LIQUOR ON RACECOURSES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 68, 11 September 1911, Page 5

LIQUOR ON RACECOURSES

BOOTH OR "CUTTER-RUXNKG." By Telegraph—Press Association. _ Cbristchurch, Last Night. The Avon Licensing Committee to-day refused to grant a conditional license for the New Brighton Trotting Club's two days' meeting this month. The president of the club, in placing the position before the committee, stated that the question of whether the application for license waa Mt did not affect the amount of liquor, consumed. At present a drag ran tosnd from an hotel and the course betweejtfsyery race, and some of the men landed back iat the coitr.se half intoxicated. Large quantities' 'of liquor were brought on to the grounds, and he knew of one instance in which a-.-pai-.tv of young- men had taken liquor into the stand in the presence of ladies, and had got "beastly drank." When he (the speaker) had remonstrated with them they had used insulting language to him. He had them removed from the stand, And they took their liquor to another part of the ground. Such instances were frequent, and were due to Hie club not having a booth, which it could properly control.

The chairman said it wns not a matter of control hv the club. The committee had the control.

In reply to questions, a "constable said i be had not seen the incident referred to Be had seen- kegs of beer about the course, and people drinking. There were live policemen at the laist meeting There was a good deal of drunkenness, but there was, of course, a certain amount of liberty on race days. The president explained that when a bottle was opened it was generally finished straight off. There hn4 been'more islied. straight on, the grounds since the dub had been refused a license. The chairman: You will be' in the IsAHipoi electorate next meeting, and you will not be subject to this committee then.