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Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 1008, 27 September 1872, Page 3

IP following appears amongst "Turf lles " in the Australasian —"I have "shown an extract from the JBourke I*o, wherein it is stated that the •["go Steeplechase was ' cleverly' Wed by a jockey on a horse called Wsman, though he only went twice 'W the course, instead of three times, M which was accomplished by the F of pulling up behind a PP.of trees until the horses came round [third time, when he sailed away, and EJn first, without turning a hair. UnF™i»ately, the affair did not excile nny goon in the minds of the stewards te^ me tmic a^er Sportsman was gpu and his owner had received the I $ when, ot course, it was too late. LjKmember rightly, old Ben Laud, ELu i. re l^an one occnsion landed a big in England, in a somewhat

similar manner ; pulling up behind a haystack until the field came round again, when—meeting his opponents dead heat —he had little difficulty in reaching the goal first ; the questionable trick behu: unknown to few but lien and some of his friends. Nevertheless, is is a most reprehensible dodge, and deserves punishment whenever the delinquent is found out."