THE YOUNG APPEAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19898, 16 March 1920, Page 2

THE YOUNG APPEAL.

It ifc a lofig time siuefa any racing appeal rase has excited so much genfcrfcl interest as that which was decided at Wellington, on Saturday, when three . judges, representing the Racifag Confer-' ence, allowed the appeals of the jockeys, Harold Young and. George Young, against the action of the Canterbury District Committee in Cancelling their licenses. The-case was first sprung on the public as a surprise packet, about a month ago, when the announcement was made that tjie stewards and committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club ‘had suspended the licenses of the Young brothers. A few days later the Canterbury District Committee cancelled' the-, twp jockeys’ licenses, arid though the latter, body-subsequently heard an appeal hy the brothers, the result was to confirm the earlier decision- The next step was the appeal by-the-joc-keys to . the facing Conference, heard in Wellington last Saturday, and end-,, ing with a verdict which reversed the finding of the District Committee. Sir William Berries, Mr. G.‘Hunter, M.f.. and Mr C- P. Skerrett, the three judges who tried the case last week, are well versed in racing laws and customs, so that the ruling must be, treated with respect. The essence of their verdict is contained in one sentence, in which they state that “they are of opinion that the Canterbury, District Committee had not before them sufficient evidence of miscCnduCb on the • part of either H. Young or G. Young, justifying the committee in suspending or withdrawing their respective jockeys’ licenses.” In other words, the Racing Conference appeal judges affirm the principle that there must be proof of wrong-doing before a committee is entitled to mete out punishment, as in the case under ndtice. This, after all, is only British justice, and the whole manner in which the case was dealt with in its preliminary stages gained for the two jockeys a ■good deal of sympathy in quarters from which lads charged with offending against racing law cannot usually look for n kindly word.' • From tho start the case has been surrounded with considerable mystery, At no stage has the exact nature of the offence been made public. Going a step further, it would appear as if tho whole case against the two jockeys was one of suspicion, without evidence to support it, and to taka away their livelihood oil such slender grounds was a course that would not appeal to the average man. . The weather was 'perfect while training operations v ere iu progress at Ricoartou. this morning, -tho- sun being in evidence frorq ,a. very .early hour. The plough track was in excellent order, and ■ there was no wind, so that all the conditions were favourable for fast times. The work, on the whole, was interesting, in view of the near approach of important meetifags, but nothing in the nature of rCcoid-breaking was attempted. . Karo and Adopted were cotnpauions in a useful spin oveb five, furlongs, but Karo wasi w,liking lamo afterwards. Winter and Royal Stag occupied linin' 4 over five furlongs, but Royal Stag worked very lazily, and tho two-year-old was going comfortably alongside him at the finish. Moorfowl. who has had a dose of physic, was restricted to trotting and cantepngj while Miss Mimic sprinted half a, mile attractively in 50 l-osec. Onslaught, assisted by Macduff over the last three, reeled off five furlongs in Imin 2.. 2w>sec, moving in his best style. hiighiisider and Flight Commander covered nine furlongs in 2nun, there being little to choose between the pair at the' finishHappy Captain and Steepholm occupied 51 2-sseo oyer half a mile, but they Were not ridden out. Burrangong and. Mandrake ran five futlongs ifi Imin 3 4435e0, while Mustard Pot accompanied Bore in a work, mg gallop over seven furlongs. Sleepy Head beat La Paix over half a mile in 50 2-osec. Consultation started with them, but was bsaten oft.

Araythas, carrying a light weight, :attled over five furlongs ,in Imin 2 Losec, moving with great dash. 'Warlove and Reproachful snrinted lalf a mile in 50 2-osec. with both going ivell at. the end. Link Up was going better than Tyne after covering five furlongs in Imin 4 4-osec, while Tokarahi ran over the same ground alone in lunn 4sec'. Gamecock, after an exhibition of temper when going on to the track, sprinted five furlongs up the back iu Imm osec. Fiery Cross, looking well, was given (l couple of circuits Of steady pacing on the tan. Brackenfieldi and Listening Post Hinted half a mile up the back in 60 3-osec, while Some Kid ran home comfortably from the six furlong post in Imin IS 2-osec. . NVnrliko and Clean Sweep were associated over six furlongs, finishing together iu Imin 16 3-ssec, a. useful performance. Caliburn was going better than High Heels at the end of a half-mile sprint, which occupied 60 4-osec. C. P. Buckenham has taken in baud a two-year-old filly, a sister to St Winnow, by Masterpiece—St Helen. The Southland sportsman, Mr W. fctone, who is on a brief business visit to Christchurch, was on the Ricoartou tracks this morning. Ho intends to race Elens and Silver Peak at the Invercargill meeting next week, after which they will come north to fulfil engagements at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s autumn fixture. J. M’Combe, in charge of Bon Spec, Pyjama, and Dal Signo, and L. G. Hegarty, with Bothino, left this morning for Waimate. F. D. Jones, with Burrangong and Mandrake, H. Ellis with Link Up and Tyne, and J. Sliannahan with Sleepy Head, will make the, trip to the same meeting to-morrow. Vagabond a fid Tigritiya were scratched for all en ngements at the Canterbury Jockey Chub’s autumn meeting, at 9 a.m. to-day. Much interest is centred round the race meeting of the Amberley Racing Club, set down for Saturday. March 27. The racing track has recently received considerable attention from the Course Committee, which reports that excellent going will be provided by the time the meeting comes round. Judging by the splendid response from owners in the way of entries, there is every indication of the club having the most successful meeting ever held at Amberley. Warlike appears to be very favourably handicapped in the Southland Cup, in which he figures at 7st 121b, and it is probable that he will make the trip to Invercargill for next week’s meeting. Kilrush and Swanee River are enSoged at the Easter meeting of the W airarapa Racing Club,. so_ that tney cannot bo regarded as certain competitors in the principal handicaps at Riccarton next month. Mr L. C. Hazlett’s brood mare, SHler 'Radius, by Charlemagne ll.—St Regis, was brought back to Dunedin from Sydney last w - eek, after beirio- mated witu the English horse, Buckwheat. The. Australian-bred two-year-old Dunedin injured one of his feet at Elletsho recently, and veterinary assist ance had to bo secured. This myshap is not expected to be serious, and a few days’ rest should see him ' all right again. The Auckland sportsman, Mr E. W T . Allison, jun., was a buyer at the recent Victorian, yearling sales, securing a gelding by I,and of Song from Mahjanm, -and a filly by Land of Song fnora Smoky. The youngsters will be bronglU from Australia by the first available boat. In the Great Autumn Handicap Eleus has 7st 61b and Radial 7st 41b, the pair being divided by Warlike 7st °'h- Ihe treatment of this trio in the Southland Cup, is very interesting, by way of contrast. The southern handicapper agrees with the Riccarton aduster regarding two of them, as Eleus has 9st and Radial Bst 121b. Warlike however, has been let off at 7st 121b’ or lolb better treatment than that accorded him at Riccarton. Nominations for the Easter meeting of the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club will dose at noon to-mor-row. The first of the progeny of the English bred horse Cyklon "were offered at auction at the Melbourne yearling sales this month. Among them were” three youngsters from New Zealand bred ® ar f s > owned by Dr A. H. Bennett, of Adelaide. A colfc from Erey -Oge, by Spult realised 37og K ; colt frbm Cyrcnaica, by Cyrenian, lOOgs; and colt trom Clochette, by Seaton Delava], 52ogs. ’ Reports from the north state that Carmel Arch has broken down, and his owner states that ho thinks it probable the gelding’s racing ciays are over, although along spell might benol. him to such an extent that he will stand another preparation. Various sums have been mentions as the price Mr Riddiford paid for the Maniapato-Biemish gelding, Mannish >u. the late owner is responsible to: he statement that the correct ai rnm. was -oOgs, with a contingency 0 f i lot out of the first win. Mannish ran w>eral good races in Taranaki dnrin- the holidays, but he is no champion/ Ignorance of the rules of rannv r „«, .a, jockey a, winning ride rorentlv Hi mount was earned out to the wing V the last obstacle, and after 'on,shim through was pulled up. The rider wm unaware that the wing constituted par' ?L% ob stac!e. and his ignorance cos money° rSeS backers 3 tldy s,lia ol At a meeting of the committee o tie Bgmonfc Racing Club last weel Messrs N. C. Adamson, R. H. Nolan R. Hicks and A. W. Budge (of Strat iorrt) were made life members of tin club, the honour being conferred oi them on account of the snlendid ser yicewthay have rendered the club dur many years past. Messrs R. H Nqian and N- C. Adamson are the on loriginal members of the club left whilst With Messrs R. Hicks A W Budge and the late J. Davidson.' the were the five guarantors when the pre sent course was procured. The brood marc, Sweet Briar, wa bought in England last year by th American breeder, Mr W. S. Kilmer and was shipped to America in Decern her with her folt foal by SnurAar Sweet Briar, who was again in foa to Smtstar, was insured for £20,000 be fore she left England. Mr Kilme bought Sweet Briar after her son. Sin Briar (by Sundridge) bad perforins brilliantly in America,

The maximum weight iu the Livers pool Grand National is 12st 71b, and the minimum Ost 71b. Poetlilyu, who wou last year; has been showing such good form iu England recently is sure to receive top weight, but some of . the critics say that 12st 71b is such a. luxury for him that it will be impossible to handicap many of the horses below him so as to give them a fair chance. It is expected that the increase of place-money in England will have one good effect upon racing—that of stopping the general pulling-up of horses when their riders find they cannot win. This practice greatly surprised colonial sportsmen, who witnessed racing in England during the war and after. Two horses might be right out from the remainder just after commencing the final furlongs, and then, when the rider of one or the other found he was beaten, he would pull rijdit up in order to miss a place, if possible. Commenting on this custom, the “ "Winning Post” siiu: “It is not permitted in Australia; there all horses have to be ridden out —though they are not hooted and spurred when the contest, so far as they are concerned, is hopeless- Here in England ifc is nothing to see a- jockey snatch his horse up, when only half a, length behind the. leader with another fifty yards to go.. This gives the rider an opportunity, and that opportunity is not earned into effect without a reason. The reason is to hoodwink the handicappor not present at the meeting." A GREAT THREE-YEAR-OLD-It is doubtful, says the “ Australasian,'’ if a better three-year-old tbau Artilleryman has ever raced in Australia. _ His mere “paper ' record taJL far short, so far, of Poseidon’s at the same ago, but still no horse has won as much in stakes iu Australia at three years as Sir Samuel Hordern and Mr A. D. Murphy’s colt, wlvofce total had reached £17,‘284 at the close of the Victoria Racing Club’s autumn meeting. Though Poseidon won as a three-year-old eleven races, including the ’A.J.C. Derby, Caulfield Cup, Victoria Derby Melbourne Cup, V.R.Q> St Leger, V.R.C. Lbch Plate and A-J.C- St Leger, his stake Winnings at that stage of his carrer amounted to less than £13,000. Artilleryman this season has won the V.A.T.C. Memsie Stakes, made a dead heat for first place with Rjchimond Main in the A.J.C. Derby, won the Caulfield Guineas, the Mefbourn '• Cup, 0. B. Fisher Plate, V-AiT-C. St George Stakes and V.R.C. St Leger. ,Ho wa s beaten, in the Victoria Derby, but was extremely unlucky to lose that race. Artilleryman’s claim to be considered the equal of any past three-year-old rests on his Melbourne Gup victory alone. He arried weight for age and beat in that event a good field in most impressive style jn the record time of 3min 24Jecc. Newhaven won his Melbourne Cup at the same age in runaway fashion, and with a big margin to spare, but the field opposed to him was .not a particularly good one Other three-year-old winners of the Melbourne Cup were Banker. Lantern The Barb, Briseis, Chester. Grand hlnneur, Martini-Henry, Anrarin. Mcrriwee, Clean Sweep, Lord Cardigan, rosemen; Lord Nolan, Prince Foote, Patrobas and Sasanof. The performance of Irmce Iteote was a fine one, as ho had to make up a lot of ground in the last mile and a quarter,' but no three-.-yeai-old, or for that matter no horse of any age, was equal to sprinting awnv trom the field over the last three, fnr longs of the Melbourne Gup in the wav Artilleryman did last November. Thaperformance in itself constituted him a great three-yenr-old.