LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 December 1929, Page 5

LATE LOCALS.

The five-year-old mare Discordia met with an untimely end at Riccarton on Wednesday. She pulled up suddenly when working slowly on the plough, and it was found that one of her hind legs ivas broken. This was the third mishap in the last six weeks in almost the same place on the track, but in the case of Glengariff and Discordia, the break was traced to faulty bone formation. Discordia was bred by Mr D. H. Roberts, and was by Warplane from the Kilbroney mare, Killjoy. She was taken over from Mr Roberts this season by her trainer, F. Christmas, who anticipated a successful trip with her to the West Coast meetings. A rather unusual incident occurred in connexion with the Galong races recently. In the Galong J.C. Handicap there, was a close finish between Duke "Bronze and Bongula, who is well known on metropolitan courses. On returning to scale, the rider of Bongula lodged a protest against Duke Bronze on the grounds of inetrference. The stipendiary steward (Mr N. V. Devlin) dismissed Vhe protest after hearing evidence. Later, however, the horse was disqualified on another ground altogether. The steward looked over the entry forms,. and as a result the first prize money in the J. C. Handicap was awarded to the second horse, Bongula. This step wms taken because G. Tozer (in whose nomination Duke Bronze raced) was found to hold no lease from the owner of t]i£ horse. Tozer was fined £5 for the offence.

At the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, Park, Davis" and Coy. of Christchurch, auctioneers (Mr W. A. White) claimed from J. Kelly of Blaketown, Greymouth, hawker, and Mrs Eleanor Reid of Blaketown, Greymouth, widow (Mr P. Amodeo) the sum of £3OO for fruit and vegetables suplied by plaintiff to defendants from May 1928 to July 1929. After considerable evidence and legal argument, the Magistrate reserved his judgment. G. S- Simpson, of Greymouth, publican (Mr W. A. White) proceeded against A. H. Bristed, of Christchurch, claiming the sum of £SO, together with £lO 13s 4d interest from March, 1926, as the amount of money said to have been lent by plaintiff to defendant, and which had not beefi. repaid. Plaintiff was non-suited, the Magistrate stating that the case was unsatisfactory. Plaintiff said in evidence that he had paid the money over by cheque, but the cheque had not been produced.