THE CLASSIS CASE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8757, 12 June 1914, Page 11

THE CLASSIS CASE

The judges appointed by the Racing Conference to consider tne Manawatu Racing Club's appeal against the decision of the Wanganui aismot committee in the ClaSsis case met in Wellington on Wednesday. The appeal was by the ■Manawatu Racing Clun against the deoision of the Wanganui district committee in upholding the appeals lodged by 'Thomas Watson, owner-trainer of the horse Classds, and .Thomas George, jockey, against the disqualification of. six months imposed ; by .the Manawatu Club on Thomas Wilson, owner-trainer, Thomas George, jockey, find the horse Classis, whom it was alleged was not ridden :to win the Linton Hack Waiter Handicap, run-on April. 39th. 1914. , -The-judgment -.was eis follows: —.“Afterhaving read , the evidence and further examined the parties concerned in this aase, we are ot opinion that the, appeal of the Manawatu Racing Club should be, and'it is hereby, dismissed on the following ■ groundsln our opinion the evidence is not sufficient to justify the conclusion that Thomas George, the rider pi the horse Classis. did not try to win the Linton Hock Welter Handicap. Wo further fail r to find anything in the evidence which is not consistent with innocence on the part of Thomas Wilson, owner-trainer of the horse Classis, and we, therefore, are of opinion that the'Manawatu Racing Club have failed to establish his guilt under Part XXXIII.. Rule 1 of the Rules of RacMS: ‘ GEORGE HUNTER, I. G. DUNCAN, ' 0. S. WATKINS, Judges. 5 '‘Wellington. June 10tb.. 1914/ 1