FIELD TOO LARGE
JOCKEYS DECLINE TO RUN
INCIDENT AT MOOREFIELD
SYDNEY, 30th November. The jockeys engaged in the last race, the Carlton Mile, at the Moorefield. rices yesterday, went on strike until the field was reduced to 18. They contended that the size of the field made the running of the race dangerous. The field originally numbered 22. The jockeys claimed, that it was too many for a small course like Moorefield, which has been the scene of many . former accidents owing to overcrowding. • Several scratchings had reduced the number to 19, and the committee declined to listen to the jockeys' appeal for a further reduction. This caused a2O minutes' delay. ■ , Finally the owner of Dalston obligingly scratched his horse, thus reducing the field to 18. This complied with the jockeys' demands, and the race was run. An- inquiry into the jockeys' action will be held to-morrow.
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 131, 1 December 1930, Page 6
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