RACING CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 July 1921, Page 4

RACING CONFERENCE.

STIPENDIARY STEWARDS’ REPORT FIELDS TOG LARGE. I Hy Telegraph .—Preu Association. Wellington, July 14. The Racing Conference opened to-day* Sir George Clifford presiding. The stipendiary stewards’ report said that racing generally has been in the upgrade in the past season. The class of horses had improved, especially in the case of two-year-old; other weight-for-age classes had been limited, but many of the handicap horses represented a high class and performed most consistently. The class of jumping horses had not had may proising recruits added to it during the season. In many of the minor and maiden events the fields had frequently been much too large, necessitate ing at times running such races in twq divisions. That course, however, was only possible where the programme cone sisted of seven events. Some provision should be made by the conference or thqracing clubs to deal with the situation. Mr. F. Earle (Auckland) stated thaQ at the present time the fields were gete ting unwieldly to the point of danger* The only possible remedy was to an alteration to the Act. The Hon. O. Samuel said that therej. was no chance whatever of increasing the days. He opined that it was de*< sirable that the present restriction oil the number of races in one day should| be modified to avoid accidents, and mov4 ed in that direction. Mr. Samuel’s motion was carried. / Wellington, Last Night, j The Dunedin proposal to reinstate thqf right to use assumed names was defeat* ed. It was resolved that no race should be run over a distance of less than five furlongs; also that programmes should not include more than one race for thq day of a less distance than six furlongs for horses of three years old and up« wards. A Dunedin, remit to have a fixed houi| for closing all entries was considered and, with the proposed hour altered| from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., the motion was| lost. A motion to alter the minimum! weight from 6.7 to 7.0 was again before the conference and heavily defeated. It was resolved that if the handicap-* per cannot be present at a race meeting, the stewards shall appoint a An Auckland remit was carried that? the minimum weight for be 9 stone. It was resolved that any person betting for, or with, a jockey may be fined) suspended, or disqualified.