RACECOURSE TRICKERY
“NOBBLING” A FAVOURITE. FLUID SPRAYED FROM SQUIRT. LONDON, May 9. How spectators may cripple a favourite’s chances by spraying him with fluid from the paddock may shortly be revealed by a special inquiry by the Jockey Club. For 10 years vague allegations of “nobbling” have occasionally been made on various racecourses, and now the Jockey Club’s private detectives are paying special attention to cases where heavily-backed horses ran so badly that foul play was openly hinted at. A well-known jockey recently reported his suspicion that a spectator in the paddock had sprayed his mount, either on the shoulders or quarters or the flanks, f—»m a small syringe, resembling a fountain pen, with a fluid producing immediately h : gh temperature, creating nervous disorder, and robbing the horse of any chance of winning. Detectives investigating the possi bility discovered an incident at Kempton Park on May 7, which the Jockey Club has decided thoroughly to investigate.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 118, 21 May 1932, Page 7
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