RINGING IN.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 May 1924, Page 3

RINGING IN.

JIY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASBN., COPYRIGHT. IIiXGJXG-lX CASES. CHRISTCHURCH, May 1-1. At the alleged ringing-in cases, an analyst swore the skin had been dyed. Detective Knight (Auckland) swore the horse outside the course was not the horse that raced at Otatahau as he had hacked it. Rennet said he had driven for Capes and drove Willie Lincoln at t lie Cup meeting and won the last race of the ■day for Percy Capes, accused’s brother. One day during the November meeting ho was in Capes’ shop and Charlie Capc-s offered him a drive at Auckland for an unnamed horse, lie said he had been keeping his fare paid at Auckland where he was told the horse was All Smoke. Ho noticed il described in the hook as a bav, hut

Capes said it was a misprint. In the race the lidTse broke a good deal and got second. It seemed to have a fair .-.peed. He remarked that it was n bard puller. It went lame in the foreleg. At Dunedin he saw Capes who

• said All Smoko was sore and had been left in Kelsey’s paddock. Later Tucker said the horse had been destroyed.

( ross examined, witness said he swore falsely in the Lower Court because he was hustled am 1 said what (Capes dictated.

NO WITNESS FOR DEFENCE. CHRISTCHURCH, May 11. In the trotting- case, the remaining evidence dealt chiefly with was the impounding of All Smoke, and the nominating of Wild Moa at Otahuhu without the authority of the owner. No witnesses were called for the defence.

Mr Hanlon addressed the jury on behalf of Capes and Williamson, confining himself chiefly to the veracity of several witnesses and tho non-pro-duct ion by thu Crown of th« stipendiary stewards on duty at Otahuhu in support of its ease.

Mr Thomas was addressing tho jr.ry on behalf of Tucker when his voice gave out, and Court adjourned till 10-mon-ow.