The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-12
mn 7HE MAN POCKET THE HORSEe
Strange Huiines oftbc Turf Board Of Appeals
-Nace's Story Of his ~uspcbsiou.

Turfmen have taken much interest in
the action ~ the Americ IN Turf 30 nd Of AD-
peals with relation u the suspension, In August
last. OF Dan Mace, Eugene Rood, Frank Van
Ness- aud the horse Albemarle
Don Mace SAYS " rhis trouble originated on
the track " the Buffalo Park Assertion IN the
FIRST week Of Angus. last duiing big raco in
which there were about a dozen horses. both
Eastern nd Western. entered. was driving
the black gelding Frank, Frank Van Ness drove
AbemarlelIudd Doble drove lhorndale Eugene
Rood drove Allen inu Root drOyoY Young wilkes.
| had n collision with Root before the /. cc,
but that had nothing to do with the trouble.
There were a lot more Of strange ho~ses, whi N
1 do not remember. won tho arst heu. al
though the Judges, after long consult alton,
decided II DC q. iindd DuLle'- horse got
the second and third heats. aud there was no
claim OF fnul or any trouble. tut before The
fpurth he tne JUDGES called Van Nrss Into ne
stand. told hin ucople wers not satisfied with
his driving ~ Alhem tie, .nd a.kcd him to iet
sumeboJy else drive In hi, place. to which hc
consented, and come man, 10y the n me- OF VIII
let, think, was pat tn tis place bi the Judges.
lhtt heat Alnemarlc dill wir 10y suutttlnc -,
tnan neck anead uf'JDrole and vriv little more
Hht ad Of me. Aibcmarie " entitled to tho
pole on the ilftii heat, bUt the word was gwen
when he was length or a enlth and n hIf
behind, and that lend left MIN mighty littIo
chance Of Winning. Doolc was frat away, ani
got the pole. was next at the q 1T, ana th re
they claimed that 'pockeied Albema le-
Is behind, t. shut MN out. But the charge Is
not true. kcpt my position and never ieit It
through tho heat. but any horae was tired out,
had no chance ut winning. and before We got TO
the qultt' Alhemailo was I'd of me, so that
l couldn't have done much Q Ockctng' even
" had wanted to; out, - II terw ri seemed,
they wanted mo 10 pull out and let Alneindrle
take the uoe and 20 right by INT. II mad zone
50 sulDO.e they would ave thuught tn. all
tiEut. pphie win tho bea and tue rae. king
nist money; Albemario rot second gnd third
money. lnere was 10 growl then. no e npiHint
a. all, an the next day drove, IN "a rare thefe,
a bay mare belonging Nr. Bush, one of the
directors u the association. taking second
mon-y VITA Ter. ! n.ver heard an thinR
about even talk OF suspeudiug me until
gOt uOwn to Rocnester, and had driyen there
two ceys. III n certain par les. inter sted IN
preventing me driving ny horse Fans AGAINST
Judge lu lefton, | ifcsume. b Ouant tut nCe
to bear when Ohtaiued a teller IN from all,
the Sc crctary OF the association, ~aSlrg thAt
hnd been expeil Il fer ton diving 4 Buffalo.
never glt AuJ oticiil notidc 4iiOu q iher Ot my
expusi u or suspcnfion. whichever o. WAs. and
have Tot either q NV fctustdtcucn,. any % ore
tuan sOCiug II tclcgr phed t. th- papers. IN Il
smut me uut OF driving all the rest II me Nc r,
but thay kept ~ my entrance money, when |
all tie sane, ana have always refused me q
tiial. some Of tho best mon IN the Caun ~
signed pctitOnS Tor my tcin-t ucin' IA, but III
90 20 good. Now. unit r-t I'D. We have been
tciuat ttcd, but we no OGi 'iei hhu ledge "a
tnat Is 30. he terms 4 tie reinstatement
wear, anu, the qucrr"st tiing Of all ttcN u Ns
Imposed hno II $40 On AlUtm RE, tue yer
horse az inst which we were supposed to h We
played JOB. 4 think the Iersisteut refusal 20
grant inc any tfil. aud the takiug Il my money,
under the circumstances, were simply am Gu =
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