Oo.'s board room was packed with members, many of whom stood on the verandah during the proceedines, which took over an hour.
Mr. P. Tester, moving the vcsolution, stated in the course of an exhaustive speech that it was a matter of great regret that, when Hongkong Stewards decided to follow the Shanghai Race Club in the reduction of the height limit, they slipped up over the necessity of bringing certain machinery into operation for legalizing their action. "We are of the decided opinion,' Mr. Tester said, "now that we have had the opportunity of seeing specimens of the animals at present debarred by Shanghai, that no time should be lost in giving effect to the steps that our Stewards so properly endeavoured to take some while back to protect both our sport and our interests."
Captain Oxspring seconded the resolution.
-Mr, ©. C. Boyd, on behalf of the Stewards, moved an amendment with the object of enabling ponies already brought down to race at the next annual meeting, after which the height hint would be reduced to 13 hands 3 inches.
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