Newmarket Firms Win Appeal Against Horsebox Grant
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TWO Newmarket firms operating horseboxes appealed successfully to the Transport, Tribunal in London last week against a decision by the Eastern Licensing Authority to allow Mr. A. W. Goodwill, a racehorse trainer, to operate a second horsebox on his B licence. The appellants were Horse Transport Ltd. and E. R. Charles.
A variation of a licence was granted to Mr. Goodwill on July 31 at Cambridge: this licence allowed him to carry race horses under .training from his own stables to racecourses.
Mr. M. H. Jackson-Lipkin (for the appellants) said that although Mr. Goodwill . had stated in evidence that he desired, for the better conduct of his stables, to have an additional horsebox on his licence, he did not produce any evidence of what his existing horsebox was doing, either from customers or by figures.
The Licensing Authority did not know the earnings of the present vehicle and how much work it did. Only one instance of difficulty was given. As far as security of horses on the road was concerned, the trainer would be better off hiring other people's horseboxes because, if anything happened to a horse while it was travelling in one of his own horseboxes. Mr. Goodwill would lose his trainer's licence.
The application was supported by the stewards of the Jockey Club.
Mr. Goodwill told the Tribunal he trained 37 horses for about 15 Owners. The number of horses had risen by 20 hi the past two years. The operation of the horsebox cost him lid, per mile.
Difficulties arose when he had to take horses to a meeting as far away as Stockton, and the horses had to stay overnight. On one occasion. at Pontefract, he entered five horses and had to use someone else's horsebox to carry two of them. There were some cases when it was desirable for a horse to arrive at the course the day before a meeting, which meant that the horsebox was employed for two days.
The Tribunal allowed a stay of execution for one month.