THE JOOKEY’S STRIKE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3483, 11 May 1920, Page 2

THE JOOKEY’S STRIKE.

DECISION OF THE'DIb",L‘RICT C‘OL\lZ\ll’l"l.‘lC]£.

SEX’!-IRAI.» RIT)1~l1{S EL-'S.l‘L'l;\'l‘)[‘Jl). The inquiry in connection with the strike of jockeys at the .=\‘V«.)xl-;1=1.’.0. .Im;.l;e_y (,‘]ub's meeting at .“.v-.nl-';\::l<r last. month was advanced a fuxjtlncr wage on Friday zlftel'nooll, at :1 mac‘, ing of the Auckiuml Distnc-.3 Committee, wlurn :1 I'o;)bx‘t of the illCl_uil'y into the Cil'(:ulll.S‘-.'Llllc(‘>‘ \\'-.x.'::h laid hr3l':?oz.: the committee. Th.“ 1-1')-1. E. Mitchelson presided. Mcssl's 1.. H. lie\'.'u':_. E. C‘_ Rae, and J. B. ()’.‘shu:;. wim Jl'..'..i been sunlnlonod tc :Ippeal', \\L'l‘-.‘ pm‘sen_t, and were cx‘_mlille<'i by I'm:-. cg»... mittce.

After a sitting l::_~“'-.r.g uVCI' S‘3V(‘l‘:‘.l hour.~:, the conl:mtt:e (leci:!'ud that 1.. H. Hewitt was guilty m" .-'l'-fu.~il:g 1:: Sign evidcxlce ;>;ltv;-11 at 2* nteefing of the stew-al'd.st~ of the Avondnl:: ..Tz:cke_y Club on April 10, 1920, of inciting I'idol'.~‘; Cllg:lgeL'L at the Ineu.‘in,; to bl'C:lk their I'c.~:l,»ccii\~'c cng'.lg;nl-?11:s.. and of promotixtg (.'UI1CC1‘t(?(1 :niZ'.iU.x it: that dil'octioll for the pllrpu=.e- 4:!’ cm bzttrussillg the In:l:x:lgel'nv:lt‘ vi’ ‘hv club in the conduct of the nlu_2r'nn;;, and for ret'u.;~:ill;_: to :u‘tc:ld m:;‘<.";i.'-!;.;‘:5 of tlm sl'(_~\\'ur(l.\s when called. ‘JQJ4I to do so. He was sus.'pendc(l fox: the rest. of the ASCll>'Oll. A -.~‘imil;ll' sen'tCn<:e was ,inl-gos-id on 12'. C‘. Rae, who was found ,:‘ull*_\' of :lCl7i\'C]_)' ‘aiding and übcfiiixlg 3.1. 'l-1. Hewitt in inciting riders to bl':}llk their engagements.

.3‘. B. O’Shea was £llsO siispexidesl for the rest of the season, the charge in his case being I'll-at. he broke his engagement to ride. took part in concerted action to einbanuss the club; and rel‘used to attend meetings of the st.u\\’ul'ds when called upon. The case of L. Conquest was :11iowcd to stzuid over until nextspriug. He had been called to answer 3, report against him of having broken his engzlgement to ride, and participating in the s‘rl'ike_ It was not clear that the notice to iittellil had reached him. hence the udjoimanienf of the case. -

Q’r.h'er joelieys reported for alleged p:ll‘t‘iCip{l‘riou in the sfrike were L. lfanson, A. i\lcCorulae, and Ashley Reed. The jockeys having been lieensed in other districts, the report.ed evidence éoncerning their cases will be forwarded to the district comniittees having jlu'i.sdicl‘ion over them. it. is posible that the Avondale ._Toc.key Club may later make a supplemenl'ary _report involving the names of other jockeys alleged to have taken part in the strike. Mr C. C. Sheaith, secretary of the Jeekeys’ Association, when interviewed on ‘Saturday morning, said he had nothing to report, but 41. meeting of the New Zealand L{.lbolll' party would be held in the Trades Hall on Mow flay evening‘ to consider the position, and it would _then be decided what c()urse would be taken.