DISQUALIFIED FOR LIFE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 11 December 1940, Page 3

DISQUALIFIED FOR LIFE

RACEHORSE OWNER GUILTY OF CORRUPT PRACTICE OFFERED MONEY TO JOCKEY j l United Press Association] CHRISTCHURCH, 10th December. | Found guilty of a corrupt practice, the ofTering of money to the rider of an- 1 other horse in a race in which his own; horse. Nigger Boy. was engaged—the l last race of the Cup meeting at Ric- j carton—Benjamin Nausbaum. Palmerston North, was to-day disqualified for life by the Canterburw District Com-! mittec. Horses owned by Nausbaum or in which he has an interest were also disqualified. Nigger Boy and Sleeveless are two very prominent horses af- ; fected by the decision. Full evidence on the charge of cor-i rupt practice was heard by the com-! mittee. of which Mr D. E. Wanklyn was) appointed chairman. Other members of the committee were Messrs A. S. | El worthy. G Fulton. G. R. MacDonald, j R. M. Morten. E. B. Newton. G. H.; Grigg. H. D. Greenwood, and R. G. G. Westenra. Both Nausbaum, who ap- : pea red personally, and Mr C. F. Hart- ! land, stipendiary steward, who laid the J charge, were represented by counsel, j as was one of the witnesses, who was! subpoenaed by Mr Hartland. Mr A. T. | Donnelly represented Mr Hartland. Mr! C. S Thomas appeared for Nausbaum. I and Mr R. Twyneham watched the in- j terests of the witness by consent of the | committee. The appearance of counsel j was permitted by the unanimous de-! cision of the committee. Nausbaum was first found guilty of a ! charge of corrupt practice under rule 338. paragraph la. in that on 18th No-; vember. 1940. the fourth day of the Canterbury Jockey Club’s metropolis I lan meeting at Riccarton racecourse, he did corruptly, directly or indirectly, of-j fer a sum of money to P. Spratt. a rider: having charge of or access to a horse. Don’t Forget. A second resolution' unanimously made was that Nausbaum be disqualified for life. A third re- | solution was that all horses owned byj B. Nausbaum or in which he had an interest shall be entered in the list of disqualifications as from 18th November. 1940. Rule 338. under part XT of the Rules of Racing, states: “Every person commits a corrupt practice within the meaning of these rules who, in New Zealand or any other country, corruptly gives or offers, directly or indirectly. any money, present, share in bet or other benefit to any person having official duties in relation to a race, or to any owner, trainer, rider or other person having charge of or access to anv horse.”