DISQUALIFIED.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 133, 7 June 1929, Page 11

DISQUALIFIED.

oWnekshj* of a horse

TERM' OF.FIVE ' YEARS;, '■ \'

Wlal inquiry was held by.'the Auckland District' Committee:: yesterday, concerning tk ownership of the,racehorse Niblick and ; as .'it was decided to oSqua'lify Ernest;G. Riee, of HamatO^ ior refusing to -make a '■The inquiry .was by the ra iouSi&e C t6r S ..of Jjew ZeaSld Conference, a 5.,% result complaint, made ■ regarding • the feftgjSfi the fee. . were, made byseveral people: who had SWinected writhe hbrse^one^ay or;,abothery.;,b'ut Rice refused to do bo. Niblick was formerly, owned at W assold.to-Mr.R rkdes.;in:>he;;King, Country. ..g;«gj oWnsTthe ,but; eased .it; to •&* from Julv, 1926, to June, 1928. buose loin *Mr." Wright, to Mr, E. Hams, SK&aaW Sufih' lease being made T et, ,^ed,the^ret&v'Mr. W.;S; Spehce, this morning, it touch With quaiified is;Rule-;L- (g) Part *XXIL,of the Rule Of "'Rating, which; rea^ds.- .it I this or' in any - other. country;, any to supply: £ •Ort'o'-make a written declaration ( or statement any matter connected with ;executrte Smm|teeV stewards; committee, stipendiary stewards,,-•.or SS&& shall to':supply ;6r s make he shall be deemed guilty of; a corrupt' practice. _ . g 3ickis.an and. therefore : broUer to. Ruffles;, In January 1923,; be rah:unplaced<in a two-year-o d the DargaTille meeting held at-Ellerslie Atth>ely^rs'he ; r r dtbree t tame four yearionce, at,five, years twice, and at six'fears seven times (third m.the thSgl Hack .Handicap nui, in the nomination- of Mr. E. Kice . & seven -years he did not race at all, alia this season his only appearance was at the Waikato Racing meeting, when he ran in the/Hautapu Hack-Handicap in the nomination of Mr. E. Harris. -~.■'.