CONTROL OF RACING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 134, 8 June 1932, Page 14

CONTROL OF RACING.

INTERFERENCE WITH LORD VAL. "Non-better" writes: The efforts of the Dargavillc Racing Club to put a remit through the Racing Conference to take the control of racing out of the hands of amateur stewards received a boost on Friday during the running of the first division of the Jervois Handicap. As the field straightened up for the run home A. E. Ellis was on the fence on Lord Val and Royal Gallant was outside of him not quite a length ahead, with plenty of room for the forme:- to go through, and naturally Ellis allowed him to do so. As soon as lie was properly into the gap McDowell pulled over on to him and he was sent on to the fence and went down on his knees. It was only by good fortune that he did not go right down and cause a big smash. This incident was seen by hundreds of people and Press reports of the race said that Lord Val was badly interfered with, and yet no action was taken by the stewards. The way this horse was going at the time made him look like a certainty beaten. This incident happened in the straight in view of everybody on the stands, and to allow it to ro unchallenged compels one to ask if the officials of the A.R.C. want another fatal accident to wake them up to their responsibilities.

tThc stewards made inquiries, but found tlie interference was accidental and did not proceed further.—Racing Ed.]