Jockey Suspended For One Month At Otaki

Chronicle (Levin), 3 October 1949, Page 2

Jockey Suspended For One Month At Otaki

P. E. Tuhhicliffe, apprentice jockey. attachfed to -the Levin stable of C. EV'Mora, was suspended for one month hy the judicial committee of the Otaki-Maori Racing Cluh on. Saturday. This • followe'd an inquiry into the running ; of tlie Rahui Hack Handicap. In" which Night Royal, ridden by - Tunnicliffe, was found to have crowded other horses in the straight and interfiared with Flying Colours and Wave Crest. Ballet wdn the race with Night Royal second, Flying Colours third and Wave' Crest f ourth. Flying Colours was promoted to second and Wave CreSt to third. The stewards foun'd that the interference caused was not inttntional. Other Inquiries. An inquiry was. held into inter-. ference suffered hy Arrogant in the Pukekamaka Handicap. The evidenee' disclosed that Arrogant,' in going for an opening, clipped the heels of the horse immediately in front of it and nearly fell. . There was np blarne attachable to any other horse or. rider in( the. race and no blame attachable. to B. Wood, the rider of Arrogant. In the same race the falling of Barber, rider of Pictagain, wasfound to be 'due to the* horse slipping and unbalancing Barber, who suffered a harmless fall. L. Allan, owenr of Brilliance, was fined £5 for failing to notify a joint interest in Brilliance. An ihquiry 'was held into the falling of Elite during the running of the Otaki Hack Handicap. After hearing the evidence of a patrol steward, riders and others, the inquiry was adjourned sine die, pending' . a statement from Blanche, the rider of Elite. The doctor reporte'd that the boy was resting and suffering from facial injuries ohly but that he would be furthem; examined before being allowed proeeed home. •