A TRAINER'S FEE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 246, 17 October 1922, Page 6

A TRAINER'S FEE.

i RECOVERED IX COURT. i ilr. J. E. Wilson, S.M., had before him to-day a case brought by William ritewart, trainer, of Greenlane (Mr. J Player) a.sainst A. Cowper (Mr. J. J. ; Sullivan), to recover £14 fi/10, alleged Ito be due for feeding and training > racing mare. : In answer to Mr. Sullivan, the plaintiff said he had trained a mare for • pood period and was always paid, except for the time no.v claimed. He had devoted all the time he should hays done to training the mare. He was ■=u:ng for four weeks. He was away at Ka\vaka:wa and Darsraville for eleven days during that four weeks. He left the mare in the hands of a man who was a painter by trade, who fed the horse during the tim€ witness was away. The man had been with him two years to train horse.- under the supervision of witne?n. Mr. Sullivan: Did the mare win a race?— No. What do you attribute that to?— To slowness. (J.anehter.j Di-1 she ever beat another horse at a test?— Only once, a"d Mr. Sullivan: She wae a crock. (Laughter.) Th? (lefenrp wa* that p T aintifT had not properly carried out hk dutip! durmi the time cla:.iied for, as he was away ia the Xorth. Mr. Wilfon sai.t thpre was no evidence to show that the marp had not teen properly trained. H,' also said defemiant !iad not objectr.l u> the bill until i-ome month* after it \va s sent in. .'lul.ment was given for n'.aintiff for £11 12. M. with ca-t>.