A case of interest to sportsmen is reported from Sydney: After the hurdle race at Tattersall's, the stewards fined the trainer and jockey of Flute Player for excessive ' USe of the sjSurs, ami at the police court, the trainer 'Forbes) was ch/lrged: with causing Flute Player ill-treatment, unci the jockey '.Moon) with ill-treating the horse. The cfefge; vfffgaiiist Forbes was withdrawn', the only allegation against him heing that lie would not allow the Jockey to usie dummy spurs. Moon, who was fined ton shillings,, stated that the trainer instructed him to use the spurs, as Flute Player was unreliable, roguish, and lazy, ami that he would have stopped otherwise,
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 97, 27 April 1915, Page 6
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109Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 97, 27 April 1915, Page 6
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