CLERGY AND JOCKEYS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 July 1920, Page 5

CLERGY AND JOCKEYS.

WEIGHT REDUCTION RE3E]gTWn 'jj • "REPULSIVE IN THE EXTREME." J By Telegraph.—Press AuaeUtt«. Christchurch, Last Night,''fl The Council of Churches' to-n/g«£ 'irffm the motion of the Rev. J. <T. Ned the following resolution:- - "The Council of Cliurches callsattention of the Government, njid ofJn|l piblic generally, to the inhunuuiltrWgl dieted on jockeys by the present nqS| of ra<;iitg. The Council re conVMtlH that an appeal of jockeys to. hswt'.|S™ minimum weight lifted from' 0.7 was one which the very principlat"' ofjfl humanity required should bo The cruelty of wasting down to oratlS weight as 0.7 is repulsive in the The Council notes that the ference, largely in the interests 'OmShI horses, refused justice? and ditions to the men. The Cbuncil utEbw that the case is one for State find believes the law should jockeys as much protection as it to in the Cruelty to Anta^'fl Mr. Sharpe moved: '"That we nfiail to the secretary of the Jockeyi*'"opiiition expressing our sympathy tliei;- object in forming a «troni. wjlifl position." • ' ' «tSHB The Rev. W. Ready said it wasVjHttJl m the province of the Council tpVnjlll jockeys should form unions. H#iw*ll| against jockeys and their trade;/Sail would not help to bolster up eitb£l\ jockeys wanted a union, let them pfldflfrji their own canoe. . \' '■ Jiventnally the motion was withdriLwn;^