A Novel Racing Dispute.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4382, 19 January 1883, Page 2

A Novel Racing Dispute.

] A story which reaches us from India is worth recording. At a recent race-meet-ing up the country three horses were entered to start for the principal cup, owned by persons whom we will call A. B. and 0. Now, one of the conditions made by the giver of the prize -was that not less than three horses should compete for it., It appears, however, that A had backed B's horse for a large sum, and Bhad done the same thing as-regards A's animal, whilst C had laid largely against his own mount. -On the morning of'the race A produced a veterinary certificate to effect that his animal was unfit to run ; he, however, said, that in order not to deprive his two competitors of the chance of winning the cup, he should start his horse and pull him up at the end of a hundred yards. B determined to wait on A, but finding this method ot no use, since the former horse was brought to a standstill, he, caused his own mount to bolt off the course, consequently O. was bound to ran over and win against his own interests; but he was not to be outwitted. In galloping along he surrepitiously extracted and threw away some of his weight. Consequently, when he returned to scale, vehemently asserting that he had heen.cheated by A and B, he was found to be 7ibs too light. To this day ifrts not decided who really won the cup, and "conbequently all *bets made on the event remain unsettled.—Court Circular.