SPORTING.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 68, 25 July 1913, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE WOOTTON-SIEVIER CASE

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) [United Press Association.] (Received 5.50 a.m.) London, July 24.

Mr Justice Darling, in his summing up, said there was no direct evidence of a trainer’s ring. He commented on the fact that Wcotton’s stable betted enormous sums through a commission agent who did so privately. Frank Wootton’s ability to make largo sums was a great temptation to ride foul, though probably short stirrups was largely the cause of his alleged malpractices. Justice Darling said he hoped for the credit of the turf that the authorities would abolish short stirrups. It was shown that backers lost when the stable did not back their horse and won when they did back it.

The jury added a rider drawing attention to the Judge’s remarks about short stirrups.

A Sydney cablegram states that A. Oliver, on Lucille, won the lllawarra Stakes at Wollongong. Five started, and Lucille won easily by four lengths.