The New York herald., 1873-12-11
FRAUD ON THE TURF.


National Trotting gAssociation-second
Days sProceedings-Closing or the Hope
ful Case-An Decisions Reserved.
The Board OF Appeals OF the National Trotting
Association continued It's session yesterday morn
ing, at the Everett House. There we're present I.
J. Vail, Hartford Conn. G. 7. Hamlln,
Buffalo. N. Y; George Sturgis Philadelphia,
and Gates II. Barnard. Troy. Ny. The attendance
OF gentlemen interested in the welfare OF the turf.
over which the association has control, was very
fair during the morning session, but greatly aug
mented later in the day. owing TO the continuance
OF the case or Jarvis and Chase vs. The Prospect
Park Fair Grounds Association. The cases heard
were as follows:-
No. Q. Ben Mace vs. Utica Park Association-Pe-
titlon lor removal OF penalty OF expulsion OF the
roam gelding Waltcr.-The petitioner advised that
Walter was lame at Buffalo and Utica before the
charge OF his brother Dan, asking him 70 trot the
hoi Sc If he worked out OF his lameness by the Mon
day following. He did not. and his brother neg
lected to notify the association in time to with
draw him. though he asserts 1t was done two hours
thereafter; but the horse was expelled because OF
TINS neglect. Taken under adviSement
No. 30. Joseph +. Silsby (er pdrte) Petition for
removal OF expusion.-The facts are that IN the
year 1870 he desired to withdraw horse from a
race on Mystic Park, but, being refused, did not
start him thereupon he was expelled. Since that
time the men VINO caused his expulsion have died;
therefore this request. Taken into consideration.
No. l. w. G. Mclaughlin vs.. Quickstep Park AS
sociation Toledo, Ohio-Petition for removal OF
suspension imposed upon the sorrel geldng Billy
Tor non-payment OF entrance money.-lt appears
that the petitioner paid the amount OF entrance,
$2ls. to the association under protest, which in
National Association pending the settlement of
the case. The question was, Shall the money re-
main where 1t Is, or shall the penalty be re-
moved' Taken un0er Amusement.
Ben Mace vs.. Hampden Park Association, Spring
hed, Mass.-Applicaton to compel the associa.
on August 20.-It seems that the race closed
with four or more entries. yet but three
and Fullerton Mace, behind Sensation, uistanced
Fullerton and won the race. whereupon the asso-
ciation gave him first and third money only,
Camors obtaining second premium. The counsel
tor Mace claims that fourth monev could not be
withheld from him, as he had paid entrance on the
that there was no horse to start for the premium,
and that II must go to the winner. Taken under
advisement.
No. IL. Thomas Cunningham r. W. Bailey and
X. Tracey VS.. Rhinebeck Park Agricultural Associa
tion. Rhinebeck, n Y..Petiti9n for the removal wa
OF penalty OF expulsion upon themselves and the
brown mare Agnes and gray mare Alice Gray
Counsel appeared on both sides. The petitioners,
who were present, assert that, at the request OF
those connected with the association, they
entered certain % horses from f one one stable; stable;
refused o The
and expelled them. They ask TO be relustated aud
the association ordered TO pay the premiums,
with costs. AfldavIts were read by the counsel
for the association to the effect that the peti-
representing the horses to be owned by different
parties, when they belonged to the above copart-
nershp, and this was done with intent to deceive,
aud in express violation OF the rule bearing upon
the case. Counsel for the petitioners examined
them at length upon this point, which they all en-
phatically denied, and minated that the assocla-
ton only expelled them and their horses to get rid
OF payment of premiums. Taken into considera-
tion.
ton, Amenia N. Y.-Apphcati0n i0r order to
compel the payment OF damages resulting from the
tram. President Of the Association. explained the
fully, stating that when the conditional recep
tion of the entries was agreed upon they did not
know of the action taken by the Point Breeze Park
as rssEs@ sayseS they 1 acted fairly y'' with i8Dn ni%
refused to allow him to start. Further, in the
opinion OF the association, this was matter over
which the Board had no Jurisdiction. Mr.. Bar.
tram closed with the request that the entries OF
udikirK at the time-the sorrel gelding Washing
ron irving and black mare Lady Gcrtrude-be sus
pended Tor the fraud which he attempted to per-
No. 80. NJ. Roden vs.. Eastern Dutchess As
claim made that the mare Gold Leaf winner OF the
three minute purse In the July meeting, was not
eligible having beaten the record. Case con-
tinued
No. 10. W. II. Jarvis and l. C. Chase VS.. Prospect
Park Fair Grounds Association.-This Casa petit
tion for removal OF penalty OF expulsion imposed
upon themselves and the gray geding Hopeful
was continued about hal-past four O'Clock. Judge
Needer calling on the part OF the association Mr..
THIS gentleman testified to conversation with Mr..
Chase after the third heat, Which Charley
Green, the new driver, had won, to the effect that
he (Chase) thought 1t hard that the judges acted
as they DID, as I'VE meant TO win the race, and
think any man going around the country trotting
horses ought to have che privilege OF throwing one
heat or two heats, as they can make more money
this way.n Mr.. Frank Horton, merchant III
a member Of the Prospect Park Association,
testified that he met Mr.. Chase in New York
and In Brooklyn after the race, and that he ad-
mitted on both occasions that 1--WE didn't mean TO
race;' that .fhere were a good many smart ones
over there tat the track, and that "they could
make more money oy losing the two
heats" Mr. Richardson Layton, one OF the
judges or the race. testified to the
driver, removed and o. what caused him and his
associates TO Ike the action they did. Mr. Chase
the owner OF Hopeful was then called in his own
benalf by Mr. Whitehead, and he denied that there
was any fraud In the case also assuring the Board
that ne lid not make use OF the remarks imputed
10 him By Messrs. Oakley and Horton. Jarvis was
then called, and he followed suit in denying that
there was any intent to deraud; that he tried to
win the first aud second heats, and could not. In
his crosse Examination Dy Judge veeder he admit
ted that he had an interest In the pools purchased
by Chase. but yet he knew not the amount OF his
winnings, as that person had not settled
with him. This closed the case, and Judge
minutes, resting the case, so far as the association
was concerned, upon It's merits. factions speak
louder than words,r said he, ''and the testimony
Is before you; whether there was any intent 60
followed for the petitioners at length, claiming ..no
iraudr and that the petitioners bad been lily used.
The Board reserved their decision. Adjourned
until this morning,
RAID ON FARO BANK.