APPEALS RE-HEARD.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13798, 7 February 1917, Page 1

APPEALS RE-HEARD.

OWNER OF TROTTERS RE-CALLED. ! i BOABD.'S-PROMPT ACTION. (Per Press Association.) • CHIMSTCHUECH, February 0. On; November 27th-last, the appeals of 'Henry' Bertram HubbarU and •Edgar. Bruce Hubbard, or Itussley road, Upper Riccarton, called'up under section 35 of the Ad, were heard by (he Military Appeal Board, and after evidence had been given,.principally by their! father, Henry-Bertram Hubbard, was allowed three months' extension of time,' whilst Edgar Bruce.Hubbard's appeal was allowed. This morning Edgar Bruce Hubbard was called-on to appear again. He was accompanied by his father. •, ' "■ The chairman (Mr J. S. Evans, S.M.) stated 'tliat Hib watf'a'i'rapplication. by the Commandantfor-are-hcaringof the case "ion thcgrouiHl'.that.appellant owned anil, trained'a number'of'-''trotters,, which fad '■ was not disclosed to the board at the original hearing of the appeal 1 , John Bellamy Norris, secretary of the New Zealand. Trotting Association stated, that lie knew of Edgar Bruce Hubbard,- who was a : registered trainer, rider and driver, with the New Zealand Trotting Association, Henry Bertram Hubbard, he could almost swear, was also registered as such, ■ Edgar Bruce Hubbard was supposed to be the 'sole owner of Proud Girl, and to have inter-', est.in three other horses, which' were not had raced in the joint name on himself and brother Henry Bertram, , These horses were Princess Thelma,. Bed; Lancet,' and Rothiua. \ ~ Edgar Bruce Hubbard admitted that he, was a" trainer, driver and rider. There was'a training / track on his father's farm, They, also bred trotting horses out there, His brother had a horse running in Dunediu the -other clay He (appellant) was mteiested in hoiscs miming on Januaiy Ist and 2nd. His brothei homed them, They also had horses competing at New Bnghton meeting on Deeembei 18th. They also had one hoise competing at the November meeting His mothei was not in good health. The chaiimaii stated that if this evi denco had beeii betoie the boaid at its first heaiing, the boaid would ha\e mi mediately dismissed the appeal The boaid had "no time" toi men who spent then time in lacing and hotting when they should "be at the wai. The appeal would be dismissed and ap pellaut would ha\e to go into camp at i once. Appellant's fathei piotested, stating that othei men went about in they motoi cais and the Government legalis ed lacing, but he was cut shoit by the chaiimau who said:' "It we find cases i of this t whole the fads have not been piopeily and ianly put befoie us, i and such cases come again betoie us, | we shall' deal with them \eiy peiemptoi ' ily.'J Hubbaid senioi again staited to "uiguc the point," but was counteied 1 by the ehaiunau with: "Wo ha™ no Ldnsulciiitioii toi the mau who wastes I /> 3 his {line at lntmg when he should be at i ii t it