RACING DAYS.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1917, Page 6

RACING DAYS.

DECISION OF CABINET. j The recommendations of the combined racing and trotting conferences were '"before the. Cabinet for review and final approval on Saturday morning. Generally the recommendations of the conference were accepted by the Government. One exception affected the Egmont Club. It has been proposed that this club should give up one of its four days in the year. It will now retain two days. In the coming racing season there will be 148 days of racing against' 222 last year. The number of trotting days has been reduced by twenty, making the total number 33 instead of 59. The decision, of the Government is final. The permits for the whole country will be distributed among the racing districts as follows: — Auckland: Last year 38 days, now 25. Canterbury: Last year 33, now 22. ftreymouth: Last year'ls, now 'lO. Hawke's Bay: Last year 34, now 23. Otago: Last year 4)1, now 27. Taranaki: Last year 11, now 7. Wanganui: Last year 26, now 18. Wellington: Last year 24, now 16. A total reduction of TMr days. The recommendations regarding Hunt Clubs have been accepted without alteration. 11l regard to trotting,, Auckland las been reduced from 13 to 8; Wellington district from 5 to 4; Wanganui from 2 to 1; Marlborough 2to 1; Kaikoura has been cut out; N-elson 'has retained a day ; Westland has been cut down from 8 to 4; Canterbury from 20 to 13; Otago from 7 to o; Southland retains two days.