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FRENCH ENGLISH FORFEITS Horse Disqualified at MaisonsLaffitte Because Owner Evaded Stake Payments An importnnt decision was rendered by the Com ¬ missioners of tlio Soeiete dEncoiiragement Paris Mnrcli 0 affecting tlie eligibility of an owner to participate In races while liis name appears on the forfeit list as a defaulter defaulterMr Mr Ainedpo Sabathier the owner in the rase had a colt Samerol entered in the Doncaster St Leger and the Sandown Eclipse Stakes of 1120 The colt did not start in either event and Sabathinr did not pay forfeits amounting to 186 His name naturally appeared in the English forfeit list and was published in the Racing Calendar CalendarMarch March 11 1921 Sabathicr started a threeyear old filly La Trinite in the Prix Rose de Mai at MalsonsLaffitte I a Trinite won and an objection was immediately lodged against the horse with a claim that lie was not eligible while the Knglish claim was unsatisfied unsatisfiedThe The commissioner upheld this contention and awarded first money to the horse which ran second and also issued a notice that no further entries were to Ite received from Mr Sabathier until official notification had been received from Kngland that the forfeit money was paid
