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RECENT CASE OF RINGING IN ENGLAND Jazz a ThrceYearOld Run as a TwoYcarOld Jockey Club Sues To run 1 ringer in a race nowadays especially over the more important tracks of the country is no easy task lint tluit it is still possible life case of Little Hoy at Connatight Park js proof thereof Nor is the cradle of thoroughbred racing Eng land free from such attempts as the following dis ¬ closes closesLONDON LONDON England Tune 10 Peter Christian Barrie tlie amateur rider and owiler of race horses was recently before Magistrate Campbell at Bow Street London charged with obtaining money frotii Messrs Weatberby by false pretenses The pro ¬ ceedings were taken at the instance of the Jockey Club ClubThe The amount involved was 840 first money in the race raceIt It appeared that last October the prisoiier entered a twoyearold Coat of Mail in the Faceby Plate at Stockton At tlie time he was using the name A Pearson and described the twoyearold as being trained and bred by General Baird He al ¬ leged that the accused brought a horse named Jazz a threeyearold to the race meeting substituting him for Coat of Mail Jazz was backed for a lot o money and easily won the race whereas Coat of Mail had never run either before or since The stakes were by request paid by Messrs AVfatherby to X Pearson The prisoner cashed tlie check through a firm of tailors and did not reply to Messrs AVeatherbys iiuiuiry as to where the horse was trained The stewards of the Jockey Club pressed for a definite reply but could obtain no definite information from tlie accused After evi ¬ dence of arrest had been given the prisoner was remanded for eight days
