THE SCRATCHING OF MASTER SOULT FOR THE LONGBURN HANDICAP.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 1001, 13 May 1909, Page 6

THE SCRATCHING OF MASTER SOULT FOR THE LONGBURN HANDICAP.

Mr John Foss, racing trustee for the late Mrs. Coombe, writes: — “ Reading your Wellington correspondent’s remarks re the scratching of Master Soult, it would have been better for him to have made himself sure of what he was writing about than to have tried to injure a man who so well holds the confidence of the trustees of the late Mrs. Coombe. The facts of the case are that Mr. Morraghan has nothing to do with the business part of the horse racing, as I myself attend to al! that, and it was myself who scratched Master Soult, and he was scratched at 1 p.m. on the day of the race. I myself noticed that the club did not post the scratching up outside, but things are done there in a very unusual manner, and it was no part of my duty to remind the club” about not posting the scratching of Master Soult outside. However, those who know D. Morraghan will not for one moment believe that he would do any such thing as your correspondent writes, and I take this opportunity to immediately contradict him.”