INELIGIBLES
automatic (or semi-auto-matic) system of handicapping was ushered in with the Addington fixture, and as generally anticipated proved a big success—especially for horses that were at the top of their form. Although it is too early to gauge the real merits of the system, as far as it has affected the position at its inception, satisfaction has been expressed on all sides. The only fly in the ointment —but one easily rectified—is its application to races that have a “double-headed” limit. Several horses at Addington, by going too fast on the micdle day for the back limit became ineligible for heats in which they were engaged on the final day. Clubs that impose these conditions will either have to make allowance for the system penalty to decide the issue or delete the limit at the rear of the handicap.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 746, 20 August 1929, Page 12
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140INELIGIBLES Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 746, 20 August 1929, Page 12
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