Minister Refuses Permanent Permits
INTERFERENCE WITH RACING DISCUSSION ON DATES Press Association.
CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. Discussing dates to-day, at the Racing Conference, Mr. H. Russell said the dispute between the Waikato Hunt Club and the Waikato Racing Club had been settled by an agreement between the clubs. The agreement was for last year and this year only. The committee felt it would be better to grant permanently the two “floating permits” that had resulted from two clubs giving up their permits. The Minister of Internal Affairs notified that the Government could not see its way to making the allocation of the two permits permanent. Mr. Russell said that it was a great pity that the Government had come to that decision. It meant that the two permits granted to Waverley and Whangarei this year would have to be fought over again next year. Dealing with the question of a club racing away from its own course, the chairman said the continual taking of country meetings to city courses was likely to arouse a strong feeling against racing generally. Mr. T. H. Lowry asked if it was possible to prevent the clashing of trotting dates with racing dates. The secretary said that whenever possible a clash of dates was avoided.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 405, 13 July 1928, Page 1
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