SPORTING

Grey River Argus, 11 June 1943, Page 3

SPORTING

JUMPERS AT OMOTO. The schooling of junipers at Omoto is proceeding satisfactorily. Hob Johnson’s apurentice rider, young Smith, is likelv to. make good over the battens. He certainly can sit them, and may.go a long way in tne cross country sphere. All of the horses in training should make good, especially when schooled with a more seasoned jumper like Rockery. In one work out this week, Road sider (B. Johnson) and Commemorate (Smith) set off at a very fast pace to jumn a round of hurdles KOc.dsider however, seemed to slip when going into his first fence, and when he crashed into the wing, he fort Bob on the turf lamenting. Ihe horse, meantime, continued on ms way home, jumping all lie rest ox t;he : fences quite .satisractoi ily| a., d being ready to go still Uu’Uu’ l '- Later on Greenmount (Smith) vuH OP ills own, jumping very wen though showing rather an inclination to s?ow up a bit When going mto the fences.

B. C. LEE’S APPEAL DISMISSED

CHRISTCHURCH, June 9. The appeal of B. C. Lee, of Timaru owner of Premier Royal, against the decision of the New _ Zealand Trotting Association in disqualifying him for five years and fining him £lOO and disoualifying all horses owned by him for five years, has been dismissed by the Appeal Judges. Lee was charged that, as owner of Premier Royal, he corruptly entered into an arrangement with 1. H. Gunning, trainer of t he horse, that the horse should not.be a Uier hi tlie Otipua Handicap at. the South Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting on April 10, 1943, and that he was at the said meeting guilty of misconduct, inasmuch as' he assaulted T. I'l. Gunning. - A. statement of tlie Appeal judges decision sav.S: “The judges are unanimously of the opinion that Ino appeal of E. C. Lee against Jhe decision of the New Zealand irott'iig Association be dismissed, and that, the penalties imposed by the association bo confirmed. We fvretner onler that the appeal deposit of £2-0 be forfeited and Lee be ordered to pav £lO towards the costs of the association and. ..£5 towards the cost of the conference.” <f'he decision, dated June 9, is signed by D. E. Wanklyn, A. L. Matson and M. G. Louisson, Appeal Judges,