THE JOCKEY’S STRIKE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3525, 12 July 1920, Page 2

THE JOCKEY’S STRIKE.

JUI)GMF.N"I‘ OF R-\.(".ING CONFER

ENCE JUDGES. YVELLING-TON. July 8.

’_l‘§i._~ ini«;‘-riln j=.:(lgmeni: of Messrs GO-::-2';:0 Hulllol'. C. P. Skerrett. and E. A. Campbr-,l}. I~’.a<zillg (_‘.onf'ex'enco jll<'Lc:<h-;-a. in the m::.lu=-1' of appeals by L. H. Z-ie:wil‘¢_, .jl_ B. O'S3le:e: and 1; C. Rue. jockeys. £l§‘,”?.i}lSl the decisioll of fhe >.‘\llCl{l:lnd DiSU'iC«.“ (j‘omnliH‘eo in suspending the joclceys’ licenses for the remainder of the season in colln€'C:tion with certain breaches of mg Rulespf Rupcing, is as fo1Iow:s:—When the judges met_ to hear the above appeals the sectz‘-)c>i'av‘j.' of‘ the Racing‘ Conference. placed before them communications from the appellants in which they stated their determhmtion not to leave Auckland for the purpose of‘attending the lusar ing of the appeals until the juclgos decided whether 01' not they would be permitted the use of an advocate at -the hearing It was stzlte(l that the appellants considered I'hel'l- powers inadequate to 1'e1)1'0s(m1‘ their Cases properl_\' at the hearing. It has not. been the practice }litllel'l‘o ‘M u}l<r\‘~.* counsel to represent either party at the 11earing of £1p;»(‘::I.\' he-f(_m~ _l'2l<~§_:;=.’l_-;;

appoimmi by the ;,~~,~:<i:‘%.(-.11 07' the Racing Coxifex-eiice. The present. judges are of cpiiiion Hlll2 the practice has been a pro_pel' and sa'm-atary Om). and neither party had suffered byiits adoptimi in h-axing his case adeqllate« ly presented zmd czl.l'ei'nlly ccmsi(lm'ed by the judges. Th_ey \ve"‘re loth to ('43part from this \veil~l'ocognised pro:;«>,due, and do so upon The disiinct underslaiiding ‘rhat it shall not fOI'III IL precedent for the procedure of hearing fut?-3 r~.ppeal:=. 'l‘h<:=.y 11;1\'oidecir.1c-r1

-in these case.-: to perinit the appelhints to be represented by counsel on the lneal'ing of these appeals for the sole reason that in the abnormal conditions that have arisen they desire to make impcssible any suggestion that. the appellants were unable to adequately present their cases before then). The judges wish to lnake it clear that the counsel permitted to appear must be awbarrister or solicitorof the Supreme Court, representing only the appellants. and the hearing will be confined strictly to the question whether the appellants. or any of them. h£lVß:_ been rightly adjudged to have committed the offences against the Rules of Racing. the subject ot the above ‘decisions, and have been rightly punished for such offences_ It follows from the permission given to the appellants to be represented by counsel that the respondents will have a similar right. The hearing ofi the appeals will therefore be adjourned to Wednesday, the 21st July, at 10.30 a.m., at the accountants’ chambers, Johnston Street, Wellington.