THE RACING SCANDAL.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1658, 11 June 1875, Page 2

THE RACING SCANDAL.

The enquiry into the late racing fiasco between Daybreak and Maori Weed was , resumed to-day, by the Racing Club. Mr A. E. Isaacs, after detailing the circumstances connected with the making of the match, said : On Saturday morning Mr George Giles told him it was not to be a genuine race._ He then told him he would not take his money. Did not receive a letter from Mr Barron either on the day of the race or any other time. After hearing what he did from Mr. Ellis he only made one bet, which was with Mr. Perkins. He was quite certain he bad not recived a letter from Mr. Baron. Mr. Isaacs here said that if ifc_ could be shewn that he had received a, single sbillins by the race he would project £100 to the Club funds. James Saunders and Aithur Booker two small boys, deposed that they had taken a letter from a man to Mr Isaac's house on Saturday morning about 10 o'clock. Another man Kelly, gave them some money for taking the letter. They took the letter to the house, and gave it to the servant, who said Mr Isaacs was not at home. The letter was addressed Mr A. E. Isaacs, jun. KelJy (Maori Weed's jockey) recollected Mr Baron giving the boys a letter to take to Mr. Isaacs. " He (Kelly) wrote it himself. It was simply to say that Mr Baron would like to sic Mr Isarci. There was nothing else in the letter. Be could not say whether Mr Isaacs ever got it. There was no answer. He saw Mr Isaacs on the course. Did not ask him about the letter, The instructions he received from Mr Barron were not to make too much of the horse in the beginning of the race. The enquiry is proceeding.