BOOKMAKERS FINED.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13156, 5 May 1906, Page 5

BOOKMAKERS FINED.

Gore, 'May m. . In .^«-,Cou r t ;v ; i Tbhis.^afJbgraQon, b^ore Mr Cruiekshank,' S.M^ Thomas Bu|ler, Alex Brennan, Peter Morij ssey, |W. N^>el, €.-phrißiiie:.and J. tsj wth |ere fped i^p) ea^hy^ aink T. Geo geson|oi!di A. ' J Hall £2" for tiespassini on .|th ; c Gore racecourse on the occas on pfi^*he Racing Club's Summer I beti»£g on Jfrauuary 17th. | The defence relied on tw points ; first, that the course was the property of the Gore Racing &ih- ,^oinpany Ltd., practically dis inbt from th^ : |Ra4ui!g? Club. Under ith i Com|>anies" s Act i 'BHquorum of share i<olders of the company should have >eeri sen 1 V>v%n the Resolution 1 as passea' by the'; Chib-i Excluding I pokm^e^s |romthe grbuiid ? and the s« icmd 'was -that/it reHjuireA two "" rarnings to be given tyr ihe.': Club's pri ate dlteetive io a 'bbo^naw to . leave | the , cotu33se >^bef<)re any offenct _/was fombijtled; t The magistrate owerrul«| the the first point. | Mr for the Jrosecu|ipn, . eoirteiided-t^ 4 ' iT >)fer e caS^ lofI of a | a<;e " course, reserve^ it, WJis neci ssary | .to gave tWo but the poro course) ijßing%; f reeMald, to Jwhich | the puyic^iwere piily fadmittE 1 by jjperMsion !bf| the ■ Gh*b, the Club |had ! poster >4p ; mak> Jr^gullationl excluding^ I any r person or class of perlcins, aapCp. i&'s*ijr went .on the groim|, inaividuals were trespassers | from*: the beginning, and only one \v|irning|was rekjuisite. ....:. . . ; . ....■•'; „...- | | . jGh^,. jndgtnent^ . thp |mm a gis|rate sai^Ah© mt^e^- to. put Jown l|6ok■making^?., : ] -_]■■ „.■.#,: ■.■■'■ | . . • |_. ' IMr M^tcAlister gave notfJe to ?:■'appeal. - ' ■ ■ ■ ■': , "|? - }„' iU. Dvapper. Tiros; Buj|er anH R. ISa'dcliff were then chargecj with passing on tlle Core cour|o on | the occasion of the Trotting C9ub's. |ieetipig on February 14th. R^dcliff |wa^ £18 and the others competed and discharged. 4