BULLETS STILL FLYING

NZ Truth, Issue 1147, 24 November 1927, Page 11

BULLETS STILL FLYING

Sniping Now In Full Swing On Riccarton Front

As was mentioned last week, the Rowley business is gone — but not forgotten. However, a couple down south do not even want to let it go, not to mention anything about being forgotten.

THAT the decision of the appeal judges of the Conference considerably upset the equilibrium of the stewards of the Canterbury Jockey Club is well known. It did more than that — it injured their dignity. And they are dignified at Riccarton. Yes, very

much so.

Just whether the. stewards had a conversazione . matters not a great .deal but when George Gould, chairman of the committee, came out m print with a letter on the action of the appeal judges he clearly indicated that he was deeply wounded at the result of the

appeal

He pulled both triggers 9mmmmmmmm % the blunderbus, at once and . _ no| some of the scattering shot At T * UOl must have lodged m the hides of the appeal judges. Anyhow, they went for evens and Art. Donnelly, the, legal mind of the appeal court, entered into the fray with great gusto. He loaded up, let go and the result was that he scattered ink all over some foolscap' and there wag his reply.

The guerilla warfare had started and feverish activities' were reported m each camp. Having blown th G.J.C. chairman's dug-out into what he thought were small pieces, Donnelly retired to the base. .' He was, however, only half-way on his road when a whizz-bang lobbed m

front of him— rthe said whizzbang having been fired by Bombardier 430u1d. Following this attack there has been no official communique from the side that has had only one shot to the other's two. Perhaps Donnelly recognizes that a shot m the locker is better than two m the air and— acting on this — mm pi i v * s refraining from re-t;harg-NNfcL-LY. j ng Anyhow, as "N.Z. Truth" goes to press, there is an air of calmness prevailing on the Riccarton front. The latest from Masterton is that the three who caused the waste of powder are doing nicely, thank you. And even Rowley is not allowing the greatness that was thrust upon him to i interfere with "feed-up" time.