MAORI RACE MEETING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 December 1938, Page 6

MAORI RACE MEETING

RULES GOVERNING EVENTS. SOME AMUSING STIPULATIONS. An extract of general interest from a book on New Zealand written by Somerset Playne, F.R.G.S., reads: Programme of a Maori race meeting as it appeared in a country journal and at the course entrance at Okoroire (translated): Come! Come! Come! Notice to all. —This notice is to all friends in the East, in the West, in the North, in the South. Oh Friends, listen! Horse Races will be held at Okoroire. Stewards of the Races: Chairman —Te Wheoro and his friends. Judge—Te Tahuna and his friends. Starter —Te Harihari and his friends. Clerks of the Course —P. Wanihi and Te Anaru. Clerk of Scales —Te Kamanomano. Handicapper —Tom Pepa and wife. Treasurer —The Rev Hori Wirihana. Secretary —Mrs Harihari. Rules of These Races. 1. —Men owning horses and wishing to enter them must deposit money in the hands of the secretary. 2. —Don’t bring any drink to these races. 3. —Men who have taken much drink will not be allowed on this course. If any man disobeys this rule he will bring the whip of the club down upon him. 4. —No girls will be allowed to ride as jockeys in these races. 5. —Jockeys must wear trousers in all events. 6. Nd jockey must knock any other jockey off his horse, or touch the reins of any other jockey, or strike any jockey with his whip during a race, or strike any other horse other than his own, or swear at or threaten any other jockey. 7. —Any jockey breaking these rules will be driven from the course if he do not pay 20s to the treasurer. 8. —You must not change the name of the horse. You must not suppress the fact of a win at any other race meeting. You can be expelled, or fined not more than 50s if you break this rule. 9. —Persons allowed to see these races must not say rude words to the stewards or swear at the jockeys who do not win or otherwise behave improperly. (Signed) Parite Te Rera Tuka, February 20, in the 20th year of the (Maori) King. Greetings!