WELLINGTON.
March 10. It was intended that Gtp-jy Grand and Bslle Clair should go on to Napier by the Flora oil Saturday afternoon, but those in charge of the horses deemed it advisable not to take the risk of landing their charges in
the -"itrf boat should the sea be too rough for the Flora to land them at the breakwater. Therefore, the hors.-* Avere put ashore here and Avent on by Monday morning's train. They Avere given long walking and swimming exercis:* on .Sunday. There is nothing fi\*<-h to chronicle in connection with the dispute over the totalizator licenses for the Wellington district. After many ;-.','empts made by John Cooper to indue--: the W.iirnrajKi It.C stewards to remove the disqualification imposed on him for breaking the lock an the Maroa i:ourss, lie hn at last succeeded, the disqualification being remoA'ed at Saturdays? meeting of stoAvards. W. Strang asked that ths disqualification of Much Ado, owned by him, should be removed, but the stcArards refused to accede to the request. At a meeting of the committee of the MamiAvatu R.cing Club it was decided not--10 remove the disqualification imposed on Uansiuai, her trainer (J. Retter), and rider (A. Hall). In the case of R. Ross, rider of Olenelg, it was decided to cancel his jockey's license and alloAV him to retain his trainer's license.*
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Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9365, 14 March 1896, Page 4
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