TROTTING APPEALS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 9, 11 January 1929, Page 9

TROTTING APPEALS

(By Telegraph.—Press/Association.) CHRISTCHUECH, This Day. _ A moeting of the New Zealand Trotting Association was held to consider the appeal by W. J. Moir against the action of the Westland Trotting Club in dismissing a protest lodged by A. Hendriksen, driver of Moir's horse Neeoro, which ran second at Hokitika to Young Author, for alleged interference. The association decided that the question being one of fact, no appeal could lie, but in tho exercise of the powers conferred upon it under rule 321, referred the matter back for further consideration by the club. It was decided that Moir's appeal, fee be refunded. Freeman Holmes, after ho had been charged with attempting to-induce N. C. Price to commit a breach of rule 286 and in 'doing so was guilty of a breach-of rule 341, section 8, was Jinod £25 by tho New Brighton Trotting Club. He appoaled against the latter decision, and the; association decided that he be informed that there was no appeal, as his notice was not lodged in accordance with rules 318 and 319. It was also decided that the fee lodged by him with the notice be refunded.