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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 296, 6 March 1928, Page 10

When Values Differ Mr. Pat Healey, a well-known West Australian owner and bookmaker, passed through Christchurch recently on his return to Australia after an extended tour of New Zealand. During his visit to the various centres he inspected several handicap horses with a view to purchase, but the prices asked were too high for his purpose. Lost Their Money There was a misunderstanding in regard to Marsurd. who bled after doing her preliminary for the Tiratu Hack Handicap at Dannevirke on Thursday. She was sent back by the starter to the birdcage, but before the totalisator staff could be communicated with the horses were sent on their journey, and nothing could be done to save the £9l invested on the mare. Thus her backers lost without getting a run at all. A Page of History The Rules oil Racing have a paragraph which states: “If it be intended to run a horse in shoes heavier than racing plates, the owner or trainer of such horse must obtain permission from the stewards prior to weighing out.” That racing a horse in his ordinary shoes places him at a great disadvantage will be recognised by the merest tyro. Yet apparently this goes on even in New Zealand, and only recently has a clear-cut case been discovered of a remarkable improvement in form which has puzzled many for some time, comments “Vedette.” The horse in question has to be nameless, and considering what he carried on his feet on a muddy track he raced exceptionally well, and those who knew profited exceedingly. Yet those who di dnot know were just as exceedingly disappointed at his first day’s failure, and failed to participate in a good double figure dividend on the second day in one of the biggest races in the Dominion.