TREATMENT OF THE HANDICAPPER.

Woodville Examiner, Volume VII, Issue 659, 30 January 1891, Page 2

TREATMENT OF THE HANDICAPPER.

TO THE EDITOR, Bui, —After the manner in which the Woodville Jockey Club have treated Mr ,T. Huntley I think Plutarch might find something else to write in his sporting notes, without trying to make more dissatisfaction between owners of horses and Mr Huntley’s handicapping at the l)anevirke meeting. It would be a matter of impossibility for any handicapper to please everybody, and if Plutarch takes into consideration the number of acceptances of the last Woodville meeting and the Danevirke meeting he will find that the major,ity of owners of horses are well satisfied with the result of the handicapping. After the unjust treatment Mr Huntley Ins received at the hands of the Woodville Jockey Club Plutarch still continues to twit a man who has very little chance of retaliating. I am of the opinion that Mr Huntley was to blame in one or two cases re the last Woodville Handicapping, but I don’t think either Plutarch or the Wood-? ville Jockey Club are acting fair to the late handicapper. If the Club had taken into consideration the way Mr Huntley worked for their benefit from the first start of the Woodville Jockey Club, when the meetings were hold at Oringi, I think they would have recognised his services

by some sort of presentation. Any old member of the club must admit that Mr Huntley has done more for their benefit than any member in it. He handicapped and saw to getting the course in order up till the time the races were held in Woodville, and received no payment for it. After Rio first meeting was held in Woodville it was proposed that Mr Huntley be make a present of 5 guineas, and then the Club deducted a guinea out of it for-a member’s ticket. Since then he has had 5 guineas for each meeting. Now they agree to pay 10 guineas for each meeting, which will allow their handicapper some means to work upon without touching his own pocket. It will also bo remembered that when Mr E. Smith acted as secretary for a short period his services were recognised by tho Club, and he was presented with a valuable watch, which the members at that time deserve credit for. Now the Club is in a far better financial position at the present time, and the services of one of the oldest members and workers is discharged with only thanks. Hoping this letter will get due consideration, and apologising for trespassing on your valuable space.—l am, etc., An Old Member.