Chagrin of Hunting Cry's Admirers

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 859, 31 December 1929, Page 12

Chagrin of Hunting Cry's Admirers

The inquiry instituted into the 0 running of Pegaway in the Christ--0 mas Handicap at Ellerslie on Box--0 ing Day was in progress when H Gray. Pegaway’s rider, was allowed 0 to go out and ride Hunting Cry _ in the King's Plate, the second 0 race today. On Gray's appear- (> ance he was given an enthusiastic 0 reception. 0 Probably the reason for this was 1, that the crowd thought the inquirj was over and the jockey exonerated n There was no measure of doubt as tc the warmth of the demonstration ir Gray’s favour, but if the public surrounding the bird-cage thought that he had "got out” of the inquiry it was

in error, although it was but anticipating the verdict. The demonstration was repeated when Gray landed Hunting Cry a winner. The inquiry was resumed after the King’s Plate, and the decision was that after hearing the evidence and explanations tendered, the stewards did

action. k " «*X But this inquiry left several sore. And they had a good case. i2* Hunting Cry was kept in the bin)’ cage long after the other runners a the Kings Plate had gone out. ,' 1 fact, the throe-year-old did rot go .9 until two minutes after tie time of starting the race, by time the totalisator had closed alCl When he was let out ~f the cage and did a very brief prellmia#,, there was a move lotalisator-wSJ* but the move was a mere waist# time, for that legalised institution f, 7 down PU o r n"the°rac?.‘ ,nb,inS “ ad Imagine the chagrin of Huntfc* Urv supporters when their horse wr very nicely and gave better than B JI even-money return. Under any otfe r circumstances It is more than p rol> ;

able that Hunting Cry would ha\* been at about two or three to one. Now they are asking, and not Without reason, why the inquiry could nt* have been held earlier in the day. or even last week. But if Hunting Cry can beat Eaglf* in the Derby tomorrow they will another nice dividend.