SCRATCHING OF BIPLANE
. STATEMENT BY MR. GREENWOOD. Mr.'G. D. Greenwood arrived in Wellington last ovening and made a brief 'statement to a DojriNIQN reporter regarding the soratouing of Biplane on .Tuesday for the Awapuni Gold Oup. "Sportsmen who. went to Palmeruton to see a race between Biplano and Desert" Gold' did so to seo two champions meeting, fit and well," he Bald. "On arriving at. Palmerston at four o'clook on Tuesday afternoon, I found Biplano unfit to run ten furlongs. I therefore most reluctantly availed myself of every owner's right by withdrawing him from the Gold Oup. "Tho harsh andfar-reaching resolutiou passed by the Manawatu stewards left me no choice but to scratch my champion for tho Stakes and to leavo l'ulmorston." EXCITEMENT IN SYDNEY TURI? - OIBOLBS. (Rec. April 18, 11.10 p.m.) Sydney, April 18. .The Manawatu Racing Club's action, in connection with the scratching of Biplane has created 'a sensation in Turf circles here and further developments are eagerly awaited in viow.of the fact that a goneral adoption of tho stewards' reoommendation will possibly preclude Biplane's promised visit to Australia in the spring.-rPress •Assn. .
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 180, 19 April 1918, Page 7
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185SCRATCHING OF BIPLANE Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 180, 19 April 1918, Page 7
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