Alleged Doping of Three Horses

Manawatu Times, Volume LVI, Issue 5618, 6 April 1931, Page 8

Alleged Doping of Three Horses

SENSATION AT RXVERTOJM MEETING.

Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Last Night.

A sensation was caused in racing circles yesterday morn.ug when it was learnt that three horses, Rin Tin Tin, Caterpillar and Francolm, who were engaged at the Riverton meeting cn. the same day, were in a bad way as the result of wliat was believed to be the effects of doping.

The three horses were found early yesterday morning in their boxes and they appeared to be suffering great pain. Francolin and Caterpillar were right down to it and were scouring badly, but Rin Tin Tin did not seem to be so greatly affected. The services of a veterinary surgeon were summoned, but it is understood that the cause of the trouble had not been diagnosed last night. During the day the three horses who, of course, could take no part in the day’s racing showed signs of improvement, but it is unlikely that any of them will be able to compete on the remaining two clays of the meeting;