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INCIDENT AT CAULFIELD
On Caulfield Cup day the stipendiary stewards received a letter from an anonymous writer alleging that A. Knox, rider of Denis Boy in the Cup, was going to use a battery on his mount during the race. When Knox came to scale to weigh out for Denis Boy, he was taken to the stewards' room, where, in the presence o£ F, M'Grath, trainer of the horse, he was thoroughly searched, even his whip being examined. The stewards found no trace of any battery or anything of a suspicious nature.
"The whole affair was ridiculous,** said M'Grath. "Needless to say, it upset me greatly. "Fortunately, Knox, knowing he was innocent, regarded the matter with amusement. Had he been an inexperienced apprentice the nerve-racking experience would possibly have affected his handling of the horse."
Accompanying the letter containing the allegation was a cutting from a newspaper of an article dealing with the use of batteries ip races. Knox welcomed the investigation by the stewards. Another letter received by an official of the V.A.T.C. alleged that plans had been made for a jockey to deal with Vigne, the favourite, in the Cup. How untrue this allegation turned out to be was shown by the running of the race, in which no effort was made by any jockey to "reach" Vigne. He had a clear run all the way.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 106, 31 October 1931, Page 21
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231SEARCH FOR BATTERY Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 106, 31 October 1931, Page 21
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