PAYING STAKES.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3077, 27 December 1878, Page 2

PAYING STAKES.

The stewards met at the Pacific Hotel last night to pay over the stakes, Mr — Wilson being in the chair, and Mr ff dniss acting as secretary. Most of the winners put in an appearance, and the sum of £47 10s was paid over after doe consideration had been given to THE PROTESTS. The following protests were considered by the Committee:— ... MAIDEN BACE. Manning protested against Torrent on the ground that he had previously won an ! advertised race. There was no evidence to substantiate the protest, as it appeared that Torrens had only won. a raoe in .a private match. The protest was there- Ji fore disallowed, but the deposit money of as was returned, as it appeared the protestant had been led to believe he was right. . . boys' bacb.; Brown protested against Barnett on the ground that the latter (who came in first) was over fifteen years of age. Barnett admitted that he.was 15 in June last, and the protest' waj maintained, Brown receiving first prize and Thomp* son second prize. > tradesmen's handicap (hobbb) bacb. F. Wells protested against two. horses not being tradesmen's horses, 'one being Me Williams' Johnny and the" other Dufty's Maori, horse Peter not being owned by him, but belonging to a Maori. McWilliams said the horse belonged to his brother, who was a tradesman at Mackaytown. His. brother was a hotel keeper there. , , Some further evidence was taken, and the protest was postponed ,till .Monday night at Mr Honiss' office at 7 o'clock, as against Johnny and Peter. . MILK FOOT EACE. J> F. Daykin protested against Hope on the ground that he hit him on the shoulder and crossed him 30 yards from the win* ning post; also that Mr Wells ran in front of him with his horse in.the straight run home.. C. McLean said he saw Hope passing Daykin from the inside to the outside and touching him on the ohoulder. He saw Wells going in with his horse right in front of Daykin, which stopped him two or three paces. . — Ryan deposed he saw Hope cross Daykin and strike him on the shoulder*s when Daykin was passing Hope/who then crossed in front of him. He fancied it impeded Daykin's winning. '' •s John Hope said Daykin never came up to him. He never saw him even up to him. He did not think he was ever alongside him. He never struck htm. He could bring proof. Daykin was never alongside of him. He denied the charge in toto. , . •• ;> . ;. -; .'■..-/:.;, Mr Heron (committee man) considered Hope was not in fault. - It was the crowd. There was an elbow, and in turning that Hope was knocked out of his pace, and although getting in front of Daykin, ho was more damaged than Daykin. , ...,., — Jamieson said as far as Wells'foul was concerned he went .inside the flags and got clear. He didn't believe Daykin was near Hope when he put on the spurt in front. Daykin was never up to Hope. They were 30 or 40 yards from home. A. Hanlon watched carefully and he should say the crowd, suiging in was to Hope's disadvantage. He didn't, think Daykin was near enough to Hope te haire been struck by. him: He never saw Daykin pass Hope; he was within three yards of him near the straight, perhaps two yards. 1 Daykin said, in answer to a question, he didn't believe Hope would jostle him purposely. . . ■• -, •?.... F. Daykin (senr.), said his boy was jostled twice. His son was once a yard and a-half in front and was struck on the breast afterwards. Hope's crossing wai' not the fault of- the crowd surging. Wells also with his horse crossed the boy. F. Wells said when he rode into the course he was 33 yards. ahead of the* runners. - . . * The Committee awarded the priie iia Hope, considering that no intentional jostling had been proved* The protest against Wells was not sustained. The first prize. was awarded to Hope, Dtykia second, and the protest money was returned to him.