TRAINING UNPROFITABLE

Evening Star, Issue 20048, 13 December 1928, Page 10

TRAINING UNPROFITABLE

EMERSON FERE GETS MAINTENANCE ORDER LSi'lcial to iuk ' Star.’] CHRISTCHURCH, December 12. “Thera is 410 profit in training horses. The only money one makes is by training winners, and betting on them,” declared Diehard Emerson, retired horse trainer, in the Magistrate’s Court to-day. Emerson, as a destitute person, applied for a maintenance order against his sons William Henry Emerson and Charles 11. Emerson. Mr Connal, who appeared for defendants asked whether it was a fact that ho had trained thirteen or fourteen horses at the one time. Complainant; “No, only eight or nine.’’ “Yon are a good trainer?” asked Mr Connal. Complainant: “Well. I did my best.” Mr Connal; “ Y'ou should have made from RIO to Cl'2 a week.” “ What about the feed and paying the hoys?’’ replied complainant. “There’s no profit in it unless one trains winners and backs them.” “Haro you boon betting very heavily ” —“ I’ve had nothing to bet with,” was the reply. Complainant, admitted that his son Charles had been good to him, and had given him £lO on one occasion. Mr Connal said the not income of defendant Charles was about RjOO a, year. An order for 10s a week was made against William Emerson, and an order for 30s a week against Charles Emev-