The New York herald., 1873-12-15

The Board of Appeals OF the National Trottlng
Association, OF which Mr.. t. j. Vail was chairman,
closed its long and arduous labors late on Satur-
day night, and yesterday rendered Its decisions
upon the several cases that came up for hearing.
That in which the most interest is and has long
been manifested was the case OF w. H. Jarvis
driver, L. C. Chase lowner, and the gray geld
ing Hopeful, expelled by the Prospect Park Fair
Grounds Association for alleged fraud in race
September ~ last. The case received patient
and careful investigation and as VIII be found In
the decision herewith the Board reinstate Hope
ful, but justify the association in expeing Chase
and Jarvis, and have ordered that the penalty re-
main. The decisions in the other cases will with
out doubt, be published tomorrow.
W. II. JARVIS AND L. c. CHASE VS.. THE PRospEcr PARK
FAIR GROUNDS AssocIATIoN-AppEAL AND PETITION.
the Prospect PARK Far Grounds Asocson Notified the
ss 5 e the sray ssng st ps By
said Association for fraud committed by the appellants
place e Of said s on ssiurSsy
September q 1878 Upon which and in conformity with
transmitted information TO associate members notifying
Il s h y
his s so
snang said gray gedng from said notice Of expulsion
Is apple able to such cases
ton
the order OF expulsion e and reetng that tne
nSsS S ssnE Ss
he Of the judges the ~
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.psileda the horse in the rae; race but Whether
submttins that to incur such punishment the driver
IN wa % and M hS se na ws he Ss
ing the said Jarvis M eIgea he did not
and which driver IN eSercss %
he opsh not win and s0gd mot win without
5 sxssd a s tor Sng ts ns OF said
er the st that the Chase
credit By, reason Of published comments respecting
M as
n a the b had m G gm the 6 de-
Grounds Association and that At SPECIAL bat
ho rma sd the ee
sion and order OF the Judges and preference
The Association, by their SUPERINTENDENT. produced
veeder ESQ their counsel state TO the Board that they
DC dom hey @ " for the
HaEe ths Judges done right upon the facts as they
The association claimed that when the events were
witnessed the race those jndges more competent
e @ ns a MaH S n I IS
OF the bylaws is the eer6 q the
peasn but not necessarily. nee @ to set out il detail the
The Judges found that the horse. driver and had
SO conducted themselves on that occasion as to warrant
he nficton OF the penalty OF expulsion and they have
The association say that the recorded judgment is cor
rect and ask the Board to try that question the order
o. expulsion iegitimae or We present the record
upon the facts We plant ourselves upon the ground
spess % the jqasss iId s1as ins Sorss
sSds%ss her s
IN i've @ race the nGs ana any Sors nc
be aid ba nee ws ssh an act then the
Ths board ard ISe testimony numerous yltnesse.
ON shs IN their
The case received patient and careful investigation
Board arrived a the following CONCLUSIONS; -, -.
sSoa s said SO M as relates o m
the Secretary National ASSOCIATION; said order Of
aad Si
Rols sd in 1 h ns % in act Gs j s s
Sc p as c he IS 70 fed se s IN he h
pasO But no Is made in the rules IN refer
Ru
ss Sna ii says e eS
e rae sha M Txs WE So that 70 a re the @aa I
provision" for such cases and therefore that rule is has
@s ods e as s order Of
SO Tar as It relates to sad FRAY gedng scpelu be
penalty W approve smRs 'a az"
0 the
Secosarhst in respect 70 the penalty for acts and
through the e Judges 0r nd ne c IS
se r. rule bS auho Of Wch apd IN SeM
the evidence before the Board we find said order Of
expulsion was properly promulgated as far as relates to
Tigin respect to the issues presented and the con.
deemed necessary forth our Interpretation and ap
under @ which de ss follow
authority While presiding among GO ethey hing TO de
,ermne an questions a OF ,act relating to the race over
sssy he dSsss sses%psd s 1saarss 's shas
Wh he s With the prnepes heeo
aue 3 Crbids mat the action of the judges shall be
persons who are spectators the race excepting those
n &c s
e @ %s a e ad R nd q 10
statements and opinions 70 influence their conclusions in
rEsTIs fEe u and basse q one together confer upon
the Board Of Appeals authority to review all decisions
pp
cation q The rule Sgand to examine All ey
that Is brought before them-Nee bylaw D but always
ss's Sse s follows fnS hyaxi a rrS
the Board Of should Judge II the a race Dc
la. sTd ne % se rs s % sSd lSm xas ne
nor are We unon an appea, from the decision Of the
which they have ceriiGed, while may review all their
S aad & @ @ the s would %
%, included in the following words wifi the
judges believe that horse being has been pulled
has been ridden driven in other respects nprop-
erly, with the design TO prevent his winning a neat
which evidently able 70 win and such act
done the part Of the rider driver for the pur-
pose perpctrang aiding fraud, they may declare
that heat void and they shall have power to substitute
and Or Tder for for the g re-
a power which this Board has no authority to
annu. And In respect to the words in rule
IS TO wit And if the result OF the succeeding heat
na a aa fps d 9ss s Se d Nsn
judges expe when their belief has
been confirmed by what they themselves have wit
messed, is power invested IN the judges which this
Board is not authorized 10 annuL
1he Board concur in the that the following words
in rule 2 wit And at the close OF the race they
under the foregoing in
Gliding that such improper conduct has changed the
the judce OF parties
shall declare all ousde bets on construed that
the power of the judges hereunder declare outside
bets shall exercised when In their belief they
warranted by the existence Of those circumsanccs
which Indicated in the rule, this Board is not
authorized reverse such OF the Judges when
made as aforesaid
In respect 10 the provision In rule 2s to.wit And "
the owner persons controlling the offending horse