THE "BED OF STONE" CASE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS.
Sir,—At the recent enquiry by the Stewards of the Canterbury Trotting Club into the protest again3t Bed of Stone, winner of the Final Handicap at their meeting held on the 13th inst., a letter was read from the owner of Linda, claiming the stake on the ground that Bed of Stone was on the forfeit list at the time of nomination. Surely the Stewards should have known this at the time. If so, why was her nomination accepted by the Club ? If the mare was not eligible for the stakes after winning it, why waa she allowed to start jat all during the two days' meeting ? And ;also, when disqualified investors on the totalisator are to have their money returned, should not investors on the other two races in which she started have an equal right to have their money returned, seeing that she could have been disqualified on the _ame ground had she won either of them ?—Yours, Sec, Investor.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9812, 23 August 1897, Page 6
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