SELECT TIMES

NZ Truth, Issue 1186, 23 August 1928, Page 12

SELECT TIMES

Wellington's Remit In Order (From "N.Z. Truth's" North Island Rep.) . ■ », .!.:•. Addington set the ball rolling for the 1928-29 term—and North Island competitors introduced the hurry- — up stuff. TN numbers they were not many, but the quality was there and their efforts will lend color to future classy meetings. " , However, it seems stiff that the track on the opening day was m = greased-lightning condition; tq. record winning and place performances, "seconds' had to be knocked off their" previous best. ..:'!-/' J This was m contrast to times regis-• tered on the second day, when an alarm clock could easily have done the , work of the split-second contraption. Naturally, some notice will be taken of the first day's select times arid most winners will be penalized much more than those who brought home the bacon, doing seconds slower than set i to do m the slush on the second day. This proves that the Wellington..,., club was quite m order m submitting a remit to the N.Z. Trotting Conference trying to get some uni- .. formity m the matter of penalties. This question, as the. first meeting ;«f!/ the new season demonstrates, might - have received more attention from "the V Conference than was.the case. Now, handicappers will be compelled , to use their judgment when making adjustments on Addington f orm> c and, probably acftng rightly, they will give- ■ the time-breaking .performers the best> of a couple of seconds or so when at;, comes to racing on the. grass up north. But if such i 3 the case/a squeal; will ; be forthcoming from owners of tnpse who were not out at the metroppKtan fixture. A lot of dissent can b%; ex-*: pected. ■ ' ; Nevertheless, it seems only fair: that too much notice should, not be. taken of the exceptionally fasttimes registered. ,:. V The whole business' can ,be left" €6" ; the handicappers, but next season it is ; to be hoped that—m the interests of all. ; the remit, as presented by the Wellington club, will receive more consideration. '■* ,