ON THE SIDELINES : Court to See Stun Gun Tested

An ultrasonic gun allegedly used to stun a thoroughbred during a race will be tested this weekend in an effort to show a British court that it works, lawyers for the device’s inventor said today.

James Laming, accused by prosecutors of concocting a “ridiculous scheme” involving the stun gun to cover up his links with a Peruvian drug ring, said the tests on other horses will prove the truth of his story.

Laming and his attorney have told jurors that the gun, disguised as a pair of binoculars, was used to stun Ile de Chypre during a June, 1988, race. The horse, out front at the time, then veered suddenly and threw jockey Greville Starkey just 150 yards from victory.

Ile de Chypre, scheduled to run in the Breeder’s Cup Turf Saturday at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Fla., apparently was not physically harmed by the device.