FOXTON R.C. PROTEST.

Shannon News, 12 October 1923, Page 3

FOXTON R.C. PROTEST.

SUPPORT FROM FEILDING. For -50 years #he Foxton Racing Club ha s held its picnic .race meeting on Anniversary Day—January 2~. So far as the district is concerned,;. Foxton hias had this date to itself, but the Racing Conference has now granted to Hhe Wanganui Trotting Club a permit , to- hold a meeting at Wanganui on January 22. Foxton has been protesting, and this week' received the support of the . Feeding Jockey Club Committee, which passed the following resolution : That this committee views with alarm the decision of the Wanganui Trotting Club to hold a trotting meeting on January 22, Anniversary Day. The principle involved is so important, namely taking a day for its ‘meeting that hlais been held by the Foxton Racing Club for some 50 years, that we feel we must emphatically protest against this being granted. We further object to any trotting club being granted a permit fo,r any day on. which a registered' Rlacing Club in the same metropolitan district is holding a meeting. A copy of this resolution to be sent to the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Racing Conference.