SYDNEY TROTTING

Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1929, Page 6

SYDNEY TROTTING

UNUSUAL INCIDENTS. Trotting meetings at the Londonderry course, Richmond, frequently provide some unusual incident, says the Sydney “Daily Telegraph. - ’ Un April ’26th an interlude came early m the day: Miss Rugby was at a short price tan ‘for the '.District Trot, and was first past the post, beating Miss Melba by about three lengths. TT»r number was not displayed from ihe judge’s box for the reason that the stipendiary stewards bad disqualified her during the race for breaking. M.ss Melba was declared the winner a- d Lou McKinney, whjp had hnisiied nearly two furlongs last of the lour starters, was awarded third place, tne | favourite being deprived of all sh.ue in the prize money. The decision < i the stipendiaries placed the totalizator officials in a strange position. Normally there would have been a dividend for the winner only, but there were but two tickets taken out, one on Miss Rugby, the other on Lou McKinney, and the fortunate investor on the, last mentioned received the not pool—l7s (id. 'there were other complications. t-'-o. As the fortunes of the race changed hotting in running was brisk, but as the stewards had disqualified Miss Rugbv long before the straight was reached —although unable to make a public announcement —they ordered tbe posting of a notice declaring all bets in running off l nfortunatelv tbe weight flag was hoisted before the notice was displayed, and some of the bookmakers, including one who had laid as much as .1 to 1 about Miss Melba had paid out. Their lamentations wore forceful, but the stewards could n#t assist them.