Dowling suspended three others fined

Press, 7 January 1985, Page 21

Dowling suspended three others fined

PA Invercargill John Dowling was suspended and Robert Montgomery, Bruce Laking and Tane Matthews (two offences) were fined by the judicial committee of the Southland Racing Club on Saturday. Dowling, the rider of Spotted Wonder in the Glengarry Maiden No. 1, was suspended up to and including January 9 when found guilty of allowing his mount to shift ground inwards when not sufficiently clear and crowd Quite Right near the 200 m. Dowling pleaded guilty to the offence.

Laking (Toulouse) and

Montgomery (Bold Beaufort) were both fined $7O for parts they played in an incident which hampered Society Light (S. Allen) over the closing stages of the Glengarry Maiden No. 2. After the Waikiwi Handicap, Matthews, rider of the winner, My Cafe, was fined $7O for allowing his mount to check Royal Dia shortly after the start. Matthews, who had been engaged and declared as the rider for Carpe Diem in the Invercargill Gold Cup, was fined $lOO for being excessively overweight. Neil Ridley, the horse’s trainer, was granted permission to change his rider.