SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4467, 11 July 1893, Page 3

SPORTING.

The Racing Conference. The Racing Conference concluded ,J" '" on Saturday. On the motion of the Hon. Mr Ormond, rules wow adopted to govom * the annual. Conferences of Jookey • Clubs. Tho voting a*, conferences is to be taken on the following basis :- Auckland Raoing Club, Canterbury Jockey Club, three votes oMoh; Weill lington Raaicg Club, Hawko'a Bay \, Jockey Club, and Wan°anui Jockey votes inch; Taraitaki Joo[HpPmDorough Racing Club, and Nelson Hr Jockey Club, one voto each; thecoma I";;; ' bined country clubs of the Auokland ££;;;! Canterbury, Otttgo, Wellington, and tso',- Hawke's Bay districts, two vo;es fee.' each; jheoombinod country clubs of fe; the Nelson, Marlborough, and Greyfe: mouth district! combined, one voto Jfv' each. ;H;;i The Hon. J. D. Ormond also : i{.':■■ moved, and it was agreed to-" Thai the Cflnntrv oltibs have representation Hi:'. atfnraPSonffrencps." ffr ■■ The meeting decided that it had no %£ji power to appoint a tribunal to enquire W:' into tho Manawatu Club's disquali- >; fication of Messta 0. Diamond and f'i'. F.Power. No 22 of the totalißator rules was struck out, and rule 14 was amended to read asfollows: -" Ten per centum commission less the amount of Stat" tax, shall he charged on all money invested, such commission to go the -'.; ■ Club." On the motion of the Hon J. D, Ormond, the meeting resolved—That this conferencedesirentorepre-itr to the Government that steps wire tik>n by the former confere'icu to reduci' tho numbor of meetings at which the totalisator could be used, and that the number of days'racing was reduced last year by 28, but the action of the conferoncehas been impeded by the use of the totalizator having been granted meetings the promoters of which to comply with the condiprovided for reducing the numof meetings. Fttrthor, the conference calls attention to the growins use of the totalisator at trotting club meetings, many of which are run by proprietary clubs for the benefit of individuals. The confeiencerespejt-. ..':/■• fully begs the aid of the Government! in limiting the use of the totalisaloa in future-Post. I