INQUIRIES AT TRENTHAM

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28489, 20 January 1958, Page 4

INQUIRIES AT TRENTHAM

1 (New Zealand Press Assoclatum) WELLINGTON, January 1». . The followln* report waz Issued by ; the judicial committee of the Wel- ■ Hngton Racing Chib after Saturday's > racing at Trentham:— Wellington Cup Bridie ridden by J. T. Anderson. . was tender after pulling up. Ander- " ?° n ,® a,d that this caUnMI her to hang - in slightly in the last furlong, and he : could not ride her as vigorously as ; he had wanted. 1 An inquiry was held into the running of the favburfte. Red Eagle. [• The rider, A. M. Dulieu. informed . the judicial committee that his mount 5 £ l,ng out badly throughout the race, r The stipendiary stewards confirmed 1 Dulieu’s evidence. Alter the race Red i Eagle was swabbed! 1 Camp Handicap Tarawa bled badly before the start ’ of the Camp Handicap and was ex- ' amined by the veterinary surgeon, . who considered him unfit to race. 1 His action was confirmed by the judicial committee. Though Tarawa . way in the starter’s hands, the club j refunded the Investments. D. B. Skinner, an apprentice rider, e who had the mount on Jules Verne, was severely reprimanded for allow- . ing his mount to run in under pres- * sure during the race. The evidence f showed that Skinner’s failure to con- * trol his mount resulted in Whiohau, " Diamond Wedding, and Kilroy being . hampered. No charge was laid, but ’ Skinner was told that he must exerj else more care in future. Anniversary Handicap s Savage, ridden by W. L. Aitken, was slow away. Aitken said that the horse was restless in the stalls and kicked out as the barrier was released. z 1 Approaching the five furlongs, 5 Warwick (J. W. Harris) was checked i on the inside of Daysun (W. A. s Smith). Questioning of the riders L concerned showed that the field was 3 tightly packed at this stage. Harris * said he was attempting to ease his mount at the time.