NEW FIELD FOR LEGAL LIGHT-WEIGHTS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 391, 27 June 1928, Page 12

NEW FIELD FOR LEGAL LIGHT-WEIGHTS

PROSPECT FOR HORSEMEN A GRAND NATIONAL FEE When Tipperary Tim recently won the Liverpool Grand National at Aintree, he was ridden by a Mr. Dutton, a Chester solicitor. London "Punch” had the following to say after the race:— "The legal fraternity, as is well known, has recently been passing through a very lean period, and, owing 1o the insidious competition of accountants, estate agents, trade protection societies and the like, solicitors are finding it more and more difficult to turn an honest penny. These circumstances have forced the profession to search for fresh fields to conquer, and a striking example of this is the success of a solicitor in this year’s Grand National. Unfortunately, the Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents contains no example of a bill of costs for steeplechase services. Mr. Punch therefore hastens (with prejudice) to place the following specimen bill at the disposal of the profession: 43 Parchment Buildings. Lincoln’s Inn Fields, April 1, 1929. SIR WILBERFORCE THRUSER, To JOHN SCRIVENER. . 1929. = S ' "■ March I.—On receipt of your letter inviting me to ride your horse Sligo Sam fci the Grand National Steeplechase, perusing same .... 034 March I.—Writing you to inquire if your said horse had ever before run in and/or won the Grand National and/or any other steeplechase, and/or hurdle race and, if so. which 0 3 4 March 3.—On receipt of your answer enclosing schedule of races in which your horse had competed, perusing same o 3 4 March 3.—Waiting you with numerous further requisitions regarding the breeding stamina, miles per hour, and/or per gallon of your horse o 3 4 March s.—On receipt of letter from you asking me to "take it or leave it” by return post, perusing same 0 3 4 March s.—Taking it o 3 4 March 7.—On receipt of letter from you asking me to proceed to training headquarters to interview yourself and your trainer, perusing same o 3 4 March 7.—Writing you and accepting your invitation .... o 3 4 March 10.—Long interview with yourself and your trainer at headquarters 3 3 0 March 10.—Long interview with Sligo Sam 3 3 0 Inspecting hocks 0 3 4 Ditto fetlocks 0 3 4 Ditto pasterns 0 3 4 Patting neck 0 3 4 March 25.—Attending at Aintree on the day of the race .. 10 10 0 March 25. Attending your trainer and receiving his final instructions to stay on back of Sligo Sam whatever happened 5 3 0 March 25.—Mounting Sligo Sam 0 3 4 March 25.—Attending the jockey Leaping Leonard while crossing Bechera Brook, and on his inquiring

what the I thought I was riding, and where the I thought I was coming to. telling him where he could go, and generally making a suitable rejoinder 5 5 March 25.—When Sligo Sam nearly slipped up at Valentine’s Brook, giving him a long a nd exhaust ve opinion t of himself and his ancestors j March 25.—Winning the race.. 105 * £l3? J » Add 33 1-3 per cent., a* authorised by the Solicitors’ Remuneration Act, General Order 1925 .. . ■ w * £lB4 J March 25.—Paid disbursements as under:— Railway fares .. £3 10 ® Beer for stable- v boys 0 15 « Champagne for friends and self 14 6 0 Sugar for Sligo <; a ,n 0 0 2 fcanl 18 11 : iToTir With compliments. JOHN SCRIVEXBE Worked on the Roads Farndon is to be taaen to the ■ Kuiti meeting; at Ellerslle y* iere . will be engaged with the hurdlers a Waikato writer). The Cahform Ballistite gelding has not had * for some time, but he has had P *• of track and road work and t> well-conditioned appearance.

RACING FIXTURES

June SO. July 2—Te Kuiti P..C. June 30—Ashburton County R.C. July 11. 12. 14— Wellington EC. 1928-1929 Season August 4—Christchurch Hunt. August 4—Poverty Bay Hunt. August 14, 16, IS —Canterbury August 15—Dannevirke R.C. Sept. 22. 24—Avondale JCAugust 16—Dannevirke HuntAugust 25—Hawke’s Bay Hun Sept. I—Marton IC. Sept. I—Otago Hunt. , _ Sept. 13. 15— Wanganui -I t.. Sept. 22.—Ashburton R.c Sept. 22—Napier Park K-C-Sept. 27, 23—Geraldine K.C.