SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81908, 20 December 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

TARANAKI J.C. COiIiIITTEE. A special meeting of the committee of the Taranaki Jockey Club was held on Tuesday evening. Present: Messrs F. Watson (in the chair), Cliff, Kills, Fitzherbert, Uoldwater, Hill, King, Lepper, Sole, Standish, and Weston. .It was resolved to operate the double machine on the Flying and Christmas Handicaps on the first day and New Plymouth and .Summer Handicaps on the second day. Mr iSelcher, of VYanganui, was given permission to erect one of his patent hurdles iu front of Jthe grandstand for use in the two hurdle races to lie run during the meeting. The following letter was received from the chairman of the placing Conference:—"lt is considered .very

advisable that petitions should: be freely presented to Parliament next session against the suppression of the totalisator, both to show that .'.lie general opinion of unprejudiced citi /ells is mil adver-e, and to prevent

Ihe inference being drawn from nuin • irous petitious for its abolition iliat Us supporters are more careless iu the matter than its opponents. May I ask you to lake steps to have as

many as possible iff the enclosed forms signed at the forthcoming mcctiug, UHU returned to this olhcc for presentation .when the time arrives';''

Gboorka, J. 11. l'rosser's Auckland Cup candidate, arrived in New Plyuiouth on Tuesday night and eontin ued liis journey last night. The Lochiel horse was given a two mile canter and a good sand bath on the local track, which he appeared to enjoy. lie is evidently very well at present.