INSULTING LANGUAGE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 278, 24 November 1936, Page 4

INSULTING LANGUAGE

JOCKEY WINS CASE HAWERA FARMER CONVICTED ECfiO OF CIVIL ACTION I Per Press Association] HASTINGS, Nov. 23. A charge of using insulting language to a well-known jockey, Percy Christian Atkins, was preferred against Frederick William Ehrhorn, farmer, of Hawera, at the Napier Magistrate’s Court this morning. The words complained of were “You dirty rotter." The prosecution arose as a result of a civil action heard in the Supreme Court, Napier, when Ehrhorn was non-suited in a claim for £l5OO for the loss of the racehorse Gay Chief, allegedly through negligent riding by Atkins. “After the civil action was over I went out on to the Parade and talked to a number of my friends," said Atkins. "1 saw Ehrhorn on the Parade and while I was speaking to some friends he came up and said, ‘I suppose you're satisfied now, you dirty rotter, but I'll get evens with you later.' He seemed very annoyed about the case." The magistrate convicted Ehrhorn and ordered him to come up for sen-, fence if called upon within twelve l months. He was also ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution and undertake not to molest Atkins In future. RACING IN TASMANIA BACHELOR’S SONG WINS HUNTING SONG GELDING Received Nov. 23. 7.5 p.m. * HOBART, Nov. 23. At the Tasmanian Racing Club's meeting the Hunting Song gelding, Bachelor's Song, won the Elwick Trial (six furlongs) from Gold Spinner and Light Air. There were fourteen starters. IN WEST AUSTRALIA CHIEF RULER WINNER Received Nov. 23, 7.5 p.m. PERTH, Nov. 23. At the Western Australian Turf Club's meeting the Grove Handicap (six furlongs) was won by First ConI sul (Chief Ruler—Lady Pym) from i Panto and Equerry. Sixteen started 1 BEST YOUNGSTER LOCHLEE IX AUSTRALIA To the St. Simon sire-line belongs the credit of having the best two-year-old colt so far seen out in Australia this season. Lochlee has had three wins and a second in four starts. H;s second was in the Maribyrnong Plate, which he would probably have won had the track not been so heavy. In the Byron Moore Stakes on the third day of the V.R.C. meeting Lochlee put up 71b penalty and won like a good horse, states the Sydney Referee. The son of Veilmond and Mooch Along, by Li nacre from Steelaway by Flavus, son of Hampton, is a strapping well grown colt of the No. 4 family. His dam traces to Sweet Hawthorn, a half-sister to Thormanby, winner of the Derby and sire of the dam of Bend Or. Linacre (by Wolf's Crag, son of Barcaldine, from Lismaine, by Isingglass), was one of the most successful of brood mare sires. Among his daughters were the dams of Kuvera, Shakuni, David, Killarney, Manacre, Beeline, Black Scot, Parkwood, Whittingham, Wise Boy, Versine, Waugoola. Casque d’Or, and Narbethong. Lochlee has been one of the greatest of ring-sale bargains. He was bought at the Sydney sales for 350 guineas, and is a tine advertisement for his young sire, Veilmond, whose son, Rodborough. won the A.J.C. Breeders’ Plate. Few Australasian-bred sires have made such a great start at the