, 1874-12-20
SPORTING NEWS.
Tho July Meeting at Dex!er Park
Definitely Determined
Upon.
Cases Before the National Board Of
Appeals---Horse Notes.

THE TURF.
HFA nry*13H lr f1rwT(.Ei parry.

It ie now definitely determined that Mr.
1Iansur will give o tzosting meeting the weeS
baforo the Cleveland meeting, aud that
lle will offer O purse-list fully equal to
an7 OF those hung up by tho Associations COM
prising tho "QuadriIatoral" Mr. Mansur's
o1ce1lout management OF the track Last season
has stood him in good stead, .s he 1s no" as
su-ed Of the support, both moral and financial,
OF some Of the solid men Of Chicago, merchants
and business men, vino believe th.t we'll
conducted meeting at Dexter Park, With purses
sufficiently large to attract horscs anu specte~
tors from Ill parts OF the West, 1s
thing to be encouraged and supported Tor tho
best interests Of the city. 1t is by the couc-
tcnance and corporation Of men Of wealth and
standing in those communities that the trottlng-
meetings at Cleveland. BaTalo, Utica, and
Spripcdeld have achieved their success, and
there xould seem to be no reason why the same
assistance aud encouragement should not bo
forthcoming at the hands Of Chicago's business
men. It is to be hoped, for the interests OF tho
trottinn turf. as we'll as for tho benefit OF the
city, that 3lr. Mansur will be we'll supported IN
his efforts to organize q magnificent meeting In
July, 1878.
TIE rrorr1ao MARE cL.MEST!HE.
Among the cases recently decided BY tbs
Board cf Appeals OF the National Trot:ing Aaso-
cia.,on at it5 sessions in Ner York, was one OF
interest to Chicago horaoinen, involving as II
did the validity of tho oatry OF the tro.tlng mara
Clemeutiue III the chain OF racos Of 1878. N
which she achieved magnificent record The
mare was the property Of Messrs. Graves d
Loo,nia, OF Chicago. who entared her IN all the
eight purses OF her class 245 and 2:oo, at Ciesa-
land. Buffalo, Utics, and Springfield. Although
trottinc against large aad fast fields q green
one" Ciementine won every rsca she
startod in. taking first money in seven ont OF
the ej-ht. puraes. On account Of 3 postponed
race at Utica, sno was unable to start the hfse
cay Ct Springfield, and this vas the only race
she missed or iai!od to win- Such performances
did not fail to excite the envy and il-will OF tne
owners Of competing horses, among them MI.
r. J. Wheeler, of Toledo. owner OF Little Loug-
fellow, who made complaint that Clementlne had
! acquired record under 8 different name, which
rendered her ineligible 10 tho purses she vas
| entered II at the four great meetings OF 1873
| Among other things it VAS alleged thas the
marc, when 8 three-year-old, under the name OF
/ Forest Girl, lad trotted better than 24l In
various articles had been in prominent jour
] nals, devoted to tho publication or sport.
ing mattcrs, anticipating that !: would
| be- proven before the Board that the
| mare WAS fraudulently entered IN the several
cases mentio2ed. Messrs. Graves 3 Loomis
| showed b7 uusiaputed evidence that the charges
rslated to different animal. The case had been
continued from sitting to citing OF tbs Board, TO
! allow Alr. Wheeler sn opportunity 70 supply t9e
additional erideuce promised, but lie failed 10 40
40, and admitted, in rocent eommunicaslon L.: 70
| tho Board thst no was unable to make good his
| assertions, Tho decision OF tho Board was that.
| as ~ oct O: Justice to MessrH. Graves q Looms,
| it should be oatered OF record chat tho charges
| assns: them had not been sustained and kney
| therefore dismissed the case
| N TIE CA EE MOLLY NoIE1s,
uoon complaint OF ire}gD.y preferred BY
| Jack Bachelor OF chicago, owner OF Johu H..
| the respondent. B. S. Wright. OF Boston. Tas
not so fortunate. Molly was entered N s sne zz3 3
t wea proteated by Bachelor Us having t1otted
batter than 2;28 at Freaport, Ill He might have
| added. though he did not, that the mare had
trotted better than 1927 at Dexter Parh N tue
| fail OF 1873. Wright represented 70 the boasa
Of Appeals that he WAS not aware OF tho Fteeporf
| record.-a very unlikely story under ths clrrum-
| sts1cas- Il apue,ys tia. tha Board took this
Yiew, and fined Wright $500.
THE SESSION JUST CLOSED
| vss one Of the most important the board hhe
svar held md it is source OF greet satisfaction
that it was made up OF such inrolllgent taa'orai'
-men OF national reputation aud OF uilnpeacu-
able cllaracter.-.s 1t is 20 such gentlemen toe
| public look with confidence to drive irona toe
! rr,tr;nc-turf much of tho dishonesty which IN
f,rtunately perrneates it. Tho nle1abars that
1.aro 1,resent during tho session were: Eoi.
Charles ". WoolTey (Chairnlan), Cincinnati o.
4 naulip. Buffalo; George Sturges, fhl.ao4-
pnia Edwin Thorne. Millerook' \. l.; nnu1an
EDWARDS, Cleveland: Lewis J. Powers, sP5ing..
deld, Mass: Samuel 7. Payson,; BROOKLYN; a. ana
Tbom.aJ Tail Secretary and Treasursr). HART
ford
HORSE NOTES
Tho Decan Brothers, Of Ottawa, H., have
lust imported thrteen Porchoron drAuSns stal~
Tho celebrated trotting stallion Thomas Jcner.
.oa has Just been presented with ;. SUI TO- o,
clothes costing S125. Ths material ta vhite
chinchill., such as ladies wear 1or "'n1a'
| weather. ri u, A.r,ch,
for $500 aud will breed to imp. Elee tbs ches:'
nut m mara sprightly, by Lexington. dam Light
some, by imp. Glencoe.