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NZ Truth, Issue 407, 12 April 1913, Page 2

Briar Patch met with interference . m the Pacific Handicap on t Saturday and was knocked right back to the rear of the field. The incident quite destroyed any chance she. had of winning, and resulted ln.R. Berry getting a three months' suspension. Most of the press stand habitues thought another rider -ih the race was more to blame than Berry. 'V-- : -W , '■ .■'"■ . - Up till Friday next at 9 p.m. Secretary A. A. Fooks will take', nominations for all handicaps In connection with the Ashburton meeting to be held on May 8j and ' 9. As this gathering does not clash : with any meetings m the North, no doubt several, owners will send horses down to the meeting. It has been decided to run a special train each morning from Christchurch at 10 o'clock. Wellington visitors will thus be enabled to leave home the evening previous and arrive m time for the first race. Karlmol, by his showing at Trentham, promised to turn out more than useful as a steeplechaser this season, but, unfortunately for his owner, after jumping the sod wall on Saturday at Trentham, ho hopelessly broke down. At the time of tho mishap, J. O'Connell, who was on him,' was quite confident of repeating the first day's performance, and it certainly seemed as iC he -would as ho scrambled on and jumped tho four remaining fences, and was then enabled to got second prize through Firoworks falling out at the last, obstacle.