MORE TROUBLE BREWING

NZ Truth, Issue 1240, 5 September 1929, Page 13

MORE TROUBLE BREWING

Grouch Is Now Against; The Racing Conference; (From "N.Z. Truth's" Special Auckland Representative.). It would appear that the trouble over the Labor Day date m the Waikato has not yet ended. .

THAT is if the remarks made by Mr. G. W. Vercoe, president of the Waikato R.C., at the annual meeting of the club, can be taken seriously. The grouch now seems against the Racing Conference, for, m commentin? on the decision of the Conference . m awarding!the Labor! -' Day ; date to the Hunt Club, the president of the Waikato Racing Club is reported to, have stated; that Vhe' had lost faith m the administration of the -Conference and was of opinion that the tijme was ripe for the country racing clubs to make soriie definite move m the direction of having more cpritrol of the conduct of • their racing .than at present." No one" can blame the country clubs for fighting for what they consider : their- rights, but, regarding, the Labor i Day date, since' the Auckland .Trotting i Club has decided to race on that day i

it is doubtful whether the holiday is going to be quite so good financially as it was m former years. Northerners, generally, would certainty approve of Waikato Racing Club being granted the ; A privilege to race on the holiday if .A:it so wishes, because of Jts^finan-.-^yy cial obligations. A !;A A y However, no one can, 'blame A the' Hunt Club for hanging on arid for i! using -the argument of priority, yy -'•" Af;: if there is any financial benefit to' be A gained by racing on Labor Day, the Racing- Club seems certainly more, en- .-: A titled to the privilege from a racing viewpoint. than the Hunt Club. The.'j-Hurit Club .!is^; improving its - firianciai position >>vithout being cpriipelleid; UikeAthe Racing Club, to provide Eor-av track of Its own, arid pay for its upkeep. „