TROTTING

Evening Star, Issue 22106, 13 August 1935, Page 4

TROTTING

F. G. HOLMES DISQUALIFIED [Per United Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, .August 12. The Board of the New Zealand Trotting Association to-day decided: — “ That, having heard _ the evidence of witnesses, the association finds that P. G. Holmes made an unprovoked and serious assault upon an elderly man, W. J. Morland, on June 7, 1936, and that he is guilty of misconduct and misbehaviour calculated to injure the sport of trojtting. That the association impose upon Holmes the penalty of' disqualification under rule 388 for ■is months from August 12.” F. J. SMITH'S CASE At the meeting of the board _ a letter was received from F. J. Smith asking the association to consider reduction his term of disqualification to allow him to take part in the next meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club on August 31. In the ordinary course of events Smith’s disqualification would expire on September 6. * Mr S. W. Kelly moved that Smith’s disqualification be reduced to expire on August 30. This was seconded by Mr B. McCarthy. Mr Kitchingham said he was afraid of establishing a precedent in a case like this. The association had been accused of inconsistency' in another matter in granting concessions to one trainer and not to another. On a show of hands the motion was lost, and it was decided to refund to Smith the protest fee of £5.