DUE COURSE

NZ Truth, Issue 1195, 25 October 1928, Page 13

DUE COURSE

Pegaway Throws Out The Signal (Prom "N.Z. Truth's" Auckland Rep.) It is no use gazing at racing with a view to sorting out probable win- • ners of the future if Pegaway fails to toddle home with tite cash m due course. IT Is admitted the son of Lucullus has advanced to the "aged" stage, but his third to Nancy Lee and Baltymoy jl. m the open sprint at Waikato on opening day was too noticeable to be forgotten easily. It was his first . race for some time, but it signalled that a return to winning form is more than a probability.' . In the past Pegaway has won up to a mile and a- quarter, so be on the look-but for him up. to that distance. He halls, from, the ;Te Kara stable and is more than, a useful second string to have hanging about' after some fair handicap. • iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii""'!"!""""""""""""""""""'"!"""""" 1111 """"""""""" imintiiiiiini n iiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin ii mm ii m iimimiiimiiiinmimimiiiii

were situated at different parts of the course. Keesing had no sooner hit the ground m the birdcage than the chief stipe was m attendance, asking a few questions of Cox, and following them up with an invitation to "come upstairs." ; . The inquiry was not finished till Saturday, and then came the sentence — twelve months on the outer. An appeal to the district committee was made, but without success, and then the pair went to the highest— and final — tribunal. These gentlemen, m their wisdom, have seen fit to let Cox and Keesing back. In a- finding, that is words, and more words, they come to the conclusion that the appeal must be allowed: (1)' Because there is no evidence of motive m betting transactions; (2) Because there is no evidence of other circumstances; and (3) Because they are not justified m supporting a finding involving a finding of fraud, on opinion, however weighty, without further,, support. All this to the average racegoer is so much Dutch, but m reality the whole thing boils itself down to this: When a jockey of a trainer are questioned m the future and he pleads not guilty, no matter what weight of iiliililMiiMiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiitHiiitiiiiiniiiiiiititiiitiinniimNmtitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiitiliiitilinliinili iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitMiHiiHiiiiMitniiiiiiiiiiiiMiHuiiiiitiiiiiiiiiniiiimiiiiiiiiiiui

Just what "without further support" means the judges alone know. "N.Z. Truth" takes it that m future when a stipe has a boy or a trainer upstairs it will be necessary for the official to run about the course, sticking up all and sundry,- asking: "Did you notice anything wrong with the running and handling of Appeal Judge?" Those who answer m • the negative will be roped m to support the stipe's case — those who profess ignorance of any wrong will, of course, be left where they are. Just what the stipes think of the finding is not known, but they must realize that what . little lattitude they did have' prior to this finding has now been denied them. In future they, will act m the capacity of ornaments on racecourses. Of course, there is the possibility that one day they will get hold . of a case where" a plea of guilty is .entered; But> even when that day arrives, the case will not come vp — the stipes will drop dead with shock and the truthful boy will attend their funerals, as chief naourner. In conclusion, whatever the judges thought about the running of Valkon at Wahganui on September 13, the world . m general, and "Truth," m particular", has no doubt whose finding was the correct and proper one. lllllllltltllMllHlHllUlllllllHHHMltllMliniHllimillllUlltllltllllllllllltlUUUtllllllllllllUlllHlllllllMlHHltllllHll lUHlllMMlHllllinHltllllllllttlUHlUlllMinilllllllllllltllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllllUUlUntllllllNMlllllllHllHllllll