DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB COMMITTEE.

Otago Witness, Issue 2812, 5 February 1908, Page 57

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club Committee was held on Thursday afternoon, and attended by Messrs J. Haslett (in the chair), R. Ewing, S. S. Myers, W. J. Coughlan, J. Gow, P. Muler, and J. Sinclair Thomson. An apology was received from Mr L. C. Hazlett.

In connection with the Cup meeting on 19th, 20th, and 22nd February it was decided to start the first race at 12.30 and the last at 5.15 etffch day. "

The Band Committee was empowered to act with regard to securing a band. A small deputation was appointed to wait on tiie railway traffic superintendent to arrange a suitable train service. The Town Clerk wrote notifying that his Worship the Mayor would declare the usual holiday on Cup Day, February 19. It was decided that bookmakers be charged a fee of £20 pei day and clerks 10&, and that lioenses be granted: under ife» regulations framed by the Racing' Conference. Applications, with fees, for first day to be lodged by Thursday, 18th February. The Vincent Jockey Club wrote stating that at its meeting on January 2 D. King, jockey, was disqualified for six months' for crossing in the Railway Handicap, and that at a subsequent meeting pn the 16th the sentence was reduced to six weeks. From the evidence forwarded by -the olub, the committee is satisfied that a cross took place, and it was decided to increase the sentence to six months from January 2,' Messre J. Speight and Co. and the superintendent of th* South Dunedin Presbyterian Sunday School wrote thanking the club for the use of the racecourse for their picnics. v

Mr John Meredith, of New York, although only in his 19th year, has married fc widow, aged 5?, with eight «bildxen t