SPORTING INTELLIGNECE.

Evening Star, Issue 10342, 16 June 1897, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGNECE.

At a meeting of the Committee of the Tahuna Park Trotting Club last evening it was decided that both totalisators bo worked at £1 tickets for the Record Reign meeting, it was also decided that bookmakers, their agents, tote-bettors, and disqualified persons be not allowed on the ground, and that cash betting be prohibited. The first race each day will start at 12.30 and the last race at 4 20. At Wellington on Saturday Melrose defeated Athletic by 12 points to 8. Petone and Wellington played a drawn game, The appeal by T. Kett, owner of Count, against the decision of the Canterbury Trotting Club in disqualifying himself, the horse, and rider for twelve months in connection with Count's running in the Winter Handicap at Lancaster Park last month was considered by the South Island Trotting Association on Monday night. The evidence taken before the Canterbury Trotting Club was put in. Mr Kippenberger stated a case on behalf of the owner of the disqualified horse, and evidence was given by J. Loughlin (the rider), R J. Mason, £. Cults, and C. Kerr, while sworn affidavits were put in from F. Finigan, T. Kett, M. M'Laren, and T. Bowie. The tenor of the evidence and of the swotn statements was that Count was a most unreliable horse, and that he lost whatever chance he had of winniag the race by "dancingabout" soon after the start, and was therefore pulled up at the end of a round. Mr Matson moved and Mr Selig seconded that the appeal be dismissed. Mr Myers moved, and Mr Fttcbs seconded, an amendment that the appeal be upheld. The amendment was carried by 8 votes to 7, It was resolved to send the additional evidence received to the disqualifying olub.—A complaint was received from Mr Victor Harris, as steward of the Canterbury Trotting Club, to the effect that Mr Loughlin had, while near the Empire Hotel, stopped him and stated that if the Association endorsed the club's disqualification he would punch the complainant's head. The writer objected to such interference with bint in his capacity as steward. The letter was referred to the Canterbury Trotting Club, requesting the club to inquire into the matter.