RACING APPEAL
AN IMPORTANT DECISION. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 1.5* p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 5. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal of the Jockey Club in a friendly action against Edgar Wallace,* cabled on 31st July, the Master of the Rolls, giving judgment that horse racing, despite the restrictions was still a lawful pastime. If there was no other purpose in the contract than gaming and wagering, it was void, (but there was nothing dependent on gaming or wagering as between the Jockey Club and Wallace. Therefore there would bo a declaration that Wallace was liable to pay the sums claimed. The decision gives the greatest satisfaction in racing circles, since it establishes the principle that a forfeit incurred by the owner of a racehorse is a debt legally recoverable. It will probably have a far-reaching consequence including the alteration of the rules regarding nominations being void, should the owner die before a decision of the race, for which his horse is entered.
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Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1929, Page 5
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168RACING APPEAL Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1929, Page 5
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