New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-22
THE TURF
DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF APPEALs OF THE
TROTTING CONGRESS.

DECISIONS OF THE BOARD OF APPEALs OF THE
TROTTING CONGRESS.
AT the Congress of the Trotting Associations
OF the United States, held in this city last February
Board OF Appeals instituted 10 the decisions
OF the Judges OF disputed where the meaning and
true intent OF the rules were involved, and to re-
cerse those decisions wherever IL might just and
necessary The report Of the Board has just been issued,
after considerable delay by the following members;
Col Amasa SpragIe Narraganset Troting Association;
Mr. RUSSELL Boston Association Mr. Hall, Prospect Park
Association, and Mr.. VAIL Hartford Association.
The first case was the appeal Of L. L. Dorsey Of Louis
WILLIE Ky. agt The Mystic Park Association. Seven
horses started the purse for 2:52 horses ana NJ
Roden,s Prince was awarded the first heat although he
did not come in first. Before the second heat, Prince
was allowed by the judges to be Withdrawn, on me
ground that he had drugged and they declared all
pools and bets up that point off, and the heat void
The next two heats were won by Budd Dobles Dot and
the succeeding two by the horse Tom Keller, Mr. Dor
seys mare being ruled out for not winning one heat in
five I'm accordance with the rules of trotting Mr. Dor
scy took exception To the Judges decision, claiming that
"a the first heat had been declared void only four meats
OF the race had rOtted and that his mare was con-
sequenty eligible start for the fifth heat The Board
Of Appeals decided that Mr. Dorseys mare was properly
ruled ont by the Judges for the first heat awarded TO
Prince must he counted, and placed on The record as
part OF the race for az purposes except the uetein"
The second brought up was the protest OF Messrs
JOsyn, Jarvis, and Lyon against H. e. Ryrrson ChTrs
Records and the Horse Brown Prince, the former charg
ING fine latter with having made fraudulent entry In
trotted June 30, at the New-Hayeh DRYING IarK
Association Meeting. Charles Records bought the horse
Brown Prince who had tToted In 1884, ana subsequently
Mr. Ryerson entered him at New-Hayen for purse Tor
2iO horses under the name OF New-Hayen Boy Records
being at the time ia RyersOn's employ. Mr. Ryers0n
made affidavit that he was entirely Ignorant on me
former history OF Brown Prince at the time he made me
entry and innocent Of all intention To deceive or he
fraud The decision Of the Board was that Mr. Ryerson
entitled To the full benefit II his affidavit bu tai
Charles Records and the horse Brown Prince were ruled
off all courses represented in the Troting Congress OF
Assoc aOn-. The reward of $50 was awarded to Messs
Lyon and JO,lyn for the detection Of the fraud.
The third case was that Of W II Saunders and son,
scranton Park Association The latter advertised purses
to close june c. and De trotted June H. 5 and 49, on
June G. the Messr'. Saunders tcegaphcd to enter ther
horse Western New-Iork, and requested an answer ny
telegraph. No reply was received uht Juhs ~ WIZ
Messrs Saunders that ait had filled all right at scran-
ton" The Messrs Saunders refused 10 pay me
money, and the Board lmOISeu mem IN tnor refusal
deciding that their entry was conditional ana mol com
qured reply by telegraph within reasonable time ana
that the reply made June - was 700 tate To DE reasonable
or Co bind MCssSs. Saunders and son,
The claims of Isaac Woodruff agt. The Rensselaer,
Park Association for the return Of entrance money pll
by him. the ground that the race had been &
two weeks, was decided IN MI Woohrun favor, ~ Tue
pOsfpOnpment Of two weeks was unreasonable.
The next case of interest that Of T. e. White and
W II saunders ana Son agt The Majority OF the judges
IN Glass 228 at the July meeng Of the Re9odef Fbs s
ingrs Ia start again after being outside the dStanc
stand at the finish Of the sixth heat The race com
There being more than eight horses in the race rive
heats were trotted when the race was posponed unt
the ne x ay and the distance stand was then placed AT
the lnOyards stand according to rule At the finish OF
tbc sixth heat Belle strickland outside the lyaIds
stand and was 80 reported, but VIM Borst her driver
explained that he had mistaken the distance, under the
suppos0n that 1t was the same as AT the IOlnv't
mfut of the race the day before, and that ne ad IN
consequence, pulled up his mare when ne c09ld nave
saved his distance Two Of the judges allowed her 10
continue the race, but the third tea ana was over
ruled Messrs Saunders and White the owners oil the
other horses appealed ana The Board TeSefs9l We '
csiOn of the judges and decided that Belle StrleAIahu
was in fact. distanCed in the sixth heat.
The only other Of interest was hat OF sWeetakc
race OF $50 each at Chicago, which piece oil plae
given by the Briggs House. 10 the winner ana thc
Richmond House added another piece OF plate, 10 go 10
the second horse The tToted sept over the
Dexter Park Course and the first heat Mr. Hershey
fly Flea dstanced the field The Judges then allowed
the distanCed horses tn rO again for the piece Ot pae
for second horse, and Messrs Gage and simpson won IT,
Mr. Hershay appealed to the Board claiming me kleh-
mond House Plate account Of his my nav ing uls-
tanced all her competitors and that body decided IN ms
favor declaring that when Fleta disanced the held
the wholly at an end, and her owner was en-
entire and Whlch, VI COURSE,
included the Richmond House Plate"