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NZ Truth, Issue 730, 14 June 1919, Page 7

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HANDfCAPPjNQ HAROLD JUNIOR

Thus A. Brown- (Dunedln).— l am tempted to write you - a few lines m respect to the. action of Handicapper Brinkman m placing my horse, Harold Junior, on 4mi.ns 32secs--m the Dunedin : Cup when" his besfetinYe wgis registered •' when he won - th§ c "Au(sfelaTid -Cup. 1 ; ':i'n. 4mins 3Ssecs. ' Cfiv-; the : second da!y" of ; ; ' the Auckland meeting;-' Harold. Junipr: won the' Banfmiy.;' Handicap . of;;;i3i: miles, .starting- off "; a '.2rtjiri 51sec .ntap.lv" and winning: , m ; 2~mins..',49secs. y^henthe handicaps for the'" third day.'ao_7 peared,\ Harold ■, Junior;. was place{l ; .on; 4min 31secs inthci President's Hanrtisap, but it was only a temporary placing . i'or the meeting. Of jspurssq^ Harold ■Junior.! was not paid-tip;.'fpr, . as' I knew;,, the* Auckland handicapper would put; himon his correct mark when next nominated. For instance^ \yheii> Steel Vi.Belk won the Auckland: Cup-fin Hmins 34/3-r5. sees off 4mins •34secs, she. :was placed' 4m ins 2Ssecs m the. big race on ''the: second clny but was placed ofi her. correct mark when next nominated— a rule the handicapper follows. No\y.i Sii\ Mr. Brinkman's reason foi» placing- my horse on 4mins 32secs at Dunedin was d,ue to the Auckland handicapper placing him on 4 mins 3lsecs — at least, he said that was his reason and that he had no option. Very well. Nora Crelna won the Summer Cup' on the second day at Auckland off 4mins 39secg f and was placed on 4rnlns 35sec3 in' the President's Handicap; on the third,: day, the same rape m which' Harold Junior was placed m 4mlns 31secs.. Now, Sir, in' the. case of Nora- Creina, Mr:Brinkman absolutely Jg"n6red tlik northern handicapper's placing of this ■' mare on 4min.s ; Sosecs, and \has actually placed her on the .same mark from which she won m 4min 39se^3. '.I refer to the Aaliluirton Cup, where you will find her on 36yds. Had. Harold Junior been m it and handicapped as lie has been' since being, m the south he would have ■ been; .lOSyda behind thougrh lie has only ls.ee better; time than Nora. Creina. I contend ; that, if Nora C.r ; eiha" : s correct ■haiiclloap is 4min ■39see3...then Harbld •Juhior' is perfectly entitled to • 4mins' 3Sse'cs.. :' 'Again,- '-Ha,TblcV j 'Junior. . ;:>\yas ■ lioiTi jnat ed .in three' faces',' : .one" eaolL-ijciy ■a^.'the last Met'i'opolkaTi meeitingj^all •of 1 14. miles. .--.On .the first day . he', wa3 .plac'^ft-v-'ph.^'ini'psi-t^secs/^bji't':;; did-, not start,, arid . yet :;he ; was j.'; g§p< on ; the 'second day.' lie being the' only' horse m the race, with the exception of the placed horses, to go back, b.Qlng-

taken off 2mins 4Ssecs and placed on 2mins 47secs. You see my horse got penalised for not starting, while other people's horses escape a penalty for winning. .. ' "