A British big gun is hauled by caterpillar tractor along a muddy road to the front in Northern France. The announcement that Mr E. P. Lee, MP, has resigned his position as a member and honorary treasurer of the North Otago Jockey Club is a sign of the times which racing authorities and racing people generally would do well to ponder. There could be no question of his ability, and he had retired from his Southland farm with a comfortable fortune. He had travelled from Invercargill to Christchurch, interviewing farmers and leading land agents, but could not find anybody to accept his services. Mr Evans concluded by saying that it was all humbug for farmers to say that labour could not be obtained.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 07, 2017 17:48 UTC