING OF RUMOR situated to make the best of all extra . Y/H^ N qtM3stioned i ast Weekend by days which come it? way. ■ ■ ; , W ...^.z. Jnith* regarding the' rumor As for Bay of Plenty, the rail to that t he racing authorities had arTauranga will play, its part m popu- rived at an" understanding over the larizing that fixture with the Waikato Labor Day date m the Waikato beer owd ( . for daily return trips are now twe en> the . Waikato Racing . Club possible, i ■ •-..'. ' ' ' and : the, Waikato Hunt Club, -W.S. Whangarei and Ohinemuri .are Spence, secretary of the A.R.C., .aid prosperous^ clubs within range of he knew nothing about the matter and Auckland city, so that any extra days that.so far as he was aware the disthey may be granted would be sure t° pute had still to be gone into by the be patronized. > ■ Dates Committee otthe Conference. _, . ;.. -. _„ „, , ■•+„ W«„v '■'• -It would appear that if any satisRacing is hardly, likely to go j^tory arrangement had been arrived up this way. The only real trouble is *ac be tween the two that some clubs find difficulty.!!! dodg-. *f £ . but ,. Truth .;, haß no ing each other m the matter of dates. verlflcation of SUC h at time of writing. Dargaville is going to try racing m YD - Ull , October next season. NORTHERNERS WILL BE THERE Coming, as it does, just before the ;—^ — : — : — • ...,_.'..-. rr~- " "~, Whangarei fixture, matters should pan MOR .CHERN '.stables will be well reout well for both clubs. ..... A \ presented at th_ Wellington SteepleThames and Waipapakauri' will pro- chase meeting, but most of the_conbably clash, which may possibly be tingent will hail from the Waikato.