Protest Dismissed, Magician Wins

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30059, 18 February 1963, Page 4

Protest Dismissed, Magician Wins

The Canterbury Jockey Club’s judicial committee dismissed a protest against the winner, Magician, after the Hampton Court Handicap at Rlccarton on Saturday. The protest, alleging interference to the runner-up Boundless about a furlong and a half from the finish, was lodged by Mr W. H. Willifimson, whose wife owns Boundless.

The committee dismissed the protest after hearing evidence from Mr Williamson, V. Tinsley, the rider of Boundless, C. McDonald, the rider of Magician, the stipendiary steward, Mr H. B. Lorigan, Mr D. Spicer, and Mr J. McCulloch. It ordered the forfeiture of the <5 deposit

Magician, an even-money favourite, won under vigorous handling by a neck. This was his third successive win for his owner-breeder, Mr H. D. Greenwood, a steward of the chib.

Earlier wins were in a handicap at the New Zealand Cup meeting, and in the Dunedin Jockey Chib’s Champagne Stakes. Martan and Boundless both had rant runs, with Magician trailing and Boundless in the next line.

Monetary, Morris Trends, and Omasong were abreast in the lesd just before haHMagician was ridden through a gap on the inside to follow Monetary pest the two furlongs, and ft was a battle in earnest, with Morris Francis and BoundleM close at hand, and Standout picking up ground next Magician showed the utmost gameness to last it out after gstHy to the front going to the furlong. BouxmUbm, • fiaifber,

beat Morris Francis by a length and a half for second. Then there was a length to the weakening Monetary.

Standout made a promising first start He was fifth.

Castle Flight the fourth favourite, ran very keenly fairly close up on the outside for three furlongs, but petered out in the straight and finished thirteenth.