TIPPING AND RECRIMINATIONS

NZ Truth, Issue 994, 13 December 1924, Page 7

TIPPING AND RECRIMINATIONS

Early Morning Rumpus On A Racecourse CARETAKER ASSAULTED.

There was more than racing indulged m on the Takapuna racecourse the other morning and the sequel came out at the Auckland Police Ootirt, when Magistrate Poynton heard a •charge of assault against Hector Wynyard, and a further charge that Wynyard had trespassed on the racecourse being a prohibited person, Chief Detective Cummings prosecuted artd Mr Allan Moody was on the job. for Wynyard who belongs to a well-known "racey" family, m the north* Frederick Jones, caretaker of the Takapuna course said that oh the morning- m question, during training operations prior to the Takapuna races, toe; saw the accused while he was proceeding with two jockeys to the weighing room. Jones said thafrhe knew Wynyard was a disqualified person, but as they passed, the accused Said to him: "I see that dark friend of yours was working his horses inside th« trestles yesterday." Witness Tpassed on to weigh the jockfeys when the accused pushed his way into the room and asked: "Why are you so hard on mef Witness replied? "I'm not hard on you." Then the accused reminded .witness that he had ffiven him two tips, and witness remarked: "Yes, stumers ; i you gave my wife two tips, Ring the ! Bell and King's Speech." Accused afterwards asked witness, who had flaid that h* would report him, why hfe did not report Jamieson too. Witness said he was going to and with that the conversation came to blows. "I hit him back and he hit me" said witness, 'and then my eye closed up and I had enough." „ , Ml " Moody: Is it not a fact that the dark friend" is Mr Jumieson, a perfectly respectable man?-— Yes. Is it not: a fact that you had rows with Jamieson over this?-— No; not rows, a row. 1 told him just what t ought to have told him. The Chief Detective: I think you keep the weighing room under lock and key do you not?— Yes. The accused seemed to be anxious to get into that room?— Yes. Mr Moody: You surely do not insinuate that Wynyard would try to get m and fool with the scales; he is too Well-known for that over at the Shore. „ .

S.M.: He was not there for morning prayers anyhow. A night watchman named Nelson said the first blow was given by accused. ' •

«i * ac J 6 . eours c Inspector Cullen said that the accused was disqualified by the Racing Conference for three years for corrupt practices for failing- to register a joint interest. Detective Meiklfejohn said that when he arrested the accused on the charges he said that Jones had struck the first blow after accusing him of knowing something about Jamieson working his horses inside the treaties. The defence was that he, (the accused) was not the sor m the scrap and it was stated that he had been attend' ed to by a medical man Which, said counsel went to show that Jones took more than a passing: interest m the proceedings. An apprentice jockey, .Leslie Jarvey, was calied m support Of the accused's story. t.^ Th i ?ench said accused had struck the first blow, though Jones had put «» a P J^ y g^ od fl&ht Accused was fined £2 for the assault, £1 to gt> to Jones; and on the other charge a fine Of £2 was also imposed, the Bench remarking that though it might not be a serious charge, authority had to do upheld.