SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 126, 21 October 1914, Page 8

SPORTING.

T.VI6ANL\KI DIb'TBJOT COMMITTER The Taranaki District Cmnnifftee met la.st night, present: Messrs L A Nolan (presiding), Alexander, (irav l'itt, Sole, Orbell, Westo®, Webster' i'aul, Standish, liudgo aad Ohaney. Apologies for alwnoo were received from Messrs Phillips, King and MeLeod. The Ktni'tford Hoeing Club's jiiogramme for its Now Year meetiin was approved. ° A number of jockeys' an J. traiuer.s' licenses were grartied, and some declined. An application for relief under the District Trust Fund wis considered, and a rcconjmuida'tion made to lite trustees.

TARANAIvI JOCKEY 01,1 B. A meeting of t'ho Tara.naki Jurker Club oominitteo wa» hold sulisKjueiWv, the same gentlemen being present, with the exemption of Messrs Gray, Builce, and Pitt. ' " It whs decided fa extend the club's mile races to a mite a ltd 110 yards, and n-he mile and o half distanee events to nine furlongs, the idea theiujf to secure better starte, Sereral improvomen'ta to the course itself, including attention to the boundary fences, were authorised to ibe :|mt in 'hand, and several matters in connection with tho Christmas meeting were referred to sub-committees. It was decided to erect an up-todate number board for jook«jV names, dindends, before the Christmas meeting Tho matter of erScting ornamental main gates iroa deferred till niter the Christmas meeting. j Account amounting ito £39 19s Od were passed for payowmt.