8Q ON AND OFF THE TURF. 



of Sanfoin then appealed to the Y. K. C. as he had a 

 ^perfect right to do. 



Much to the surprise of the ring, and racing men 

 generally, the V. R. C. awarded the race to San- 

 foin, disqualified Tim Svviveller, and placed Oxide 

 second. This was very hard luck for the Hon. Geo. 

 Davis, the owner of Tim Swiveller, and he was not 

 the sort of man to let the affair rest, for he defended 

 his case admirably. It seems a remarkable thing 

 that the verdict of such a body of stewards as at 

 Caulfield, who saw the race officially, should be over- 

 ruled by the V. R. C, who did not see the race 

 officially. That Tim Swiveller interfered with Sanfoin 

 I have very little doubt, as I saw the race, and had a 

 splendid view of the finish. The horse, however, that 

 suffered most was Oxide. He got jammed between 

 Tim Swiveller and Sanfoin, and Cis Parker, his rider, 

 had to pull up his head or he would probably have 

 been down. I do not believe Chris Moore, the 

 rider of Tim Swiveller, wilfully did anything wrong. 

 His mount was a horse that used to hang a lot 

 at the finish of a race, and this caused him to bore 

 in. 



A photograph taken of the finish of the race was, 

 I believe, the main point upon which the V. R. C. 

 based their decision. It is said the photographic appa- 

 ratus cannot lie, but I have seen photos of people 

 very unlike them, so there must be something wrong 



