NON-REPRESENTATION

NZ Truth, Issue 1186, 23 August 1928, Page 11

NON-REPRESENTATION

Left Out In Cold Not Liked By Auckland (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative.) There was no mincing of matters regarding* its non-representa-tion on the Conference executive committee when the Auckland president, at the annual meeting got down to solid facts. j

THE whole racing world of the Do1 minion regards the position as unfair and ridiculous—m fact, foolhardy m the extreme. It was pointed out clearly.that the club had not received a fair deal on many points. ' many poinn. It had not been instructed on some matters as was its due and that m one case, m particular, it had acted as it would not have done had the full facts been passed along and laid bare. This was m connection with the Waikato tabor Day permit and the promise to be honored. The club has no real desire to tear itself away from the ruling body, but if it were forced to do so, no one could cast the blame on Ita shoulders when the matter of its financial support to the game is deeply considered. It was given out that the club itself contributes one-sixth of the whole coat iniiiiuinnininuuinuMUiiiutuiniiutiniiHiiiuHiiiuiiiiinuiiunMnMifiiiiinriniunuiiw

of the Conference and the northern metropolitan area one-third. , At EHerslie alone the totalisator turn-over for the year amounted to £911,605— 0r £166,480 more than four other metropolital clubs . which have representation on the conferenceCanterbury £448,381, Dunedin £207,--172 i Hawkeg Bay £81,287, and Southj an( j £53285. _,'.'. . , ... "he position is not only ridiculou3» but serious. Those who have the voting power In their hands should do the right thing m future. If not they may lose the cream from' what has been rightly referred to as "their best milch cow." Talk about injustice! The limit was certainly reached when the Auckland club was denied representation on the Racing Conference. MitiiiiinuiiHiiiiuiiiiiiiitiinunnuiuuiiiiiiiiuiiinMtruiiiitiii iiimmui