SPORTING.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 9186, Issue 9186, 9 April 1910, Page 3

SPORTING.

DEELEY'S APPEAL UPHELD. THE FULL CRY'INCIDENT. (Per Pkess Association.) WELLINGTON, April 8. Sir Geo. Clifford presided at a meeting of the Racing Conference Appeal Board yesterday, Messrs 0. Samuel and W. E. Bidwell sitting with him.

The appeal of the jockey, Ben Deeley, against the decision of the Auckland Metropolitan Committee, who had confirmed the twelve months' disqualification by the Takapuna Jockey Club, was considered, and the finding was in favour of the jockey, the judges' ruling .being that they do not find any evidence that appellant did jostle Devonport (the first jostle alleged in the race), and in respect of the alleged jostle with Jena there is not sufficient evidence to satisfy the judges that the jostle (for which no action was taken by the stewards to question the result of the race) was, if it occurred, caused by any wilful or even negligent act of a'ppellant." The appeal was therefore allowed, and the suspension of appellant's license quashed and the deposits lodged by the appellant with the Conference "and with the Metropolitan Committee refunded.

In the matter of the appeal of the Dannevirke Jockey Club against the decision of the Hawke's Bay Metropolitan Committee who refused to approve of the fine for not starting Full Cry after a voided start, the judges upheld the decision of the Metropolitan Committee and ruled that the said committee had full power to deal with the matter.