SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1920, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE JOCKEYS' DISPUTE. < IIEN TO. HAVE COUNSEL. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The Interim judgment or Messrs. Gee. Hunter C. P. Skcrrett, and E. A. Cainpbsll, Racing Conference judges, in the matter of the appeals of L. H. Hewitt, J. B. O'Shea, and E. Kae, jockeys, against the decisions of the Auckland District Committee, in suspending these jockeys' licenses for ihe remainder of the season in connection with certain breaches of the rules of racing, is us follows: When the judges met to hear the above appeals the secretary of the Itaciiig Conference placed before them communications from the appellants in which they stated their determination not to leave Auckland for the purpose of attending the hearing, of the appeals until the judges decide whether or not they would be permitted the-use of an advocate At the hearing it was stated that the appellants considered their powers inadequate to represent their cases properly at the nenring. It has not been the practice hitherto to allow counsel to represent either party at the hearing of appeals before the Judges appointed by the president of the Racing Conference. The present judges are of opinion that the practice has been a proper and salutary one, and neither party has suffered by its adoption in having his case adequately presented and carefully considered by the judges. They are loath to depart from this well recognised procedure, and do so upon the distinct understanding that it shall not form a precedent for the procedure of hearing future appeals, They have decided in these cases to permit the appellants to be represented by counsel on the hearing of these appeals, for the sole reason that in the abnormal conditions which have arisen they desire to make impossible any suggestion .that the appellants were unable to adequately present their cases before them. The judges wish to make it clear that the counsel permitted to appear must be a barrister or solicitor of the Supreme Court, representing only the appellants, and the hearing will be confined strictly to the question whether the appellants or any of them have been rightly adjudged to ha/ve committed the offences against the rules of racing, the subject of 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 tho respondents will have a similar right. The hearing of the appeals will therefore hi adjourned to Wednesday, the 21st July, at 10.30 a.m., at tho Accounts Chambers, Johnston Street, Wellington. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. By —Press Assn Cr.pyrltht. Received July. 8, 9.43 p.m. Melbourne, July 8. After the final forfeits for the National Steeplahase eighteen remain in the race. There are no New Zealand horses engaged Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.