New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-01
TIE TURF.
DECISIONS ny THE BOARD oP APrEAl1 OF TIE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
o,+no Of the Board of Ap-

,,ro,s,ous ny THE BOARD OP APPEAIs OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
A. tho recent meeting Of the Board or Ap-
=, an, National Trotting Association, heid ~ row
d.ncc r. l.. Jan &c. several important ana interesting
coses were inv gated and decided. Among teh "s
tho eppeal OF Budd DOble 10 the Board from 'he rg
~ the Trenton n j. Agricultural society III rc'"lon ~
tho non pavment Of entrance money caned 10 DC quo
from him for tho entry OF his bay gedng Hotspu al the
Nav meeting Of the Society last year FROM ehc e'F
on.a II anpeared that the Society offered purse free
Oar all "a he trotted for on Friday May ~, Tor winch tho
hors.s entered were H0tspur SURPRISE ana Lazy ohel
dan owing 10 rainy weather, the race was Pohpo"e"
until next day, when, in consequence OF continuance
of the storm. further psstponemehe "ii'i U'o VI"
srin, Tbur.day was decided upon by the man
,oers Mr. Dobo contended that there was verbal
,rs,apding that the trot should take place on the
er.t one day which was on the Monday following the
dov originally named and maintained that as II did not
so take place and horse Hotspur having 10 lun n
engagement else the day finally hXen upon, he
was entitled 10 the OF his entrance money 1he
decision Of the Board that the power OF postpone
mont vas allowed 70 proprieors and associations under
the rules governing trottng; In cases 0h una
weather and other unavoidable causes wthh ted-onaD
Limits and I'm this ca they could not discover any want
Of fairness or legality in the proceedings OF the eOey
IN adiOurning the race from INC 49,. g.
following Thursday inc s .,r was Therefore. ss
t,ned-tbe owner Of the horse, COL RsAeh Oh Dos'oh
concurrng in the JUSTICE OF tne soar Nan Mace in
appeal from the claim and ruling OF the Sewlhaven
DI'lng r,iI one ~ @specal interest This Association
advertised six purses for their fal neens i Ia, no
"a ~ cI"sed August IS on opening the entries, three OF
tho purses appeared to De not flled'-naney pugSs
Tor 29s horses one for double teams and one free Ior
ali there being only entries for the 2:S6 purse Inc
next day the Association decided 10 OHer tcse tlee
Id th ecrcfary personally solicited Mace aud others
for entrics Mace agreed to enter his mare La Blonde
ra for he doube-tsa purse: and these entries were
confirmed by Telegram from INC 9et I'LL 49, Gov
The eJG purse had been made in time, namely, on inc
25h of August, and which, according 10 MI, me ruIe5,
ned" thai nurse as originally advertised. Tie Assocl-
alton did not warn Mace OF this circumstance uti aitcr
he had arrived at NewIlayen with bls HORSES,
tbe re had nee ample time 10 DO 30; but ne was noI
mai tbe gina three entries for the 236 purse would
tua tI. a., 80 tboir horses against his Ia
blonde and that the Society would allow Mace some,
thing for his trouble and expense, when,
only be small ne the mar vas rsc ~, ~ NV both his
horses from both races without settlement anu !hc
AssoGnton cians 'he En.fIacU d edcd that Maces
ncnt between him and the Association which the latter
had failed carry out their part and therefore Mae
was not liable for the entrance fee in dispute therefore
the action of the Eew-aycn Driving Park Association,
in suspending Mace aud the mares La Blonde ana Ida
was uncOndi: iOually reversed. .
eedng C0ntraband started in the cminute md
$50 purses at Mystic Park after being protested
three ninue and he was allowed to start Afterward'
protesting that he had tr0ted IN $50, III hlne
under tho OF Dover Boy, he was Withdrawn Mace
save he knew nothing Of this when he made his affidavit
at Mystic Park. The Board OF Appeals held that tne
iud erred in allowing the protests at Mystic Park to
he Withdrawn and the inference is that money was
paid Tor tho Withdrawal OF the protests the Board held
that the action of tbs judges Was equivalent " COM
pounding \ felony,
TiiE WINNERS or 1870.
The following is a table of the sires who won
during 1870 with the amount OF money won by
their descendants aud the largest amount won by any
On. NJ no on.