RACING

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1928, Page 3

RACING

WELLINGTON RACES. Bv Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright TRENT!!AM, March 15. The Wellington Racing Club’s autumn meeting opened to-day in line weather. The track was laird and fast and the attendance fair. First Highwoight Handicap—(s) - Nucleus I. (’2) Lancer 2. cl) IJnjiM Day 3. Scr.---Quarterdeck and fallow. Won by a neck , a length and three-quarters. 'Time 2.11. N.Z. St. Leger Stakes—(l) Satrap 1. (7) Talisker 2. ((>) l)amaris 3. Won by three lengths. Scr. Jlorcc. lime •> min. Blanket Nursery.—(.l) Miss Ransom , !, (J) Mit lira 2, (Si Royal Duke 3. Won by half a length. Scr. Banket. Flicker. First Ruler. Time oi’socs. Thompson Handicap—(l) Joy King 1. (4> Bright Glow 2. (6) Duke Abbey 3. All (started. Won by a length. Time 1.39 1-5. Star Stranger was coupled with the winner. appf.al court. WELLINGTON. March 15. The Appeal Court. consisting oi Chief Justice Skerrett. Justice Sim, Reed, and .MacGregor, is hearing the case, William Henry Waekmw against the Takapuna Jockey Club. In Ist December. 192(5. Wackrow entered bis horse “Boomerday” for one of the races on the second day of the spring meeting, held by the respondent, in the course of which -Booinerdny” was struck in the eye by a stake, erected bv respondent on the tia(k. Api K lant contended “Boomerday " ,|s worth ill COO and after the race was useless; that the Club was negligent in that tlye race track was securely fenced and the stakes erected were inadequate; also that the Cub should have cleared the track ot stakes that had fallen in a previous race. The case was board by -fusticc Stringer, who found in fnvour ot the < Bib "stating be thought every reasonable step bad been taken to make the owners cognisant of the state o the course and that the owners lmd ate -pted the position. 1 bey bad a j.jo-ht to scratch their horses but the an net lant did not do so. To bis opinion no liability on the part of the Club bad been shown and be uqukl • wive judgment in the Club’s favour. • " The appeal is against tins decision. i Hampson tor appellant aim -• . H. Northcroft and L. Alderton for respondent. Decision was reserved.