JQuery :: ScrollTo Plugin And Target Focus?

I'm using the following script to successfully scroll links, however, I am having trouble getting the page to focus on the hash target. Instead, the page focus stays with the link that initiates the function rather than the intended target:

$(function(){
$('a[href*=#]').click(function(){
if (location.pathname.replace(/^//,'') == this.pathname.replace(/^//,'')
&& location.hostname == this.hostname){
var $target = $(this.hash);
$target = $target.length && $target || $('[name=' + this.hash.slice(1) +']');
if ($target.length){
var targetOffset = $target.offset().top;
$('html,body').animate({scrollTop: targetOffset}, 300);
$(this.hash).focus(); // Not working
return false;
}
}
});
});[code]....

I've tried using this.hash (as above) and it doesn't work, though I can set the focus to the top of the page like so (not what I want):
$('html,body').focus();