The New York herald., 1874-12-10
SETTLING TURF DIssENsI0Ns.

Meeting OF the Board OF Appeals or the
National Trotting AssocIation-The
n Josephino-Juno Case ON Its Merits
Second Days Proceedings.
Fl The Board OF Appeals Of the National Trotting
Association ontinued Its session yesterday at the
Everett House, The members present were
Colonel G. w. Woolley ,(Chairman), Cincinnati; c.
J. Hamfin, Buffalo; G. Il. Barnard. Troy; George
Sturges, Philadelphia; Edwin Thom Thomdale,
N. r.; william Edwards, Cleveland; Lewis J.
Powers, Springfield; Samuel 7. Payson, Brooklyn,
and t. J. Vail Secretary Hartford. The pro.
ceedings OF the session were as follows, all de-
cisions being reseryed:-
No. $50. W. H. Wilson, Cynthiana KY, vs. Isaac
B. Loder and the East saginaw Driving Park Asso-
cauon, East Saginaw, Mich.-Protest ana claim
for fourth money awarded the bay gelding Billy
Lambertson, alleging said horse to be Ineligible,
owing to prior record.-Anidavits submitted and
case continued until March meesing. ~ ~ 4
No. 1856 lold docket. .. +. Longstreet, Secre-
tary, vs.. Syracuse Driving Park-Applicstion lor
penaity ior the acceptance Of Conditional sntrx
in June. 1S74.-This case was continued nom q
former meeting held July u. 1874, when II was
Gs cSaPss n! %
planned The manner in which W. II. AcDonald en-
tered the horse Jericho IN the 2:3S race In the
Rnowedge know % Of condtonal entity. n ReserSed or
No. 81. John A. Bachelor. Chicago, ILL.,, vs.. B.
s. Wright, Boston, Mass.-Protest and complaint
alleging an tne tgiole entry of the chestnut mare
Molly Morris :at Beacon Park.-It seems tnat in
the 2 :2s race at Beacon ParK. September, 1874,
Molly Morris, owned by respondent was protested
by Mr. Batcnelor as having won heat In better
then aware Of sucn record. and. having consul ssd
the driver OF the mare at Freeport on this point
and Obtaining q general denial allowed her to
visited Mr.. Wright in Boston, and being satisfied
that the mare had obtained the record 81 Free
& sr Wright zap Ssiors sns
Board and stated nT ...s me faCss II the case
matter - An afdavit Of Mr. BascaeIor % made sus sas
sequentiy TO his vlsitto Mr.. Wright was also SUD-
mitted, in which he states his oenef In the SINGER
ltt or Mr.. Wright's declaration regarding his
ignorance CT the previous record Of Molly motifs.
No. A. told docket. E. $. Stokes vs. II. N. Smith
and decision OF the Fleetwood PARK Association
iTnis application vas first presented at the meeting
OF the oard, December q, 1871, and continued to
the semi-annua meeting for want OF suitable
notice TO the parties which was ordered. At the
were dled by defendants counsel whish were
overruled by the Board when the application was
since, and all turlmen are pretty familiar win the
case. Briefly 1t IL this. Messrs. Stokes and smith
on sesuIsay: ion 18TH Of July ISL mad match race
Josephine and brown mare Juno, to come Oh At
Fleetwood PARK. under the national rules There
was also an agreement between the parties that
Stokes, In consideration OF $400 given Mr. smith,
was allowed to bet him at any time prior TO the
race a. 900 to $4,000 that Josephine would prove
the winner; When the day for the race TO oe trot
but summer shower coming up just before three
O'CLOCK and lasting fifteen minutes or thereabouls
the question OF good day and track" was dis
cussed, Stokes a. last deciding that the
ward went home or lett the grounds.
The plaintiff claimed, through hts counsel
eide upon the conGition Of the track--J. l. Doty
for Mr.. Stokes, and William Shaw tor Mr.. Smith
and tnat they decided that it was 'bad day ana
bad track" Amdsytts OF Mr.. Doy Y. Roden, g.
II. Reed and Mr.. Parker was presented by the ap-
peants counsel who also stated that after the
shower ceased and the sun came out brilliantly,
President Van Courtlandt appointed as Judges
Messrs Sheppard +. Knapp ana William shaw,
who, together with himself went into the stand
and called mp the horses Only Juno appeared,
and in the words OF Counsellor Whitehead, the
sfarce, comedy, swindle or Whatever II might
be called" was enacted OF Juno trottfng
around the track, whereupon the race was
awarded to Juno. Subsequently, upon GER
tiacate or order being presented to Mr.. e. A.
Buck, the stakeholder the 900 was handed over
to Mr.. Smith. On the following Monday stokes
went TO the track, haa judges put on the stand,
josephine brought out aud lorged around the