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on the stated grounds that lie was entitled to payment
in respect of one successful unit only, refused to pay
him the full amount appropriate to two units.
The Racing Board denied that all of the rules
governing multiple event pools or jackpots were set out
in the claim; and denied that Mr. Duff in the Jackpot
Combination ticket had purchased selected horse No.
1 in the sixth race twice, as alleged or at all. It was
alleged that Mr. Duff did not inform the person from
whom he purchased the combination ticket of the num-
ber of horses in any of the races he wished to combine.
Judge's Comments
The Board also submitted that it was provided by
the rules that in the event of any dispute or difference
in relation to the jackpot, it should lie determined by
the Totalisator Manager and that his decision should
he binding on all parties. It was submitted that Mr.
Duff had not submitted the claim to the Manager.
In his judgment, Mr. Justice Pringle said that, in his
opinion, Mr. Duff was entitled to he paid for two units
and not for one. There was nothing explicit 011 the
ticket or in the rules to show that, if a purchaser
wanted to nominate a horse twice in any race, he must
insert the number of that horse twice, or that it was not
sufficient for him to indicate under the heading "Total
Selections" at the foot of a column for any race in
which he had only nominated one horse to win, that
he was nominating that horse twice by inserting the
figure "2".
"Complied with Rules"
He did not consider that the particular rule was a
sufficient indication that, if only one horse was being
nominated in a race and the punter desired to nominate
that horse twice, he must insert its number twice.
Mr. Justice Pringle said that if this was a necessary
requirement in the completion of a ticket, he thought
it should have been clearly provided for in the rules,
which was not done. He considered that a purchaser
who decided to nominate only one horse to win a
particular race hut who desired to nominate that horse
twice, could comply with the rules in either of two
ways—either by inserting the number of the horse
twice under the heading "horse numbers", or by only
inserting the horse's number once under that heading,
hut by inserting the figure "2" at the bottom of the
column for the race in question under the heading
"Total Selections".
He said that the latter course was the one which Mr.
Duff adopted and, in his opinion complied with the
rules.
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