MONEY BACK?

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 64, 8 December 1937, Page 15

MONEY BACK?

i'res? Association (

Backers of Racketeer at New Brighton

(B> 'VpWrnnb-

CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Backers of Racketeer in the Electric Handicap at New Brighton on Saturday made a very bad investment, for while the hbrse did not fUn into a place, it ih .doubtful whether they ever had a chance of winning, and in the spdrting world a bet is not a bet if thfere is not i chance Of winning. After the race, the Afemorial Hftndieap, De Soto, his owner (G; Johnston) ;,*nd driver (J; Pringle) were disqualivihd for three months for allegediy not • trying to wiiii Johnston- is the owner - 9f Racketeer, who has been lease.d Ofl. a beasis of 25 per cent, of his winnings. Dh the win machine Racketeer carried £455 and on the place machine. £360; Rule 383 of the RuIeS of TrOtting sayg; "No person Who is disqUAlifled Other than. for 4 partieul&r race Or races ihall, during the period betwCeh the time of disquali£e&ti6n was imposed and the eipii'atibn or removal of same, be qualifed to enter, nominate or race any horse." Rule 386 provides that no horse of | which a diequaliffed person was the ' owner at the time of disquaiiScatidn can be entered, aomihated . of statted for any race under the rules of trotting. It appears that Racketeer was not eligible to start in the Electric Handicap, and the quCstion arises whether { the holders of tickets are entitled to a , refund of their investments. Cases have been known in New Zealand of a Club having to pay out on tWO winuOts of one race, and it is not sd momy i years ago that Lightning won a mile saddle race and was afterwards declared ineligible to start in the race» In this ca§e, first dividends were pftid oi both the disqualified horse and Ihe run ner-um