POOR PUNTER PAYS
Filly Wins With Stone In Hand, Yet Loses TALE OF MISSING LEAD
Racing is one tough game ant the breaks to come his way. Yet the Brace's spider wa's only a se] ""THERE is a society for the protection 1 of women and children, and one for dumb animals, but if ever the time was ripe for one to protect punters it is now. Cruel fate deals but some nasty hooks and rips, but last Saturday at Hawera backers were knocked silly after the running of the open sprint. Llanove, winner of the Nolan Cup, was reckoned to be the life saver and many big wagers — on the course and off the course — were chalked up against her name. . She gave all her backers blood pressure when she got mixed up m a tangle as a result of the barrier failing to work as it should, but when she ran herself into the right place, and then came away to win with great ease all were happy. But only for about two minutes. Her rider made himself nice and comfortable m the scale chair) and then it happened. The pointer would not reach the right figure— even when he took a deep breath! Underweight he was, and by four and a-half pounds. Outside at the
d the poor, punter seldom can get t when it comes to trying Robert lling plater. tote the queues were lined up waiting to collect, but, like Micawber, they are still waiting. Trainer Brown was hauled before the stewards to give an explanation and all he could say wag that either the lead had fallen out of the bag, or that he had forgotten to put it m after weighing the kid out. Stewards were inclined to the view that "Jigger" had suffered from a lapse of memory and they fined him three pounds, and told him to be more careful m future. There was perhaps little need for the advica, but there is certainly every reason to state that the fine was too lenient. Hundreds of pounds- were lost through Brown's error and he should have been made to "cough" a little deeper. That is the general opinion and to it "N.Z. Truth" subscribes. Quite a number who had Llanore as the second leg of the double are getting together and they intend to send Brown a bouquet — of forget-me-nots!
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NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 11
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399POOR PUNTER PAYS NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 11
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