UNDESIRABLES AT RACES.
THE RIGHT OF EXCLUSION. AN IMPORTANT CASE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. A cazse of importance to racing clubs was heard in the Magistrate’s Court, when William O’Connor was proceeded againet by the secretary of the Metropolitan Trotting Club, under section 33 of the Gaming Act, which forbids admittance to racecourses of persons convicted under the Gaming Act or Crimes Act. O’Connor had been convicted of assault at Auckland in 1906. The evidence of. Detective Ward (a racecourse detective) was to the effect that on three occasions he had seen O’Connor on racecourses and had warned him that he was liable to be removed. Counsel for defendant questioned the right .of the club to exclude any person from private property, and urged that the regulations were unreasonable. The Magistrate said the regulations seemed extremely wide. He would consider the points raised, and he adjourned the case sine die.
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Taranaki Daily News, 16 February 1922, Page 5
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152UNDESIRABLES AT RACES. Taranaki Daily News, 16 February 1922, Page 5
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