Ownership of Croupier

Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 6839, 21 April 1932, Page 8

Ownership of Croupier

DEFENDANTS STATE THEIR POSITION. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, April 20. In tho Supreme Court, the action to determine tho ownership of Croupier was continued to-day. Plaintiff, Corry, said the dispute over tho ownership began in Juno, 1931, and it was not till October, 193.1, that ho charged up training fees in his ledger. Cross examined, ho denied the horse was very tired after tho race at IviccJirtoii* Counsel for defence said their case was quite simple. In January, 1930, tho Patersons, because of the slump, decided to sell most of their horses, keeping only Surveyor, Full Measure and Croupier, then a colt. They ivero satisfied the codt was worth trying out, but having announced that they were giving up racing they could not very well run him themselves. They therefore sent him to Blenheim to be trained and tried out. After his fiisi win they wrote to Corry: “Lot us know how wc stand and what wo owe you.” This did not coincide with the suggestion that Croupier had been n-iven away Not till the horse was beginning ’to prove a good one was there any suggestion from Mr Corry that he regarded the horse as his. After tho Wellington meeting they wired for their share of the winnings, but got no satisfaction. When further efforts proved fruitless, they had no option but to seize tho horse. It was found that the liorso had been over-raced and expert testimony would bo called to this effect.