SPORTS AND PASTIMES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 50, Issue 291, 20 September 1930, Page 2

SPORTS AND PASTIMES

THE TURF.

JOINT INTERESTS.

UNUSUAL TROTTING CASE

(Special to “The Guardian.”) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At the Amberley Racing Club’s meeting held last May, the nomination for tUe Kowai Trot Handicap included Lydia Pointer, in the ownership of Mr A. Simmons, trained by C. S. Donald, while Golden Morn was nominated as owfied and trained by D. P. Mahoney. Before the race it was discovered that D. P. Mahoney owned Lydia Pointer, who was raced by A. Simmons. The Judicial Committee decided that Lydia Pointer and Golden Morn should be coupled on the totalisator and that D. P. Mahoney should be fined £5 for failing to notify the club of his interest in Lydia Pointer, as required by rule 423, clause A, of the Rules of Trotting. The Trotting Association was informed of the facts by the Amberley Racing Club. "The Association replied that as A. Simmons was the nominator of Lydia Pointer he should have advised the club of D. P. Mahoney’s interest, and the Association advised the Amberley Club that Simmons should have been fined for the breach of rule 188 instead of D. P. Mahoney; also that rule 423, clause A, was not applicable in either case. I

The Judicial Committee of the Amberley Racing Club subsequently met and "took further evidence from A. Simmons, who stated that he was not familiar with the Rules, of Trotting and did not think it was necessary to notify the club of the partnership when starting his horse. The committee decided to fine Simmons £1 for breach of rule 188, the chairman remarking that Simmons had been quite honest about the case, and in the circumstances he thought a small fine would be sufficient.