STRICTURE ON JOCKEYS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 178, 29 July 1940, Page 10

STRICTURE ON JOCKEYS.

RESENTED BY ASSOCIATION. Strong exception is token by Mr. N. Simpson, secretary of the New Zealand Jockevs' Association, to published remarks of the Hon. J. Mcl.eod. M.L.C.. in which he referred to "particularly clever riding by prominent pockej .*."

Although. Mr. McLeod did not say outright that there is a "ramp" going on, he proceeded to cast suspicion on every prominent rider in the sport, stated Mr. Simpson. His expression of opinion was in direct conflict with the published reports of stipendiary stewards and racecourse inspectors, who during the last couple of years had indicated that the conduct of racing in New Zealand was on a higher plane than ever before. These men reported that foul riding was a thing of the past, that the behaviour of license holders was good ami that racecourses were being kept free from undesirable persons.

Mr. Simpson concluded hy saying that it appeared that a number of prominent riders were, to use Mr. McLeod's words, "to have their wings clipped very considerably," and to receive conditional licenses. In other words, they were to be dealt with on suspicion and without trial. It would be interesting to learn just who were to be the victims of these Nazi methods.