HOWE PLACING APPEAL DISMISSED

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22655, 4 June 1948, Page 6

HOWE PLACING APPEAL DISMISSED

DEPOSIT FORFEITED

(S.C.) WELLINGTON. June 4. The hearing of the appeal of J. 11. Marshall Titahi Bay, to the New Zealand Racing Conference against the decision of the Auckland district committee, which confirmed the action of the judicial committee of the Auckland Racing Club in relegating Howe to third place in the 1017 Auckland Cup and placing Balgowan first and King’s Ransom second, was completed in Wellington last night. The judges dismissed the appeal and in the course of a lengthy judgment found that Howe did interfere with the chances of Balgowan bv boring towards the outside of the course in the straight and carrying Balgowan with him and from then on seriously hampered him and bumped him and restricted the riding efforts of his jockey. At the same time there was some lesser interference with King’s Ransom, but his rider was not so restricted. The judges ordered that Marshall's appeal deposit of £2O bo forfeited. It was further found that H. V. Lunkcn owner of King’s Ransom t who also appealed on the grounds that his horse was interfered with to a far greater extent than Balgowan, had not complied with the requirements of the rules of racing in formulating his appeal, which was therefore rejected. The appeal judges were Mr J. McFarlane Laing. Masterton, chairman, Mr. P. A. O’Neill, Wanganui, and Mr. J. Graham, Feilding.