The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-01
TEE HORSE CoURT.
Meeting OF the Board OF Directors
sf the Horse Fair AssOcia.ion to
lse0r GOrrigau and HueeU.


Yesterday morning at 3 O'Clock, the Board
OF Directors OF the Horse Fair AssocIai: m
convened i'm the old Council Chamber 10 have
brought before them the merits and dement's
OF the various claimants for the first and Sec
ond money supposed 10 have been won dur
ing the free-fcr all race on Fridav and Satur-
day, October 18th and 18th. The Board was
organized, not unlike a military court mar
tial, with Il. NJ -llicr as president, and Hon.
il. W. Ide, judge advocate. The members of
the council present consisted of Messrs.
Leonard, Talbot, Whitaker, Smith, and Cur
rier, the latter being the secretary Hon. L.
z. fenlon appeared as counsel for I'd. Cor
rigan, who claimed the nrst money in the
race, as well as Tor M'Gis1au the owner of
Randall, who claims that he is entitled to ted
second money, thereby leaving Dacotah Maid
out in the cold.
Hon. II. I. Green, however, appeared for
MIR. r. i. hnvciI>, the owner of psiCpiah NaiG,
and seemed determined - show Thai
kBocl-duVru argument Vas not the kind OF
material Ia be brought before Ih,. tribunal
some discussion MIS- begun at tlle oprnius of
The case To whether turrie;.U lad mad.
any legal protest under the rules, Mr.. Fen!on
Calming tAal II was All right and Mr.. Green
asserting IL was not. Al the conclusion of th,.
di>cuSSirn. the EoIrd went into s.pxrcufiy,
SESSION, and after a long debate, adjourned
until three o'r.Ock the afternoon
when the Claimants point was admitted and
the further hearing IN the case prpceed.d
with- During the carly part of the adjourn
ct session Mr. T. II. Madden. the former Sec
reiary of the Assoc alton, made his appear
ance nom kansas CITY. and the quest ion of n is
right 20 the seal, WIS discussed. but the Pr,-Si-
d-ih decided THAI - CEss. Currier had been
appointed, and had served during the seas m
the latter was retained. quite "A lar:.e num-
ber OF horsrfnen having gathered i'm the lob
pt- the afternoon session was a public one.
Mr. fellon Offered "a list of specifications in
the case, IN question, in which he claimed
that his CLIENT had fairly won the first money
in the race, that the second heal in m. fr.s.
for al! race had been given To Dacoiah Maid
when Al should have been given To Randall
and that during the fifth heat Dictator came
IN under the wire forty feet ahead OF the
Maid, thai the Maid had crowded him ont
causing him TO lose time, and that the driver
OF the Maid had struck Dictator with "A whl,
therefor Mr.. Feniun said Dictator id have
tne nrsi money Randall second and that the
Maid should be ruled out on account OF had
behavior generally As all this had TO ne
proved b fore Judgment could be rsndets.d i'm
laNor oi the pugiiIsllc applicant, Mr. A q
Iaioost moved tnst all evidence produced
snouiu be under oath. and after some arm
iheht IN which Mr. Fenlon objected a Note
was taken and decided IN favor of tb,. InntI,,,
and Mr.. h C. Holli>ter was enploX ed 10 talx..
tas asidence IN short hand Pending the arri-
Val Of The stenograpisr Mr. Gree,
stated that AS he had 10 contend win a
hnoeA-oown evidence, he was there 10 show
i,yaiiy tnat the start in the race was made
with the Maid in the lead, with pictarnr ar
tue pole and behind; and that Dictator mad
run squareiy across the Maid, strfk:n. her o.
the legs and causing her 10 lo>e ground. ssey
eral affidavits were then 10y permission read
py Mr. Green. Other evidence WAS taken
among which WAS Corrigan's Statement
which was much the sonic as hereto,or,. nubr
nshed. Several other witnesses for the claim
ant were examined and the Board adjourn,d
TO meet after supper in Mr.. FenIons 5 Office an
the corner of Fourth and Delaware street.
NIGHT SESSION.
During the night session the examination,
for the claimant having been concluded. The
wordy warfare between tie airornevS .s =,
the necessity OF coniinsng each other 10 i,s,ai
techntca'ffies- Among the witnesses far IL.
defense examined, were DIR. = f. N,srler Inc
GRANGER. E. Boescher, y. b. Taylor Il r
kneebr, and n. s. Sye, and an af;idavit from,
yonn spartiey, W ts submitted, All sus;aintnv
IN General way the dscassion OF the Judges,