Teryman Recommended For Schooling List

Press, Volume C, Issue 29681, 27 November 1961, Page 4

Teryman Recommended For Schooling List

A recommendation to have the Inter-Dominion Championship heat winner, Teaman placed on the schooling list will be made to the New Zealand Trotting Conference by the stipendiary stewards.

This was decided at an inquiry into Teryman’s racing manners after the Smithson Handicap at Addington on Saturday. Teryman, which was involved in an accident with about a mile to run, was declared ineligible to mart at totallsator meetings, matinees or trials for three montoe. As a result of toe accident M. Holmes, toe driver of Sun Chief, and R. Young, the

driver of Patchwork, were both injured. Young, who suffered shock and abrasions, was unable to drive again during the day, Holmes received bruised ribs and abrasions, but was fit to drive again in the fifth race, the Harold Logan Handicap. After the smash the two driverless horses galloped down the straight behind the field. A burst of applause came from toe crowd when Sun Chief was caught in the straight by J. W Smolensk!, toe driver of Lady Beimer, one of to* horses which was checked. Srooleoski caught Sun Chief’s trailing reins as he galloped past and pulled him and Lady Beimer up just around toe bend out of the straight. Patchwork, which galloped down toe straight trailing a crushed and broken sulky, was caught by the Clerk of the Course. Official Report The official report of the inquiry, issued by to* stipendiary stewards, was:— “After toe running of the Smithson Handicap, an inquiry we* heM Into the racing manners of Teryman. driven by C. C, Devine. After bearing toe evidence it was decided to declare Teryman ineligible to race at any totolisetor meeting. or matinees er trials for three months. Further, it was decided to recommend to toe New Zealand Trotting Conference that Teryman be placed on toe acbooKag IM.” Our Own was disqualified from third in the Greyhound Handicap after a inquiry, which continued after toe test rec*, into an objection on toe grounds of interference to Spinster Scott at toe furlong. Resistor, which flnfeed fourth, was promoted io third and Dianthus Girl wo* promoted to fourth. No action was taken against D. G. Jone*, the driver of Our Own, I as he 1* the part-owner of th* horse and los* of the stake was considered to be sufficient penalty. £

Black Student was examined by toe club's veterinary surgeon on the order of the chief stipendiary steward, Mr L A. Butterfield, before toe Shirley Handicap. He was allowed to start. C. S. Donald, driver of Dandy Briar, and R. G. Morris, driver of Faru. were questioned about the breaking of Faru with five and a half furlongs to run in the Australasian Handicap.

Morris was also questioned about toe breaking of Faru with half a mile to run. No action was taken after toe explanation* of toe drivers had beep heard. M. L. Edwards, driver of Parados,, and A. K Holmes, driver of Stand In, were both questioned after the Harold Logan Handicap about toe cause of Edwards being tipped from his sulky with a furlong to run. It was found* that Stand In, in moving ground, lockgd wheel* with Parados, tipping Edwards from his sulky. No action was taken.