THE RACING SCANDAL.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1659, 12 June 1875, Page 2

THE RACING SCANDAL.

THE ENQUIRY CONCLUDED.

The enquiry into the late racing fiasco between Daybreak and Maori Weed was resumed yesterday afternoon, by the Racing Club. ■ ... ■ . Mr A. E. Isaacs, after detailing the circumatanoes connected with the making of the match, said : On Saturday morning Mr George Ellis told him it waa not to be a genuine race. He then told him he would not. take his money. Did not receive a letter from Mr Baron 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 it could be shewn that he had received a siDgle shilling by the - race he would forfeit £100 to the Club funds. James Saunders and Arthur Booker, two small boys, deposed that they had taken a letter from a man at the Clarence Hotel, Eden Crescent, 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, Jan. Kelly (Maori Weed's ]ockey) recollected Mr Baron giving the boys a letter to take to Mr. Isaacs. He (Kellv) wrote ifc himself- Ifc was sim P ]y to say that Mr Baron would like to gee Mr Isaacs. There was nothing else in the letter. He could not say whether Mr Isaacs ever got it. There was no answer He saw Mr Isaacs on the course. Bid not ask him about the letter The instructions he received from Mr Baron were not to make too much of the horse m the beginning of the race. Daniel Mann wag called, and swore that the evidence he had given on the previous occasion was correct. This w «to the effect that at the Junction Hotel on the Saturday of the-race he was present at a conversation between Kelly, Huntley, and Beard, in which it was proposed to " sling; over the Weed " or in other words to pull the Weed. Kelly on being confronted with this witness, flatly denied that any such conversation bad taken place. ~.,,, Beard was called and also denied that he said anything about "slinging the Weed over" He was not drnnk on that morning. He knew the staple of Maori Weed's stable was drawn He knew that the owner did not want his horse to run. He believed that Maori Weed starred to win. He asenbed hia not winning to want of condition. After some discussion, a decision was come to unanimously that the jockey Kelly, and Mr Alexander Baron be disqualified from ever entering, running, or riding, a horse on the Ellerelie course. . Mr Isaacs waa sent for to explain some matters which the Club did not consider clrar, but returned answer that he was unable to come back. A general expression of opinion was given that unless Mr Isaacs pave a satisfactory explanation of hia conduct, some action should be taken by the committee. Mr Ivey proposed that Mr Isaacs be called upon to give an explanation before the committee of his connection with, the affair, and that if that explanation be not considered satisfactory, he be requested to retire from the club. This was seconded by Mr H. C xoungi Mr J. Russell moved as an amenc'ment that the last clause directing the action of the committee be left out. This was negatived, and the original proposition was carried. Mr Cosgrave, at the opening of the meeting, explained that the press had been excluded on the previous occasion, because it was known that the enquiry would not be finished, and it was undesirable that witnesses to be examined should see what others had deposed.