THE TURF.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1935, 18 December 1913, Page 8

THE TURF.

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THE HANDICAPPINC 0" UNDECIDED

s,l'it ii'.e Editor.) ' , ".Sir,—l .regrets that : 'I shoiildfagaiu find it necessary to protest 1 attitude of your racing .eortcsponaent j when referring.' ill the coniinus' of Tiie Dominion-■ to,my horses. .. This morning's issue. !■ referring ■ to Lii-deeidc-d". states "that, he has won. many cups, but still gets' into handicaps very well." ' Irs. t.hc ;Martovi Cup.,.undecided is sotv to meet Lord Renown on sib. worse terms, than when the-pair met in the President's Handicap'-at Otaki. though-tho pair. have, not- met in the interval." The facts are that Undecided and Lord Kenown met last month at tho C.J.C. • meeting- in tho Fcndnlton Handicap, of; one.mile and a quarter. Lord Renown, ist..'.'. 101b., won, defeating strong field,''including Undecided, in smiu. B'-3-osec.'-Lord Renown also won'the'Wellington?Handicap, of one mile and.-a quarter, subsequent to -meeting Undecided'...in : the PrcsidentVHandicap,-. of. • o::e .mile. Obviously your sporting correspondent intends 'his : . remarks as,.an inference that.my horso'is unduly'-favoured in tho. Marton Cup. .' Just ctitics will probably contend' that- in askii'ig';'Lort[ Renown to meet 'Uudecide.cl, ; .;,on ; :jj9lb. worse terms for beating "my" hoi so" out of a- place -'-is notv lenienty..treatment.• Lord licnown, ' on., the:other'hand.' is only penalised 31b:' for :'his, Fendalton Handicap. victory. ~ I','trust',your.,correspondent ■ wili','. in inture,■ j-stiek .-'to j facts, and try and .bs.- just in hi.; criticism,—l am. etc.; *'■