RACING DISPUTE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17949, 29 November 1932, Page 9

RACING DISPUTE

RED SHADOW’S OWNERSHIP

(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day

Giving evidence in the Bed Shadow case, Frederick Ashley Neale said lie and Deyell bought Bed Shadow from James Bryce in May, 1930. After the Sapling Stakes, witness wanted to surrender the horse, but Deyell would not agree, and at Deyell’s suggestion he gave him an option over the horse. Bryce failed to accept with the ’horse for the New Zealand Trotting Derby, and witness and Deyell asked lor a reduction in the purchase price iii consequence. Bryce agreed to reduce the price by £4OO, provided lie got the training of the horse for its racing career, and provided also that it the horse won £IOOO or more in stakes the £4OO reduction should be only £2OO. Dn two occasions witness lent Deyell money, one sum of £4O and another of £3O. Witness and Deyell had also owned Deceitful, and in Connection with that Deyell owed witness £l5O. Red Shadow won the Northern Derby. Thereafter, witness tried to get a settlement with Deyell over Deceitful. Deyell considered that he should not pay as Deceitful had not won, liis contention being that unless the horse won he should not pay. They had expected that it would win. Mr. Johnston: Why! The witness: Well it was handicapped at 4.59 and had gone 4.30. Mr Johnston: One of the good things that went west-

Mr. Donnelly : It was well named (Proceeding)